Manorlogz and Sky media partners OHTV and Vox Africa join forces to broadcast a record breaking, UK exclusive, spoken word TV series, in celebration of Black History Month.
Innovative entertainment platform, Manorlogz, will introduce spoken word to a prime-time, mass international audience, combining performances from award winning poets, authors and story-tellers, culminating in a ground-breaking, 31 day TV series entitled ‘Iz it because I iz a Poet?!’ The series kicks off on television, as well as online, on Saturday 1st October with Anthony Anaxogorou’s pioneering poem, ‘If I told you’.
No stranger to the world of poetry, having delivered the UK’s only televised Christmas Day slam competition in 2010, Manorlogz, the unique hybrid of entertainment and social interaction, encourages artists to draw from their environment to deliver personal and bespoke poetry.
Manorlogz Creator B. Kordieh says, “We’re are proud to be celebrating Black History Month in such a special way and are grateful for all the support we’ve received from all the artists involved, who’ve helped to make this happen. We believe this series will not only be informative but it will broaden the diverse perspectives not currently being profiled within the artistic mainstream. This series is not just about black or African history, it’s about cultural awareness.”
The month long series ‘Iz it because I iz a Poet?!’ features work from some of the leaders of the spoken word genre, including BBC Radio 4 Poet in Residence, Mr Gee, critically acclaimed Poet and Multimedia Artist Beyonder, multi-talented
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