Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Friends' Meeting House,
Queen's Road,
Stoneygate,
Leicester
Ready for some poetry after all that turkey and Christmas pud? Want to end 2009 on a high note? US poet LouAnn Muhm has come all the way from snowy Minnesota, and will be reading from her superb collection Breaking The Glass. She'll be joined by Midlands poets Pam Thompson, Jane Commane and Matt Merritt.
There'll be a small number of open mic slots available too (sign up on the night, from 7pm), along with free mince pies, so come along and say goodbye to the old year in style.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
GALWAY: December Over The Edge
Thursday, December 17th, 2009, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Gerry Galvin, Liam Duffy and Conor Mark Kavanagh.
Gerry Galvin is a native of Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, now living in Oughterard. He is a chef and former restaurateur and the author of bestselling cookbooks The Drimcong Food Affair and Everyday Gourmet. His fiction and poetry have been published at home and abroad in publications such as The Scotsman, The Cape Argus, Hibernia, Crannóg, The Cork Examiner and Ouroboros. He was a 2009 Short Fiction prizewinner in the Fish Publishing competition. His first collection of poetry is forthcoming from Doire Press, Spring 2010.
Liam Duffy is from Galway but is currently attending university in Finland. His poems have appeared in The Shop, Revival and many more. He was also editor of NUI Galway's writers’ society magazine The Sharp Review. Earlier this year, Liam was chosen to take part in a series of summer readings organised in Dublin by The Stinging Fly literary magazine. He recently completed the Advanced Poetry Workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s highly successful publication Lady Gregory’s Townhouse.
Conor Mark Kavanagh is a poet and RTE News reporter. His first break into journalism was an exclusive interview with the subject of Yeats’ Prayer For My Daughter, Anne Yeats, on the 50th anniversary of the great poet’s death. He has worked as a reporter on The Arts Show and been invited back to the show some years later to read his own poem Homecoming. He is also a singer-songwriter and has co-written album tracks with Eurovision Song Contest winner, Charlie Mc Gettigan.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Gerry Galvin, Liam Duffy and Conor Mark Kavanagh.
Gerry Galvin is a native of Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, now living in Oughterard. He is a chef and former restaurateur and the author of bestselling cookbooks The Drimcong Food Affair and Everyday Gourmet. His fiction and poetry have been published at home and abroad in publications such as The Scotsman, The Cape Argus, Hibernia, Crannóg, The Cork Examiner and Ouroboros. He was a 2009 Short Fiction prizewinner in the Fish Publishing competition. His first collection of poetry is forthcoming from Doire Press, Spring 2010.
Liam Duffy is from Galway but is currently attending university in Finland. His poems have appeared in The Shop, Revival and many more. He was also editor of NUI Galway's writers’ society magazine The Sharp Review. Earlier this year, Liam was chosen to take part in a series of summer readings organised in Dublin by The Stinging Fly literary magazine. He recently completed the Advanced Poetry Workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s highly successful publication Lady Gregory’s Townhouse.
Conor Mark Kavanagh is a poet and RTE News reporter. His first break into journalism was an exclusive interview with the subject of Yeats’ Prayer For My Daughter, Anne Yeats, on the 50th anniversary of the great poet’s death. He has worked as a reporter on The Arts Show and been invited back to the show some years later to read his own poem Homecoming. He is also a singer-songwriter and has co-written album tracks with Eurovision Song Contest winner, Charlie Mc Gettigan.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Monday, December 14, 2009
LONDON: Ride The Word XIX
Tuesday, 15th December, 2009, 6.30 for 7pm, till 9pm, Free
The Cafe Yumacha
45 Berwick Street,
Soho,
London
W1
Christmas Special
with Short Circuit Editor Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing Director Jen Hamilton-Emery, and Arts Editor of Prospect Magazine Tom Chatfield
and
Tania Hershman, Sarah Salway, Marian Garvey, David Gaffney, Lane Ashfeldt, Elizabeth Baines, Chika Unigwe, David Grubb, Alex Keegan, Catherine Smith
also
Vincent De Souza, Jay Merill.
Floor spots on first come, first served basis. Hosted by Jay Merill and Vincent De Souza.
The Cafe Yumacha
45 Berwick Street,
Soho,
London
W1
Christmas Special
with Short Circuit Editor Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing Director Jen Hamilton-Emery, and Arts Editor of Prospect Magazine Tom Chatfield
and
Tania Hershman, Sarah Salway, Marian Garvey, David Gaffney, Lane Ashfeldt, Elizabeth Baines, Chika Unigwe, David Grubb, Alex Keegan, Catherine Smith
also
Vincent De Souza, Jay Merill.
Floor spots on first come, first served basis. Hosted by Jay Merill and Vincent De Souza.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
LONDON: Jazz Verse Jukebox
Sunday, December 13th, 2009, venue open 6.30pm, show from 8pm, £6
Ronnie Scotts Bar (upstairs)
Tickets can only be purchased on the door
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Tel: 020 7439 0747
Website: http://www:jumokefashola.com
Compered by and with music from Jumoké Fashola, Presenter, BBC London 94.9FM
Starring:
RACHEL ROSE REID: The 'storyteller for adults' makes a welcome return to the Jazz Verse Jukebox after a year that has seen her win plaudits for her Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show. Rachel is also a skilled cocktail mixologist, so who knows we may end up with unusual cocktails as she weaves her stories of Spirits!
“It's impossible to take your eyes off Rachel Rose Reid: she absolutely commands the stage. This is storytelling with a unique and modern twist: contemporary storytelling at its best". Antje Papenburg, Three Weeks
NICK MAKOHA: A charismatic poet and educationalist who has performed around the UK. His writing explores the ambiguities and contradictions of life, love and relationships. He has collaborated with musicians and visual artists & was one of four poets commissioned to do a special piece for the Turner Prize as part of the Tate: Remixed initiative.
“On stage he drops he drops a succession of interwoven one-liners so deep that every longitude ever imagined begins to shiver with insecurity”. X-Bout Magazine
DZIFA BENSON: Poetry-prose-plays-philosophy-essay loving and writing, gig organising, workshop leading and generally word bothering girl about town. Dzifa Benson does four main things - writes, performs, curates and teaches. A whirlwind of talent is currently an ambassador for the Southbank Centre’s Global Poetry System project. She has performed her prose and poetry nationally and internationally & is part of the poetry duo, Word Migrants.
"Weaver of well-crafted poems and captivating contemporary myths" Apples & Snakes
WITH MUSIC FROM:
THE WEST-END GOSPEL CHOIR
Past, present and future performers from West End shows such as ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Joseph’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Thriller’, will delight our ears with classic gospel tunes plus songs from hit musicals like Sister Act 2, The Colour Purple and Brooklyn. Not to be missed it's a chance to hear a different side of your favorite Musical Theatre stars and get in the mood for Christmas!
Plus the unique 'jukebox' open mic 3 spots for singers, 3 spots for poets.
Ronnie Scotts Bar (upstairs)
Tickets can only be purchased on the door
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Tel: 020 7439 0747
Website: http://www:jumokefashola.com
Compered by and with music from Jumoké Fashola, Presenter, BBC London 94.9FM
Starring:
RACHEL ROSE REID: The 'storyteller for adults' makes a welcome return to the Jazz Verse Jukebox after a year that has seen her win plaudits for her Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show. Rachel is also a skilled cocktail mixologist, so who knows we may end up with unusual cocktails as she weaves her stories of Spirits!
“It's impossible to take your eyes off Rachel Rose Reid: she absolutely commands the stage. This is storytelling with a unique and modern twist: contemporary storytelling at its best". Antje Papenburg, Three Weeks
NICK MAKOHA: A charismatic poet and educationalist who has performed around the UK. His writing explores the ambiguities and contradictions of life, love and relationships. He has collaborated with musicians and visual artists & was one of four poets commissioned to do a special piece for the Turner Prize as part of the Tate: Remixed initiative.
“On stage he drops he drops a succession of interwoven one-liners so deep that every longitude ever imagined begins to shiver with insecurity”. X-Bout Magazine
DZIFA BENSON: Poetry-prose-plays-philosophy-essay loving and writing, gig organising, workshop leading and generally word bothering girl about town. Dzifa Benson does four main things - writes, performs, curates and teaches. A whirlwind of talent is currently an ambassador for the Southbank Centre’s Global Poetry System project. She has performed her prose and poetry nationally and internationally & is part of the poetry duo, Word Migrants.
"Weaver of well-crafted poems and captivating contemporary myths" Apples & Snakes
WITH MUSIC FROM:
THE WEST-END GOSPEL CHOIR
Past, present and future performers from West End shows such as ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Joseph’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Thriller’, will delight our ears with classic gospel tunes plus songs from hit musicals like Sister Act 2, The Colour Purple and Brooklyn. Not to be missed it's a chance to hear a different side of your favorite Musical Theatre stars and get in the mood for Christmas!
Plus the unique 'jukebox' open mic 3 spots for singers, 3 spots for poets.
BIRMINGHAM: Sunday Xpress Open Mic
Sunday, 13th December, 2009, 1.30pm-6pm, FREE
The Adam and Eve
54 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B12 0JD
Your compere - Big Brendan Higgins.
The Adam and Eve
54 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B12 0JD
Your compere - Big Brendan Higgins.
Friday, December 11, 2009
TODMORDEN: Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard & Gina Shaw
Saturday, 12th December, 2009, 2pm-3.30pm
Todmorden Library,
Strand,
Rochdale Road,
Todmorden
OL14 7LB
Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw
A reading from the new anthology from Grey Hen Press Cracking On: Poems about ageing by older women.
Plus mince pies!
Todmorden Library,
Strand,
Rochdale Road,
Todmorden
OL14 7LB
Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw
A reading from the new anthology from Grey Hen Press Cracking On: Poems about ageing by older women.
Plus mince pies!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
RICHMOND: Poetry Jam @ The Tea Box
Friday, 11th December, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
The Tea Box,
7 Paradise Road,
Richmond,
TW9 1RX
Phone: 020 8940 3521
E-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk
Featuring Julie Mullen
Innocence meets Experience as The Tea Box hosts another open mic poetry Jam where new voices can perform alongside established performing poets.
Feed your mind, soul and your belly at this unique event where you can enjoy any of 55 different teas, select from fantastic menu including wine and beer.
The accomplished actress and writer Julie Mullen will be providing her particular witty verse from her recently completed works Erotic Poetry for Vegans and Vegetarians, which will be on sale on the night.
