Elvis McGonagall

Elvis McGonagall reading poetry at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally 2012

Elvis McGonagall is a Scottish poet and stand-up comedian who is especially notable for poetry slam performances.[1][2][3]

Biography

McGonagall was born in Dundee, Scotland, and now lives in Dorset in South West England.[4]

Poetry

Slam performances

McGonagall first performed publicly at the UK Allcomers' Slam at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2003, finishing runner-up: he went on to win the slam the following year.[5] His career saw significant progress in 2006, in which year McGonagall won the Spokefest UK Slam Championship and the World Slam Championship at the Rotterdam Poetry International Festival.[5]

McGonagall performs at poetry events nationwide, as well as compering at the Blue Suede Sporran Club.[6]

Media performances

McGonagall has regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4's Saturday Live, beginning with contributions to the premier episode. He has appeared frequently on other BBC Radio 4 programmes, including Today, Last Word and Off the Page.[5]

McGonagall has also appeared on various television programmes for a number of broadcasters. His credits include BBC One's The One Show, BBC Two's The Culture Show and Channel 4's 'Random Acts'.[5]

Works

Audio

Written

References

  1. "Hovis in Wonderland". Manchester Confidential. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. "Botswana's oral poetress scoops award". Mmegi.bw. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  3. "'It's like rap with positive feelings'". Nottingham Evening Post. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  4. Logan, Brian (10 August 2009). "Elvis McGonagall". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Elvis McGonagall: About". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. Richard Bucknall Management. "Elvis McGonagall". Retrieved 25 January 2014.

External links

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