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Charlie Jordan
Charlie is no stranger to Words and Willow
Charlie Jordan is a former Birmingham Poet Laureate who hosts dynamic workshops in schools, PRU's and other community groups. Her passion is encouraging individuals to find their voice through writing poetry, then lift the words off the page and bring them to life with performance. This is her third year with Words and Willows, one of her favourite projects of the year. She also works as a radio broadcaster on Smooth Radio, and has enjoyed being Poet in Residence for WBA FC, although can't claim the credit for their recent promotion:) For more details www.charliejordan.co.uk
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Spicy Fingers
Based in Aston, Spicy is a Poet, storyteller, novelist, comedian, artist and drummer. Find out more about Spicy on Facebook
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Ian Bland
As well as being widely published by Macmillan Children’s Books, Oxford University Press and Scholastic amongst many others, Ian Bland spends a lot of his time visiting primary schools, libraries, football clubs and festivals up and down the country to perform his work and deliver exciting and challenging poetry writing workshops.
He comes highly recommended by the Education and Cultural Services Directorate at Lancashire LEA who describe him as “A five star performer and leader of workshops!”
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Julie Boden
Julie Boden is a UK poet, based in the Midlands, who travels nationally and internationally delivering workshops, conducting readings, performing, lecturing, mentoring and judging poetry competitions. She is currently Poet in Residence at Symphony Hall Birmingham. Information about past projects such as Oasis Cafe Theatre events and Poetry Central initiatives can be found in the Poetry Projects Archive.
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Andy Tooze - The Poet From The Peaks
"I'm a 46 year old husband of 1 and father of 2 who has been visiting schools and being involved in a variety of poetic projects for a long time now. I love writing and sharing my own work and get a kick from people buying and enjoying my own books but I probably get a bigger buzz from seeing children amaze themselves and others with the quality of their own writing."
Andy Tooze
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Anthony Hammond - Willow Artist & Sculptor
Anthony has been at the hub of every project since the creation of Words and Willow in 2006.
Involved in the public and community arts field since 1998, he is an award winning artist and sculptor and is based in North Staffordshire.
Anthony is skilled in a wide range of creative and sculptural techniques and works nation wide.
His specialist field is in the use of sustainable materials and greenwoods - timber cut freshly from the tree.
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Barry Turner - Project Photographer & Web Author
This will be Barry's third Words and Willow Project.
He has a wide range of interests centred around all species of wildlife and is especially interested in promoting the plight of endangered species. Working in both photographic and video mediums, he is also a volunteer Photographer for the National Memorial Arboretum and has covered many major events there over the last three years.
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