Our audience are always friendly, supportive and enthusiastic, as are the owners Mike and Jemma who will ensure you receive a warm welcome and encourage you to join Julie on stage.
Want to Join the Jam? Call us on 020 8940 3521, T-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk or just stick your hand up on the night.
The Tea Box,
7 Paradise Road,
Richmond,
TW9 1RX
Phone: 020 8940 3521
E-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk
Featuring Julie Mullen
Innocence meets Experience as The Tea Box hosts another open mic poetry Jam where new voices can perform alongside established performing poets.
Feed your mind, soul and your belly at this unique event where you can enjoy any of 55 different teas, select from fantastic menu including wine and beer.
The accomplished actress and writer Julie Mullen will be providing her particular witty verse from her recently completed works Erotic Poetry for Vegans and Vegetarians, which will be on sale on the night.
Our audience are always friendly, supportive and enthusiastic, as are the owners Mike and Jemma who will ensure you receive a warm welcome and encourage you to join Julie on stage.
Want to Join the Jam? Call us on 020 8940 3521, T-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk or just stick your hand up on the night.
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 11th December, 2009, 7pm (doors open 6.30pm), £4/£3, Wine
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shearsman poets Martin Anderson, Sarah Law and Janet Sutherland.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology.
Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shearsman poets Martin Anderson, Sarah Law and Janet Sutherland.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology.
Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
LONDON: Jazz Verse Jukebox
Sunday, December 13th, 2009, venue open 6.30pm, show from 8pm, £6
Ronnie Scotts Bar (upstairs)
Tickets can only be purchased on the door
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Tel: 020 7439 0747
Website: http://www:jumokefashola.com
Compered by and with music from Jumoké Fashola, Presenter, BBC London 94.9FM
Starring:
RACHEL ROSE REID: The 'storyteller for adults' makes a welcome return to the Jazz Verse Jukebox after a year that has seen her win plaudits for her Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show. Rachel is also a skilled cocktail mixologist, so who knows we may end up with unusual cocktails as she weaves her stories of Spirits!
“It's impossible to take your eyes off Rachel Rose Reid: she absolutely commands the stage. This is storytelling with a unique and modern twist: contemporary storytelling at its best". Antje Papenburg, Three Weeks
NICK MAKOHA: A charismatic poet and educationalist who has performed around the UK. His writing explores the ambiguities and contradictions of life, love and relationships. He has collaborated with musicians and visual artists & was one of four poets commissioned to do a special piece for the Turner Prize as part of the Tate: Remixed initiative.
“On stage he drops he drops a succession of interwoven one-liners so deep that every longitude ever imagined begins to shiver with insecurity”. X-Bout Magazine
DZIFA BENSON: Poetry-prose-plays-philosophy-essay loving and writing, gig organising, workshop leading and generally word bothering girl about town. Dzifa Benson does four main things - writes, performs, curates and teaches. A whirlwind of talent is currently an ambassador for the Southbank Centre’s Global Poetry System project. She has performed her prose and poetry nationally and internationally & is part of the poetry duo, Word Migrants.
"Weaver of well-crafted poems and captivating contemporary myths" Apples & Snakes
WITH MUSIC FROM:
THE WEST-END GOSPEL CHOIR
Past, present and future performers from West End shows such as ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Joseph’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Thriller’, will delight our ears with classic gospel tunes plus songs from hit musicals like Sister Act 2, The Colour Purple and Brooklyn. Not to be missed it's a chance to hear a different side of your favorite Musical Theatre stars and get in the mood for Christmas!
Plus the unique 'jukebox' open mic 3 spots for singers, 3 spots for poets.
Ronnie Scotts Bar (upstairs)
Tickets can only be purchased on the door
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Tel: 020 7439 0747
Website: http://www:jumokefashola.com
Compered by and with music from Jumoké Fashola, Presenter, BBC London 94.9FM
Starring:
RACHEL ROSE REID: The 'storyteller for adults' makes a welcome return to the Jazz Verse Jukebox after a year that has seen her win plaudits for her Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show. Rachel is also a skilled cocktail mixologist, so who knows we may end up with unusual cocktails as she weaves her stories of Spirits!
“It's impossible to take your eyes off Rachel Rose Reid: she absolutely commands the stage. This is storytelling with a unique and modern twist: contemporary storytelling at its best". Antje Papenburg, Three Weeks
NICK MAKOHA: A charismatic poet and educationalist who has performed around the UK. His writing explores the ambiguities and contradictions of life, love and relationships. He has collaborated with musicians and visual artists & was one of four poets commissioned to do a special piece for the Turner Prize as part of the Tate: Remixed initiative.
“On stage he drops he drops a succession of interwoven one-liners so deep that every longitude ever imagined begins to shiver with insecurity”. X-Bout Magazine
DZIFA BENSON: Poetry-prose-plays-philosophy-essay loving and writing, gig organising, workshop leading and generally word bothering girl about town. Dzifa Benson does four main things - writes, performs, curates and teaches. A whirlwind of talent is currently an ambassador for the Southbank Centre’s Global Poetry System project. She has performed her prose and poetry nationally and internationally & is part of the poetry duo, Word Migrants.
"Weaver of well-crafted poems and captivating contemporary myths" Apples & Snakes
WITH MUSIC FROM:
THE WEST-END GOSPEL CHOIR
Past, present and future performers from West End shows such as ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Joseph’, ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘The Lion King’, ‘Thriller’, will delight our ears with classic gospel tunes plus songs from hit musicals like Sister Act 2, The Colour Purple and Brooklyn. Not to be missed it's a chance to hear a different side of your favorite Musical Theatre stars and get in the mood for Christmas!
Plus the unique 'jukebox' open mic 3 spots for singers, 3 spots for poets.
Monday, December 07, 2009
BIRMINGHAM: Rhymes Christmas Slam
Sunday, December 17th, 2009, 8pm, £5
Mixing Bowl Theatre
The Custard Factory
Birmingham
Join us for some festive poetic fun as 15 Rhymes poets battle it out in front of judges to be crowned Rhymes Slam Winner 2009, plus the Rhymes Christmas Raffle and free mince pies.
Mixing Bowl Theatre
The Custard Factory
Birmingham
Join us for some festive poetic fun as 15 Rhymes poets battle it out in front of judges to be crowned Rhymes Slam Winner 2009, plus the Rhymes Christmas Raffle and free mince pies.
LONDON: Teen Angst: A Celebration of Inadvertantly Hilarious Adolescent Writing
Tuesday, 8th December, 2009, 7pm-11pm, £5/£4
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - BASEMENT
42-46 Pollard Row,
E2 6NB
London
Featuring Angry Sam, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Tim Clare and Tim Wells.
Teen Angst is an open mic comedic reading series where everyday people read from their embarrassing old journals, poems, songs, essays (and more), in front of an audience.
Part stand-up comedy, part poetry reading, part karaoke (in the way you go to watch people embarrass themselves). The night started in Canada in 2000 to launch the website http://www.TeenAngstPoetry.com - Teen Angst has since gone on to publish an anthology Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry (St. Martin's Press, 2005), performed at the LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK), BUMBERSHOOT (Seattle), THE KGB BAR (New York City), THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO (Calgary) and at London's BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE.
Hosted by Sara Bynoe, creator of Teen Angst and Michelle Madsen, founder of the London arm of the Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam.
PLUS ...weird and wonderful foodstuffs and drinkables to plant you firmly back in the heady days of your adolescence.
WANT TO READ YOUR BAD TEEN WRITING?
Contact sarabynoe(at)gmail.com
MORE INFO AT:
http://www.teeangst.ca
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - BASEMENT
42-46 Pollard Row,
E2 6NB
London
Featuring Angry Sam, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Tim Clare and Tim Wells.
Teen Angst is an open mic comedic reading series where everyday people read from their embarrassing old journals, poems, songs, essays (and more), in front of an audience.
Part stand-up comedy, part poetry reading, part karaoke (in the way you go to watch people embarrass themselves). The night started in Canada in 2000 to launch the website http://www.TeenAngstPoetry.com - Teen Angst has since gone on to publish an anthology Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry (St. Martin's Press, 2005), performed at the LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK), BUMBERSHOOT (Seattle), THE KGB BAR (New York City), THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO (Calgary) and at London's BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE.
Hosted by Sara Bynoe, creator of Teen Angst and Michelle Madsen, founder of the London arm of the Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam.
PLUS ...weird and wonderful foodstuffs and drinkables to plant you firmly back in the heady days of your adolescence.
WANT TO READ YOUR BAD TEEN WRITING?
Contact sarabynoe(at)gmail.com
MORE INFO AT:
http://www.teeangst.ca
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Tuesday, 8th December, 2009, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £4/£3, wine
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shoestring poets and friends John Hartley-Williams and Lynne Wycherley.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the anthology sponsored by the thought-provoking Cinnamon Press. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter.
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shoestring poets and friends John Hartley-Williams and Lynne Wycherley.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the anthology sponsored by the thought-provoking Cinnamon Press. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
LONDON: Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam
Monday, December 7th, 2009, 7.30pm-11pm, £5/£4
Green Note Café
106 Parkway
Camden
Hammer & Tongue is delighted to welcome Henry Bowers (http://www.myspace.com/kunghenrybowers) former Swedish Slam Champion, World Slam Championship runner-up and 4 Continents Slam Champion and 2009 Young Storyteller of the year Wilf Mertens (http://www.myspace.com/stanleywilfridmerttens) to its last London slam of the year.
Slammers: Come along early and sign up on the door. The first eight get in for free and slam for a place in the London H&T final next year.
Hosted by Michelle Madsen and Angry Sam
The very next day we'll be at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club for a night of Teen Angst Poetry, hosted by the irascible Sara Bynoe and featuring Tim Clare, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Angry Sam and Michelle Madsen. The kids from Foodrambler will be making very leftfield foodstuffs to go with the evening, £6/5 on the door.
Contact: Michelle Madsen on 07809 236 133
http://twitter.com/hammerandtongue
Green Note Café
106 Parkway
Camden
Hammer & Tongue is delighted to welcome Henry Bowers (http://www.myspace.com/kunghenrybowers) former Swedish Slam Champion, World Slam Championship runner-up and 4 Continents Slam Champion and 2009 Young Storyteller of the year Wilf Mertens (http://www.myspace.com/stanleywilfridmerttens) to its last London slam of the year.
Slammers: Come along early and sign up on the door. The first eight get in for free and slam for a place in the London H&T final next year.
