In May 2011, Edinburgh poet and Scottish Slam Champion 2011 Young Dawkins went to Paris to represent Scotland in the Poetry Slam World Cup. He blogged about it here.
Day 1: Bon Voyage, DorkyDad!
Day 2: Lots of Merlot and a man from Glasgow
Day 3: The Knock Out Round
Day 5: Letter From Paris
Day 6: Last Post from Paris
In August 2011, in addition to his own Fringe show, What I Know About Women So Far, Young was compere for the first Slam Poetry Competition run by the BBC at the Edinburgh Fringe. All details of the event are on this page. Here’s a post from Young about how the BBC Poetry Slam went.
Press Coverage: The New Current, 4* Review in Three Weeks, 4* Reviews in Ed Fringe Review, Guardian Edinburgh, Edinburgh Reporter, The Skinny.
Become a fan of Young Dawkins and keep up to date with his performances and publications by visiting his Facebook page.
can’t wait for the ‘updates francais’ will there be pics too?
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