The Guest Poets

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Andrew Graves

Andrew is a poet, performer and cinephile. He has been featured on Radio 6 Music’s Cerys Matthews Show and BBC Radio 4. His latest titles include "Not Dancing with Ingrid Pitt" published by Burning Eye Books (2020), and "Welcome to the Cheap Seats", a history of working class cinema (2019).

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Bridie Squires

Writer, performer and educator from Nottingham. Bridie Squires is editor-at-large of LeftLion Magazine and was Nottingham Trent University's first Writer in Residence in 2019. She is also Lead Artist at GOBS Collective - a spoken-word programme for emerging artists.

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Harminder Nagi

Originally from India, Harminder is a Design Engineer who likes to write poetry for fun. His style is vivid and lighthearted, often drawing inspiration from everyday life. His poems range from jovial and humorous to childhood melancholy to birdwatching and nature.

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Cleo Asabre-Holt

Cleo is a spoken word poet who has performed across the region, in London and internationally. Her work explores relationships, mental health, childhood and the urge to dance. Cleo currently works in editorial at Trigger, the mental health and wellbeing publisher.

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Manjit S Sahota

Originally from Nottingham, Manjit S Sahota is the co-founder of Poets Against Racism. Manjit enjoys the chance to bring his brand of poetry to spark conversation and engage with people from all cultures and backgrounds.

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Leanne Moden

Poet and performer based in Nottingham. Leanne has performed at WOMAD, the Edinburgh Fringe, Sofar Sounds and Bestival, as well as shows in Estonia and Spain. She performed at TEDx WOMEN UCL and was a semi-finalist at the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam.

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Pete Ramskill

Pete is a West Bridgford based poet, artist, sculptor and designer who has performed his work all over the UK. He has been featured on Terry Christian’s Radio Derby show and has performed at the Edinburgh Festival for BBC Radio 4. Books include: Strike and Personal Vendetta (aka Jon Bitumen).

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Milla Tebbs

Milla is a spoken word poet from Nottingham. Her first poetry collection, "Sometimes I fall asleep on the sofa", was published by Big White Shed in 2018. Milla has been an active part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival in previous years and regularly performs locally.

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Trevor Wright

Trevor Wright is originally from Bulwell and works part-time in social care specialising in autism. He is a regular performer at poetry events in the Midlands and has worked on the Writing East Midlands Local: Vocal and Elder Tree writing for well being projects.