My Notting Hill Carnival poem brought to life with static and moving images by Dreamlike State.
Available to view at:
The public were invited to submit a recording of their poetry recitation and I submitted this video of me reciting my 'Notting Hill Carnival' poem, which is now on the Poetry Archive's YouTube channel.
On the Royal Society of Literature site, you can view one of my poems on the poetry map, just search my name via the search bar in the link below:
You can listen to me reading 3 of my poems on the Lewisham Libraries podcast- Library Words for National Poetry Day 2021. Advance to 5 mins 19 seconds or listen to some other poets first!
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0er9f2FQcihxgIio4ybnHG
Podbean
Google Podcasts
https://podcasts.google.com/search/library%20words
iTunes
An interview with A the Poet, October 2020.
You can find Amanda on Instagram at @arupoetry
Condensing the essence of Notting Hill Carnival into a poem was a challenge. August 2020.
Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Performing a poem about the Underground as part of the Platform Poets Showcase in March 2020. WE were supposed to perform this live in London Bridge station, but the pandemic scuppered our plans.
This performance was the culmination of a poet development programme by Apples and Snakes and Team London Bridge