Hollie Poetry
| Hollie Poetry | |
|---|---|
 Hollie McNish at the 2016 Hay Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hollie McNish |
| Genres | Poetry, Slam Poetry, Spoken word |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Yup! |
| Website | holliepoetry.com |
Hollie Poetry (born Hollie McNish) is a British poet, author and spoken word artist.
Early life
Born in Reading to Glaswegian parents, Hollie studied French and German at King's College, Cambridge, before earning a master's degree in Development Economics. [1]
Career
2009–present
Hollie won the UK Slam Poetry Competition in 2009 and went on to finish 3rd in the global Slam Du Monde contest.[2] A collection of her poems, Papers was published by Greenwich Exchange in 2012.[3]
A number of Hollie's YouTube videos have gone viral and her account currently has over 3.9 million views.[3][4] McNish's first album, Versus, was released in September 2014 under the pseudonym Hollie Poetry, she was the first poet to record an album at Abbey Road Studios.[5] Hollie has collaborated with Kate Tempest and George the Poet and they have appeared on stage with her during her 2015 tour.[5] McNish received major national airplay on the BBC, first in January 2015 on Huw Stephens BBC Radio 1 show and then inMay 2015 on BBC Radio 1Xtra in as part of a spoken word event.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Rhyme and Reason - Standard Issue". Standardissuemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
- ↑ "Hollie McNish, Poet & Spoken Word Artist.". Arts Award Voice. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- 1 2 "News Release - Arts Foundation Awards 2015" (PDF). Arts Foundation. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Hollie McNish". YouTube. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- 1 2 "Hollie Poetry: woman versus world – one poem at a time". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Hue Stephens: Heavenly Records In The Studio". BBC Radio 1. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ↑ "Words First: The launch event". BBC Radio 1XTRA. BBC. Retrieved 14 July 2016.