Toby Campion
@TobyCampion
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Poet / Playwright / Director of @Uni_Slam / Bookings: [email protected] he/him
Joined January 2015
Queer-led writing workshops in London start May 21. 7 weeks of creative exercises, new texts, & community with poet Toby Campion @TobyCampion. All levels welcome, all forms too. £155–£185 📍Opificium, N16 9DA Book: https://t.co/eRqNoBb5L2 Follow: @verse.london
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Honoured to win this year’s @AestheticaMag Creative Writing Award for Poetry. Big love to the Aesthetica team and judges. The award anthology is brilliant, link to get one below
We are delighted to announce that this year's winning poem from the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is 'When someone asks if I think I’ll have children I whip out the Tarot' by @TobyCampion. Congratulations to Toby on such a powerful piece. Find out more:
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💛 MONDAY 25TH NOV 💛 London's most exciting new poetry night returns to @thesocial for an unmissable evening of verse. 🎟️ https://t.co/7FBstsO6kr • @ScarlettSabet • @TobyCampion • @SusannahDickey • @evediariden_ • @EllaFrears ��� @LisaDMKelly • @bruceyates
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Come to @thesocial next Monday for this amazing lineup ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Very excited to announce the return of Scarlett Sabet Curates at @thesocial on Mon 25th Nov with an unmissable line up of poets! ✨💛 🎟️ https://t.co/xlSpwYjCrH • @ScarlettSabet • @TobyCampion • @SusannahDickey • @evediariden_ • @EllaFrears • @LisaDMKelly • @bruceyates
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Very excited to announce the return of Scarlett Sabet Curates at @thesocial on Mon 25th Nov with an unmissable line up of poets! ✨💛 🎟️ https://t.co/xlSpwYjCrH • @ScarlettSabet • @TobyCampion • @SusannahDickey • @evediariden_ • @EllaFrears • @LisaDMKelly • @bruceyates
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It’s The Forward Prizes Ceremony Tonight! Hear these 20 fantastic poets at the top of their game at @GalaDurham or via live-stream. Starts 7pm, live-stream tickets must be booked before 6pm⏰ https://t.co/DzIQmQEVvP
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Twenty of the best poets writing and performing today, all in one night! Watch Forward Prizes Ceremony in-person at @GalaDurham, or tune-in via live stream, and discover the perfect mix-tape of what’s happening in the poetry scene. Tickets: https://t.co/DzIQmQEnGh
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Here’s you standing in front of a lectern with the words that are now a fascist slogan…spare me your shock.
The shocking scenes we’re seeing on the streets of Britain have nothing to do with the tragedy in Southport. This is violent, criminal behaviour that has no place in our society. The police have our full support to deal with these criminals swiftly and they must face the full
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Sickens me that for 10 months we marched peacefully to demand an end to the genocide in Gaza and we were framed and smeared as violent, divisive and driven by hate. Then actual fascists start rioting, looting and engaging in racist violence and there’s barely a murmur.
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BBC this morning: •Gov will hold emergency meeting into the violent disorder over the weekend • "In Bolton anti immigration protesters were confronted by …. 300 masked people shouting allahu akbar" Our media is complicit in Islamophobia. https://t.co/4U4EWNLTme
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You know who isn’t in jail? Bosses of companies who poisoned our waters while making record profits
BREAKING: Five Just Stop Oil protesters, including one of its co-founders, have been jailed - with one sentenced to five years and the other to four
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We're edging ever closer to June's Jawdance... Join us for an incredible night of poetry from @StacyMakishi @antoniajadeking @punkofcolour & @TobyCampion + an open mic opportunity! 📅 Wednesday 19 June 🕖 7pm 📍 @RichMixLondon 🎟️ https://t.co/kU75hCS2id
#PoetryNight #Jawdance
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Don't miss an EPIC line up for Jawdance on Wed 19 Jun! 🎤🎤 London’s biggest spoken word night returns with host @TobyCampion and guest poets Jay Mitra (@punkofcolour), @antoniajadeking & Stacy Makish. Book now > https://t.co/f82A2UUOD0
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"We may as well have a Tory if we have a person like you!" Remember the time Audrey White gave Keir Starmer some home truths in Liverpool.
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It’s time for youth. The destruction of Suella Braverman by someone of total integrity. Young people are the voices of humanity. https://t.co/84t0DR8i6P
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🎤 Excitement is building for the ultimate showdown! Our expert judging panel, including @cerysmatthews, @yomiadegoke, and @Vanessa_Kisuule, will be at the Roundhouse Poetry Slam Final. Hosted by @itsanitarani and @tobycampion, this event promises to be one for the books 🤩
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The Palestinians being pulled from the rubble in Rafah are being pulled piece by piece. The bombing is so intensely that it’s crushing people into pieces.
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