Jul 1-5
Online
Online Writing Week: Poetry and Theatre
Drawing inspiration from page and stage
Inua Ellams
Rachel Long
Guest: Caroline Bird
Inua Ellams
Born in Nigeria in 1984, Inua Ellams is an internationally touring poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist & designer. He is an ambassador for the Ministry of Stories and his published books of poetry include Candy Coated Unicorns and Converse All Stars, Thirteen Fairy Negro Tales, The Wire-Headed Heathen, #Afterhours and The Half-God of Rainfall – an epic story in verse. His first play, The 14th Tale, was awarded a Fringe First at the Edinburgh International Theatre Festival and his fourth, Barber Shop Chronicles, sold out two runs at England’s National Theatre. His last touring play was was An Evening With An Immigrant while his first full poetry collection The Actual came out in 2020. He lives and works from London. Inua is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.