Wednesday, April 1st, 2009, 1.30pm
Galway City Library
In a link up with the Academy of American Poets, Galway City Library is participating in a month long April-is-Poetry-Month project.
With the line "Do I dare disturb the Universe", from the famous T S Eliot poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, being chosen as a theme for this year's celebration, the poet and poet-performer from Derry, John Walsh, will perform the poem in full in Galway City Library. Prufrock has entranced many people and is regarded one of the finest pieces of poetry ever written.
John's performance of the poem will commence at 1.30pm.
John Walsh has had two collections of poetry, Johnny Tell Them and Love's Enterprise Zone, published by the Guildhall Press. He runs the successful performance poetry event North Beach Poetry Nights, which takes place monthly in The Crane Bar, and is he also the director of the new poetry press, Doire Press. His third collection of poetry is forthcoming from Salmon Poetry.
Monday, March 30, 2009
CHELTENHAM: Buzzwords, with Sarah Wardle
Sunday, April 5th, 2009, 7pm, £3/£5
upstairs at The Exmouth Arms,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
7pm - Workshop led by guest poet, Sarah Wardle.
8pm - Open mic and guest poet reading
upstairs at The Exmouth Arms,
Bath Road,
Cheltenham
7pm - Workshop led by guest poet, Sarah Wardle.
8pm - Open mic and guest poet reading
LONDON: Erin Moure and Lisa Samuels
Tuesday, 31st March, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH
The third in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Erín Moure reading from her translation of Chus Pato's m-Talá, and Lisa Samuels.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/pato_mTala.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/samuelsTOM.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/patoA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/moureA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/samuelsA.html
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Further details here of the venue:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/editorial/readings.html
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH
The third in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Erín Moure reading from her translation of Chus Pato's m-Talá, and Lisa Samuels.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/pato_mTala.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/samuelsTOM.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/patoA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/moureA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/samuelsA.html
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Further details here of the venue:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/editorial/readings.html
LONDON: Nicole Broissard and Todd Swift
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009, 6.30pm, FREE
Foyles Bookshop,
113 - 119 Charing Cross Road
London
Foyles Bookshop,
113 - 119 Charing Cross Road
London
Foyles, the London bookstore, stages In Conversation With Nicole Brossard. The event will be hosted by Montreal anglophone poet Todd Swift - now living in London - who will also read from his newest book, Seaway. Two-time Governor General's Award winner Nicole Brossard will read excerpts from her novels and poetry, including Yesterday, at the Hotel Clarendon and Notebook of Roses and Civilization. Audience members are encouraged to bring their questions for the Q&A session that will follow the readings, and to purchase books for signing. The event will be followed by a book signing session.
LONDON: Resurrecting Knives Launch Reading
Tuesday 31st March 2009, 7pm, FREE
Stratford Library,
3 The Grove,
Stratford
LONDON
E15 1EL
Readers include Vincent De Souza (poetry), Jay Merill (short fiction), and local Newham Borough writers. Refreshments will be available.
Stratford Library,
3 The Grove,
Stratford
LONDON
E15 1EL
Readers include Vincent De Souza (poetry), Jay Merill (short fiction), and local Newham Borough writers. Refreshments will be available.
Friday, March 27, 2009
LONDON: Erin Moure and Lisa Samuels
Tuesday, 31st March, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH
The third in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Erín Moure reading from her translation of Chus Pato's m-Talá, and Lisa Samuels.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/pato_mTala.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/samuelsTOM.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/patoA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/moureA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/samuelsA.html
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Further details here of the venue:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/editorial/readings.html
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH
The third in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Erín Moure reading from her translation of Chus Pato's m-Talá, and Lisa Samuels.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/pato_mTala.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/samuelsTOM.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/patoA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/moureA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/samuelsA.html
Disabled access is available, but please let us know in advance if it is required.
Further details here of the venue:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/editorial/readings.html
Thursday, March 26, 2009
ENNISTYMON: Salmon Poetry
Friday, March 27th, 2009, 8pm
Courthouse Gallery,
Ennistymon,
County Clare
Salmon Poetry presents a poetry reading by Marck Beggs, John Doorty, Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
http://ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com/
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
Courthouse Gallery,
Ennistymon,
County Clare
Salmon Poetry presents a poetry reading by Marck Beggs, John Doorty, Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
http://ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com/
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
Launch of THE TERRORS by Tom Chivers, plus other marvels, this weekend
FREE POETRY EVENT!
Join us on Sunday 29th March from 7pm for drinking games, petty chit-chat and readings by Tom Chivers, Tim Wells, Jane Holland, Jane Commane and James Wilkes , at The Market Trader, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX. Nearest Tube: Aldgate, Aldgate East, Liverpool Street.
The Terrors launch on Facebook
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THE TERRORS by Tom Chivers is the first in a series of special edition pamphlets from Nine Arches Press; darkly-humoured e-dispatches of crime and punishment from over the walls and across centuries. The Terrors is a sequence of imagined emails; poetic missives from the start of the 21st century to inmates at London's notorious Newgate Prison. The emails introduce a cast of 18th century villains and their gruesome crimes: 'Half-hanged Smith'; executioner-turned-murderer Jack Ketch; the notorious Waltham Blacks.
Join us on Sunday 29th March from 7pm for drinking games, petty chit-chat and readings by Tom Chivers, Tim Wells, Jane Holland, Jane Commane and James Wilkes , at The Market Trader, 50 Middlesex Street E1 7EX. Nearest Tube: Aldgate, Aldgate East, Liverpool Street.
The Terrors launch on Facebook
Find the venue
THE TERRORS by Tom Chivers is the first in a series of special edition pamphlets from Nine Arches Press; darkly-humoured e-dispatches of crime and punishment from over the walls and across centuries. The Terrors is a sequence of imagined emails; poetic missives from the start of the 21st century to inmates at London's notorious Newgate Prison. The emails introduce a cast of 18th century villains and their gruesome crimes: 'Half-hanged Smith'; executioner-turned-murderer Jack Ketch; the notorious Waltham Blacks.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
LONDON: Apples & Snakes In Soho Featuring Bernardine Evaristo
Wednesday 25th March, 2009, 8pm, £8/£6
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
GALWAY: Over The Edge Open Reading
Thursday, March 26th, 2009, 6.30pm-8pm,
Galway City Library
Featured readers are Maureen Ryan, Dave Rock and Marck Beggs.