Hosted by Michelle Madsen and Angry Sam
The very next day we'll be at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club for a night of Teen Angst Poetry, hosted by the irascible Sara Bynoe and featuring Tim Clare, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Angry Sam and Michelle Madsen. The kids from Foodrambler will be making very leftfield foodstuffs to go with the evening, £6/5 on the door.
Contact: Michelle Madsen on 07809 236 133
http://twitter.com/hammerandtongue
Saturday, December 05, 2009
CHELTENHAM: Buzzwords Poetry Night
Sunday, 6th December, 2009, 7pm onwards, £3/£5 if you are able
function room at The Brown Jug,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
Nine Arches Press present David Morley and Matt Nunn
7pm Workshop led by David Morley
8pm - Readings and open mic
function room at The Brown Jug,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
Nine Arches Press present David Morley and Matt Nunn
7pm Workshop led by David Morley
8pm - Readings and open mic
Friday, December 04, 2009
LONDON: Ride The Word XIX
Tuesday, 15th December, 2009, 6.30 for 7pm, till 9pm, Free
The Cafe Yumacha
45 Berwick Street,
Soho,
London
W1
Christmas Special
with Short Circuit Editor Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing Director Jen Hamilton-Emery, and Arts Editor of Prospect Magazine Tom Chatfield
and
Tania Hershman, Sarah Salway, Marian Garvey, David Gaffney, Lane Ashfeldt, Elizabeth Baines, Chika Unigwe, David Grubb, Alex Keegan, Catherine Smith
also
Vincent De Souza, Jay Merill.
Floor spots on first come, first served basis. Hosted by Jay Merill and Vincent De Souza.
The Cafe Yumacha
45 Berwick Street,
Soho,
London
W1
Christmas Special
with Short Circuit Editor Vanessa Gebbie, Salt Publishing Director Jen Hamilton-Emery, and Arts Editor of Prospect Magazine Tom Chatfield
and
Tania Hershman, Sarah Salway, Marian Garvey, David Gaffney, Lane Ashfeldt, Elizabeth Baines, Chika Unigwe, David Grubb, Alex Keegan, Catherine Smith
also
Vincent De Souza, Jay Merill.
Floor spots on first come, first served basis. Hosted by Jay Merill and Vincent De Souza.
RICHMOND: Poetry Jam @ The Tea Box
Friday, 11th December, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
The Tea Box,
7 Paradise Road,
Richmond,
TW9 1RX
Phone: 020 8940 3521
E-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk
Featuring Julie Mullen
Innocence meets Experience as The Tea Box hosts another open mic poetry Jam where new voices can perform alongside established performing poets.
Feed your mind, soul and your belly at this unique event where you can enjoy any of 55 different teas, select from fantastic menu including wine and beer.
The accomplished actress and writer Julie Mullen will be providing her particular witty verse from her recently completed works Erotic Poetry for Vegans and Vegetarians, which will be on sale on the night.
Our audience are always friendly, supportive and enthusiastic, as are the owners Mike and Jemma who will ensure you receive a warm welcome and encourage you to join Julie on stage.
Want to Join the Jam? Call us on 020 8940 3521, T-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk or just stick your hand up on the night.
The Tea Box,
7 Paradise Road,
Richmond,
TW9 1RX
Phone: 020 8940 3521
E-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk
Featuring Julie Mullen
Innocence meets Experience as The Tea Box hosts another open mic poetry Jam where new voices can perform alongside established performing poets.
Feed your mind, soul and your belly at this unique event where you can enjoy any of 55 different teas, select from fantastic menu including wine and beer.
The accomplished actress and writer Julie Mullen will be providing her particular witty verse from her recently completed works Erotic Poetry for Vegans and Vegetarians, which will be on sale on the night.
Our audience are always friendly, supportive and enthusiastic, as are the owners Mike and Jemma who will ensure you receive a warm welcome and encourage you to join Julie on stage.
Want to Join the Jam? Call us on 020 8940 3521, T-mail: info@theteabox.co.uk or just stick your hand up on the night.
BRADFORD: Word Life
Saturday, December 5th, 2009, £5
Theatre In The Mill,
University of Bradford
Performers: Joe Kriss, Jon Gomm, Mark Gwynne Jones, Jasmine Ann Cooray and Gareth Durasow
A night of moving and original story telling and poetry from some of the most renowned performance poets in the UK. Followed by live music from Jon Gomm, fresh from his Italian tour.
Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer, with an incredible virtuoso guitar style. He uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead, Roni Size to Joni Mitchell.
Mark Gwynne Jones is a poet whose work crosses over into physical theatre and the visual arts. An engaging and energetic performer, Mark has presented his work on platforms from Edinburgh to London.
Jasmine Ann Cooray is a poet who is learning to tell stories, but is better known for uncompromisingly moving verse and arresting delivery. She tries to tell the truth. Her debut pamphlet, everything we don't say, was published with Tall Lighthouse Press in April 2009.
Gareth Durasow is a prize-winning poet, performer and playwright. He appears at events ranging from intimate readings at cafes and bars to renowned literature festivals, collaborating with the audience to create a truly unique spoken word experience that alternates between the disarmingly endearing, the riotously funny and the blisteringly intense.
Hosted by Joe Kriss who has performed at venues such as the Tate Modern, The Roundhouse Theatre and The Winter Gardens. The creative writing editor of Now Then, which is one of the most widely distributed outlets for new writing in the country.
Word Life is a live literature organisation dedicated to showcasing live original poetry and music from writers and musicians.
http://www.jongomm.com
www.myspace.com/joekriss
www.myspace.com/wordlifeuk
www.nowthensheffield.blogspot.com
Tickets from 01274 233200/theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Theatre In The Mill,
University of Bradford
Performers: Joe Kriss, Jon Gomm, Mark Gwynne Jones, Jasmine Ann Cooray and Gareth Durasow
A night of moving and original story telling and poetry from some of the most renowned performance poets in the UK. Followed by live music from Jon Gomm, fresh from his Italian tour.
Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer, with an incredible virtuoso guitar style. He uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead, Roni Size to Joni Mitchell.
Mark Gwynne Jones is a poet whose work crosses over into physical theatre and the visual arts. An engaging and energetic performer, Mark has presented his work on platforms from Edinburgh to London.
Jasmine Ann Cooray is a poet who is learning to tell stories, but is better known for uncompromisingly moving verse and arresting delivery. She tries to tell the truth. Her debut pamphlet, everything we don't say, was published with Tall Lighthouse Press in April 2009.
Gareth Durasow is a prize-winning poet, performer and playwright. He appears at events ranging from intimate readings at cafes and bars to renowned literature festivals, collaborating with the audience to create a truly unique spoken word experience that alternates between the disarmingly endearing, the riotously funny and the blisteringly intense.
Hosted by Joe Kriss who has performed at venues such as the Tate Modern, The Roundhouse Theatre and The Winter Gardens. The creative writing editor of Now Then, which is one of the most widely distributed outlets for new writing in the country.
Word Life is a live literature organisation dedicated to showcasing live original poetry and music from writers and musicians.
http://www.jongomm.com
www.myspace.com/joekriss
www.myspace.com/wordlifeuk
www.nowthensheffield.blogspot.com
Tickets from 01274 233200/theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Thursday, December 03, 2009
GALWAY: December Over The Edge
Thursday, December 17th, 2009, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Gerry Galvin, Liam Duffy and Conor Mark Kavanagh.
Gerry Galvin is a native of Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, now living in Oughterard. He is a chef and former restaurateur and the author of bestselling cookbooks The Drimcong Food Affair and Everyday Gourmet. His fiction and poetry have been published at home and abroad in publications such as The Scotsman, The Cape Argus, Hibernia, Crannóg, The Cork Examiner and Ouroboros. He was a 2009 Short Fiction prizewinner in the Fish Publishing competition. His first collection of poetry is forthcoming from Doire Press, Spring 2010.
Liam Duffy is from Galway but is currently attending university in Finland. His poems have appeared in The Shop, Revival and many more. He was also editor of NUI Galway's writers’ society magazine The Sharp Review. Earlier this year, Liam was chosen to take part in a series of summer readings organised in Dublin by The Stinging Fly literary magazine. He recently completed the Advanced Poetry Workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s highly successful publication Lady Gregory’s Townhouse.
Conor Mark Kavanagh is a poet and RTE News reporter. His first break into journalism was an exclusive interview with the subject of Yeats’ Prayer For My Daughter, Anne Yeats, on the 50th anniversary of the great poet’s death. He has worked as a reporter on The Arts Show and been invited back to the show some years later to read his own poem Homecoming. He is also a singer-songwriter and has co-written album tracks with Eurovision Song Contest winner, Charlie Mc Gettigan.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Gerry Galvin, Liam Duffy and Conor Mark Kavanagh.
Gerry Galvin is a native of Drumcollogher, Co. Limerick, now living in Oughterard. He is a chef and former restaurateur and the author of bestselling cookbooks The Drimcong Food Affair and Everyday Gourmet. His fiction and poetry have been published at home and abroad in publications such as The Scotsman, The Cape Argus, Hibernia, Crannóg, The Cork Examiner and Ouroboros. He was a 2009 Short Fiction prizewinner in the Fish Publishing competition. His first collection of poetry is forthcoming from Doire Press, Spring 2010.
Liam Duffy is from Galway but is currently attending university in Finland. His poems have appeared in The Shop, Revival and many more. He was also editor of NUI Galway's writers’ society magazine The Sharp Review. Earlier this year, Liam was chosen to take part in a series of summer readings organised in Dublin by The Stinging Fly literary magazine. He recently completed the Advanced Poetry Workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s highly successful publication Lady Gregory’s Townhouse.
Conor Mark Kavanagh is a poet and RTE News reporter. His first break into journalism was an exclusive interview with the subject of Yeats’ Prayer For My Daughter, Anne Yeats, on the 50th anniversary of the great poet’s death. He has worked as a reporter on The Arts Show and been invited back to the show some years later to read his own poem Homecoming. He is also a singer-songwriter and has co-written album tracks with Eurovision Song Contest winner, Charlie Mc Gettigan.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Monday, November 30, 2009
TODMORDEN: Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard & Gina Shaw
Saturday, 12th December, 2009, 2pm-3.30pm
Todmorden Library,
Strand,
Rochdale Road,
Todmorden
OL14 7LB
Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw
A reading from the new anthology from Grey Hen Press Cracking On: Poems about ageing by older women.
Plus mince pies!
