Rogue Teacher
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Rogue Teacher is the debut poetry collection from hugely popular Spoken Word artist Mark Grist. It contains his most popular performance pieces including work from his live shows - Dead Poetry and Rogue Teacher, as well as material from his new Spoken Word shows Dead Poets' Deathmatch, and Grave Invaders (both set to tour in 2015 and 2016). The collection contains his hugely popular poem Girl Who Reads, a piece which has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube. Seen in every country in the world, the film was honoured with two Webby awards for 'best solo performance' and 'best viral video.' Films of three other pieces in this collection, A teacher, eh?
Mark Grist is a Peterborough based writer, performer and educational consultant with a growing global audience for his popular short films on YouTube. Mark initially grabbed the spotlight in 2012 when a video of him battling teenage grime artist MC Blizzard went viral. Since then, the video has notched up 4m hits on YouTube, making it the most viewed UK rap battle of all time. Mark has continued to battle a range of MCs from both the UK and overseas, and is currently developing a feature film based upon his experiences with Shine Media and Film4.Mark created a Spoken Word video in partnership with Guy Larsen and The Roundhouse in London called Girl Who Reads. The response to the project was unprecedented, with the video gaining over a million views in its first 48 hours online. It also hit the front pages of Reddit, Buzzfeed, YouTube UK, Huffington Post and UpWorthy. Mark has performed on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC2, ITV and BBC3 and taken shows to Denmark , New York and Singapore. He recently starred in channel 4's 'Mr Drew's School for Boys,' where he developed a range of strategies to engage boys in literacy. He's currently working on new projects with Channel. "The English teacher you wish you had" Fest Magazine "It's a pleasure to spend an evening in his company" The Guardian