Giovanni Esposito, better known as SPOZ, is a poet, writer, performer, musician and (mainly armchair) activist from Birmingham. He works a lot in schools as a poetry and ‘slam poetry’ workshop, and project, facilitator. He has written and produced plays and musicals for theatre and film and was Birmingham’s Poet Laureate in 2006/7, which was nice. This is his second collection for a 15+ readership and has some older, previously unpublished work as well as lots of new stuff.
 
'Clever, moving and packed with sharp humour, Spoz’s new poetry collection delivers refreshing honesty and accessibility whilst still packing a punch. There’s something for everyone.’ Katherine Priddy
 
‘Spoz’s work has spikey hair, carries a megaphone and wears a f**k the system T-Shirt. And just like Spoz himself, beneath the spikes and the noise, inside it, there sits a thumping heart full of a drive and passion big enough to try and change the world.’ Steven Camden AKA Polarbear‘
 
I wish we were allowed to read poems like this at school. Spoz is a legend wordsmith and top bloke.’ Lindsey Santoro
 
‘A major contribution to English literature’ John Cooper Clarke