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Poetry Or Death By Terror | Steve Larkin | TEDxOxford

1,063 views · Published 4 April 2018 · 17:37 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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A spoken word tribute to why poetry can change much more than the arrangements of words in a coherent sentence. 

Steve Larkin is a trailblazing spoken word artist. A former World Poetry Slam Champion and Oxford Professor of Poetry nominee, he has enthralled audiences word wide with his unique brand of accessible and often comical spoken word, song, and theatre. His performance venues are as diverse as Glastonbury Festival and The House of Commons. As founder and director of Hammer & Tongue he has led the charge of poetry back to the Royal Albert Hall and has inspired many a talent through his lectures on poetry, storytelling, and creative writing at Oxford Brookes University, and by running poetry, rap, and music workshops in schools, community centres and prisons. Steve Larkin is a trailblazing spoken word artist. A former World Poetry Slam Champion and Oxford Professor of Poetry nominee, he has enthralled audiences worldwide with his unique brand of accessible and often comical spoken word, song, and theatre. His performance venues are as diverse as Glastonbury Festival and The House of Commons. As founder and director of Hammer & Tongue he has led the charge of poetry back to the Royal Albert Hall and has inspired many a talent through his lectures on poetry, storytelling, and creative writing at Oxford Brookes University, and by running poetry, rap, and music workshops in schools, community centres and prisons. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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