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Kat
Francois
Bio

Kat
was
the
first
person
to
win
a
televised
slam
competition
in
the
U.K.

 In
2004
she
competed
against
poets
across
the
country
and
walked
away
with
 the
title
of
BBC
SLAM
champion.
She
then
went
on
to
compete
in
the
World
Slam
 championships
in
Rotterdam
in
2005
against
international
slam
champions
and
 also
came
away
with
the
title
of
World
Slam
Champion.
 
 Kat
is
well‐known
performance
poet
on
the
London
Poetry
scene.
She
is
resident
 poet
at
The
Theatre
Royal,
Stratford
East,
London,
where
she
hosts
and
organises
 a
monthly
poetry
and
music
night
called
WORD4WORD,
which
is
now
in
its
 eighth
year,
and
has
seen
many
great
poetry
talents
grace
the
stage.
 WORD4WORD
is
held
every
third
Sunday
of
the
month.
 
 Kat
also
hosts
and
organises
a
poetry,
music
and
Q
&
A
night
at
The
Poetry
Café
 Covent
Garden,
called
INTIMATES,
which
is
the
opposite
of
WORD4WORD,
a
 small
intimate
venue
where
poets
and
authors
read
and
share
their
work,
join
in
 discussions,
and
take
part
in
word
games.
Held
every
first
Friday
of
the
month.


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