Harry Baker

Harry Baker, a World Poetry Slam Champion, presents a spoken-word evening of poems drawn from four existing collections and new material. The event is a fundraiser for Band on the Wall, held at New Century.

Harry Baker is a poet and World Poetry Slam Champion whose performances rely on fast, intricate rhymes and wordplay. Baker has published four poetry collections, and the new book has become an International Bestseller, a distinction that the poet has marked with thanks to readers in Ireland.

The show gathers crowd favourites and the poet's personal favourites from those four collections, alongside brand-new poems that have not yet been tried in front of audiences. Reviewers have singled out the wordplay: The Scotsman described the rhymes as impressive, Threeweeks cited blistering wordplay, and BBC Radio 1 called Baker the greatest performer on earth. The set mixes comic and sad poems, a combination the poet has described as part of the programme.

The evening is a fundraiser for Band on the Wall. New Century hosts concerts and shows in Manchester, and this appearance suits anyone interested in spoken-word poetry and live performance of written verse.