From surreal punk rock disquisition about the socialist inclinations of the Smurfs to astutely acerbic examinations of the fraying tapestry of British culture. Byron Vincent’s oratory fuses comedy, poetry and doe eyed bewilderment to create a unique and entertaining spoken word experience. He also does a rather fine haiku about Elton John’s preferred choice of salad.
 
Hailed as the natural heir to John Cooper Clarke, sink estate dandy and festival stalwart Byron Vincent has thrust a scrawny heel into poetry’s bourgeois throat and spanked it until it’s handed over its lunch money. One of BBC poetry season’s New Talent Choices, Byron is a regular at the nation’s most prestigious literary and music festivals. He has performed several times on television and national radio, including Channel 4, Radio 4’s Bespoken Word and BBC 3’s The Verb. He was poet in Residence for the South West of England for Apples and Snake’s ground braking poetry project My Place or Yours, his first collection Barking Doggerel was released May 2010 on The Nasty Little Press and he is compere and co promoter and one of The UK’s most highly regarded Spoken Word nights at The Bristol Old Vic. Byron is also co-founder and artist for the bespoke storytelling theatre project 'Made Up'.
 
“Byron Vincent was born to be a poet. A consummate performer, achingly funny, He’s the brightest new star on the block. – Apples and snakes.
 
“Hilarious” BBCi
 
“Underrated by no one but himself” BBC Poetry Season
 
“Always funny, often unsettling, Byron Vincent’s deft poetry captures the underbelly of Britain’s dead end towns with unerring accuracy.” Patrick Neate
 
“The most precocious talent on show” The Times