Miss Merlynda
B I O G R A P H Y - A W A R D S - P E R F OR M A N C E S - F E S T I V A L S - P U B L I C A T I O N S
Hello - My stage-name and pen-name is: 'Miss Merlynda’ - and - 'Merlynda Jelly-Jaws' - (aka: LK ‘Merlynda’
Robinson) - and I’m a Licentiate of The London Academy of Music &
Dramatic Art (LLAM and ALAM of LAMDA) - with 4 Honours Medals in Speech/Acting -
a multi Award-winning and much-published Romantic FairyTales and Verse Fables Poet - an Award-winning
and much-published Romantic Nature and Love Poet - an Award-winning and
much-published Romantic Fairy-tales In Rhymes Performance Poet - an Award-Winning Romantic Nature Performance Poet - an Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter - an Award-Winning Composer - and - a popular professional Ventriloquist - Singing Ventriloquist - and - Puppeteer.
I am the Winner of The Golden Grove/Forward Poetry Prize, Prize-Winner
of The PIM Poetry Award, Finalist of The National Poetry Rivals Slam,
Highly-Commended Poet of The Portico Poetry Prize and The Serendipity Poetry
Award, among others, and my poems are published in 49 Poetry Anthologies, as 16
Solo Poetry Collections and as 3 Audio Poetry Books (CDs), to date.
Over 100
of my Songs, Song Lyrics and Piano/Keyboard Instrumental Compositions for Romantic Ballet and Dance are
also published.
I was appointed
BBC Radio’s ‘Poetry Expert’ for their ‘Functional Poetry Challenge
Initiative’- and have frequently performed and broadcast my poetry live on:
BBC
Radio Solent, BBC 3 Counties, BBC Southern Counties, on Delta FM - and Radio
Lion.
My live epic and romantic poetry
readings - together with my live ventriloquism performances - which were
broadcast live on Radio Lion were also recorded live and are now frequently
re-broadcast.
I’ve performed my Fun Ventriloquist-Puppetry Shows, Award-Winnig Children's Poetry & Award-Winning Children's Songs - at a variety of Outdoor Public Events and Poetry & Literary Festivals including:
The Festival of
Chichester, West Sussex
The Havant Literary Festival, Hampshire
The Beer & Oyster Festival, Hampshire
The Port Solent Event, Hampshire
The Elvetham Country Estate, Surrey
The
Lanesborough Hotel, Park Lane/Hyde Park Corner, London
The Oakwood
Theatre, Chichester, West Sussex
G-Live (Guildford Civic Hall) - Surrey
The
Ripley Festival, Surrey
The Christmas Festival, Surrey
East Hill House,
Surrey
Milkwood House, Hampshire
Greenbanks, Hampshire
The Wheelwrights,
Hampshire
The White Hart at Harting, West Sussex
O’Connors and The Secret
Garden, Hampshire
Tiverton Pannier Market Christmas Lights Switch On Event, Devon
Tiverton Pannier Market Santa's Grotto Event, Devon
Appledore Christmas Lights Switch On Event, Devon
- and at Festivals, Theatres, Clubs, Cafes, Pubs, Galleries,
Bookshops - on the London Fringe Theatre Circuit - and at venues throughout
England.
I’m also frequently invited to
read my poetry live at prestigious regional Poetry Festivals - such as The
Teignmouth Poetry Festival among others.
I have performed my Delightfully Romantic - Inspirational - Enchanting - and - Humorous - Fairy-Tales In Rhymes - and - Selections of my Magical - Wise - and - Exciting - Verse Fables - together with my Cast of delightfully enchanting Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls - Puppets - and Marionettes - at a wide variety of
venues and for a wide variety of audiences - from Theatres to Stately Homes -
for Organisations - Societies - and - Clubs - at Poetry and Literary Street
Theatre Events - and for Members of The House of Lords.
I have also performed my own Award-Winning
and much-published Romantic Fairy-Tales in Rhymes - and - my Wise and Highly Entertaining Verse Fables - and - my Humorous and Cute Nonsense Verse - and - my multi Award-Winning Humorous - Romantic - and - Silly - Singalong Songs - at a
variety of Special Events - such as Public Festivals - Christmas Lights Switch On Events - Weddings - Family - and - Children's Events - and - I am also frequently
commissioned to create Romantic Fairy-Tales - and - Love Poems - for Weddings - Handfastings -
Anniversaries - and - Family Occasions.
Uniquely, I perform Ventriloquism - Singing Ventriloquism - and - cute Puppetry - often together with my Fairy-Tale, Nonsense and Verse-Fable Poetry and Funny Songs for audiences of young children and families - performing them with my Ventriloquist Dolls and Puppets
from my Collection of Beautiful and Sweet Vintage Ventriloquist Dolls and Puppets. I am the Founder and Resident Trainer of the
former ‘The Ventriloquist Club of Great Britain’ - and - a professional ‘Punch & Judy Show Professor’.
I’m also an Award-winning and much-performed Monologues
Writer & Speech-Writer for Performers & Public Speakers (Publication
Title: ‘ACT! Alone: Scene-Stealing Monologues & Verse for Performers
& Speakers’ Pubd. GAPP).
I am
also a professional, commissioned and internationally exhibited Illustrator and
Cartoonist - illustrating many of my Romantic Love Poems for publication in books,
posters, prints and postcards.
In the
1990s, I was commissioned by The Art Institute to create an 850,000 word Art
Tutorial Course - (Publication Title: ‘Master The Art’ - Published by
The Art Institute, 1998.)
I am also a former Magazine Columnist and Newspaper
Columnist of ‘The Observer Series of Newspapers’ - and was commissioned
to write a regular, monthly, in-print ‘Astrology and Horoscopes’ page - ‘Scarlette
Starz’ - for The Observer Newspaper’s colour magazine. I am also a former Copy Editor with ‘The
Financial Times (FinTech Publications)’.
I was the Founder & Editor of the monthly, illustrated, in-print and
internationally highly-respected poetry magazine: ‘The Poetry Box Magazine’
- and - the Founder & Editor of: ‘The Bucks Mills Poetry Magazine’.
I am also the Founder and Host of ‘The Bucks Mills Poetry Festival’.
I occasionally include my Poetry & Performance/Public Speaking Workshops to
my own live poetry performances - conducting my highly popular and widely
respected ‘Merlynda’s Poetry & Performance Workshops’ - especially at
Poetry and Literary Festivals.
For Details of my Booking Fee/s - Availability - And - To Book Me To Entertain At Your:
Outdoor Public Family Event - Poetry Festival - Literary Festival - Outdoor Public Children's Event - Book Festival - Music Festival - Fairy Festival - Theme Park - Zoo - Theatre Production - on Radio - Film - and - TV
Please Contact Me via the 'Contact' page For Further Details.
My Poetry Booklets & Books are also available to order via my publishing imprint: The Devon Book Society - For Information & Details - Please Visit:
www.DevonBookSociety.com
I'm also an Award-Winning, much-published, internationally exhibited, frequently
commissioned Fine Artist - Illustrator/Cartoonist - aka - 'Kitty Pigfish' - Please Visit My
Website To View Examples of my Illustrations and cute Cartoons:
www.KittyPigfishCartoons.com
Please Also Visit: www.Ventriloquist-Merlynda.com