Performance
There’s nothing quite like hearing a poet reading their own work. Discover some excellent spoken word artists as well as tools for performers!
Performance
Here is a list of videos by contemporary poets Pocketry recommends.
These are incredible poets, playing with words and mastering language. Using their whole bodies they bring their poems to life!
Watch poetry — side effects include improved performance and increased appreciation of theatrics.
Videos
English
Bullet Points by Jericho Brown (USA) **content warning: violence**
What we came after by Kate Tempest (UK)
To the girl in English class by Hafsat Abdullahi (Nigeria)
10 Female Contemporary African Poets
Other Languages
Suna hai – سُنا ہے – https://umangpoetry.org/poem/suna-hai/We Hear by Zehra Nigah
Organisations
Button Poetry (USA)
Moving Poems (USA/AUS)
Podcasts
Why not listen to poetry on your next commute in to the office?
These podcasts all look at poetry in some way. From interviewing posts to recording live performances and analysing the craft or structure of a poem, it’s all here!
Pocketry Presents hosted by Indrani Perera (AUS)
Poetry In Process hosted by Owen Bullock (AUS)
Poetry Says hosted by Alice Allan (AUS)
Poetry Unbound hosted by Paidrag O’Tuama (UK)
The Verb hosted by Ian McMillan (UK)
Tools
Now that you’ve listened to all those amazing artists performing their poems, we know you’ll busting to get top on stage at the next open mic night.
But how do you overcome those jitters? Learn to memories your poems?
Don’t worry, we’ve got your covered with some great tools!
This brilliant tool will help you to memorise your poems so you can be the next great slam champion!
If you have any great videos or podcasts to add to this page, please send an e-mail to hello @ pocketry dot com with ‘Pocketry’s Performance page’ in the subject line so they can be added to the list!