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'''Dean Atta''' is a black performance poet. | [[File:Dean Atta pic.jpg|thumb|Dean Atta|alt=Atta sitting naked on the floor partly covered by large jigsaw puzzle pieces]]'''Dean Atta''' is a black performance poet. | ||
He was ranked number 92 in the [[Pink List 2012]]. The Pink List citation said: | He was ranked number 92 in the [[Pink List 2012]]. The Pink List citation said: | ||
:"The winner of a 2012 London Poetry Award, Atta has been described as "the Gil Scott Heron<ref>referring to the American soul and jazz poet (1949–2011)</ref> of his generation".<ref> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html</ref | :"The winner of a 2012 London Poetry Award, Atta has been described as "the Gil Scott Heron<ref>referring to the American soul and jazz poet (1949–2011)</ref> of his generation".<ref> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html</ref> He has written and performed poems for the Damilola Taylor Trust, the Tate and the Houses of Parliament, and leads anti-racism and homophobia workshops for young people." | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 10 July 2026
Dean Atta is a black performance poet.
He was ranked number 92 in the Pink List 2012. The Pink List citation said:
- "The winner of a 2012 London Poetry Award, Atta has been described as "the Gil Scott Heron[1] of his generation".[2] He has written and performed poems for the Damilola Taylor Trust, the Tate and the Houses of Parliament, and leads anti-racism and homophobia workshops for young people."
References
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- ↑ referring to the American soul and jazz poet (1949–2011)
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-ios-pink-list-2012-8216187.html