Masculinity IS A PERFORMANCE
Written & performed by Oliver Robertson
Filmed and edited by Mitchell Robertson.
OLIVER ROBERTSON
photo credit: Jack Hinks
Oliver Robertson (He/Him) is a worker, writer and spoken word artist hailing from the East End of Glasgow. Oliver was selected for the BBC Words First Scheme in 2020. He has been performing spoken word since 2020 at both virtual and online events and post-pandemic he has taken his words to audiences throughout Scotland. Oliver has performed at Eden Festival, Hidden Door Festival, Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival, Platform Easterhouse Glasgow, The Hug and Pint Glasgow and Push the Boat Out Summerhall Edinburgh.
His work is firmly based on his perspective of growing up in Glasgow's East End and his poetry attempts to marry social commentary with humour and wit.
He is the recipitent of the Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award 2023.
@oliverhrobertson