Damian O'Vitch is a poet and musician who writes engaging, well-crafted, sometimes surreal work about contemporary life. He has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, The Isle of Wight Festival, WOMAD, Brighton Festival Fringe as well as at a range of other festivals and spoken word events in the UK.
He regularly performs and co-hosts at spoken word events and festivals in the South and elsewhere.
Damian has had his poetry - and non-fiction writing - published in print and online journals.
He has also worked with a range of community writing groups and events; facilitating writing workshops as well as running and co-hosting spoken word events.
Damian was a finalist in the 2016 and 2018 UK National Poetry Slam Finals.
Published work
‘Change is Natural’ a spoken word show commissioned for the Southampton Festival of Words Oct 2017
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‘Warmth’, ‘Red Light Aardvark’ and ‘Straight to Horse’, published in Spilling Cocoa over Martin Amis 2017
‘Gallery Mum-to-Be’ and ‘Art in Every Sense’ published in The Beacon 2016,
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‘Unexpected Item’ and ‘The Compromise’ published in The London Spoken Word Anthology 2016
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‘We don’t speak’ published in iamnotasilentpoet 2016
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‘The Pharoah’s Attendant’ published in ‘Story Places’ Arts by The Sea’ 2016.
“Damian O’Vitch is like the Euro ‘92 Danish Squad...but with poetry” - Elvis Mc Gonagall
"Damian's writing is clever and beautifully crafted” - Lucy Furlong
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