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.
Atilla the Stockbroker
Sharp-tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet and songwriter. His themes are topical, his words hard-hitting, his politics unashamedly...
Baden Prince
Baden Prince is an established artist on the Live Literature scene, with performance credits at most of London’s major events to his name. His...
Baljinder Bhopal
Baljinder is a writer, poet and artist living in Bristol. She runs workshops and enjoys taking part in public art as a writer. She wrote haikus for...
Ben Mellor
BBC Radio 4 National Slam Champion 2009, Ben is a writer, performer and educator who has performed his work nationally and internationally...
Ben Norris
Ben Norris is an actor, a writer, and a spoken-word artist. He was born and grew up in Nottingham, but is now based in Birmingham...
Benjamin Zephaniah
One of England’s best-known and best-loved poets, Benjamin Zephaniah has written many poetry collections for adults and children, as...
