S5 Ep62: Yorkshire poet Tom Juniper.

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Tom was invited to write poems about the Maurice Dobson Museum and the man to whom it is dedicated too.
Tom Juniper is a poet based in Sheffield. His work often focuses on the experience of being other, whether that’s talking about being autistic, being part of the queer community (He is a bi, non binary trans guy), or about the Other as in strange and mysterious creatures and entities from various folklore traditions.
He is an experienced slam poet, and has competed in the Great Northern Slam, the Hammer & Tongue National Final, the Axis Slam, Word War, Oooh Behive Slam, Poetry At Your Place a d even the Anti Slam. He has won slams a few times and come second many more!
He is also an educator and workshop leader with a background in youth work and arts education. He delivers poetry workshops through The Writer’s Workshop in Sheffield, and online.
He also offers equality, diversity and inclusion workshops, focusing on disability and/or LGBTQ+ inclusion.