Maureen Ryan has lived most of her adult life in Galway. She has published two novels and over 400 academic papers, essays, sermons, meditations and reflections. She is a psychologist, a Priest in the Church of Ireland and a Canon in the National Cathedral of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. She recently gave up a well paid job as a religious columnist to make her fortune writing poetry. To that end she is taking classes with Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. She is preparing a book for Columba Press and a collection of short stories titled ‘Marchpane Smiles’.
Dave Rock is a Scottish-Lithuanian-Irish-English something or other. He has been writing since he was seven years old. His work has been published in journals such as The Shop, Revival, Foiseach and The Old Yellow Lantern. He won the GYT/Bank of Ireland One Act Play Festival Best New Writing Award. He has been a featured reader at many different venues, including the Whitehouse, the Electric Picnic and Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures. He is a former Auditor of the Writers Society of NUIG. His first collection of poetry is published soon by Maverick Press.
Marck Beggs is a professor and graduate dean at Henderson State University, Arkansas. When he is not writing poems or singing his quasi-folk songs, he can sometimes be found watching the weeds proliferate in his garden as he daydreams of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and butternut squash. Needless to say, he cites Whitman as a major influence. He is the author of Catastrophic Chords (Salmon, 2008), Libido Café (Salmon, 2004) and Godworm (1995). His folk-rock band, dog gods, released their debut CD in 2008 (www.cdbaby.com/doggodsmusic).
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Galway City Library
Featured readers are Maureen Ryan, Dave Rock and Marck Beggs.
Maureen Ryan has lived most of her adult life in Galway. She has published two novels and over 400 academic papers, essays, sermons, meditations and reflections. She is a psychologist, a Priest in the Church of Ireland and a Canon in the National Cathedral of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. She recently gave up a well paid job as a religious columnist to make her fortune writing poetry. To that end she is taking classes with Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. She is preparing a book for Columba Press and a collection of short stories titled ‘Marchpane Smiles’.
Dave Rock is a Scottish-Lithuanian-Irish-English something or other. He has been writing since he was seven years old. His work has been published in journals such as The Shop, Revival, Foiseach and The Old Yellow Lantern. He won the GYT/Bank of Ireland One Act Play Festival Best New Writing Award. He has been a featured reader at many different venues, including the Whitehouse, the Electric Picnic and Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures. He is a former Auditor of the Writers Society of NUIG. His first collection of poetry is published soon by Maverick Press.
Marck Beggs is a professor and graduate dean at Henderson State University, Arkansas. When he is not writing poems or singing his quasi-folk songs, he can sometimes be found watching the weeds proliferate in his garden as he daydreams of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and butternut squash. Needless to say, he cites Whitman as a major influence. He is the author of Catastrophic Chords (Salmon, 2008), Libido Café (Salmon, 2004) and Godworm (1995). His folk-rock band, dog gods, released their debut CD in 2008 (www.cdbaby.com/doggodsmusic).
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
LONDON: Ride the Word VII
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Resurrecting Knives tour special: including
Vincent De Souza reading from this new April 2009 Salt poetry collectionBorders Oxford St, 203-207 Oxford St, London W1D 2LE
7.00 - 9.15 pm FREE
Jay Merill
David Gaffney
Jane Holland - Poets on Fire admin: plug, plug!
Mark Norfolk
Vincent De Souza
Scott Thurston
Plus special guests Brand magazine - Editor Nina Rapi
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
LONDON: Apples & Snakes In Soho Featuring Bernardine Evaristo
Wednesday 25th March, 2009, 8pm, £8/£6
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
Monday, March 23, 2009
ENNISTYMON: Salmon Poetry
Friday, March 27th, 2009, 8pm
Courthouse Gallery,
Ennistymon,
County Clare
Salmon Poetry presents a poetry reading by Marck Beggs, John Doorty, Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
http://ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com/
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
Courthouse Gallery,
Ennistymon,
County Clare
Salmon Poetry presents a poetry reading by Marck Beggs, John Doorty, Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
http://ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com/
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
Friday, March 20, 2009
LONDON: Apples & Snakes In Soho Featuring Bernardine Evaristo
Wednesday 25th March, 2009, 8pm, £8/£6
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking:0207 478 0100/ www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
Critically-lauded writer Bernardine Evaristo specialises in blurring the line between prose and poetry. Her 2008 novel-in-prose, Blonde Roots, has been turning critics' heads with its all-too-real visualisation of a reversed slave-trade, all steeped in the author's trademark wit. Tonight she presents a genre-defying selection of her work.
And speaking of roots, we've also got drumtastic spoken-wordster HKB FiNN on the bill. Well-known for the 'alternative hip-hop' he cooks up from elements of jazzy Afro-reggae, he won almost universally rave reviews for his recent album Light in the Shade of Darkness. Come and see the man behind the music.
Denise Saul is no stranger to popular acclaim either: her White Narcissi collection was the Poetry Book Society's featured pamphlet in the winter of 2007. A virtuoso of subtle, well-crafted imagery, she's sure to go from strength to strength. Watch this space.
Bohdan Piasecki, meanwhile, is not yet a household name, though he should be soon. The man who introduced poetry slams to Poland, he's now gobsmacking audiences around the rest of Europe with his incisive, economical material and his personable onstage style.
In short, it's a night of poetic surprises – all of them pleasant, of course. Your host: Nick Makoha.
BRISTOL: One Night Stanza, featuring Ash Dickinson and TG Carter
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009, doors 8pm, show 8.30pm, £5/£4
The Lansdown,
8 Clifton Road,
Bristol
BS8 1AF
A evening of lyrical wordsmithery as stand-up meets comedy meets rap in a barrage of stanzas and verse. Funny yet serious. Over-stimulation for your ears.
Ash Dickinson is a multiple slam champion and has performed in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA, as well as four Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, the Bristol Poetry Festival, the Glasgow Comedy Festival and in shows all across the UK.
www.ashdickinson.com
T G Carter is the Bard of Windmill Hill. A political satirist, his poetry is a subtle synthesis of humour and philosophy. His first collection, Diamonds in the Desert was published recently and he has many radio, schools and festival appearances to his belt.
The Lansdown,
8 Clifton Road,
Bristol
BS8 1AF
A evening of lyrical wordsmithery as stand-up meets comedy meets rap in a barrage of stanzas and verse. Funny yet serious. Over-stimulation for your ears.
