Keith Jarrett
One of Val McDermid’s selected writers for the International Literature Showcase
“A poetry slam champion both in the UK and internationally.” – Val McDermid
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Cross-genre writer & performer; British and Caribbean history, sexuality, religion…
UK and Rio International Poetry Slam winner, Keith Jarrett is a PhD scholar at Birkbeck University, where he is completing his first novel. His play, Safest Spot in Town, was aired on BBC Four, and his book of poetry, Selah, was published in 2017.
“lyrically rich poems, charged with emotion, passion and lots of humour” – Sabotage
“clever, insightful, humorous and humbling… an excellent poet and one to watch” – Three Weeks
“articulate, erudite and well-informed… his beat reminiscent of Linton Kwesi Johnson and the dub poets of the eighties, of rap artists emergent since the nineties, and – of the most celebrated poets of the twentieth century.” – BroadwayBaby
“Keith Jarrett’s poems combine a rhetorical purposefulness with a smart and adventurous imagination” – Jack Underwood, on I Speak Home
“This new black British voice is relevant and necessary” – Malika Booker, on Selah
“I’m honoured to have been selected alongside such phenomenal writers!” – Keith Jarrett
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