Steve Tasane

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Steve Tasane is the master of tongue-twisting, mind-boggling alternative poetry.  Over the last ten years you could have caught his dynamic performances almost anywhere: Glastonbury Festival Jazz Stage, The Barbican, Ronnie Scott’s, Hamleys Toy Shop, even Battersea Dog’s Home. For its 7 year duration, Steve was a mentor for young slam poets in Ken Livingstone’s RISE Festival.

Steve rap-funks for everyone from primary schools to May Day anarchists, successfully combining radical poetry for adult audiences with primary school work, and with excluded pupils. He is a 2009-2010 Associate Artist for Lit Up, and is presently a children’s writer-in-residence for Bexley Playbuilders scheme. 

Steve's 2009/2010 UK Tour features a screening of his poetry video album, Talkies. Samples of his work can be accessed on www.stevetasane.com.

As judge of our 2010 Poetry Competition, Steve had this to say about the entries and the winners...

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