Ash Dickinson is a multiple slam champion and has performed in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA, as well as four Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, the Bristol Poetry Festival, the Glasgow Comedy Festival and in shows all across the UK.
www.ashdickinson.com
T G Carter is the Bard of Windmill Hill. A political satirist, his poetry is a subtle synthesis of humour and philosophy. His first collection, Diamonds in the Desert was published recently and he has many radio, schools and festival appearances to his belt.
LONDON: March of the Mad Hatter
Saturday, March 21st, 2009, 7.30pm-midnight, £4 – all proceeds to Dreams Come True charity.
The Betsey Trotwood,
56 Farringdon Road,
London
EC1R 3BL
Satellites Talking presents March of the Mad Hatter.
Come, join us down the rabbit hole on a Spring evening in March as Satellites Talking presents a Wonderland celebration of curious and curiouser poetry, comedy and melody...
Featuring the wonderful March madness of ~ Tim Clare, Christopher Horton, Dirty Dwellings, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Gabi Garbutt and The Breadstealers ~ (unplugged). PLUS! Serving up the same Mad Tea- Party treats as usual; a trestle table of good music, drinking and dancing between the above...
Myspace: click here
The Betsey Trotwood,
56 Farringdon Road,
London
EC1R 3BL
Satellites Talking presents March of the Mad Hatter.
Come, join us down the rabbit hole on a Spring evening in March as Satellites Talking presents a Wonderland celebration of curious and curiouser poetry, comedy and melody...
Featuring the wonderful March madness of ~ Tim Clare, Christopher Horton, Dirty Dwellings, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Gabi Garbutt and The Breadstealers ~ (unplugged). PLUS! Serving up the same Mad Tea- Party treats as usual; a trestle table of good music, drinking and dancing between the above...
Myspace: click here
Thursday, March 19, 2009
LONDON: 24Hr Party People
Friday, March 20th, 2009, 8pm, £8/£5
The Albany,
Douglas Way,
London,
SE8 4AG
A spoken-word special from three festival favourites - Andy Craven-Griffiths, Excentral Tempest and Ventriloquist are three of THE names to drop whenever spoken-word is on the agenda. Maybe it's because of the trail of shredded-up festival stages they've been leaving in their wake just recently. But there's more to these three than just crowd-pleasing; each of them is currently developing a spoken-word theatre piece, and tonight we feature exciting excerpts from their three shows - Family Matters, GamePlay and The Lost Menagerie.
With Ventriloquist's hiphop-inflected soul-searching, the articulate swaggerof Andy's character-sketches, and the vocal bombardment as Tempest takes on Aesop, this'll be a night when you won't know quite what's hit you. But you'll like it! And compere Baden Prince Jr will be making sure of that.
Booking: 0208 692 4446/ www.thealbany.org.uk
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org/ 0208 465 6154
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 20th March 2009, 7pm (doors open 6.30pm), £4/£3,Wine
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck St,
Camden Town (2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Philippa Lawrence, Graham Mummery and Carolyn O'Connell. 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 COLD WEATHER SHELTER
Trinity United Reform Church
1 Buck St,
Camden Town (2 minutes Camden Town tube)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Philippa Lawrence, Graham Mummery and Carolyn O'Connell. 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 COLD WEATHER SHELTER
LONDON: Nicole Broissard and Todd Swift
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009, 6.30pm, FREE
Foyles Bookshop,
113 - 119 Charing Cross Road
London
Foyles, the London bookstore, stages In Conversation With Nicole Brossard. The event will be hosted by Montreal anglophone poet Todd Swift - now living in London - who will also read from his newest book, Seaway. Two-time Governor General's Award winner Nicole Brossard will read excerpts from her novels and poetry, including Yesterday, at the Hotel Clarendon and Notebook of Roses and Civilization. Audience members are encouraged to bring their questions for the Q&A session that will follow the readings, and to purchase books for signing. The event will be followed by a book signing session.
LONDON: Modern War Poetry
Monday, 23rd March 2009, 7pm, £9.50 Adult, £7 concessions
Imperial War Museum
London
SE1 6HZ
Drawing on the work of poet soldiers who are serving, or have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, a unique viewpoint from poets who are experiencing war at firsthand. Introduced by Max Hastings, distinguished military historian and Christina Lamb, war correspondent for the Sunday Times the evening features:
Brian Turner - a former US Marine whose book Here, Bullet is the most acclaimed poetry collection to emerge from Iraq.
Lieutentant-Colonel Jonathan Brown, still on active service in Iraq; and Major David Hamilton who formerly served in Afghanistan.
Book tickets online at www.iwm.org.uk
Call Booking Office 020 7416 5439
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
Sunday, March 22nd, 2009, 7pm to book a slot, 7.30pm prompt start, £3 (£2 Student/OAP)
The Fox,
32 Clarendon Avenue,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4RZ.
Our special guest this month is the fabulous slam-winning Steve Rooney. Not only is he one of the UK's best Slam Poets - having recently won the AllStars Slam at the Cheltenham Literary Festival - he is also a ‘must hear’ poet, even for those of the non-slamming persuasion! Brilliant observational poetry, hilarious takes on everyday life and moments of truly heartfelt poignancy are all mixed with a polished and assured delivery that will have even non-poetry lovers asking themselves why it has taken them so long to discover Steve's talent. For a sneak preview please see http://www.myspace.com/sgrooney
We also have great guest performance poets! Every event is an opportunity for YOU to come along and perform your poetry! Seasoned poets and first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetryandpints@talktalk.net Look forward to seeing you there!
READING: Poets' Cafe
Friday 20th March 2009, 8pm doors, 8.30pm show. £6/£4
South Street Arts Centre,
South Street,
Reading,
Berkshire.
This month is a special month at Poets’ Café because our special guest is one of our own. Regular and superb supporter Wendy Klein is giving us a special reading from her brand new first collection, Cuba In The Blood (Cinnamon Press, 2009), and since she’s popular, local and a stern taskmaster I suspect this will be a very much jam-packed night of poetry. We have ordered extra chairs specially, but you might want to book your ticket in advance to make sure you get in. There is, of course, as much open mic as usual.
South Street Arts Centre,
South Street,
Reading,
Berkshire.
This month is a special month at Poets’ Café because our special guest is one of our own. Regular and superb supporter Wendy Klein is giving us a special reading from her brand new first collection, Cuba In The Blood (Cinnamon Press, 2009), and since she’s popular, local and a stern taskmaster I suspect this will be a very much jam-packed night of poetry. We have ordered extra chairs specially, but you might want to book your ticket in advance to make sure you get in. There is, of course, as much open mic as usual.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
GALWAY: Over The Edge Open Reading
Thursday, March 26th, 2009, 6.30pm-8pm,
Galway City Library
Featured readers are Maureen Ryan, Dave Rock and Marck Beggs.