Todmorden Library,
Strand,
Rochdale Road,
Todmorden
OL14 7LB
Gill McEvoy, Janet Loverseed, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw
A reading from the new anthology from Grey Hen Press Cracking On: Poems about ageing by older women.
Plus mince pies!
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 11th December, 2009, 7pm (doors open 6.30pm), £4/£3, Wine
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shearsman poets Martin Anderson, Sarah Law and Janet Sutherland.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology.
Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shearsman poets Martin Anderson, Sarah Law and Janet Sutherland.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology.
Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
CHELTENHAM: Buzzwords Poetry Night
Sunday, 6th December, 2009, 7pm onwards, £3/£5 if you are able
function room at The Brown Jug,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
Nine Arches Press present David Morley and Matt Nunn
7pm Workshop led by David Morley
8pm - Readings and open mic
function room at The Brown Jug,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
Nine Arches Press present David Morley and Matt Nunn
7pm Workshop led by David Morley
8pm - Readings and open mic
BIRMINGHAM: Sunday Xpress Open Mic
Sunday, 13th December, 2009, 1.30pm-6pm, FREE
The Adam and Eve
54 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B12 0JD
Your compere - Big Brendan Higgins.
The Adam and Eve
54 Bradford Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B12 0JD
Your compere - Big Brendan Higgins.
LONDON: Shearsman Reading Series
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
Featuring Janet Sutherland and Alan Wearne
Details of the new collection that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/sutherlandHA.html
and of Alan Wearne's remarkable verse-novel, published last year:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2008/wearne.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/sutherlandA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/wearneA.html
The entrance is around the corner on Barter Street. Closest Tube Stations: Holborn (Central & Piccadilly Lines : 4 minutes' walk), Tottenham Court Road (Central & Northern Lines: 6 minutes), Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line: 10 minutes). Several buses stop a few yards from the Hall. There is an underground carpark close by, underneath Bloomsbury Square.
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
Featuring Janet Sutherland and Alan Wearne
Details of the new collection that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/sutherlandHA.html
and of Alan Wearne's remarkable verse-novel, published last year:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2008/wearne.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/sutherlandA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/wearneA.html
The entrance is around the corner on Barter Street. Closest Tube Stations: Holborn (Central & Piccadilly Lines : 4 minutes' walk), Tottenham Court Road (Central & Northern Lines: 6 minutes), Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line: 10 minutes). Several buses stop a few yards from the Hall. There is an underground carpark close by, underneath Bloomsbury Square.
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
LONDON: wordPLAY
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7pm-10.30pm, £4.50 entry / £3.50 concessions
The Good Ship,
Kilburn
wordPLAY London spoken word extravaganza presents:
'wordPLAN - Twisted Christmas' - all proceeds to Plan International
The time has come for the last wordPLAY of the year...and it's going to be a 'cracker' (don't you judge me!!!)
Expect the usual laid-back, all-welcoming atmosphere of the jingle-all-the-way Good Ship and general jollity of the wordPLAY audience, who don't miss a beat...unless they're at the bar or 'avin a fag...
Twisted Christmas is the loose theme, though the day when the acts start listening to/obeying anything Becca tells them to do will be the day hell freezes over...though it is Winter in England, so who knows. Eeeeeeeeeenjoy my pretties...and of course: spread the word.
Featured Writers:
Mab Jones http://www.mabjones.com/ - Welsh wonder down in the smoke to show you English how to spit it
Guest Stars:
Pia Hansen - Quadrilingual general all-round good egg rocks superb short stories
Steven Sanderson - From far up past the Watford Gap gives us Southerners a taste of Northern (words from the) soul
Jack Stannard http://www.myspace.com/stannarddoeswords - Cheeky chappy dappy rhymes and verse from this talented young poet
Alexander Thanni http://www.myspace.com/plantainuk - 'The Reverend' preaches his mantra to all, with some fine sounds and arresting politik
MUSIC: Susannah Pearse - spine-tingly haunting vocals from this composer and one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter
+ your host Nancy Clarik - some say she wanes with the moon...some say she just plain odd (Becca has been taken away for a month after losing it in Trafalgar Square and indiscriminately decapitating pigeons and tourists alike with manic glee).
+ Raffle-Lit...the prize may be wine. Or it may be books. Or we may branch out...edge of seat stuff. Each paying guest gets a chance to win - hooray!
The Good Ship,
Kilburn
wordPLAY London spoken word extravaganza presents:
'wordPLAN - Twisted Christmas' - all proceeds to Plan International
The time has come for the last wordPLAY of the year...and it's going to be a 'cracker' (don't you judge me!!!)
Expect the usual laid-back, all-welcoming atmosphere of the jingle-all-the-way Good Ship and general jollity of the wordPLAY audience, who don't miss a beat...unless they're at the bar or 'avin a fag...
Twisted Christmas is the loose theme, though the day when the acts start listening to/obeying anything Becca tells them to do will be the day hell freezes over...though it is Winter in England, so who knows. Eeeeeeeeeenjoy my pretties...and of course: spread the word.
Featured Writers:
Mab Jones http://www.mabjones.com/ - Welsh wonder down in the smoke to show you English how to spit it
Guest Stars:
Pia Hansen - Quadrilingual general all-round good egg rocks superb short stories
Steven Sanderson - From far up past the Watford Gap gives us Southerners a taste of Northern (words from the) soul
Jack Stannard http://www.myspace.com/stannarddoeswords - Cheeky chappy dappy rhymes and verse from this talented young poet
Alexander Thanni http://www.myspace.com/plantainuk - 'The Reverend' preaches his mantra to all, with some fine sounds and arresting politik
MUSIC: Susannah Pearse - spine-tingly haunting vocals from this composer and one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter
+ your host Nancy Clarik - some say she wanes with the moon...some say she just plain odd (Becca has been taken away for a month after losing it in Trafalgar Square and indiscriminately decapitating pigeons and tourists alike with manic glee).
+ Raffle-Lit...the prize may be wine. Or it may be books. Or we may branch out...edge of seat stuff. Each paying guest gets a chance to win - hooray!
LONDON: Winter Fuel
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7pm, £4
Upstairs at The Duchess,
101 Battersea High Road,
London,
SW8 4DS
Come warm yourselves with a night of poetry at the Duchess, opposite Battersea Power Station, with Simon Barraclough, Emily Berry, Isobel Dixon, Chris McCabe, Heather Phillipson and Richard Price.
Upstairs at The Duchess,
101 Battersea High Road,
London,
SW8 4DS
Come warm yourselves with a night of poetry at the Duchess, opposite Battersea Power Station, with Simon Barraclough, Emily Berry, Isobel Dixon, Chris McCabe, Heather Phillipson and Richard Price.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
LONDON: Night of the Goldrush Sounds
Sunday, 29th November 2009, 7.30pm 'til late, FREE
The Bell,
Middlesex Street,
Spitalfields,
London
E1 7EX
A London launch for The Night of the Day, Sounds in the Grass and After the Goldrush. Join Nine Arches Press to celebrate the launch of their three latest titles, including the first two Nine Arches Press books and a special edition pamphlet, with readings from David Morley, Matt Nunn and Peter Carpenter.
The Night of the Day - David Morley
The Night of the Day is remarkable for the skill and grace with which it travels through the difficult territories that map a journey from darkness towards light. In this movement from out of the shadows, it engages with tricks of the light, vanishings, illusions, magic and bitter realities, whilst using the terrain of language that each necessitates. From the brutally austere language that depicts a child’s experience of violence that opens this short collection, the poems move thematically into the natural world and the darting, shifting vocabularies of memory, friendship and loss. The Night of the Day keeps a solid and determined pace, which ultimately brings us under the canvas of the big top and into the lives of the travelling circus people, in their own words, their own voices, an undertow of threat and prejudice forever shadowing their footsteps on the road.
After the Goldrush - Peter Carpenter
Peter Carpenter’s poetry is radiant with quiet surprises, important moments captured in the folds of an old document wallet, in back gardens or on winter sea-fronts, buried in the sand or hidden by the noise of a football crowd. Such moments take flight to uncover a distinctive take on both ‘the here and now’ and the echoes of public and private histories. After the Goldrush is thus of its time and about time, in the attentive, skilful hands of a poet truly hitting his stride.
'…a new voice, precise and distinct, and therefore, doubly welcome' George Szirtes
'In short, Peter Carpenter is a masterly portrait-painter' - Matthew Jarvis, English
Sounds in the Grass - Matt Nunn
Join Matt Nunn as he travels through the spaces that define us, taking in subjects as diverse as Mother Nature, the back catalogues of youth, breaking down at the greasy spoon and hitting the highways, all accompanied by generous and bittersweet helpings of food, sex and music.
Matt Nunn’s third collection, following on from Apocalyptic Bubblegum and Happy cos I’m Blue is his most complete yet.
‘Nunn has the staccato, twisted, lyrical joy in language of an English Raymond Queneau and he brings it to bear on a beautiful, litter-strewn urban landscape where “civilisations intersect” in travestied platitudes, deep-dish riddles and a cavalcade of local detail all at about 100mph. If you’ve heard Nunn read out loud you’ll be familiar with this energy and the hallucinatory clarity of his imagery. He ploughs fearlessly straight into class, religion and education with frenzied, articulate wit matched by rage, which is not to overlook the genuine warmth and humanity beating underneath the surface. Sounds in the Grass realises the potential suggested by Nunn’s previous collections and then some.’ – Luke Kennard
The Bell,
Middlesex Street,
Spitalfields,
London
E1 7EX
A London launch for The Night of the Day, Sounds in the Grass and After the Goldrush. Join Nine Arches Press to celebrate the launch of their three latest titles, including the first two Nine Arches Press books and a special edition pamphlet, with readings from David Morley, Matt Nunn and Peter Carpenter.
The Night of the Day - David Morley
The Night of the Day is remarkable for the skill and grace with which it travels through the difficult territories that map a journey from darkness towards light. In this movement from out of the shadows, it engages with tricks of the light, vanishings, illusions, magic and bitter realities, whilst using the terrain of language that each necessitates. From the brutally austere language that depicts a child’s experience of violence that opens this short collection, the poems move thematically into the natural world and the darting, shifting vocabularies of memory, friendship and loss. The Night of the Day keeps a solid and determined pace, which ultimately brings us under the canvas of the big top and into the lives of the travelling circus people, in their own words, their own voices, an undertow of threat and prejudice forever shadowing their footsteps on the road.
