Friday, 7th January 2011, 7pm (door open 6.30pm), £5/£4, WINE
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
2 mins. Camden Town tube
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Ward-Wood poets Angela Alexander and Mike Horwood. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology, which will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
BRIGHTON: Waterloo Press Christmas Party
Iambic Arts Theatre
Regent Street
Brighton
Waterloo Press invites you to our first ever CHRISTMAS PARTY, featuring scintillating readings by
Bernadette Cremin, John O'Donoghue, Naomi Foyle, Simon Jenner, Maria Jastrzębska, and the Aldeburgh Prize shortlisted Robert Dickinson.
plus
OPEN MIC - musicians and poets welcome!
Festive Nibbles
& Raffle
Come and help us celebrate the vitality of poetry in the South East and a great year for Waterloo Press!
DRESS: SLINKY, SWANKY, SEXY
or, okay, Scroogie, just come as you are...
GALWAY: December Over The Edge
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are Elaine Cosgrove, Edward Lee and Siobhán Campbell.
Elaine Cosgrove was born in Sligo in 1985. Since then, she has been a hippie, a rocker, a metaller and an indie kid. She moved to Galway in 2004 to study at NUIG, and graduated in 2007 with an Arts Degree. She has participated in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute. This year, she was shortlisted for the Fish Publishing One Page Story Prize and the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Competition.
Edward Lee is originally from Dublin, but now lives in Galway. His poems, short stories and photography have been published in a wide variety of publications, including The Shop, The Stinging Fly & The Sunday Tribune. He is also a visual artist and has had several exhibitions in various venues in Dublin and Galway. He has an exhibition entitled 'Playing Poohsticks: Part One' running in Galway City Library from the 1st December to the 21st December, which consists of 15 paintings and the 15 poems from his poetry collection that inspired them. Edward’s debut poetry collection Playing PoohSticks On Ha'Penny Bridge was published last year.
Siobhán Campbell’s third full poetry collection Cross-Talk, was published by Seren Press in 2009 and was declared “(a) cunning sideways take on the pastoral” by the Irish Times. She was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award for That Water Speaks in Tongues (Templar Poetry). Her other books include The Permanent Wave and The Cold that Burns (Blackstaff Press). Siobhán is a Principal Lecturer at Kingston University London. She has won awards in the National Poetry Competition as well as in the Troubadour and Wigtown competitions. She is anthologised in The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing and in Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (Spring 2010, Bloodaxe).
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
BRISTOL: Brizzlemania 5 - Chrizzlemania
The Old Fire Station,
Silver Street,
Bristol.
Bristol's No 1 Poetry Slam brings you some festive fonetic badassery. Featuring:
Alchemist from Nowhere Town, BYRON VINCENT
Singer- poet from the Void, ALEX HARVEST
Back to rock your socks once more, VANESSA KISUULE
Plus OPEN POETRY SLAM: free gig + wine for the winner.
Don't be a dweeb. Come along.
NOTTINGHAM: Speakeasy, with Mark Gwynne Jones
Monday, December 13, 2010
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Lumen,
88 Tavistock Place,
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Rosie Bailey and Geraldine Paine.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Last chance to be considered for the new anthology which will include major poets Anne Stevenson and Mimi Khalvati amongst others and will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Free Raffle and Nibbles!!!
LONDON: Kid, I Wrote Back
Bar Kick Stage,
127 Shoreditch High Street,
London,
E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool St/Old St
kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk
facebook.com/kidiwroteback
myspace.com/kidiwroteback
07793019343
Kid, I Wrote back...Christmas Special!
Purposefully breaking free from promoting any one verse, word, voice or style, KID, I WROTE BACK stamps a defiantly individual mark onto the capital's red-ripe spoken word and poetry scene and invites both established and as yet unheard talent to the stage to perform.
If you would like to perform email kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk or get there early on the night to sign up.
LEICESTER: Shindig!
The Looking Glass,
68-70 Braunstone Gate,
Leicester
The Leicester launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica, with readings from Matt Merritt and special guest poets Alan Baker, Marilyn Ricci and Malcolm Dewhirst. Matt Merritt’s second collection of poetry, published in November 2010, is hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica. His debut full collection, Troy Town, was published byArrowhead Press in 2008, and a chapbook, Making The Most Of The Light, by HappenStance in 2005. He was born in Leicester and lives nearby, works as a wildlife journalist, is an editor of Poets On Fire, and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com.
Marilyn Ricci began to write seriously about 15 years ago. It’s no good asking her to stop now, it’s compulsive. Her work has appeared in anthologies and many small press magazines. Her pamphlet: Rebuilding a Number 39 was published by Happenstance Press in 2008.
Alan Baker founded Leafe Press in 2000 and is now co-editor. He's edited Litter magazine since 2005. He has published several short collections, and has a new book forthcoming from Skysill Press: Variations on Painting a Room: Poems 2000-2010.
Malcolm Dewhirst - A poet, writer and filmmaker based in Tamworth who is project director of Polesworth’s Poets Trail. Malcolm’s poetry has been published in magazines and anthologies; he is working on his first collection of poems. His films include Pollysworda and the film poem Yell!
