Ben Fagan - Poet
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USA TOur - 2014

united states of slam

In 2014 I was lucky enough to take part in a small spoken word trip around the USA. I first performed in Seattle, then braved the snow in Boston, took part in workshops run by the louderARTS Project in NYC, found Jack Kerouac's roots in San Francisco, and marvelled at the warmth of spoken word communities across the world.
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Wearing my Swanndri at Jack Kerouac Alley, San Francisco

nuyorican poets cafe

My favourite performance venue during my time in the USA would have to be this one. The most vibrant, passionate group of people, all packed in a small room for epic amounts of poetry. I visited twice, once to slam ( a huge, one round, 30 person competition), and once to take in the might of Sekou Andrews 'Anthem of Awesome'.

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