Poetry Slam

Some of the finest spoken-word performers in the country competed in the BBC Poetry Slam at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. Hosted by Scottish Slam Poetry champion Young Dawkins, the final took place on 17 August 2011:


Here's the winning poem in full:


Young Dawkins also performed a poem of his own, Letter to my Unborn Child:


More about Young Dawkins on his Facebook Page.


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