After the Goldrush - Peter Carpenter
Peter Carpenter’s poetry is radiant with quiet surprises, important moments captured in the folds of an old document wallet, in back gardens or on winter sea-fronts, buried in the sand or hidden by the noise of a football crowd. Such moments take flight to uncover a distinctive take on both ‘the here and now’ and the echoes of public and private histories. After the Goldrush is thus of its time and about time, in the attentive, skilful hands of a poet truly hitting his stride.
'…a new voice, precise and distinct, and therefore, doubly welcome' George Szirtes
'In short, Peter Carpenter is a masterly portrait-painter' - Matthew Jarvis, English
Sounds in the Grass - Matt Nunn
Join Matt Nunn as he travels through the spaces that define us, taking in subjects as diverse as Mother Nature, the back catalogues of youth, breaking down at the greasy spoon and hitting the highways, all accompanied by generous and bittersweet helpings of food, sex and music.
Matt Nunn’s third collection, following on from Apocalyptic Bubblegum and Happy cos I’m Blue is his most complete yet.
‘Nunn has the staccato, twisted, lyrical joy in language of an English Raymond Queneau and he brings it to bear on a beautiful, litter-strewn urban landscape where “civilisations intersect” in travestied platitudes, deep-dish riddles and a cavalcade of local detail all at about 100mph. If you’ve heard Nunn read out loud you’ll be familiar with this energy and the hallucinatory clarity of his imagery. He ploughs fearlessly straight into class, religion and education with frenzied, articulate wit matched by rage, which is not to overlook the genuine warmth and humanity beating underneath the surface. Sounds in the Grass realises the potential suggested by Nunn’s previous collections and then some.’ – Luke Kennard
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
LONDON: Teen Angst: A Celebration of Inadvertantly Hilarious Adolescent Writing
Tuesday, 8th December, 2009, 7pm-11pm, £5/£4
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - BASEMENT
42-46 Pollard Row,
E2 6NB
London
Featuring Angry Sam, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Tim Clare and Tim Wells.
Teen Angst is an open mic comedic reading series where everyday people read from their embarrassing old journals, poems, songs, essays (and more), in front of an audience.
Part stand-up comedy, part poetry reading, part karaoke (in the way you go to watch people embarrass themselves). The night started in Canada in 2000 to launch the website http://www.TeenAngstPoetry.com - Teen Angst has since gone on to publish an anthology Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry (St. Martin's Press, 2005), performed at the LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK), BUMBERSHOOT (Seattle), THE KGB BAR (New York City), THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO (Calgary) and at London's BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE.
Hosted by Sara Bynoe, creator of Teen Angst and Michelle Madsen, founder of the London arm of the Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam.
PLUS ...weird and wonderful foodstuffs and drinkables to plant you firmly back in the heady days of your adolescence.
WANT TO READ YOUR BAD TEEN WRITING?
Contact sarabynoe(at)gmail.com
MORE INFO AT:
http://www.teeangst.ca
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club - BASEMENT
42-46 Pollard Row,
E2 6NB
London
Featuring Angry Sam, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Tim Clare and Tim Wells.
Teen Angst is an open mic comedic reading series where everyday people read from their embarrassing old journals, poems, songs, essays (and more), in front of an audience.
Part stand-up comedy, part poetry reading, part karaoke (in the way you go to watch people embarrass themselves). The night started in Canada in 2000 to launch the website http://www.TeenAngstPoetry.com - Teen Angst has since gone on to publish an anthology Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry (St. Martin's Press, 2005), performed at the LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK), BUMBERSHOOT (Seattle), THE KGB BAR (New York City), THE INTERNATIONAL HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO (Calgary) and at London's BOOK CLUB BOUTIQUE.
Hosted by Sara Bynoe, creator of Teen Angst and Michelle Madsen, founder of the London arm of the Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam.
PLUS ...weird and wonderful foodstuffs and drinkables to plant you firmly back in the heady days of your adolescence.
WANT TO READ YOUR BAD TEEN WRITING?
Contact sarabynoe(at)gmail.com
MORE INFO AT:
http://www.teeangst.ca
GALWAY: Geraldine Mills book launch
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 6pm, FREE
Galway City Library,
Augustine Street
Arlen House warmly invites you to the launch of the new poetry collection by Geraldine Mills, An Urgency Of Stars
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009/11/launch-of-urgency-of-stars-by-geraldine.html
Galway City Library,
Augustine Street
Arlen House warmly invites you to the launch of the new poetry collection by Geraldine Mills, An Urgency Of Stars
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009/11/launch-of-urgency-of-stars-by-geraldine.html
SHEFFIELD: Blackwell's Poetry Reading
Thursday 26th November, 6pm-8pm, free entry and refreshments, with poets' books available to buy on the night
Blackwell University Bookshop (Mappin St, Sheffield, off West Street)
featuring four Sheffield poets:
Frances Leviston, Rob Hindle, Cathy Bolton, and Sally Goldsmith
email: sheffield@blackwell.co.uk for further details / queries
Frances Leviston was born in Edinburgh in 1982 and later moved to Sheffield. She read English at St Hilda's College,
Rob Hindle lives in Sheffield, where he works for the WEA and the University of
Cathy Bolton is the director of Manchester Literature Festival. She has recently completed her MA in Writing at
Sally Goldsmith's poems and songs have been featured in publications including The North and Poetry Review, and in award-winning dramas for BBC Radio 4. Her poem Song was a runner-up in the 2006 Arvon International Poetry Competition. She was one of the winners in the Poetry Business's Book and Pamphlet Competition 2008/9, and they recently published her pamphlet of poems, Singer. Sally lives on the edge of
LONDON: Tall Lighthouse
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Whitechapel Gallery,
14 Hour presents tall-lighthouse, with Brendan Cleary, Helen Mort, Jasmine Cooray, Alex Brocklehurst and Graham Buchan.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173392951073
● BRENDAN CLEARY: Brendan Cleary has published several full-length poetry collections including The Irish Card and Sacrilege, both from Bloodaxe, and Stranger in the House from Wrecking Ball Press. Over 20 years he has also published numerous pamphlets from various small presses, his latest being
HELEN MORT: Helen's poems are tender and intriguing, filled with subtle yet memorable images. She writes with an easy maturity and is a welcome new presence. Helen was born in
JASMINE COORAY: Jasmine Ann Cooray lives in
ALEX BROCKHURST: Originally from
GRAHAM BUCHAN: Graham Buchan has spent his working life in the film, video and television industries as an editor, writer, producer and director. He is a regular on the
● JOHN CITIZEN is guest compere. Plus 14 Hour DJs.
BIRMINGHAM: 'Rhymes' @ The Custard Factory
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 8pm, £5
The Mixing Bowl Theatre @The Custard Factory
Birmingham
£5
This month's poets...
Brendan Hawthorne, a vibrant and instinctive performer, he brings his own unique poetic style forged from Black Country steel and wit to any event.
Louis Campbell, a multimedia poet, regular on the West Midlands poetry scene since 1992 and an all round cool guy.
Jacqui Rowe's poems have appeared extensively in anthologies and magazines and she runs 'Poetry Bites', a regular event with leading poets, as well as workshops.
Adrian Johnson, poet, story teller and Literature Office for the West Midlands will be performing one of his first gigs as Birminghams new Poet Laureate.
MC Lorna Meehan, plus The Wordbag Challenge and The Rhymes Raffle.
The Mixing Bowl Theatre @The Custard Factory
Birmingham
£5
This month's poets...
Brendan Hawthorne, a vibrant and instinctive performer, he brings his own unique poetic style forged from Black Country steel and wit to any event.
Louis Campbell, a multimedia poet, regular on the West Midlands poetry scene since 1992 and an all round cool guy.
Jacqui Rowe's poems have appeared extensively in anthologies and magazines and she runs 'Poetry Bites', a regular event with leading poets, as well as workshops.
Adrian Johnson, poet, story teller and Literature Office for the West Midlands will be performing one of his first gigs as Birminghams new Poet Laureate.
MC Lorna Meehan, plus The Wordbag Challenge and The Rhymes Raffle.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
LONDON: Shearsman Reading Series
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
Featuring Janet Sutherland and Alan Wearne
Details of the new collection that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/sutherlandHA.html
and of Alan Wearne's remarkable verse-novel, published last year:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2008/wearne.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/sutherlandA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/wearneA.html
The entrance is around the corner on Barter Street. Closest Tube Stations: Holborn (Central & Piccadilly Lines : 4 minutes' walk), Tottenham Court Road (Central & Northern Lines: 6 minutes), Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line: 10 minutes). Several buses stop a few yards from the Hall. There is an underground carpark close by, underneath Bloomsbury Square.
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
Featuring Janet Sutherland and Alan Wearne
Details of the new collection that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/sutherlandHA.html
and of Alan Wearne's remarkable verse-novel, published last year:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2008/wearne.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/sutherlandA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/wearneA.html
The entrance is around the corner on Barter Street. Closest Tube Stations: Holborn (Central & Piccadilly Lines : 4 minutes' walk), Tottenham Court Road (Central & Northern Lines: 6 minutes), Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line: 10 minutes). Several buses stop a few yards from the Hall. There is an underground carpark close by, underneath Bloomsbury Square.
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
GALWAY: Geraldine Mills book launch
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 6pm, FREE
Galway City Library,
Augustine Street
Arlen House warmly invites you to the launch of the new poetry collection by Geraldine Mills, An Urgency Of Stars
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009/11/launch-of-urgency-of-stars-by-geraldine.html
Galway City Library,
Augustine Street
Arlen House warmly invites you to the launch of the new poetry collection by Geraldine Mills, An Urgency Of Stars
http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/2009/11/launch-of-urgency-of-stars-by-geraldine.html
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Tuesday, 8th December, 2009, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £4/£3, wine
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shoestring poets and friends John Hartley-Williams and Lynne Wycherley.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the anthology sponsored by the thought-provoking Cinnamon Press. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter.
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Shoestring poets and friends John Hartley-Williams and Lynne Wycherley.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the anthology sponsored by the thought-provoking Cinnamon Press. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter.
Monday, November 23, 2009
LONDON: wordPLAY
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7pm-10.30pm, £4.50 entry / £3.50 concessions
The Good Ship,
Kilburn
wordPLAY London spoken word extravaganza presents:
'wordPLAN - Twisted Christmas' - all proceeds to Plan International
The time has come for the last wordPLAY of the year...and it's going to be a 'cracker' (don't you judge me!!!)