Maureen Ryan has lived most of her adult life in Galway. She has published two novels and over 400 academic papers, essays, sermons, meditations and reflections. She is a psychologist, a Priest in the Church of Ireland and a Canon in the National Cathedral of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. She recently gave up a well paid job as a religious columnist to make her fortune writing poetry. To that end she is taking classes with Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. She is preparing a book for Columba Press and a collection of short stories titled ‘Marchpane Smiles’.
Dave Rock is a Scottish-Lithuanian-Irish-English something or other. He has been writing since he was seven years old. His work has been published in journals such as The Shop, Revival, Foiseach and The Old Yellow Lantern. He won the GYT/Bank of Ireland One Act Play Festival Best New Writing Award. He has been a featured reader at many different venues, including the Whitehouse, the Electric Picnic and Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures. He is a former Auditor of the Writers Society of NUIG. His first collection of poetry is published soon by Maverick Press.
Marck Beggs is a professor and graduate dean at Henderson State University, Arkansas. When he is not writing poems or singing his quasi-folk songs, he can sometimes be found watching the weeds proliferate in his garden as he daydreams of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and butternut squash. Needless to say, he cites Whitman as a major influence. He is the author of Catastrophic Chords (Salmon, 2008), Libido Café (Salmon, 2004) and Godworm (1995). His folk-rock band, dog gods, released their debut CD in 2008 (www.cdbaby.com/doggodsmusic).
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Galway City Library
Featured readers are Maureen Ryan, Dave Rock and Marck Beggs.
Maureen Ryan has lived most of her adult life in Galway. She has published two novels and over 400 academic papers, essays, sermons, meditations and reflections. She is a psychologist, a Priest in the Church of Ireland and a Canon in the National Cathedral of St. Patrick’s, Dublin. She recently gave up a well paid job as a religious columnist to make her fortune writing poetry. To that end she is taking classes with Susan Millar DuMars and Kevin Higgins. She is preparing a book for Columba Press and a collection of short stories titled ‘Marchpane Smiles’.
Dave Rock is a Scottish-Lithuanian-Irish-English something or other. He has been writing since he was seven years old. His work has been published in journals such as The Shop, Revival, Foiseach and The Old Yellow Lantern. He won the GYT/Bank of Ireland One Act Play Festival Best New Writing Award. He has been a featured reader at many different venues, including the Whitehouse, the Electric Picnic and Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures. He is a former Auditor of the Writers Society of NUIG. His first collection of poetry is published soon by Maverick Press.
Marck Beggs is a professor and graduate dean at Henderson State University, Arkansas. When he is not writing poems or singing his quasi-folk songs, he can sometimes be found watching the weeds proliferate in his garden as he daydreams of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and butternut squash. Needless to say, he cites Whitman as a major influence. He is the author of Catastrophic Chords (Salmon, 2008), Libido Café (Salmon, 2004) and Godworm (1995). His folk-rock band, dog gods, released their debut CD in 2008 (www.cdbaby.com/doggodsmusic).
As usual there will be an open-mic after the Featured Readers have finished. New readers are always most welcome. The MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
GALWAY: The North Beach Poetry Nights' March 2009 Slam
Monday, March 23rd, 2009, 9pm, admission 5/3 Euro.
The Crane Bar,
Sea Road,
Galway
The North Beach Poetry Nights' March 2009 Slam with guest poet Louis de Paor
Born in Cork in 1961, Louis de Paor has been involved with the contemporary renaissance of poetry in Irish since 1980 when he was first published in the poetry journal Innti which he subsequently edited for a time. A four times winner of the Seán Ó Ríordáin/Oireachtas Award, the premier award for a new collection of poems in Irish, he lived in Australia from 1987 to 1996. He is the recipient of the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award 2000, the first poet in Irish to achieve that distinction. A bilingual collection Ag greadadh bas sa reilig/Clapping in the cemetery was published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in November 2005 and reprinted in March 2006. His latest collection is Cúpla Siamach an Ama (The Siamese Twins of Time) published by Coiscéim in December 2006. A second bilingual volume agus rud eile de/and another thing will be published in 2009.
Poets wishing to take part in the 2-round slam please bring along two three-minute poems, preferably memorized. The winner of each month's Slam goes forward to the 2009 North Beach Poetry Nights' Grand Slam in December 2009.
The prize for the Grand Slam winner is publication of a collection of her/his work.
The Crane Bar,
Sea Road,
Galway
The North Beach Poetry Nights' March 2009 Slam with guest poet Louis de Paor
Born in Cork in 1961, Louis de Paor has been involved with the contemporary renaissance of poetry in Irish since 1980 when he was first published in the poetry journal Innti which he subsequently edited for a time. A four times winner of the Seán Ó Ríordáin/Oireachtas Award, the premier award for a new collection of poems in Irish, he lived in Australia from 1987 to 1996. He is the recipient of the Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Award 2000, the first poet in Irish to achieve that distinction. A bilingual collection Ag greadadh bas sa reilig/Clapping in the cemetery was published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta in November 2005 and reprinted in March 2006. His latest collection is Cúpla Siamach an Ama (The Siamese Twins of Time) published by Coiscéim in December 2006. A second bilingual volume agus rud eile de/and another thing will be published in 2009.
Poets wishing to take part in the 2-round slam please bring along two three-minute poems, preferably memorized. The winner of each month's Slam goes forward to the 2009 North Beach Poetry Nights' Grand Slam in December 2009.
The prize for the Grand Slam winner is publication of a collection of her/his work.
LONDON: Resurrecting Knives Launch Reading
Tuesday 31st March 2009, 7pm, FREE
Stratford Library,
3 The Grove,
Stratford
LONDON
E15 1EL
Readers include Vincent De Souza (poetry), Jay Merill (short fiction), and local Newham Borough writers. Refreshments will be available.
Stratford Library,
3 The Grove,
Stratford
LONDON
E15 1EL
Readers include Vincent De Souza (poetry), Jay Merill (short fiction), and local Newham Borough writers. Refreshments will be available.
