POETRY ISLAND FTR – FTR REBECCA TANTONY

Rebecca Tantony is a brilliant, powerful spoken word performer. A writer specialising in themes of human nature, identity and the self, she has performed her work in numerous major venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Natural History Museum, the Arnolfini, St George’s, The Watershed and Colston Hall, as well as a scattering of house parties and pub toilets. In 2012 Rebecca won the Rising Stars Performance Poetry Award and has undertaken numerous impressive commissions, as well as working as a highly successful teacher of spoken word and poetry facilitator in UK venues such as the Barbican Theatre and Royal Geographical Society and also internationally. Running the Bristol branch of prestigious poetry organisation Hammer and Tongue is just one of her many exciting roles in performance poetry and the arts in general.
Her short stories, journalism, and poetry have been published in various anthologies and magazines and her recent collection of flash non fiction and poetry, ‘Talk You Round Till Dusk’ was published by Burning Eye Books in early 2015. At Poetry Island she will be performing superb pieces from this marvellous new collection.

“Mesmerising”
– The Guardian

“An artist to stop hearts and start them again. Her words stronger than gravity, they pin you to the ground and then leave you shaking.”
– Jonathan Bentley-Smith, Copy Editor at Oneworld Publications

“As a spoken word artist and as a person, Rebecca is a powerful presence. She creates spine tingling moments where the truth inherent in the words becomes apparent in your own bodily sensations.”
– Jamie Colston, Freelance Facilitator and Consultant

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8:00pm Tickets £6.00 – reserve your seat by contacting Ian via email: ianbeechpoetry@btinternet.com

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