Expect the usual laid-back, all-welcoming atmosphere of the jingle-all-the-way Good Ship and general jollity of the wordPLAY audience, who don't miss a beat...unless they're at the bar or 'avin a fag...
Twisted Christmas is the loose theme, though the day when the acts start listening to/obeying anything Becca tells them to do will be the day hell freezes over...though it is Winter in England, so who knows. Eeeeeeeeeenjoy my pretties...and of course: spread the word.
Featured Writers:
Mab Jones http://www.mabjones.com/ - Welsh wonder down in the smoke to show you English how to spit it
Guest Stars:
Pia Hansen - Quadrilingual general all-round good egg rocks superb short stories
Steven Sanderson - From far up past the Watford Gap gives us Southerners a taste of Northern (words from the) soul
Jack Stannard http://www.myspace.com/stannarddoeswords - Cheeky chappy dappy rhymes and verse from this talented young poet
Alexander Thanni http://www.myspace.com/plantainuk - 'The Reverend' preaches his mantra to all, with some fine sounds and arresting politik
MUSIC: Susannah Pearse - spine-tingly haunting vocals from this composer and one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter
+ your host Nancy Clarik - some say she wanes with the moon...some say she just plain odd (Becca has been taken away for a month after losing it in Trafalgar Square and indiscriminately decapitating pigeons and tourists alike with manic glee).
+ Raffle-Lit...the prize may be wine. Or it may be books. Or we may branch out...edge of seat stuff. Each paying guest gets a chance to win - hooray!
The Good Ship,
Kilburn
wordPLAY London spoken word extravaganza presents:
'wordPLAN - Twisted Christmas' - all proceeds to Plan International
The time has come for the last wordPLAY of the year...and it's going to be a 'cracker' (don't you judge me!!!)
Expect the usual laid-back, all-welcoming atmosphere of the jingle-all-the-way Good Ship and general jollity of the wordPLAY audience, who don't miss a beat...unless they're at the bar or 'avin a fag...
Twisted Christmas is the loose theme, though the day when the acts start listening to/obeying anything Becca tells them to do will be the day hell freezes over...though it is Winter in England, so who knows. Eeeeeeeeeenjoy my pretties...and of course: spread the word.
Featured Writers:
Mab Jones http://www.mabjones.com/ - Welsh wonder down in the smoke to show you English how to spit it
Guest Stars:
Pia Hansen - Quadrilingual general all-round good egg rocks superb short stories
Steven Sanderson - From far up past the Watford Gap gives us Southerners a taste of Northern (words from the) soul
Jack Stannard http://www.myspace.com/stannarddoeswords - Cheeky chappy dappy rhymes and verse from this talented young poet
Alexander Thanni http://www.myspace.com/plantainuk - 'The Reverend' preaches his mantra to all, with some fine sounds and arresting politik
MUSIC: Susannah Pearse - spine-tingly haunting vocals from this composer and one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter
+ your host Nancy Clarik - some say she wanes with the moon...some say she just plain odd (Becca has been taken away for a month after losing it in Trafalgar Square and indiscriminately decapitating pigeons and tourists alike with manic glee).
+ Raffle-Lit...the prize may be wine. Or it may be books. Or we may branch out...edge of seat stuff. Each paying guest gets a chance to win - hooray!
LONDON: Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam
Monday, December 7th, 2009, 7.30pm-11pm, £5/£4
Green Note Café
106 Parkway
Camden
Hammer & Tongue is delighted to welcome Henry Bowers (http://www.myspace.com/kunghenrybowers) former Swedish Slam Champion, World Slam Championship runner-up and 4 Continents Slam Champion and 2009 Young Storyteller of the year Wilf Mertens (http://www.myspace.com/stanleywilfridmerttens) to its last London slam of the year.
Slammers: Come along early and sign up on the door. The first eight get in for free and slam for a place in the London H&T final next year.
Hosted by Michelle Madsen and Angry Sam
The very next day we'll be at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club for a night of Teen Angst Poetry, hosted by the irascible Sara Bynoe and featuring Tim Clare, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Angry Sam and Michelle Madsen. The kids from Foodrambler will be making very leftfield foodstuffs to go with the evening, £6/5 on the door.
Contact: Michelle Madsen on 07809 236 133
http://twitter.com/hammerandtongue
Green Note Café
106 Parkway
Camden
Hammer & Tongue is delighted to welcome Henry Bowers (http://www.myspace.com/kunghenrybowers) former Swedish Slam Champion, World Slam Championship runner-up and 4 Continents Slam Champion and 2009 Young Storyteller of the year Wilf Mertens (http://www.myspace.com/stanleywilfridmerttens) to its last London slam of the year.
Slammers: Come along early and sign up on the door. The first eight get in for free and slam for a place in the London H&T final next year.
Hosted by Michelle Madsen and Angry Sam
The very next day we'll be at the Bethnal Green Working Mens Club for a night of Teen Angst Poetry, hosted by the irascible Sara Bynoe and featuring Tim Clare, Cath Cath, Sophia Blackwell, Angry Sam and Michelle Madsen. The kids from Foodrambler will be making very leftfield foodstuffs to go with the evening, £6/5 on the door.
Contact: Michelle Madsen on 07809 236 133
http://twitter.com/hammerandtongue
LONDON: Winter Fuel
Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, 7pm, £4
Upstairs at The Duchess,
101 Battersea High Road,
London,
SW8 4DS
Come warm yourselves with a night of poetry at the Duchess, opposite Battersea Power Station, with Simon Barraclough, Emily Berry, Isobel Dixon, Chris McCabe, Heather Phillipson and Richard Price.
Map here.
Upstairs at The Duchess,
101 Battersea High Road,
London,
SW8 4DS
Come warm yourselves with a night of poetry at the Duchess, opposite Battersea Power Station, with Simon Barraclough, Emily Berry, Isobel Dixon, Chris McCabe, Heather Phillipson and Richard Price.
Map here.
LONDON: Night of the Goldrush Sounds
Sunday, 29th November 2009, 7.30pm 'til late, FREE
The Bell,
Middlesex Street,
Spitalfields,
London
E1 7EX
A London launch for The Night of the Day, Sounds in the Grass and After the Goldrush. Join Nine Arches Press to celebrate the launch of their three latest titles, including the first two Nine Arches Press books and a special edition pamphlet, with readings from David Morley, Matt Nunn and Peter Carpenter.
The Night of the Day - David Morley
The Night of the Day is remarkable for the skill and grace with which it travels through the difficult territories that map a journey from darkness towards light. In this movement from out of the shadows, it engages with tricks of the light, vanishings, illusions, magic and bitter realities, whilst using the terrain of language that each necessitates. From the brutally austere language that depicts a child’s experience of violence that opens this short collection, the poems move thematically into the natural world and the darting, shifting vocabularies of memory, friendship and loss. The Night of the Day keeps a solid and determined pace, which ultimately brings us under the canvas of the big top and into the lives of the travelling circus people, in their own words, their own voices, an undertow of threat and prejudice forever shadowing their footsteps on the road.
After the Goldrush - Peter Carpenter
Peter Carpenter’s poetry is radiant with quiet surprises, important moments captured in the folds of an old document wallet, in back gardens or on winter sea-fronts, buried in the sand or hidden by the noise of a football crowd. Such moments take flight to uncover a distinctive take on both ‘the here and now’ and the echoes of public and private histories. After the Goldrush is thus of its time and about time, in the attentive, skilful hands of a poet truly hitting his stride.
'…a new voice, precise and distinct, and therefore, doubly welcome' George Szirtes
'In short, Peter Carpenter is a masterly portrait-painter' - Matthew Jarvis, English
Sounds in the Grass - Matt Nunn
Join Matt Nunn as he travels through the spaces that define us, taking in subjects as diverse as Mother Nature, the back catalogues of youth, breaking down at the greasy spoon and hitting the highways, all accompanied by generous and bittersweet helpings of food, sex and music.
Matt Nunn’s third collection, following on from Apocalyptic Bubblegum and Happy cos I’m Blue is his most complete yet.
‘Nunn has the staccato, twisted, lyrical joy in language of an English Raymond Queneau and he brings it to bear on a beautiful, litter-strewn urban landscape where “civilisations intersect” in travestied platitudes, deep-dish riddles and a cavalcade of local detail all at about 100mph. If you’ve heard Nunn read out loud you’ll be familiar with this energy and the hallucinatory clarity of his imagery. He ploughs fearlessly straight into class, religion and education with frenzied, articulate wit matched by rage, which is not to overlook the genuine warmth and humanity beating underneath the surface. Sounds in the Grass realises the potential suggested by Nunn’s previous collections and then some.’ – Luke Kennard
The Bell,
Middlesex Street,
Spitalfields,
London
E1 7EX
A London launch for The Night of the Day, Sounds in the Grass and After the Goldrush. Join Nine Arches Press to celebrate the launch of their three latest titles, including the first two Nine Arches Press books and a special edition pamphlet, with readings from David Morley, Matt Nunn and Peter Carpenter.
The Night of the Day - David Morley
The Night of the Day is remarkable for the skill and grace with which it travels through the difficult territories that map a journey from darkness towards light. In this movement from out of the shadows, it engages with tricks of the light, vanishings, illusions, magic and bitter realities, whilst using the terrain of language that each necessitates. From the brutally austere language that depicts a child’s experience of violence that opens this short collection, the poems move thematically into the natural world and the darting, shifting vocabularies of memory, friendship and loss. The Night of the Day keeps a solid and determined pace, which ultimately brings us under the canvas of the big top and into the lives of the travelling circus people, in their own words, their own voices, an undertow of threat and prejudice forever shadowing their footsteps on the road.
After the Goldrush - Peter Carpenter
Peter Carpenter’s poetry is radiant with quiet surprises, important moments captured in the folds of an old document wallet, in back gardens or on winter sea-fronts, buried in the sand or hidden by the noise of a football crowd. Such moments take flight to uncover a distinctive take on both ‘the here and now’ and the echoes of public and private histories. After the Goldrush is thus of its time and about time, in the attentive, skilful hands of a poet truly hitting his stride.
'…a new voice, precise and distinct, and therefore, doubly welcome' George Szirtes
'In short, Peter Carpenter is a masterly portrait-painter' - Matthew Jarvis, English
Sounds in the Grass - Matt Nunn
Join Matt Nunn as he travels through the spaces that define us, taking in subjects as diverse as Mother Nature, the back catalogues of youth, breaking down at the greasy spoon and hitting the highways, all accompanied by generous and bittersweet helpings of food, sex and music.