LONDON: Poetry London Spring Launch 2009
Wednesday, 18th March, 2009, 6.30pm, FREE
Foyles,
Charing Cross Road,
London
POETRY LONDON Spring 2009 Launch Reading
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman
The Gallery, 3rd Floor, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Poetry London
Foyles,
Charing Cross Road,
London
POETRY LONDON Spring 2009 Launch Reading
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman
The Gallery, 3rd Floor, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Poetry London
Sunday, March 15, 2009
The Divided Self: Poet in the City readings
Poet in the City: The Divided Self
From 6.30 for 7pm, Monday, 16th March 2009
in Hall One at Kings place, the new home of Guardian News and Media, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG.
Booking now open online, by phone or in person from the Kings Place box office. Tickets cost £9.50 if booked online via www.kingsplace.co.uk Otherwise tickets cost £11.50. Box Office 0844 264 0321 (local rate).
"What happens when panic and desperation poison the well of life? This event, held in partnership with leading mental health organisations, features wonderful poetry which has the power to reveal to us the fragility of our own minds. Four fine contemporary poets will read and discuss their own and other poets' work around this theme."
Simon Barraclough's debut collection, Los Alamos Mon Amour, was short-listed for the Forward Prize. In his poetry and radio work he has often explored the mind's darker moments, with power and wit.
Suzanne Batty teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University and leads writing workshops for people who have experienced mental distress. Her striking new collection is The Barking Thing.
David Constantine is a prolific prize-winning poet and translator, who has written movingly about the early nineteenth-century poet, John Clare. David Constantine's Collected Poems appeared in 2004. His latest volume is Nine Fathom Deep.
Sarah Wardle has been poet in residence for Tottenham Hotspur, and was short-listed for the Forward Prize. Her third book, A Knowable World, vividly charts a year spent in a psychiatric hospital.
From 6.30 for 7pm, Monday, 16th March 2009
in Hall One at Kings place, the new home of Guardian News and Media, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG.
Booking now open online, by phone or in person from the Kings Place box office. Tickets cost £9.50 if booked online via www.kingsplace.co.uk Otherwise tickets cost £11.50. Box Office 0844 264 0321 (local rate).
"What happens when panic and desperation poison the well of life? This event, held in partnership with leading mental health organisations, features wonderful poetry which has the power to reveal to us the fragility of our own minds. Four fine contemporary poets will read and discuss their own and other poets' work around this theme."
Simon Barraclough's debut collection, Los Alamos Mon Amour, was short-listed for the Forward Prize. In his poetry and radio work he has often explored the mind's darker moments, with power and wit.
Suzanne Batty teaches Creative Writing at Sheffield Hallam University and leads writing workshops for people who have experienced mental distress. Her striking new collection is The Barking Thing.
David Constantine is a prolific prize-winning poet and translator, who has written movingly about the early nineteenth-century poet, John Clare. David Constantine's Collected Poems appeared in 2004. His latest volume is Nine Fathom Deep.
Sarah Wardle has been poet in residence for Tottenham Hotspur, and was short-listed for the Forward Prize. Her third book, A Knowable World, vividly charts a year spent in a psychiatric hospital.
POETRY LONDON Spring 2009 launch reading
6.30pm, Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Foyles, The Gallery, 3rd Floor
113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Free entrance, free wine
POETRY LONDON launch
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman.
Foyles, The Gallery, 3rd Floor
113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Free entrance, free wine
POETRY LONDON launch
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman.
Brian Turner poetry tour: Southsea, March 16th
SOUTHSEA: Poetry Supper with Brian Turner
7 for 7.30pm, Monday, 16 March 2009
The Florence Arms, Florence Road, Southsea
TICKETS £10 to include Hot Buffet.
Vegetarian option is available.
Poetry Supper with Brian Turner. This is a unique opportunity to meet an acclaimed American war poet. Brian Turner is visiting Portsmouth as part of his UK Tour. Brian Turner's award winning collection, 'Here, Bullet', based on his haunting experiences in Iraq, is published by Bloodaxe.
Further details on the Tongues&Grooves website.
www.artscape.org.uk/detail.php?id=7853
www.poetrypf.co.uk/maggiesawkinspage.html
www.maggiesawkins.com
7 for 7.30pm, Monday, 16 March 2009
The Florence Arms, Florence Road, Southsea
TICKETS £10 to include Hot Buffet.
Vegetarian option is available.
Poetry Supper with Brian Turner. This is a unique opportunity to meet an acclaimed American war poet. Brian Turner is visiting Portsmouth as part of his UK Tour. Brian Turner's award winning collection, 'Here, Bullet', based on his haunting experiences in Iraq, is published by Bloodaxe.
Further details on the Tongues&Grooves website.
www.artscape.org.uk/detail.php?id=7853
www.poetrypf.co.uk/maggiesawkinspage.html
www.maggiesawkins.com
March of the Mad Hatter
Satellites Talking presents March of the Mad Hatter.
Saturday 21st March 2009 @ The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3BL. 7:30pm - 12am. Nearest Tube: Farringdon
*Come, join us down the rabbit hole on a Spring evening in March as Satellites Talking presents a Wonderland celebration of curious and curiouser poetry, comedy and melody...*
Featuring the wonderful March madness of ~ Tim Clare, Christopher Horton, Dirty Dwellings, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Gabi Garbutt and The Breadstealers ~ (unplugged). PLUS! Serving up the same Mad Tea- Party treats as usual; a trestle table of good music, drinking and dancing between the above...
* £4 entry ~ All proceeds to 'Dreams Come True' charity.
Myspace: click here
Saturday 21st March 2009 @ The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3BL. 7:30pm - 12am. Nearest Tube: Farringdon
*Come, join us down the rabbit hole on a Spring evening in March as Satellites Talking presents a Wonderland celebration of curious and curiouser poetry, comedy and melody...*
Featuring the wonderful March madness of ~ Tim Clare, Christopher Horton, Dirty Dwellings, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Gabi Garbutt and The Breadstealers ~ (unplugged). PLUS! Serving up the same Mad Tea- Party treats as usual; a trestle table of good music, drinking and dancing between the above...
* £4 entry ~ All proceeds to 'Dreams Come True' charity.
Myspace: click here
East Words, this April in Docklands
East Words
Date: 2nd April 2009
Venue: Wilberforce Theatre, Museum in Docklands
Time: 18:30 pm - 21:00 pm
Featured Poets: Tom Chivers, Tim Wells, Siddhartha Bose, Katrina Naomi and Stephen Watts
Hosted by: Christopher Horton & Richard Tyrone Jones
Admission: Free
East Words takes place at the Museum in Docklands on 2nd April from 6.30pm to 9.00pm. Featuring some of the most exhilarating poetry and spoken word talent this side of Tower Bridge - you'd be crazy to miss it!
