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22 Jan

Posted at 10:00h in Interviews, Lit
IMG_6791_sml With an art form as over-subscribed as Spoken Word, amidst all the have-a-go’s and blaggers the listener can become disenchanted and hard to impress. That’s where [Verb]swish - Richard Smartt Jnr to his mum – comes in.  His distinctive delivery, erudition and seemingly effortless wordplay are a welcome reminder that exceptional performance poetry is still alive and kicking. SoulCulture caught up with one of London’s brightest poetic stars. SoulCulture: Which writers would you say have had the greatest impact on your work?