BOOKS
Created: 13th July, 2021

SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This

Author: Nikita Gill
Publisher: Macmillan

COLLECTION

Literature

YEAR GROUP

Years 5 and 6

BOOK TYPE

It's time to reclaim poetry.

Collected by international poetry sensation Nikita GillSLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This is a joyful celebration of the ground-breaking poets making their voices heard in the spoken word scene. Empowering, inspiring and often hilarious, SLAMs are a platform for well-known and emerging talent from all walks of life where every style of poetry has a home.

With poets such as Raymond Antrobus, Sophia Thakur and Dean Atta guest starring alongside up-and-coming poets, this is the perfect introduction to world of modern poetry. Each poet will introduce their poem, tell you a little bit about themselves and give you a tip for preparing brilliant performance poetry.

SLAM! has been shortlisted for the CLiPPA 2021!

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Nikita Gill - Bitter State by Duranka Perera

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Nikita Gill - Enough by Michelle Nathan

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Nikita Gill - Everything I never asked him

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Nikita Gill - History Remembers by Ishika Jha

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Nikita Gill - Poppy Fields and Cedar Trees by Shagufta Iqbal

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Nikita Gill - Space by Sharan Hunjan

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Nikita Gill - The guy my parents want me to marry asks me to describe myself

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Nikita Gill - When to Write by Sophia Thakur

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