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Memorising Pieces for Performance by Innua Ellams

This is a short download, containing a brief burst of advice about a specific area of craft or inspiration - perfect for breaking open new ideas.

For poets who want to recite their poems from memory when they perform, Inua provides some top tips to help you memorise your work, and how to keep your readings lively.

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Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams is a poet, a writer, teacher and performer.

He has facilitated and taught on workshops and extended projects in a number of bodies across London including Primary and Secondary Schools, Theatres and Ideas Stores. He has performed in a growing list of venues and theatres -The Albany & Stratford Theatre Royal - London, The Drum - Birmingham, The Tobacco Factory - Bristol. He has guest performed at The Glastonbury Music, The Latitude Festival, Royal Festival Hall and was commissioned by the BBC's Politics Show to write about the African Diaspora, and was featured on the show reading the commissioned work. He was the 2005 Farrago New Year Poetry Slam Champion and also London Slam Central's first Poetry Slam Champion, and on national poetry day 2007 was featured on the Times Online.