About this episode

Charlie McDermott discusses her involvement with the Midlands Fringe and her poetry career.

Bonus Episode setting the scene for all being well a full length episode during our Autumn season is talking about the Midlands Fringe due to start soon is the lovely Charley McDermott.Charley is a Black Country poet published in BCU, Contemporary Literacy Horizon, SHINE, VERVE, Feast Zine and Speak Volumes Festival anthologies. She led the Zepaniah Forest Poetree Trial, has judged several poetry competitions, placed in Grande Slams, and performed headlines across the Midlands.Her freelancinb spans the arts, environment, and manufacturing, which is reflected in her poetry.She is part of AccessAbility Arts, hosts Sandwell Stanzas, and is currently working for Midlands Fringe.https://www.instagram.com/charley_mwc/https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyanthian/More about Midlands Fringe can be found at:https://www.midlandsfringe.co.uk/

People in this episode

Host: Andy N

Guest: Charlie McDermott

Topics covered

• poetry
• Midlands Fringe
• Black Country
• arts
• performance

Keywords

• Midlands Fringe
• Charlie McDermott
• poetry
• Black Country
• arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Midlands Fringe, BCU, Contemporary Literacy Horizon, SHINE, VERVE, Feast Zine, Speak Volumes Festival, AccessAbility Arts, Sandwell Stanzas

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