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‘It’s beautiful to have experienced the journey’: 10 years of Out-Spoken

A look back at the first decade of Out-Spoken, one of London’s premiere poetry, spoken word and live music nights

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Originally posted Fri 13 May 2022
Glen Wilson, a White man in his early 40s with dark hair and stubble, standing in a mountainous landscape

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Glen Wilson

Glen Wilson is Senior Digital Editor at the Southbank Centre. A writer and editor on the arts since 2017, he is the author of WCLDN. His writing on football has appeared in The Guardian and When Saturday Comes.

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