Steve Larkin

Steve Larkin is a poet, singer song-writer, storyteller, theatre maker, comedic host and impresario renowned for his highly original and entertaining live work.

A former International Poetry Slam Champion and Oxford Professor of Poetry nomiee Steve is the founder and chief of Hammer & Tongue - the UK's leading poetry slam organisation that has led the charge of poetry back to the Royal Albert Hall. Steve is the creator of two critically acclaimed spoken word theatre shows: N.O.N.C.E. and TES, the front to ‘world-folk-punk-skiffle' band Inflatable Buddha, a musician in his own right, and a poet whose career has spanned three decades and involved performing world-over in diverse venues to diverse audiences, from convicted violent criminals in a high security prison to MPs at the Houses of Parliament.