Matt Nunn’s third collection, following on from Apocalyptic Bubblegum and Happy cos I’m Blue is his most complete yet.
‘Nunn has the staccato, twisted, lyrical joy in language of an English Raymond Queneau and he brings it to bear on a beautiful, litter-strewn urban landscape where “civilisations intersect” in travestied platitudes, deep-dish riddles and a cavalcade of local detail all at about 100mph. If you’ve heard Nunn read out loud you’ll be familiar with this energy and the hallucinatory clarity of his imagery. He ploughs fearlessly straight into class, religion and education with frenzied, articulate wit matched by rage, which is not to overlook the genuine warmth and humanity beating underneath the surface. Sounds in the Grass realises the potential suggested by Nunn’s previous collections and then some.’ – Luke Kennard
BRADFORD: Word Life
Saturday, December 5th, 2009, £5
Theatre In The Mill,
University of Bradford
Performers: Joe Kriss, Jon Gomm, Mark Gwynne Jones, Jasmine Ann Cooray and Gareth Durasow
A night of moving and original story telling and poetry from some of the most renowned performance poets in the UK. Followed by live music from Jon Gomm, fresh from his Italian tour.
Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer, with an incredible virtuoso guitar style. He uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead, Roni Size to Joni Mitchell.
Mark Gwynne Jones is a poet whose work crosses over into physical theatre and the visual arts. An engaging and energetic performer, Mark has presented his work on platforms from Edinburgh to London.
Jasmine Ann Cooray is a poet who is learning to tell stories, but is better known for uncompromisingly moving verse and arresting delivery. She tries to tell the truth. Her debut pamphlet, everything we don't say, was published with Tall Lighthouse Press in April 2009.
Gareth Durasow is a prize-winning poet, performer and playwright. He appears at events ranging from intimate readings at cafes and bars to renowned literature festivals, collaborating with the audience to create a truly unique spoken word experience that alternates between the disarmingly endearing, the riotously funny and the blisteringly intense.
Hosted by Joe Kriss who has performed at venues such as the Tate Modern, The Roundhouse Theatre and The Winter Gardens. The creative writing editor of Now Then, which is one of the most widely distributed outlets for new writing in the country.
Word Life is a live literature organisation dedicated to showcasing live original poetry and music from writers and musicians.
http://www.jongomm.com
www.myspace.com/joekriss
www.myspace.com/wordlifeuk
www.nowthensheffield.blogspot.com
Tickets from 01274 233200/theatre@bradford.ac.uk
Theatre In The Mill,
University of Bradford
Performers: Joe Kriss, Jon Gomm, Mark Gwynne Jones, Jasmine Ann Cooray and Gareth Durasow
A night of moving and original story telling and poetry from some of the most renowned performance poets in the UK. Followed by live music from Jon Gomm, fresh from his Italian tour.
Jon Gomm is a singer-songwriter and acoustic solo performer, with an incredible virtuoso guitar style. He uses one acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, basslines and sparkling melodies all at the same time. The emphasis is still on the soulful vocals and songwriting however, and his original material is influenced by everything from Robert Johnson to Radiohead, Roni Size to Joni Mitchell.
Mark Gwynne Jones is a poet whose work crosses over into physical theatre and the visual arts. An engaging and energetic performer, Mark has presented his work on platforms from Edinburgh to London.
Jasmine Ann Cooray is a poet who is learning to tell stories, but is better known for uncompromisingly moving verse and arresting delivery. She tries to tell the truth. Her debut pamphlet, everything we don't say, was published with Tall Lighthouse Press in April 2009.
Gareth Durasow is a prize-winning poet, performer and playwright. He appears at events ranging from intimate readings at cafes and bars to renowned literature festivals, collaborating with the audience to create a truly unique spoken word experience that alternates between the disarmingly endearing, the riotously funny and the blisteringly intense.
Hosted by Joe Kriss who has performed at venues such as the Tate Modern, The Roundhouse Theatre and The Winter Gardens. The creative writing editor of Now Then, which is one of the most widely distributed outlets for new writing in the country.
Word Life is a live literature organisation dedicated to showcasing live original poetry and music from writers and musicians.
http://www.jongomm.com
www.myspace.com/joekriss
www.myspace.com/wordlifeuk
www.nowthensheffield.blogspot.com
Tickets from 01274 233200/theatre@bradford.ac.uk
NOTTINGHAM: Poets and Exhibitions
Tuesday, 24th November, 2009, 7pm, FREE
Nottingham Contemporary Gallery
Come along and hear newly commissioned poems in response to two exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary Gallery: 'David Hockney 1960-1968, A Marriage of Styles' and 'Frances Stark: But what of Frances Stark, standing by itself, a naked name, bare as a ghost to whom one would like to lend a sheet?'
Poets reading: Wayne Burrows, Sue Dymoke, Michael McKimm, Carol Rowntree-Jones and Gregory Woods.
Come along and hear newly commissioned poems in response to two exhibitions at Nottingham Contemporary Gallery: 'David Hockney 1960-1968, A Marriage of Styles' and 'Frances Stark: But what of Frances Stark, standing by itself, a naked name, bare as a ghost to whom one would like to lend a sheet?'
Poets reading: Wayne Burrows, Sue Dymoke, Michael McKimm, Carol Rowntree-Jones and Gregory Woods.
CAMBRIDGE: CB1 Poetry - Lizzy Dening
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009, doors open 7.30pm, 8pm start
The Punter Pub,
Pound Hill,
Cambridge
CB1@ The Punter presents Lizzy Dening
Lizzy Dening is a local poet and wildlife writer who graduated from Liverpool with a degree in Creative Writing. She was the editor of the prestigious literature journal at John Moore's University and has been published in various poetry magazines.
Readers from the floor fill up most of the night, with two 10-minute slots either side of the interval for the headliner to read.
For details of how to find The Punter visit us at our website, www.cb1poetry.org.uk
Pound Hill,
Cambridge
CB1@ The Punter presents Lizzy Dening
Lizzy Dening is a local poet and wildlife writer who graduated from Liverpool with a degree in Creative Writing. She was the editor of the prestigious literature journal at John Moore's University and has been published in various poetry magazines.
Readers from the floor fill up most of the night, with two 10-minute slots either side of the interval for the headliner to read.
For details of how to find The Punter visit us at our website, www.cb1poetry.org.uk
Sunday, November 22, 2009
SHEFFIELD: Blackwell's Poetry Reading
Thursday 26th November, 6pm-8pm, free entry and refreshments, with poets' books available to buy on the night
Blackwell University Bookshop (Mappin St, Sheffield, off West Street)
featuring four Sheffield poets:
Frances Leviston, Rob Hindle, Cathy Bolton, and Sally Goldsmith
email: sheffield@blackwell.co.uk for further details / queries
Frances Leviston was born in Edinburgh in 1982 and later moved to Sheffield. She read English at St Hilda's College,
Rob Hindle lives in Sheffield, where he works for the WEA and the University of
Cathy Bolton is the director of Manchester Literature Festival. She has recently completed her MA in Writing at
Sally Goldsmith's poems and songs have been featured in publications including The North and Poetry Review, and in award-winning dramas for BBC Radio 4. Her poem Song was a runner-up in the 2006 Arvon International Poetry Competition. She was one of the winners in the Poetry Business's Book and Pamphlet Competition 2008/9, and they recently published her pamphlet of poems, Singer. Sally lives on the edge of
BIRMINGHAM: Poetry Bites with Angela France
Tuesday, 24th November, 2009, 7.30pm (food available from 6.30pm), £5/£4
Kitchen Garden Café,
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham
B14 7SA
Angela France is a Gloucestershire-based poet whose second collection, Occupation, has been published this year by Ragged Raven Press. She has had poems published in many of the leading journals in the UK and US and has been anthologised – most recently in A Twist of Malice: uncomfortable poems by older women. She has just completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Gloucestershire
"Angela France writes with passion and clarity; here is a meticulous sensuous imagination, richly structured and musical." - Penelope Shuttle
" The poems are always vigorous and rhythmically controlled. Occupation establishes a clear, firm, valuable voice in contemporary poetry." - George Szirtes
Poetry Bites includes floor spots where you can share your own poetry with an appreciative audience. Please arrive early to book a spot.
To reserve a place email jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk or pay at the door.
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham
B14 7SA
Angela France is a Gloucestershire-based poet whose second collection, Occupation, has been published this year by Ragged Raven Press. She has had poems published in many of the leading journals in the UK and US and has been anthologised – most recently in A Twist of Malice: uncomfortable poems by older women. She has just completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Gloucestershire
"Angela France writes with passion and clarity; here is a meticulous sensuous imagination, richly structured and musical." - Penelope Shuttle
" The poems are always vigorous and rhythmically controlled. Occupation establishes a clear, firm, valuable voice in contemporary poetry." - George Szirtes
Poetry Bites includes floor spots where you can share your own poetry with an appreciative audience. Please arrive early to book a spot.
To reserve a place email jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk or pay at the door.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009, 7.30pm, £3 (£2 Student/OAP)
The Stables,
Newbold Comyn Arms,
Newbold Terrace East
Leamington Spa
CV32 4EU
Our guest MC for the night is Richard Owen and our performance poet is the truly amazing and absolutely fabulous Matt Black.
Both serious and entertaining, Matt writes on subjects such as snails, love, travels in Texas and Cleethorpes, granny power, childhood, council strategies and the joys of Ofsted inspections. Matt writes and performs for adults and children, created the first Poetry Jukebox, set a world record performing in 50 venues in 5 hours (on a tandem) and runs (with Jonny White) the Zing-Zong Fantielastical Poetry Imagination Machine. He is published in magazines such as Envoi, Fatchance, Magma, Smith’s Knoll, Interpreter’s House ………he has won awards and commissions and has toured in Germany, U.S.A, Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic.
For more information please see www.matt-black.co.uk
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU! Arrive early to book a slot.
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetryandpints@talktalk.net
Newbold Comyn Arms,
Newbold Terrace East
Leamington Spa
CV32 4EU
Our guest MC for the night is Richard Owen and our performance poet is the truly amazing and absolutely fabulous Matt Black.
Both serious and entertaining, Matt writes on subjects such as snails, love, travels in Texas and Cleethorpes, granny power, childhood, council strategies and the joys of Ofsted inspections. Matt writes and performs for adults and children, created the first Poetry Jukebox, set a world record performing in 50 venues in 5 hours (on a tandem) and runs (with Jonny White) the Zing-Zong Fantielastical Poetry Imagination Machine. He is published in magazines such as Envoi, Fatchance, Magma, Smith’s Knoll, Interpreter’s House ………he has won awards and commissions and has toured in Germany, U.S.A, Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic.
