Female Genital Mutilation// The Air We Breathe
6 years old.
‘That’ day has come
‘lay down’ ‘legs apart’
Hushed.
‘Strip.’ Forcefully stripped.
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Category: Performance
Camping Trip
Ben Davis performs a poem about the good, bad, and very ugly bits of camping holidays. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading Camping Trip
My Sister Simone
Inspired by Margaret Drabble’s “A Summer Bird in a Cage”, Kristal Phillips performs this poem from the perspective of Simone’s imagined sister. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading My Sister Simone
Twenty-One
Aishah Habiba counts off the things she knows, doesn’t know, and wishes she knew in this poem about being twenty one in the modern age. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading Twenty-One
Picture of a Girl
Amy Beecham performs a poem about how important our voices are, especially when we’ve seemingly lost them. From Shoot from the Lip Heat 4, filmed in the Zephyr Lounge. Continue reading Picture of a Girl
Shoot from the Lip Finals
Watch all 14 videos from the Shoot from the Lip Finals, from performers Aishah Habiba, Tina Sederholm, Kristal Phillips, Ben Davis and musical interlude by Sophie Elizabeth. Filmed 26.06.18, in the Zephyr Lounge, Leamington Spa. Continue reading Shoot from the Lip Finals
The Disco Kid
Sophie Elizabeth performs The Disco Kid, an original piece dedicated to Pop! and university house parties. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. You can find Sophie’s SoundCloud here and her Facebook page here. Continue reading The Disco Kid
Sixth Form Poem
Ben Davis performs a poem about mixtapes, onions, and how Carol Ann Duffy won’t always win you the girl. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading Sixth Form Poem
Prediction
Tina Sederholm charts the growth of a poet, from unfortunate birth through to uneasy adulthood. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading Prediction
Zinedine
Aishah Habiba tells her youngest cousin what she hopes he’ll see in the world when he grows up. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading Zinedine
