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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kristal Phillips performs a poem about a harrowing trip to deepest, darkest Argos, seen through a lens of childlike wonder. From the Shoot from the Lip Grand Final, Zephyr Lounge, 26.06.18. Continue reading It Was Outside Argos
In our final video from the open mic, Aishah Habiba performs a poem about the struggles of Minder and online dating as a twenty-one year old. The Charity Open Mic Night was run as part of Alex Scott’s fundraiser for Action Against Hunger. Continue reading Minder