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An eight-year-old reviews The Dragon Who Hates Poetry

Alice McGuire (age 8) loves the story of a poet who saves a village from the dragon - and wants her dad to buy her the book.

Alice McGuire, Fest Mag, 12th August 2015

Poetry Corner #02: by Jennie Benton Smith (Class 10B)

ThreeWeeks invites Fringe-favourite poets to put some words to paper - or a portable device of their choosing - to entertain you here in Poetry Corner. Today, Jennie Benton Smith. She's from Class 10B.

Jennie Benton Smith, ThreeWeeks, 31st July 2015

Interview: Loud Poets

Loud Poets are a collective of ten performance poets who collaborate with a variety of artists. They present their latest Fringe show at the Scottish Storytelling Centre from the 6 - 31 August. We chat to them about their new show and how they keep spoken word exciting and interesting.

TV Bomb, 30th July 2015

Phill Jupitus is Porky the Poet review

Stalwart of BBC television and radio panel games, Phill Jupitus, like many of his comedy peers, wasn't quite so mainstream when starting out in the mid 1980s.

Jo Beggs, The Public Reviews, 7th July 2015

New comedy film Black Mountain Poets announces cast

Alice Lowe, Dolly Wells and Laura Patch will be appearing together in a new film, Black Mountain Poets, planned for release later this yea.

Mog, The Velvet Onion, 4th April 2015

Poetry Puh-lease - review: a look at comedy and poetry

This three-hour long documentary both celebrates and skewers the relationship between comedy and verse.

Priya Elan, The Guardian, 29th January 2015

Tim Key: poet without a plan

Since winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award, Tim Key has managed that rare feat of marrying mainstream success with uncompromising innovation. But, as he tells Sam Friedman, there is no grand vision.

Sam Friedman, Fest Mag, 25th July 2014

Tim Minchin making writing debut with poetry book

Tim Minchin will release his debut book later this year. Titled Storm, the illustrated poetry book has been announced for an autumn release by Orion.

Hugh Armitage, Digital Spy, 6th July 2014

Tim Key: living-room poetry jams to comedy ubiquity

Best known as Alan Partridge's Sidekick Simon, the self-proclaimed Single White Slut has found a keen audience for his weird, unsettling comedy.

Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 15th March 2014

An interview with comic poet John Hegley

Comedy's very own poet laureate John Hegley chats to Emma McAlpine ahead of his show at the Balham Comedy Festival.

Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 10th June 2013

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