World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is bringing his brand-new show Unashamed to Alwiscombe this January.

He will be performing across the UK this Autumn including a gig in Awliscombe on Wednesday January 25.

Harry Baker said: “At its heart my work is all about connecting with people, whether it’s making them laugh, making them cry, or making them think ‘Hey I didn’t think I liked poetry but this is actually pretty good.’ While I tried to make the best of performing online during various lockdowns, there’s only so many clap emojis you can take on Instagram live before you realise it’s not quite the same. I am thrilled to be back doing what I love (poems) in the places I love with the people I love (your delightful readers who will come along after reading this). The show is a celebration of playfulness, the power of creativity to keep you going when your whole world falls apart, and how if we are brave enough to be vulnerable with one another we can build ourselves back to our best unashamed versions of ourselves.”

Harry Baker is a poet, mathematician, stand-up comedian and writer. Since becoming the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion in 2012, the last 10 years have seen him perform all over the world, from a sold out Dubai Opera House alongside Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy, to becoming a firm festival favourite at the likes of Glastonbury, Latitude and Bestival. His work has been shared on TED.com and seen by over 5 million people and translated into over 20 different languages. Harry’s versatility has meant he has been as (un)comfortable rising to the top of the UK’s rap battle scene as he has becoming a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2’s Pause For Thought. He has toured the UK and featured on The Russell Howard Hour as part of the UK’s leading comedy-rap-jazz duo Harry and Chris, and more recently appeared on the BAFTA-winning Sky TV show Life and Rhymes alongside Benjamin Zephaniah.

This tour will coincide with the release of Harry’s second collection of Poetry (also called Unashamed) published with Burning Eye in autumn 2022, featuring poems from this and Harry’s previous show I am 10,000, which celebrated the crossover of maths and poetry and toured the UK over three years, culminating in a run at Soho Theatre in March 2022.

Copies will be available at gigs as well as all good bookshops and www.harrybaker.co