Just over a year ago I was at Birmingham Hippodrome, preparing to host Radio 4’s Front Row in front of an audience. The line up was to include the poet Linton Kwesi Johnson and the event was timed to launch the 2022 edition of Contains Strong Language, a BBC-organised festival of poetry and spoken word.
Testament will be appearing at this year's festival of poetry and spoken world Contains Strong Language.
Alison Hindell, Radio 4 commissioning editor for drama and fiction, says: “This year marks the centenary of audio drama on the BBC, so I’m delighted that Contains Strong Language is building on the BBC’s history of providing audiences with the very best audio drama and letting listeners into some behind-the-scenes insights and stories. Whether you’re already a keen listener of audio drama or looking to explore this unique medium for the first time, there will be plenty to discover.
So that’s the radio stuff covered and then, of course, there’s the poetry. Being involved behind the scenes, I can tell you it takes a serious amount of organisation to pull this festival together. The effort is worth it. For four days from this Thursday, Leeds will truly become a Mecca for those who like their words powerful, potent.
Forward Best Power Prize winner Ian Duhig will be performing on Friday morning at the Howard Assembly Room alongside Forward Prize winning Kim Moore and Trinidadian writer Andrew Bagoo.
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