John Paul O'Neill

Farrago Poetry are the UK's poetry SLAM! pioneers, running the first ever UK slam in 1994. As well as regular shows we run the London & UK SLAM! Championships.

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

England SLAM! Championships 2025. 1st

1: Jay Macdonald 28.25
2: Kofi Achina 27.65
3: Megan Misfud 26.4
4: David Braziel 26.3
5: Jo Eades 25.3
6: Jay Woods 25.3
7: Ciaran Barta-Hynes 25
8: Rebecca Rocker 24.5
9: Edward Tripp 24
10: Mathew P Nicholson 21.8
11: Anna Free 21.75

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

https://t.co/74vwmEOcRb Really sorry to read this sad news.

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

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[Dr Jill Belch @JillBelch]

Only 8% of us have wood stoves, & only 8% of these burn wood out of necessity….
7.4% of us are voluntarily harming themselves, their family & their neighbours.
0.6% need support to heat their homes with solar, heat pumps or links to the grid.

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

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[Five Year Plan 🏆🏆🏆 @FYPFanzine]

We’re back at Selhurst!

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Congrats to @SvenStears The England Slam Champ for 2023, who'll be going to the World Cup of Slam in Paris & with runners up Ciran Barata-Hynes, Cooper Robson, Emma Taylor & Red Frederick has also won a place in the UK SLAM! Championships Finals later in 2024. @fayroberts

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Today marks the 30th anniversary of me running & hosting the 1st ever poetry slam in the UK for Farrago Poetry at @chatspalace . 2024 also marks 30 years since I set up & ran the UK SLAM! Championships. @PoetrySociety @poetrycafeldn

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

British Gas profits leap from £72m to £751m in a year as they announce ANOTHER £144m pay out to their shareholders. https://t.co/iFwDoMeyon

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[HLTCO @HLTCO]

Here it is then, I am now on YouTube, you can all see my face. 12 years of anonymity are over.

It’s genuinely scary to put myself out there for everyone to see but life is all about rolling the dice.

Any RT’s or quote tweets are hugely appreciated. ❤️

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[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

Let's stop pretending this isn't an issue.
Wood-burning stoves cancel out fall in particulate pollution from roads in UK.
https://t.co/e94BS2vBaL

[Clean Air 2 Breathe @AirFairy04]

The impact of #WoodBurning on neighbours is always overlooked!
ALL Councils should be doing this ⬇️, #CleanAir & living #SmokeFree in your home should not be a postcode lottery.
@DefraGovUK @CMO_England @SteveBarclay @OliverDowden
https://t.co/EVVtzQA4v0

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

‘Hostile environment’ caused immense distress in black Caribbeans, study finds https://t.co/VfoPgVYOq9

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Misogyny and racial bias routinely putting patients at risk in England, warns NHS safety chief https://t.co/GcIsRMjuGS

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill appointed first minister as Stormont reconvenes https://t.co/wvRtOKBian

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Very excited to be in Antwerp at the European Slam Championships. Watch live and vote for our fantastic UK SLAM! Champion Mithago Craze! Also look out for Scottish champion Angie Strachan .

[Clean Air Campaign @cleanairdayuk]

You may be tempted to burn wood in the belief that it's eco-friendly, but did you know that #woodburning produces more harmful carbon emissions than oil or gas for the same amount of heat or energy?

🔥Learn the facts now⬇️
https://t.co/5kaYVdKFVB #CleanAirNight

[John Paul O'Neill @FarragoPoetry]

Christmas dinner that was duck https://t.co/GGT8CSqbGB

[Headway UK - the brain injury association @HeadwayUK]

Be carbon monoxide aware!

It's vital to stay warm in this severe weather, but you should also make sure you have a working carbon monoxide alarm. Find out more: https://t.co/3yMlE5lgBQ