"A very cool combination of rap, rhyme, repititon and wry wit..Dickinson proves not only to be an incredibly gifted poet, but also a great comedian with a sharp eye for social commentary" - Winnipeg Free Press
"ASH DICKINSON IS A PERFORMANCE POET FOR THE LOST GENERATION. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIM, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN PERFORMANCE POETRY" - FEDERATION OF WRITERS (SCOTLAND)
“And the amazing Ash Dickinson..this poet wields words like wicked weapons, his vivid surrealism now overlaid with darker matter..and still those remarkable rhyme forms to astound your senses" - www.wordfringe.co.uk
"DELICIOUS STAND-UP, THEATRE AND RAP MASH-UP" - VENUE, BRISTOL
“Weird and wonderful..refreshingly unpretentious with an obtuse humour and seemingly effortless zeal..off-kilter, imaginative (yet) lucid, profound and surprisingly poignant” - Three Weeks
"ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING..FREQUENTLY SELF-EFFACING..A PERSONABLE AND EASY GOING PERFORMER..HE TACKLES THE BIG SUBJECTS LIKE LOVE, IDENTITY AND NATURE, AND HANDLES IT ALL WITH SKILL AND FINESSE" - CBC RADIO, CANADA
"Smartly stripping his set of the pompousness and pretensions inherent in performance poetry it is better described as stand-up comedy with a rhyme scheme..for non-fans of performance poetry, prepare to have your minds changed..go see this show!" - The Jenny Revue, Winnipeg Fringe Festival 2006
“CLEVER AND HEARTFELT” - GALAXY RADIO, NEWCASTLE
"Unusual and refreshing" - Flambard Press
“ONE MAN VERBAL VORTEX ALIGHTS FROM PLANET ASH WITH FAST WORDS AND FASTER ROMANCES" - BIG WORD PERFORMANCE POETRY
“Pisses all over Bob Dylan” - Bob Dylan fan, The Arcade Bar, Edinburgh
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Fry & Laurie, Rage Against The Machine, Mark Leyner, Simon Armitage, Alan Partridge, Catch 22, otters, Douglas Coupland, Led Zeppelin, Dr Perry Cox, Hazel Morrison, A Confederacy Of Dunces, Nick Cave, Caitlin Moran, Daniel Moorman ("Tina"), the glassy reflection on the head of a wet terrapin, Super Stevie Claridge, knuckle imprints in a tub of face cream, Martin Amis, dice in motion, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, The Stones, The Crowes, the words 'plinth', 'mollycoddle' and 'snaffle', zoos, greenery, flares, luckLifestyle: The Littlest HoboAsh Dickinson: "Commuting To Jupiter" (live)
Ash Dickinson is a writer, poet and comedy performer.
The 2007 Edinburgh Poetry Slam Champion, Ash also won the inaugural Museum of Scotland Slam in 2005 and the Cheltenham Slam (2008). In May 2007 he progressed through the Scottish heats of the BBC Radio 4 National Slam to finish in the top 8 in the UK.
He had a 4-Star rated one man show- "Electric Dandyland" at the 2004 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the following year formed part of Scotland's renowned Big Word Performance Poetry during its run at the Edinburgh Comedy Rooms. In the summer of 2006 Ash took his revamped, and again 4-Star rated, one man show to Canada where he performed at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival and a number of venues in Toronto.
Ash has also performed in Australia- including a regular run at a comedy club in Adelaide- the United States, and New Zealand. Having hosted his own weekly poetry night in Wellington he was invited to perform at the 2002 New Zealand Festival.
He has headlined and featured at shows throughout the UK including with Apples and Snakes, Express Excess, The Poetry Shack, Brixtongue, Bang Said The Gun (all London), Wicked Words (Leeds), Sundown (Southend), The Stand Comedy Club (Edinburgh), the Glasgow Comedy Festival, the Bristol Poetry Festival, The Camden Crawl, Big In Falkirk, Aberdeen Wordfringe and many others. He has taken his one man show to numerous cities across the UK.
Ash has been published in a number of newspapers, magazines and poetry presses. He has compered busy cabarets and music nights, performed at private parties and supported bands. He runs poetry workshops in schools. His media appearances include BBC Radio, The Times, The Scotsman, Metro and Sweet TV.
Hello Ash I enjoyed your performance in Southend last night, and have just listened again to 'One Week At Sea'. I am still sitting open mouthed, very powerful poem you have here my friend. Thank You for sharing. Charles
Hello Ash I like 'Second Ark', very apt, as half the country will be underwater anyway in the next few years. It all comes down to whatever floats your boat really! Charles
gr8 to see you and your performance Ash - good stuff! Now I know why I didn't recognise you - you weren't coloured blue (mind you, you spotted me even without me eating a banana). Hope the tour goes well and do keep touch! Best, N (PS - check out the new Duet vid on my site - I reckon it might be up my street).
I've actually hung up my performing gloves for the time being, having landed a pretty cushy job in Cambridge being a science geek!!! I think the world needs more Ashy-goodness though, so it may require me going on a trip to London to witness some dentist-themed fun!!
thanks for the cool comments man;), we'll hopefully be playing the reckless again in june, try to come down!, we got lots of positive feedback from that night, was glad so many people enjoyed it, peace man, matt
Ya right about the lighthouse family dude and mens fashion. thankfully I try to avoid both. Listening to ya doing ya thing on your page ... man ya sound fucked up ...I recognise it well but at least ya have an outlet for it all. Keep on rocking in a not so free world. See ya soon
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cheers mate - much appreciated. Well as for being far apart I couldnt figure if it was Edin, Notts or Bristol but I spose half of myspace friends are in the USA so it's all relative. keep up the good stuff and in touch! Nx