Readers include the prolific poet, poetry promoter, and publisher, Tom Chivers whose eagerly anticipated first book 'How to Build a City' will be released later this year by Salt; Tim Wells, Rising editor and Forward Prize nominee, sharing optimism, disappointment, tawdry tales and dapper verse; academic and poet Siddhartha Bose whose poetry has been widely published in international journals and is to feature in a forthcoming Bloodaxe anthology; the erudite and ethereal Katrina Naomi whose book ' Lunch at The Elephant and Castle' was recently published by Templar to critical acclaim and last, but by no means least, poet and editor, Stephen Watts who has had published numerous collections of his own work and translates poetry from around the world.
With laid back musical accompaniment from Spiky Feather.
Please turn up half an hour early to sign up for the open mic. There will only be a limited number of slots.
Direction to the Museum in Docklands
Date: 2nd April 2009
Venue: Wilberforce Theatre, Museum in Docklands
Time: 18:30 pm - 21:00 pm
Featured Poets: Tom Chivers, Tim Wells, Siddhartha Bose, Katrina Naomi and Stephen Watts
Hosted by: Christopher Horton & Richard Tyrone Jones
Admission: Free
East Words takes place at the Museum in Docklands on 2nd April from 6.30pm to 9.00pm. Featuring some of the most exhilarating poetry and spoken word talent this side of Tower Bridge - you'd be crazy to miss it!
Readers include the prolific poet, poetry promoter, and publisher, Tom Chivers whose eagerly anticipated first book 'How to Build a City' will be released later this year by Salt; Tim Wells, Rising editor and Forward Prize nominee, sharing optimism, disappointment, tawdry tales and dapper verse; academic and poet Siddhartha Bose whose poetry has been widely published in international journals and is to feature in a forthcoming Bloodaxe anthology; the erudite and ethereal Katrina Naomi whose book ' Lunch at The Elephant and Castle' was recently published by Templar to critical acclaim and last, but by no means least, poet and editor, Stephen Watts who has had published numerous collections of his own work and translates poetry from around the world.
With laid back musical accompaniment from Spiky Feather.
Please turn up half an hour early to sign up for the open mic. There will only be a limited number of slots.
Direction to the Museum in Docklands
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Poets on Craic in Manchester
Manchester Irish Festival presents POETS ON CRAIC
When four of Manchester's best loved performance poets, all of Irish descent, come together for two very special poetry events, you can be sure that there'll be laughter and tears, truth and beauty in down-to-earth poetry of the highest order. Between them Mike Garry, Jackie Hagan, Steve O'Connor and Tony Walsh have taken their acclaimed word-smithery all over the UK, around Ireland and beyond. To catch them all on the same bill promises to be a rare treat. Bring a friend - sure, the craic will be ninety!
Poets on Craic
Date Friday March 13th
Venue Chorlton Library
Venue Address Manchester Rd, Chorlton, M21 9PN
Tel number 0161 881 3179
Doors open/show starts 7.30pm
Adm Price Free
Poets on Craic
Venue Manchester Central Library
Date Thursday 19th March
Venue Address St, Peter's Sq, Manchester, M2 5PD
Tel number 0161 234 1900
Doors open/show starts 6pm
Adm Price Free
Manchester Irish Festival
When four of Manchester's best loved performance poets, all of Irish descent, come together for two very special poetry events, you can be sure that there'll be laughter and tears, truth and beauty in down-to-earth poetry of the highest order. Between them Mike Garry, Jackie Hagan, Steve O'Connor and Tony Walsh have taken their acclaimed word-smithery all over the UK, around Ireland and beyond. To catch them all on the same bill promises to be a rare treat. Bring a friend - sure, the craic will be ninety!
Poets on Craic
Date Friday March 13th
Venue Chorlton Library
Venue Address Manchester Rd, Chorlton, M21 9PN
Tel number 0161 881 3179
Doors open/show starts 7.30pm
Adm Price Free
Poets on Craic
Venue Manchester Central Library
Date Thursday 19th March
Venue Address St, Peter's Sq, Manchester, M2 5PD
Tel number 0161 234 1900
Doors open/show starts 6pm
Adm Price Free
Manchester Irish Festival
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Glasgow Poetry "Reading Allowed" March 13th
The “Reading Allowed” Reading at the Tchai Ovna Teahouse (West End):
42 Otago Lane
Glasgow
G11 9PB
0141-357-4524
Friday 13th March 2009, 8.00 pm
Helen Nathaniel-Fulton
David Manderson
Catherine Czerkawska
Graeme Fulton
Lynsey Calderwood
plus guests
Live music by Wing and a Prayer. All Welcome
42 Otago Lane
Glasgow
G11 9PB
0141-357-4524
Friday 13th March 2009, 8.00 pm
Helen Nathaniel-Fulton
David Manderson
Catherine Czerkawska
Graeme Fulton
Lynsey Calderwood
plus guests
Live music by Wing and a Prayer. All Welcome
Poets' Cafe in Reading, March 2009
Friday 20th March – Poets’ Café at South Street Arts Centre, South Street, Reading, Berkshire. 8pm doors, 8.30pm show. £6/£4.
This month is a special month at Poets’ Café because our special guest is one of our own. Regular and superb supporter Wendy Klein is giving us a special reading from her brand new first collection, Cuba In The Blood (Cinnamon Press, 2009), and since she’s popular, local and a stern task master I suspect this will be a very much jam packed night of poetry. We have ordered extra chairs specially, but you might want to book your ticket in advance to make sure you get in. There is, of course, as much open mic as usual, and I’m your lovely host.
AF HARROLD
Reading Arts Centre
This month is a special month at Poets’ Café because our special guest is one of our own. Regular and superb supporter Wendy Klein is giving us a special reading from her brand new first collection, Cuba In The Blood (Cinnamon Press, 2009), and since she’s popular, local and a stern task master I suspect this will be a very much jam packed night of poetry. We have ordered extra chairs specially, but you might want to book your ticket in advance to make sure you get in. There is, of course, as much open mic as usual, and I’m your lovely host.
AF HARROLD
Reading Arts Centre
Poetry London Spring Launch 2009
POETRY LONDON Spring 2009 Launch Reading
Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London
Wednesday 18 March 6.30pm
Free entrance, free wine!
