ALICE BENSON - COMEDIENNE, ACTRESS, PERFORMER

POETRY PROFILE

Alice Benson - direct descendant of writer E.F Benson, and poet and playwright Friedrich Von Schiller. I was inspired while researching Schiller at the Goethe institute, to write my first poem, which won the Time Out Magazine Poetry Competition.

I write from the heart when I am angry, happy or sad. I explain before each poem why I felt inspired to write the words that I perform. For example, I would often see queues of taxis on hot days with their engines still on, waiting at their rank. Their polluting fumes eventually made my friend who works next to that taxi rank develop breathing difficulties. Anger made me write a short poem, called Pollution, which was later published.

LONDON VENUES PERFORMED AT INCLUDE

The Poetry Cafe (Poetry Unplugged / Cats night out)

Bohemian Voices

Piccadilly Poets

Jermyn Street Theatre

The Actors Centre

The Concert Artists Association

The Alternative Arts festival

The Chrysalis Theatre

BRISTOL AND BATH VENUES INCLUDE

Poetry Tent Ashton Court Festival

Various Big Mouth Poetry venues Bristol

Poetry at The Huntsman Bath

Doolallys Bath

Published Poetry Includes

Poem Book Title Publisher

What Is Life? Mixed Emotions Penhaligon Page Press

Pollution From the Heart Poetry Today Ltd

Missed Chance When Love Becomes Us Poetry Now