What's happening: Thursday 26 June 2008
Valerie Bloom - Come, Me Pickney!
Valerie Bloom
Date: Thursday, 26 June 2008 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Performance Space
Ticket Prices: £3 single/£10 family ticket. Suitable for children aged 7+
(family ticket = 2 adults + 2 children or 1 adult + 3 children)
Gather round children, listen up. Valerie Bloom has a story to tell you.Valerie Bloom is an award winning poet and author for children and a fantastic performer of her work. She will delight with her stories in this brand new performance that showcases her writing, set to a specially commissioned soundscape with theatrical lighting. This is an uplifting and unique performance from one of the best contemporary writer’s for children.
Valerie Bloom grew up in Jamaica and came to England in 1979 – “Come, Me Pickney!” means “Come, My Child!” in Jamaican. Valerie was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours list for her services to poetry. Her nine collections include Whoop n’ Shout, Hot Like Fire, and Let Me Touch the Sky.
“Valerie Bloom is a fine, fine poet and a wonderful storyteller. Here she is both.” - Michael Morpugo on The Tribe (McMillan Children's Books, 2007)www.katetull.com
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