For more information please see www.matt-black.co.uk
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU! Arrive early to book a slot.
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetryandpints@talktalk.net
Friday, November 20, 2009
BIRMINGHAM: Flarestack launch
FLARESTACK POETS BOOK LAUNCH, 2pm, SATURDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, BIRMINGHAM REP
Flarestack Poets, the new imprint from Flarestack Publishing, will celebrate the publication of its first three pamphlets, Wake by Cliff Forshaw, Advice On Wearing Animal Prints by Selima Hill (both winners of the Flarestack Poets Pamphlet Competition 2009) and Mr Barton Isn't Paying, an anthology of poems selected from the competition.
There will be readings from Cliff Forshaw, Selima Hill and poets whose work appears in the anthology.
Wine and other refreshments will be served. The event is free, but anyone wishing to attend should contact jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday, November 19, 2009
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 20th November, 2009, doors open 6.30pm, 7pm start, £4/£3, wine
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube.)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Arc poets Shanta Acharya and Stephen Watts. Poets from the floor very welcome.
Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
(2 minutes Camden Town tube.)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Arc poets Shanta Acharya and Stephen Watts. Poets from the floor very welcome.
Cinnamon Press is our new sponsor. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
LEWES: Kate Tym
Thursday, November 19th, 2009, doors 8pm, 8.30pm start
Upstairs at the Lewes Arms
Lewes
The fantastic Kate Tym will giving it her all as headliner at the last of the current season of Lewes Poetry. Also, there will be an unforgettable performance by Charlie Devus plus the legendary limerick competition with the usual prize!
Open mic poets welcome!
The fantastic Kate Tym will giving it her all as headliner at the last of the current season of Lewes Poetry. Also, there will be an unforgettable performance by Charlie Devus plus the legendary limerick competition with the usual prize!
Open mic poets welcome!
GALWAY: Over The Edge
Thursday, November 19th, 2009, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Jimi McDonnell, James Marshall and Claire Kilroy.
Jimi McDonnell is a native of Tuam, Co.Galway. He cites his family, playwright Tom Murphy and footballer Ja Fallon as pivotal influences. Since 2007, Jimi has been the music correspondent for the Connacht Tribune. Last year he took Susan Millar DuMars’ Creative Writing course at GTI and is now enrolled in the MA in Writing programme at NUI, Galway. Jimi is currently working on poetry and fiction projects.
James Marshall was born on the west coast of Scotland sometime in the 60s to a Swedish mother and Scottish father. He grew up in and around London. James landed in Galway in 1999 and never took off again. A mid life crisis resulted in his musical tastes broadening towards the extreme end of the spectrum; the more bizarre and challenging the better. He has attended creative writing classes with both Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins at Galway Technical Institute and is currently working on his first novel, but not as much as he should be.
Claire Kilroy is the author of three novels which loosely form a trilogy about the obsessions and exhilarations of art. Her debut, All Summer, a literary thriller about a stolen painting, was awarded the 2004 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Her second novel, Tenderwire, a love story between a violinist and a masterpiece violin, was published to great acclaim in 2006, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Irish Novel of the Year as well as the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Her latest novel, All Names Have Been Changed, set in 1980s Dublin and centring around a great Irish writer and his Trinity writing class, was published this May. Educated at Trinity College, she lives in Dublin.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
Featured Readers are Jimi McDonnell, James Marshall and Claire Kilroy.
Jimi McDonnell is a native of Tuam, Co.Galway. He cites his family, playwright Tom Murphy and footballer Ja Fallon as pivotal influences. Since 2007, Jimi has been the music correspondent for the Connacht Tribune. Last year he took Susan Millar DuMars’ Creative Writing course at GTI and is now enrolled in the MA in Writing programme at NUI, Galway. Jimi is currently working on poetry and fiction projects.
James Marshall was born on the west coast of Scotland sometime in the 60s to a Swedish mother and Scottish father. He grew up in and around London. James landed in Galway in 1999 and never took off again. A mid life crisis resulted in his musical tastes broadening towards the extreme end of the spectrum; the more bizarre and challenging the better. He has attended creative writing classes with both Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins at Galway Technical Institute and is currently working on his first novel, but not as much as he should be.
Claire Kilroy is the author of three novels which loosely form a trilogy about the obsessions and exhilarations of art. Her debut, All Summer, a literary thriller about a stolen painting, was awarded the 2004 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. Her second novel, Tenderwire, a love story between a violinist and a masterpiece violin, was published to great acclaim in 2006, and was shortlisted for the 2007 Irish Novel of the Year as well as the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award. Her latest novel, All Names Have Been Changed, set in 1980s Dublin and centring around a great Irish writer and his Trinity writing class, was published this May. Educated at Trinity College, she lives in Dublin.
There will be an open-mic when the Featured Readers have finished. This is open to anyone who has a poem or story to share. New readers are always especially welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Monday, November 16, 2009
LONDON: Tall Lighthouse
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Whitechapel Gallery,
14 Hour presents tall-lighthouse, with Brendan Cleary, Helen Mort, Jasmine Cooray, Alex Brocklehurst and Graham Buchan.
Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173392951073
● BRENDAN CLEARY: Brendan Cleary has published several full-length poetry collections including The Irish Card and Sacrilege, both from Bloodaxe, and Stranger in the House from Wrecking Ball Press. Over 20 years he has also published numerous pamphlets from various small presses, his latest being
HELEN MORT: Helen's poems are tender and intriguing, filled with subtle yet memorable images. She writes with an easy maturity and is a welcome new presence. Helen was born in
JASMINE COORAY: Jasmine Ann Cooray lives in
ALEX BROCKHURST: Originally from
GRAHAM BUCHAN: Graham Buchan has spent his working life in the film, video and television industries as an editor, writer, producer and director. He is a regular on the
● JOHN CITIZEN is guest compere. Plus 14 Hour DJs.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Horizon Review & Poetry Reading, Soho this Wednesday 18th November
Ride the Word XVIII
on the road to
The Café Yumchaa
Free Admission
Cafe Yumchaa, 45 Berwick Street, Soho, London W.1
Wed 18th November 7.00 p.m.—9.15 p.m.
All Salt lineup
Elizabeth Baines reading from her new novel: Too Many Magpies
Jane Holland
Vincent De Souza
Jay Merill
and guests:
Horizon Review introduced by:
editor, Jane Holland, plus readers George Ttoouli and Sophie Mayer
also
Floor spots: Jan Woolf, Alan Franks,
Marc Compton, et al
on the road to
The Café Yumchaa
Free Admission
Cafe Yumchaa, 45 Berwick Street, Soho, London W.1
Wed 18th November 7.00 p.m.—9.15 p.m.
All Salt lineup
Elizabeth Baines reading from her new novel: Too Many Magpies
Jane Holland
Vincent De Souza
Jay Merill
and guests:
Horizon Review introduced by:
editor, Jane Holland, plus readers George Ttoouli and Sophie Mayer
also
Floor spots: Jan Woolf, Alan Franks,
Marc Compton, et al
Friday, November 13, 2009
BIRMINGHAM: 'Rhymes' @ The Custard Factory
Thursday, November 26th, 2009, 8pm, £5
The Mixing Bowl Theatre @The Custard Factory
Birmingham
£5
This month's poets...
Brendan Hawthorne, a vibrant and instinctive performer, he brings his own unique poetic style forged from Black Country steel and wit to any event.
Louis Campbell, a multimedia poet, regular on the West Midlands poetry scene since 1992 and an all round cool guy.
Jacqui Rowe's poems have appeared extensively in anthologies and magazines and she runs 'Poetry Bites', a regular event with leading poets, as well as workshops.
Adrian Johnson, poet, story teller and Literature Office for the West Midlands will be performing one of his first gigs as Birminghams new Poet Laureate.
MC Lorna Meehan, plus The Wordbag Challenge and The Rhymes Raffle.
The Mixing Bowl Theatre @The Custard Factory
Birmingham
£5
This month's poets...
Brendan Hawthorne, a vibrant and instinctive performer, he brings his own unique poetic style forged from Black Country steel and wit to any event.
Louis Campbell, a multimedia poet, regular on the West Midlands poetry scene since 1992 and an all round cool guy.
Jacqui Rowe's poems have appeared extensively in anthologies and magazines and she runs 'Poetry Bites', a regular event with leading poets, as well as workshops.
Adrian Johnson, poet, story teller and Literature Office for the West Midlands will be performing one of his first gigs as Birminghams new Poet Laureate.
MC Lorna Meehan, plus The Wordbag Challenge and The Rhymes Raffle.
BIRMINGHAM: Poetry Bites with Angela France
Tuesday, 24th November, 2009, 7.30pm (food available from 6.30pm), £5/£4
Kitchen Garden Café,
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham
B14 7SA
Angela France is a Gloucestershire-based poet whose second collection, Occupation, has been published this year by Ragged Raven Press. She has had poems published in many of the leading journals in the UK and US and has been anthologised – most recently in A Twist of Malice: uncomfortable poems by older women. She has just completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Gloucestershire
"Angela France writes with passion and clarity; here is a meticulous sensuous imagination, richly structured and musical." - Penelope Shuttle
" The poems are always vigorous and rhythmically controlled. Occupation establishes a clear, firm, valuable voice in contemporary poetry." - George Szirtes
Poetry Bites includes floor spots where you can share your own poetry with an appreciative audience. Please arrive early to book a spot.
To reserve a place email jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk or pay at the door.
Kitchen Garden Café,
17 York Road,
Kings Heath,
Birmingham
B14 7SA
Angela France is a Gloucestershire-based poet whose second collection, Occupation, has been published this year by Ragged Raven Press. She has had poems published in many of the leading journals in the UK and US and has been anthologised – most recently in A Twist of Malice: uncomfortable poems by older women. She has just completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of Gloucestershire
"Angela France writes with passion and clarity; here is a meticulous sensuous imagination, richly structured and musical." - Penelope Shuttle
" The poems are always vigorous and rhythmically controlled. Occupation establishes a clear, firm, valuable voice in contemporary poetry." - George Szirtes
Poetry Bites includes floor spots where you can share your own poetry with an appreciative audience. Please arrive early to book a spot.
To reserve a place email jacquirowe@hotmail.co.uk or pay at the door.
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