
Farrago Poetry is London's and Europe's longest running poetry slam presenter.
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Two September Farrago shows:
Thursday, 18th September, 2008
show starts at 7:30 PM
sign up from 7:00 PM
RADA Foyer Bar, Malet St, WC1
(Goodge Street Underground station)
Click for directions.
For our next show we’re back at RADA Foyer Bar with The Farrago Autumn SLAM! on Thursday, 18th September. The SLAM ! is open to ANY poet, sign up from 7pm , and there is another brilliant feature line that includes Sofia Mohammad, visiting Chicago poet.
Open to ANY poet, any subject or style, read or performed. Come early to sign up.

Clockwise from upper left: Ascen Arriazu, Toni Stuart, Sofia Mohammad, Mark Walton, Hollie McNish, Keith Jarrett & Jasmine Cooray in the middle. (all photos by John Paul O'Neill, Farrago Poetry, except Sofia Mohammad, photo supplied by artist)
Features:
- Jasmine Cooray
- rising young London poetry star and founder of Write London
- Keith Jarrett
- former London SLAM! Champion & BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam finalist
- Sofia Mohammed
- Chicago poetry star on her first UK tour
- Hollie McNish
- poet & Open Air Radio presenter
- Toni Stuart
- top South African poetry performer & journalist
- Ascen Arriazu
- joint winner of the Farrago August SLAM!
- Mark Walton
- making his Farrago feature debut
Emcee: John Paul O’Neill. Tickets: £6/£5
The following week on 25th September we return to RADA Foyer Bar for the Farrago Freshers’ SLAM! for a night of poetry by students, alumni and graduates of the School of Life . Open to ANY poet SLAM! and another superb feature line up headed up by Deanna Rodger the UK SLAM! Champion & veteran film and television actor and writer Dudley Sutton.
The Farrago Freshers' SLAM!
Thursday, 25th September
show starts at 7:30 PM
sign up from 7:00 PM
RADA Foyer Bar, Malet St, WC1

Clockwise from upper left: Fran Landesman, Dean Atta, Dudley Sutton, Hamza Beg, Sophie Cameron, Deanna Rodger; in middle photo: Niall Spooner-Harvey. (all photos by John Paul O'Neill, Farrago Poetry)
Features:
- Deanna Rodger
- the UK SLAM! Champion
- Dudley Sutton
- veteran writer and actor
- Fran Landesman
- jazz lyricist and poet
- Niall Spooner-Harvey
- former UK & London SLAM! Champion
- Dean Atta
- lyricist and poet
- Sophie Cameron
- Farrago SLAM! winner
- Hamza Beg
- making his Farrago feature debut
Emcee: John Paul O’Neill. Tickets: £6/£5
Want to explore more poetry here, online?
Consider browsing the Book of Voices, produced by Farrago associate Kurt Heintz, for the e-poets network, Chicago... recordings of dozens of contemporary spoken word artists.
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