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15 October 2014

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Reason to Rhyme

Over the past month we've been asking our contributors from around the UK to tell us about their love of performance poetry. Watch our poets discuss everything from serious issues to more light hearted matters in Reason to Rhyme.

PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	12 Apr 2006 POETRY IN MOTION Mark Bailey 1.30 mins Mark Bailey, aka The Trent Vale Poet, writes seven days-a-week. He takes his inspiration from life as it happens around him.	PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	12 Apr 2006 CAMBRIDGESHIRE POEM Judith Simpson 2.30 mins Judith dedicates a short poem to Cambridge university.

PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	28 Apr 2006 WORDS WORDS WORDS Jeff Price 4.48 mins Jeff Price is one of a select band of poets.	PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	27 Apr 2006 CARBON DATING Sara Wingate-Gray 3.02 mins Sara has been composing poems since she was 13. She loves performance poetry because of its connection with the audience.

PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	28 Apr 2006 PERFORMANCE POET Pascal Robinson-Foster 2.32 mins Pascal believes that poetry can have a powerful message.	PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	07 Apr 2006 MUTTON Simon French 1.38 mins Simon enjoys evesdropping on other people's conversations - he says it gives him ideas for his poetry.

PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	28 Apr 2006 THE BRAIN Rob Gee 1.41 mins Leicester comedian Rob Gee tells us about slam poetry and why he thinks his brain might have been left in the gutter.	PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	02 May 2006 POLITICS Vincent Gould 1.41 mins Vincent Gould, from Birmingham, is an artist, illustrator and poet. He often uses his work to explore themes of race, identity and injustice.

PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	04 May 2006 LARGEST VILLAGE Harry Hawkins 4.30 mins Harry Hawkins is a local performance poet from Liverpool. He shares his thoughts on his home town.	PLAY (56K \| ISDN) PLAY (BROADBAND) Find out more	05 May 2006 FOOTBALL STUFF Crispin Thomas 1.30 mins Crispin Thomas is a Football Poet who's become disillusioned with the Beautiful Game.

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