POETRY ISLAND FTR – FTR MAMA TOKUS

Mama Tokus writes and performs comic poetry on the subjects of:
Womanhood
Technology and futurism
Afro-ness
Age and wisdom
Fashion and music
Word-trickery and language

Mama’s big on audience participation, headline-grabbing, laughter and engaging the audience from the off.
Recent works include:
Afro-Dude – an audience participatory celebration of big hair (inspired by teenage taunting)
The Ballad of Kate Bushcraft – a pseudo-survivalist plans her post-apocalypse existence. As long as she doesn’t break a nail…
Pamper Nazi – when the beauty fascists take over
Real Lady – a feminist, anti-cosmetic surgery re-imagining of Eminem’s Slim Shady tune (as seen on YouTube)
She is MC of Forked! – a super-successful performance poetry night in Plymouth, Devon, UK, that showcases the best of UK stand-up poets in front of capacity crowds. (Forked! is supported by England’s leading organisation for performance poetry Apples and Snakes).
Mama Tokus has performed poetry at:
The Big Chill Festival, UK; Port Eliot Festival, UK; Gator By The Bay Festival and The Burning Man festival, USA; London’s Rich Mix and Shunt Collective, Bath’s Ustinov Theatre, and the South West’s Bikeshed Theatre and B-Bar.

Doors open 7.30pm Show starts 8:00pm Tickets £6.00 – reserve your seat by contacting Ian via email: ianbeechpoetry@btinternet.com

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