Tim Wells' brother in law Brian used to do a spoof performance poet act, but the audience generally didn't know it was a spoof and he only did it on rare occasions, usually on the same bill as the sort he was spoofing. It was teeth-grinding stuff, hilarious but near the bone - I saw him once break down in very convincing tears mid-set after talking about certain real poets who had supposedly stopped collaborating with him.
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Food for thought there Rob. I wonder what Vanessa Redgrave would think of it? We'll never know.
Tim Wells' brother in law Brian used to do a spoof performance poet act, but the audience generally didn't know it was a spoof and he only did it on rare occasions, usually on the same bill as the sort he was spoofing. It was teeth-grinding stuff, hilarious but near the bone - I saw him once break down in very convincing tears mid-set after talking about certain real poets who had supposedly stopped collaborating with him.
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