ARTIST PROFILES - 19th Sept 09 - Performance Poets

TONY WALSH

Tony Walsh ( Wordslinger! ) - Based in Manchester Tony Walsh is a poet with a growing national & international reputation. The above photo was taken at this years Glastonbury Festival, where Tony went down a storm!
A confident performer with a direct, accessible style. Tony's live set takes audiences on a rock & rollercoaster ride from comedy to tragedy, from the deadly serious to the seriously deadly.
Find out more about Tony on www.myspace.com/tonywalshpoet

MARVIN CHEESEMAN

Marvin Cheeseman made his debut as a comedy performance poet in 1998 at Manchester's Frog & Bucket Comedy Club. The following year, after winning several poetry "Slams", he was featured in the Manchester Poetry Festival. The year 2000 saw the release of his first poetry collection " Full Metal Jacket Potato ". Marvin's latest book, published this year, is titled " We Hate It When Our Ex-Lodgers Become Successful". Marvin regularly features on B.B.C. Radio 1,2 & 4 and has also appeared on the B.B.C. television poetry series " Whine Gums" .


For more info go to http://www.marvincheeseman.com/