Latitude Festival 2007: 12th - 15th July

Latitude Festival 2007: Stand Up Poetry Arena

Showcasing the very best in contemporary performance poets, The Poetry Arena was hugely popular last year, changing many people's perceptions as to how poetry readings could be. Comedy sketches alongside Hip Hop, slam poets, raconteurs, spoken word, lyricism, storytelling, rappers and much much more made this tent a roaring success for punters and performers alike. So much so that some of the funniest, satirical, hard-hitting, absurd, bizarre, and witty poets are returning for this year's event.

Confirmed Acts:
ROGER McGOUGH - FRIDAY
JOHN HEGLEY - THURSDAY
SIMON ARMITAGE - SUNDAY
MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG - FRI/SAT
LUKE WRIGHT - TH/FR/SA/SUN
CRISIS
POLAR BEAR
AISLE 16
FRANCESCA BEARD
JOHN BERKAVITCH
INUA ELLAMS
CLARE POLLARD
NIALL O SULLIVAN
JOHN OSBORNE
YANNY MAC & PIKEY PADDY
JOE DUNTHORNE
TIM CLARE
STEVE LARKIN
BYRON VINCENT
SCROOBIUS PIP
LEMN SISSAY
DAVID J
TIM WELLS
RACHEL PANTECHNICON
THICK RICHARD
SOPHIE WOOLLEY
SALENA GODDEN
ANDY CRAVEN-GRIFFITHS
LIZ BENTLEY
CHRIS HICKS
JOEL STICKLEY
KIM TRUSTY
JENNY LYNDSAY
BEN MELLOR
ROSS SUTHERLAND
KAT FRANCOIS

Visit the Latitude Festival site for more details