Johnny Giles

Cardiff

Johnny Giles has been writing and performing poetry since 2005 and 2012 respectively. His poetry is a blend of political polemic, vivid mental imagery and also personal anecdote (sorry T.S. Eliot). Whilst he is influenced by a broad range of poetic styles his biggest influences are the confessional poets, Plath and Ginsberg especially. Past Performances include:

  • Unemployed Daytime Disco (Cardiff)
  • Metanoia (Video) (Aberdare)
  • Back of the Pub Poetry Club (Jam Bones) - Resident Poet (Cardiff)
  • Tommy's Poetry Nights (Cardiff)
  • Room (Cardiff)
  • Word 4 Word (National Theatre Wales) (Cardiff)
  • Swindon Literature Festival (Swindon)
  • Back to Basskicks (Rapping with Zaru Jonson, DJ'd by F-Block) (Cardiff)
  • Newport University (Caerleon)