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman
The Gallery, 3rd Floor, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Poetry London
Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London
Wednesday 18 March 6.30pm
Free entrance, free wine!
Featuring Greg Delanty, Emma Jones, Jacob Polley, Eva Salzman
The Gallery, 3rd Floor, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London WC2
Door open 6pm, readings 6.30pm
Disabled access
Poetry London
Ride the Word VII: March 25th 2009
Resurrecting Knives tour special: including
Vincent De Souza reading from this new April 2009 Salt poetry collection
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Borders Oxford St, 203-207 Oxford St, London W1D 2LE
7.00 - 9.15 pm FREE
Jay Merill
David Gaffney
Jane Holland - Poets on Fire admin: plug, plug!
Mark Norfolk
Vincent De Souza
Scott Thurston
Plus special guests Brand magazine - Editor Nina Rapi
Vincent De Souza reading from this new April 2009 Salt poetry collection
Wednesday 25th March 2009
Borders Oxford St, 203-207 Oxford St, London W1D 2LE
7.00 - 9.15 pm FREE
Jay Merill
David Gaffney
Jane Holland - Poets on Fire admin: plug, plug!
Mark Norfolk
Vincent De Souza
Scott Thurston
Plus special guests Brand magazine - Editor Nina Rapi
Sundays at the OTO: March 15th 2009
SUNDAYS AT THE OTO: “poetry and music with the post-avant crowd for your Sunday afternoon pleasure”
Third Sunday of the month, 3-5 pm, Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL £4 entry. Presented by Peter Philpott
March 15: Paul Taylor’s Trombone Poetry + Uru-Ana + Mike Weller
Paul Taylor’s Trombone Poetry is a solo performance project that interweaves music and poetry in a kind of poetry slalom. Uru-Ana are London-based sound artist/musician Alex Thomas and writer/performer Alex Walker. Michael Weller renders name, place, voice, words, stories, pictures, as public performance.
Third Sunday of the month, 3-5 pm, Cafe Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL £4 entry. Presented by Peter Philpott
March 15: Paul Taylor’s Trombone Poetry + Uru-Ana + Mike Weller
Paul Taylor’s Trombone Poetry is a solo performance project that interweaves music and poetry in a kind of poetry slalom. Uru-Ana are London-based sound artist/musician Alex Thomas and writer/performer Alex Walker. Michael Weller renders name, place, voice, words, stories, pictures, as public performance.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Hammer & Tongue London Slam in April
Monday, April 6th, 2009, 7.30pm
Green Note Cafe,
106 Parkway,
Camden,
London
Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam, with Simon Munnery aka. Alan
Parker, Urban Warrior and special guests.
Hammer and Tongue's April gig features one of the UK's very best
performers and comedians, the excellent Simon Munnery. Part of the
original Comedy Zone line-up at Edinburgh, with Stewart Lee, Mark
Lamarr and Chris and George, Munnery
carved an anarchistic vein into the minds of radio-listeners around
the country in his incarnation as Alan Parker, Urban Warrior. A Sony
Gold Award winner for radio comedy, Munnery is a marvel, come and
enjoy. Special guest TBC.
We are also gearing up for the Hammer and Tongue London slam final in
May which will elevate the winner to international fame and stardom.
To win a place in the final, which will be happening this spring, you
need to SLAM! So dust off any rhymes which have been gathering moss at
the bottom of your notebooks, scrawl new ditties and come compete!
Hammer and Tongue's London slam champion and runners up will slam in
the UK-wide championships later this year.
Sign up on the door from 7.30pm to slam- first 8 get to slam. Slammers
get in for free. Turn up before 8 for free cake.
Call Michelle on 07809236133 for more details
Green Note Cafe,
106 Parkway,
Camden,
London
Hammer and Tongue Open Poetry Slam, with Simon Munnery aka. Alan
Parker, Urban Warrior and special guests.
Hammer and Tongue's April gig features one of the UK's very best
performers and comedians, the excellent Simon Munnery. Part of the
original Comedy Zone line-up at Edinburgh, with Stewart Lee, Mark
Lamarr and Chris and George, Munnery
carved an anarchistic vein into the minds of radio-listeners around
the country in his incarnation as Alan Parker, Urban Warrior. A Sony
Gold Award winner for radio comedy, Munnery is a marvel, come and
enjoy. Special guest TBC.
We are also gearing up for the Hammer and Tongue London slam final in
May which will elevate the winner to international fame and stardom.
To win a place in the final, which will be happening this spring, you
need to SLAM! So dust off any rhymes which have been gathering moss at
the bottom of your notebooks, scrawl new ditties and come compete!
Hammer and Tongue's London slam champion and runners up will slam in
the UK-wide championships later this year.
Sign up on the door from 7.30pm to slam- first 8 get to slam. Slammers
get in for free. Turn up before 8 for free cake.
Call Michelle on 07809236133 for more details
Scottish Slam Championships Friday March 6th
Scottish Slam Championships, 9pm - 11pm, Friday March 6, The Mitchell Theatre, Glasgow
Tickets £4
0844 8471683 www.ticketweb.com
THESE POETS NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
Stephen Barnaby
Mike Dillon
Alex Frew
Laura Hainey
Graeme Hawley
Fiona Lindsay
Kevin McCabe
James Oates
Colin Poole
Sophia
Colin Storie
Tickle
Chris Young
WILD CARD
Come along and cheer on your favourites. Audience reaction is counted in the scoring. And, yes, that WILD CARD could be you. If you`re a poet fill in a card on the night. One will be drawn out of the hat to take part in the competition.
Tickets £4
0844 8471683 www.ticketweb.com
THESE POETS NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
Stephen Barnaby
Mike Dillon
Alex Frew
Laura Hainey
Graeme Hawley
Fiona Lindsay
Kevin McCabe
James Oates
Colin Poole
Sophia
Colin Storie
Tickle
Chris Young
WILD CARD
Come along and cheer on your favourites. Audience reaction is counted in the scoring. And, yes, that WILD CARD could be you. If you`re a poet fill in a card on the night. One will be drawn out of the hat to take part in the competition.
Monday, March 02, 2009
UK Women's Poetry Anthology launching in Amsterdam & Brussels
[POETS ON FIRE: Both Home & Away!]
