The Speakers' Corner was formed to offer a platform for spoken word. We believe there is nothing greater than hearing the creativity of others, as well as providing the chance for performers, comedians, poets, storytellers and dramatists to have their say.

We would like to offer a special thanks The Yorkshire Terrier pub for their support.

The hosts:

Andy Humphrey
...was born and raised on the Wirral, and moved to York in 2006. He has worked as a research scientist, trade union activist, charity support worker, and part-time law student. His poetry has won several awards including six First Prizes in national and international competitions, and has been published in journals including Aesthetica, Envoi, Monkey Kettle, Orbis, Pulsar and four Ragged Raven Press anthologies. His short stories (written as A.J. Humphrey) have appeared in Dark Tales, Scribble and Words, and in anthologies from Bridge House Publishing and Earlyworks Press. He runs the Poet's Soapbox blog
(http://poets-soapbox.blogspot.com) and was MC of York's first Poetry Slam in 2011. His favourite things include twilight, fairy stories, folk music and single malt whisky (not necessarily in that order), and his favourite colour is Indigo. His ambition is to prove that dragons really did exist and, in fact, quite possibly still do. You can find more details at http://andyhumphrey1971.webs.com.

Helen M Sant
...is a storyteller, performance poet and published writer originating from Leeds. She runs her own business Gothic Molly Storytelling, through which she performs stories for all the community, specialising in history, myths, folklore, fairytale and ghost stories. As a poet she presents comedy performance pieces or abstract poetry which usually explores fantasy worlds and themes. In 2004 her short story The Storyteller's Tale was published by Endpapers for the York Tales and in 2005, she was commissioned to write three children's stories as part of the Breadcrumbs Trail collection, also published by Endpapers.

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