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.
Beyonder
Beyonder uses literature as his ‘canvas’ and digital arts as his ‘paintbrush’ to bring his words alive. He has charged...
Billy Childish
A cult figure in America, Europe and Japan, Billy Childish is one of the most prolific creative spirits of his generation. He has published over 30...
Bob Beagrie
Bob Beagrie is a poet, playwright and senior lecturer in creative writing at Teesside University. He has performed at numerous festivals...
Breis
BREIS is a brilliant Hip Hop rap artist and author based in London. Described by (The Guardian) as “One of the best kept secrets in British...
Brian Patten
Brian Patten was born in Liverpool’s dockland in 1946. At the age of fifteen he began publishing a magazine called underdog. It was the...
Bridget Minamore
Bridget Minamore is a spoken word artist and was born in 1991. She has always written things, but only started reading them out loud after coming...