A reading in Amsterdam of A TWIST OF MALICE (Women's Poetry Anthology)
12th March 2009
6.00 – 7.30 pm
at Waterstones Bookshop, Kalverstraat 152
Joy Howard will present UK poets Marianne Burton, Ann Drysdale, Kate Foley, Angela Kirby, Gina Shaw, Anne Stewart and Christine Webb, reading their poems from this popular new anthology and more … plus wine and nibbles
PLUS
A reading in Brussels of A TWIST OF MALICE (Women's Poetry Anthology)
13th March 2009
6.00 – 7.30 pm
at Waterstones Bookshop
Boulevard Adolphe Maxlaan 71
A reading in Amsterdam of A TWIST OF MALICE (Women's Poetry Anthology)
12th March 2009
6.00 – 7.30 pm
at Waterstones Bookshop, Kalverstraat 152
Joy Howard will present UK poets Marianne Burton, Ann Drysdale, Kate Foley, Angela Kirby, Gina Shaw, Anne Stewart and Christine Webb, reading their poems from this popular new anthology and more … plus wine and nibbles
PLUS
A reading in Brussels of A TWIST OF MALICE (Women's Poetry Anthology)
13th March 2009
6.00 – 7.30 pm
at Waterstones Bookshop
Boulevard Adolphe Maxlaan 71
Langoustine at the Poetry Cafe, Saturday March 7th
WHERE: Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, Tube: Covent Garden
WHEN: MARCH 7th Saturday 2009 7:30
WHAT: LA LANGOUSTINE EST MORTE
We have quite a linguistic adventure lined up for March. Cristina Vita & Stephen Watts will be reading from their new book Mountain Language/Lingua di montagna is a bilingual prose poem tracing the course of a deep journey into land, language and memory. Stephen Watts's original English text, considering aspects of his family's roots in the Italian Alps, has been translated by Cristina Viti into one of the Italian languages it ultimately came from.
We also have Michael Zand who likes to cross-pollinate languages and is originally from Iran, the resplendent AnnMarie Eldon also with a new book out who likes to slice and dice the words and then sprinkle them with pizazzazzazzz, and a dash of humour for good measure with Stephanie Leal ...
Step right up!
WHEN: MARCH 7th Saturday 2009 7:30
WHAT: LA LANGOUSTINE EST MORTE
We have quite a linguistic adventure lined up for March. Cristina Vita & Stephen Watts will be reading from their new book Mountain Language/Lingua di montagna is a bilingual prose poem tracing the course of a deep journey into land, language and memory. Stephen Watts's original English text, considering aspects of his family's roots in the Italian Alps, has been translated by Cristina Viti into one of the Italian languages it ultimately came from.
We also have Michael Zand who likes to cross-pollinate languages and is originally from Iran, the resplendent AnnMarie Eldon also with a new book out who likes to slice and dice the words and then sprinkle them with pizazzazzazzz, and a dash of humour for good measure with Stephanie Leal ...
Step right up!
Two Glasgow poetry events this week!
Robin Cairns Book Launch
7pm - 8.30pm, Thursday March 5, at the Glasgow School Of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
Admission Free
Robin Cairns will be performing a set of poems from his new collection, "Last Man With Sky". All welcome. Also reading on the night will be Rob Mckenzie and Andrew Philip.
PLUS
The Scottish Slam Championships
9pm-11pm, Friday March 6, The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow.
This is the opening night of the Aye Write literary festival. Fifteen poets will be battling it out for the title of Scottish Slam Champ. We have contestants from Riddrie, Washington DC, Oldham, Kilmarnock, Clydebank, Newcastle and other points outlandish and various. Robin Cairns is your compere. We had 200 in the audience last year, all contributing to the electric atmosphere of a keenly contested slam. Come along and support your favourites.
Tickets from the Mitchell Theatre box office, or pay at the door if there`s any spaces left. £4 admission.
www.ticketweb.com 0844 8471683.
7pm - 8.30pm, Thursday March 5, at the Glasgow School Of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow.
Admission Free
Robin Cairns will be performing a set of poems from his new collection, "Last Man With Sky". All welcome. Also reading on the night will be Rob Mckenzie and Andrew Philip.
PLUS
The Scottish Slam Championships
9pm-11pm, Friday March 6, The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow.
This is the opening night of the Aye Write literary festival. Fifteen poets will be battling it out for the title of Scottish Slam Champ. We have contestants from Riddrie, Washington DC, Oldham, Kilmarnock, Clydebank, Newcastle and other points outlandish and various. Robin Cairns is your compere. We had 200 in the audience last year, all contributing to the electric atmosphere of a keenly contested slam. Come along and support your favourites.
Tickets from the Mitchell Theatre box office, or pay at the door if there`s any spaces left. £4 admission.
www.ticketweb.com 0844 8471683.
Utter! with Hegley, Pollard, Key & Chopping
Utter!: Poetry / Literature
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Green Note Club, 106 Camden Parkway, London NW1 7AN
Tube: Camden Town. Overland: Camden Road/Euston
07912 539098 / richardtyronejones@gmail.com
£5 entry. We recommend you arrive early to get a seat!
Poetry and performance event featuring: John Hegley, Clare Pollard, Tim Key, George Chopping & Pete the Temp.
Facebook event
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Green Note Club, 106 Camden Parkway, London NW1 7AN
Tube: Camden Town. Overland: Camden Road/Euston
07912 539098 / richardtyronejones@gmail.com
£5 entry. We recommend you arrive early to get a seat!
Poetry and performance event featuring: John Hegley, Clare Pollard, Tim Key, George Chopping & Pete the Temp.
Facebook event
Perdika Press read at the Poetry Cafe, March 23rd
Perdika Press@The Poetry Café
23rd March 2009
Mario Petrucci, Peter Brennan and Jacqui Rowe read from their latest collections.
Perdika Editions present original and translated works by contemporary poets. The distinctiveness of each collection is complemented by a common commitment to scrupulous innovation, a refashioning of language of and for its time.
Date: 23rd March 2009
Time: 19.30 - 21.30
Location: The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX
Tel: 020 7420 9887
Admission: £3
23rd March 2009
Mario Petrucci, Peter Brennan and Jacqui Rowe read from their latest collections.
Perdika Editions present original and translated works by contemporary poets. The distinctiveness of each collection is complemented by a common commitment to scrupulous innovation, a refashioning of language of and for its time.
Date: 23rd March 2009
Time: 19.30 - 21.30
Location: The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX
Tel: 020 7420 9887
Admission: £3
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