The Ranting Poets

The ranting poets emerged in the 1980s, with poets who were punk and political, angry and activist – and punk poetry may have gone underground but it’s never gone away. In this event, we’re thrilled to bring together two punk poets whose work blends defiance with compassion and a cutting sense of humour to challenge colonialism, austerity and pretension. Tim Wells, one of the original ranting poets, will be joined on stage with poet and multi-slam champion, Jay Mitra – named as one of Apples & Snakes’ 40 Future Voices in Poetry.