Tilt Spokenwd | Tilt presents London Liming: Patience Agbabi performs 'R&B' & 'Josephine Baker Finds Herself' @TiltSpokenWord | Uploaded November 2013 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
Poet Patience Agbabi performs a selection of her acclaimed poems at the June 2013 London Liming: 'R&B' and 'Josephine Baker Finds Herself'. As a poet who has performed on the poetry scene since the mid 90s and studied English at Oxford University, Patience cites artist influences including Janis Joplin, Carol Ann Duffy and Chaucer, and draws upon her wide-ranging interests (which include Northern Soul, tattoos/body art and more) to create arresting and evocative poems that work on page and stage.
Poet Patience Agbabi performs a selection of her acclaimed poems at the June 2013 London Liming: 'R&B' and 'Josephine Baker Finds Herself'. As a poet who has performed on the poetry scene since the mid 90s and studied English at Oxford University, Patience cites artist influences including Janis Joplin, Carol Ann Duffy and Chaucer, and draws upon her wide-ranging interests (which include Northern Soul, tattoos/body art and more) to create arresting and evocative poems that work on page and stage.
