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Apples & Snakes, the UK¹s leading organisation for performance poetry, has appointed Gina Sherman as its new South West Coordinator.

Gina will be based at Barbican Theatre, Plymouth with the remit to develop performance poetry in the South West. She joins Apples & Snakes from the Barbican, where she is Programme Coordinator, responsible for the volunteer programme.

Apples & Snakes has built an international reputation for its work with performance poetry, which focuses on working with emerging artists, producing new work and putting poets in education. Apples & Snakes runs regular events across England alongside pioneering artist development programmes.
It also works extensively with schools, prisons and libraries to develop literacy, communication skills, motivation and self-esteem through high quality performance poetry workshops and events.

Gina Sherman, South West Coordinator, Apples & Snakes:

"Apples & Snakes events are always inspiring and showcase such a diverse range of talented poets. It is my aim to continue this reputation and to build on the professional development programme. I can¹t help but be excited by all the amazing performance poets out there."

Sheila Snellgrove, Executive Director, Barbican Theatre, Plymouth:

"We are delighted that Gina has been able to develop her professional career in the arts through her work at the Barbican Theatre. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with her in her new role for Apples & Snakes in the South West enabling many more performance artists to come to Plymouth and reaching new audiences with this wonderful, and growing, art form. We are also tremendously excited about the potential for strategic collaboration with the other English regions and learn from best practice nationally."

Lucy Crompton-Reid, Director, Apples & Snakes:

"We are delighted to introduce Gina to our national team, and look forward to developing our programme in the South West, establishing new ways of working with poets, organisations and audiences."