Charley Genever is a poet, writer, and creative producer born and raised in
Peterborough. She holds a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from
Aberystwyth University, and since graduating she returned to Peterborough where she was successfully selected onto the Emerge training programme for emerging artists in Peterborough. Since then she has worked with and performed for
Cambridge Junction,
Apples and Snakes, the
Fitzwilliam Museum, the Curve, the Green Festival, and the Roundhouse. Most notably she collaborated with
The Poetry Society and
Southbank Centre where she programmed
National Poetry Day Live and also performed as part of the day. She has shared the stage and worked with the likes of
John Hegley,
Attila the Stockbroker,
Ross Sutherland,
Patience Agbabi,
Joelle Taylor,
Simon Mole,
Benjamin Zephaniah,
Mark Grist,
Vanessa Kisuule, and
Michael Symmons Roberts. She also regularly hosts open mic night ‘Pint of Poetry’, and produces her own quarterly spoken word night ‘Freak Speak’. At 24, she is the youngest poet to ever hold the title of Peterborough Poet Laureate. ==References==