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Welcome to www.deadpoetry.co.uk, a website dedicated to the poetry and lyrics of Mark Grist and MC Mixy, Peterborough based writers and performers known together as ‘Dead Poets.’

Since forming in 2008, Mark and Mixy have been challenging the preconceptions of poetry and hiphop across the country. As ‘Dead Poets,’ they have performed in venues ranging from nightclubs to secondary schools; from festivals to formal dinners. They appeared on Radio 6 Live with Steve Merchant and have recently been on a National tour with Phrased and Confused.

‘Dead Poets’ now have an extended show with the help of Arts Council funding. The new show is gearing up for another tour, and they are currently taking bookings for hiphop and/or poetry gigs.

Why not click on Mark and Mixy’s silhouettes above to find out more?

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The 'Anywhere and Everywhere' tour

Later this month, Mixy and I are going to be roaming the country, on something we're calling an 'Anywhere and Everywhere' tour. The set dates will be coming out over the next 48 hours, but it will basically run from the 17th May until the 1st June, and we'll be doing some weird gigs all over the place. See below for the press release.

'Since forming in 2008, Mark and Mixy have been challenging preconceptions of poetry and hip hop across the country. As ‘Dead Poets,’ they have performed in venues ranging from nightclubs to secondary schools; from festivals to formal dinners. They’ve appeared on BBC 6 Music with Steve Merchant, gained critical acclaim during their Edinburgh Festival run and have toured nationally with Phrased and Confused. Recently, Mark became an ‘internet sensation,’ (according to The Sun) thanks to a Don't Flop rap battle against a 17 year old grime artist that viral /OR/ has had over 2 million YouTube views to date.  

With over 250 performances of their live show to date, Dead Poets want to do something a little different.

And that’s where you come in.

The ‘Anywhere and Everywhere Tour’ is just that. Fancy having a disheveled poet over to perform in your sitting room? Want someone to battle rap your boss? All you need to do is ask, via twitter at @montygristo or @mixyric. There’ll also be key ticketed gigs throughout the tour, where they’ll perform the live show in it’s entirety.

Mark and Mixy will be updating the website (www.deadpoetry.co.uk) throughout the tour with everything that happens, so keep an eye out. And come and see them. And buy them a pint.'

 

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