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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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Revision as of 17:37, 10 September 2013
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
