Performance poets
Apples and Snakes work with a wide range of performance poets, writers and storytellers. Here you will find biographies, pictures and a growing selection of videos of their performances at Apples and Snakes events.
Use the search by poet application on the right side of the screen to filter this list to your particular area of interest (e.g. storyteller, rapper) or to learn more about a particular artist.
If you are looking for further information on artists that work with our Education department on schools and outreach projects please swap, all poets to education poets using the drop down list.
Claire Dowie
Award winning writer and performer Claire Dowie has a reputation for work that defies categorisation. Originally trained as a dancer, she started...
Claire Williamson
Claire Williamson is a freelance writer, living in Bristol. Claire has a strong performance element to her work and her latest collection, The...
Conor Aylward
Before landing in Manchester, Conor Aylward wasn’t adverse to poetry. He had previously played an integral role in the success of one of the...
Constance Bell
A Poet, Storyteller and Singer, Constance uses Applied Theatre Therapy techniques to deliver dynamic and engaging multi-disciplinary...
Cynthia Hamilton
Cynthia is a comic poet who first began performing whilst at University in Liverpool. She became the Allcomers Slam Champion at the Cheltenham...
Daljit Nagra
Daljit Nagra has been widely published in key magazines such as Poetry Now, Stand, Poetry London, Poetry Ireland Review, New Writing 10 (published by...
