We Are Poets

We Are Poets
Directed byDaniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

We Are Poets is a documentary film directed by Daniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache. It follows six young poets from Leeds Young Authors performance poetry group in Leeds on their visit to the international Poetry Slam Competition in Washington D.C., United States. Leeds Young Authors was founded by poet Khadijah Ibrahiim.[1] It premièred at Europe's largest Documentary Film festival - Doc/Fest in Sheffield's Showroom Cinema[2] on 11 June 2011, where it won the coveted Sheffield Youth Jury Award.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Youngs, Ian (13 July 2011). "Young poets discover their voices". BBC News. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "We Are Poets at Sheffieldf Doc/Fest". Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "'We Are Poets' Wins Documentary Award". national Association of Writers in Education. Retrieved 16 July 2011.


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