BIO:
Stanley Iyanu is a performance poet and writer from London. His spoken word poetry style has been described as having the ‘gentle power of a slow ocean building’. His poems have been published in the Poetry Society magazine, 14Poems, in international poetry journals and several anthologies including Queerphoria – Queer Joy, Verve Voices. A multi-slam winner, he has performed across the UK for Apples & Snakes, BBC Radio London and the Cheltenham Literature Festival. Incorporating unique perspectives: queer identity, British Nigerian heritage, a love of folklore and mythology, Stanley Iyanu brings wit, tenderness and charm into his writing and performance: a quiet storm of enigmatic poetry.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Stanley Iyanu takes the reader on a poetic voyage in search of the beautiful boys four characters and sections: the Libertine, the Outcast, the Villain, and the Joker.
Exploring themes of mythology, memory, modern love, and loss, the beautiful boys takes a humorous look at the pitfalls of dating in a city in your 30s to losing friends to suicide to finding love in oneself and in one’s community.
the beautiful boys is a love letter to the defiant, dejected, and deeply enigmatic.
PROVISIONAL RUNNING ORDER FOR IN-PERSON LAUNCH:
- Doors open: 7pm
- Event starts: 7:30pm
- Open Mic: 7:30pm – 8:10pm
- Break: 8:10pm-8:20pm
- Stanley Iyanu: 8:20pm – 8:45pm
- Book signing: 8:45pm – 9pm
- Event ends: 9pm
ABOUT
There will be a poetry open mic on the night; each reader will have up to 5 minutes (including any intros and preambles) before a short break then I share some words from the new book, ‘the beautiful boys’ – published by Burning Eye Books.
Open Mic signup: free
Ticket: £5
Ticket and Book: £10
Pay What You Can* - no questions asked
Book costs: £7.50
- 18+ and no refunds
- tickets cannot be resold or used at future events
Please note that the book launch is intended for an adult audience and the poems read may contain challenging language and/or adult themes.
However, for the open mic, we ask that you do not perform any material that includes hate speech i.e. language toward a person or group based on their inherent identity, such as race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation.