The Sunshine Kid follows the narrative of Harry Baker's 5-Star Edinburgh Fringe shows, Harry Baker's Super-Amazing Mega-Awesome Gap Year Adventures: Birth of a Champion and Proper Pop-Up Purple Paper People. It details the journey from performing Jay Z-Maths parodies in school competitions to representing his country in Paris and becoming the youngest ever World Poetry Slam Champion. The Sunshine Kid contains the raw honesty, tongue-in-cheek humour and blistering wordplay that have characterised his live performances and won the hearts and minds of audiences all across the globe.
Harry Baker
Harry Baker is a British spoken word poet and mathematician known for his witty and clever wordplay in his performances. His unique blend of poetry and mathematics has garnered him a significant following in the spoken word community. Baker's most famous work is the poem "59," which won him the World Poetry Slam Championship in 2012. His work often centers around themes of love, friendship, and the complexities of human emotions. Baker's contributions to literature have helped to redefine the boundaries of spoken word poetry and showcase the power of language in creative expression.