Kate Tempest started out as a 16-year-old rapper in London. Now she performs the spoken word, reading her poetry, rhymes and prose to stage audiences across the world. She has also written a play called ‘Wasted’, which toured Britain earlier this year. She is involved in a spoken word project at the Battersea Arts Centre. You can find more details by visiting her website, katetempest.co.uk.
1). What are you reading at the moment?
I’m reading Robert Walser Selected Stories and a book of plays by Martin McDonagh. Also Christopher Logue’s War Music.
2). As a child, what did you read under the covers?
The Wizard of Earthsea trilogy by Ursula Le Guin was a favourite for a long time, and my Dad gave me Lord of the Rings when I was so young I could hardly pick it up. I remember parts of it being terrifying and parts of it being really boring, and then I gave up on it.
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