Poetry Heroes: Benjamin Zephaniah
One of our many fantastic Shadow Poet’s on Shake the Dust, Carmina Masoliver, tells us about her Poetry Hero…Benjamin Zephaniah. I used to think Nurses Were Women I used to think Police Were Men I used to think poets Were boring Until I became One of Them. As a pioneer of British performance poetry,...
Taking Steps as a Shadow Artist
“I used to think poetry was just standing on stage and saying loads of stuff, but it’s so fun. You can even dance to it.” – Shake the Dust workshop Participant. Acting as a shadow artist on Shake The Dust has been anything but easy. Two and half months in, it’s safe-enough to book a tattoo artist...
