George The Poet named patron of charity making ‘poetic voice heard’ in politics Spoken-word artist George The Poet has become the patron of a black-led charity he said is “making the poetic voice heard in political conversations”.
“Poetic Unity is very forward thinking in making the poetic voice heard in political conversations.”.
The performer said: “I’ve learned from Poetic Unity events that people really do travel to come and be part of it, and they maintain that connection after that interaction.
Ryan Matthews-Robinson, founder and chief executive of Poetic Unity, said: “We are incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved over the past 10 years and deeply grateful to everyone who has supported us.
“And then the kind of community that we’re from, you attract a lot of people that just either wouldn’t have seen themselves in the poetry world, or really needed it (poetry) and didn’t know that this was missing.”.