Open mic slots also available, please sign up on the door.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
GALWAY: Sarah Clancy launch
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop,
Galway
Stacey and The Mechanical Bull (Lapwing Press), the debut poetry collection by Sarah Clancy, will be launched by Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
Sarah Clancy is from Salthill. She is a participant in the Galway Arts Centre Poetry Workshops facilitated by Kevin Higgins and has read her poetry at North Beach Poetry Nights, the Over The Edge open-mic and was a Featured Reader at the August Over The Edge: Open Reading. This year, in a display of what she describes as beginners luck, Sarah was shortlisted in both the poetry section of the WOW awards 2010, the Listowel Writers Week Collection of Poetry Competition 2010 and the Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition. Her poems have been published in Revival, Dogs Singing (Edited by Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Poetry 2010) and Behind The Masks, the anthology of poems by participants in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre. Stacey and the Mechanical Bull is published by Lapwing Press in Belfast and is Sarah’s debut collection of poetry.
For further details 087-6431748.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
BIRMINGHAM: Public Address
mac Birmingham,
Cannon Hill Park,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B12 9QH
Booking: 01214463232 / www.macarts.co.uk
PUBLIC ADDRESS
Five amazing poets, five distinctive voices - and five different places to call home. Come discover their worlds and let them dazzle you with their wordplay! Public Address brings some of the brightest rising stars of UK spoken word poetry to Birmingham for one date only: unmissable if you like your poetry live, powerful, and exciting.
Mike Edwards - a writer and performer from Stockton-on-Tees and member of Monkfish Word Tank, a multimedia spoken word collective. Mike is a regular performer of poetry and character comedy in the North East and beyond. He was a resident poet on My Place Or Yours, an interactive writers’ residency by Apples & Snakes.
Saran Green - a passionate performance poet, her numerous performance styles echoing her multi-cultural upbringing. She is an established performance poet on the Jamaican poetry scene and appeared as a guest poet at the University of the West Indies. She captivates her audience with her striking stage presence and vitality.www.myspace.com/sarangreenpoet
Mark Niel - Audiences immediately warm to his assured performances and deft ability to blend humour, pathos and provocative material. Mark has become an ambassador for poetry and hosts Tongue In Chic, a poetry and spoken word event in Milton Keynes.
Hannah Silva - a writer and performer whose distinctive style combines the physicality of theatre with energetic, fast-paced poetry. She composes speech, choreographs language and exploits 'double tonguing' to create a unique form of spoken word performance.www.hannahsilva.co.uk
Matt Windle - is a boxer and poet! Formerly a sprinter, he was the Birmingham and Midlands champion for both the 100m and 2000m. In 2007/08 he was Birmingham’s young Poet Laureate and is the face of the new Birmingham Library. www.mattwindlepoetry.co.uk
LEWES: Needlewriters
Needlemakers Café,
West Street,
Lewes
Poetry from Judith Kazantzis and Lee Harwood, and prose from Clare Best.
Clare Best is the author of Treasure Ground (HappenStance, 2009), a collection of poems written during a residency at Woodlands Organic Farm on the Lincolnshire fens. She is completing her first full collection, Spoil. Tonight she will be reading from her prose memoir (work in progress) – reflections on growing up in a family shaped by loss, ghosts and silence.
Judith Kazantzis, an award winning poet and Lewesian, tonight launches the reissue of one of her best praised books, The Odysseus Poems, finely republished by Waterloo Press. Hear Homer’s voices as never before, voices human and inhuman, divine and monstrous, lying, lustful, loving. Here is Skylla of the dog-headed tentacles, and her opposite, Penelope, mistress of the art of flirtatious weaving. And Numero Uno, Odysseus himself: laddish wanderer or victim of fate? Would Homer have approved? Yours to decide.
Lee Harwood lives by the sea in Brighton. His most recent books were Collected Poems (2004), Selected Poems (2008) and Not the full story - six interviews by Kelvin Corcoran (2008), all published by Shearsman Books.
If you plan to have supper at the Café, it’s probably a good idea to arrive in time to order and eat before the readings start.
Monday, December 06, 2010
BRISTOL: Brizzlemania 5 - Chrizzlemania
Wednesday, 15th December, 2010, 8pm, £3
The Old Fire Station,
Silver Street,
Bristol.
Bristol's No 1 Poetry Slam brings you some festive fonetic badassery. Featuring:
Alchemist from Nowhere Town, BYRON VINCENT
Singer- poet from the Void, ALEX HARVEST
Back to rock your socks once more, VANESSA KISUULE
Plus OPEN POETRY SLAM: free gig + wine for the winner.
Don't be a dweeb. Come along.
The Old Fire Station,
Silver Street,
Bristol.
Bristol's No 1 Poetry Slam brings you some festive fonetic badassery. Featuring:
Alchemist from Nowhere Town, BYRON VINCENT
Singer- poet from the Void, ALEX HARVEST
Back to rock your socks once more, VANESSA KISUULE
Plus OPEN POETRY SLAM: free gig + wine for the winner.
Don't be a dweeb. Come along.
Friday, December 03, 2010
BRIGHTON: Waterloo Press Christmas Party
Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 8pm for 8.30pm start, FREE
Iambic Arts Theatre
Regent Street
Brighton
Waterloo Press invites you to our first ever CHRISTMAS PARTY, featuring scintillating readings by
Bernadette Cremin, John O'Donoghue, Naomi Foyle, Simon Jenner, Maria Jastrzębska, and the Aldeburgh Prize shortlisted Robert Dickinson.
plus
OPEN MIC - musicians and poets welcome!
Festive Nibbles
& Raffle
Come and help us celebrate the vitality of poetry in the South East and a great year for Waterloo Press!
DRESS: SLINKY, SWANKY, SEXY
or, okay, Scroogie, just come as you are...
Iambic Arts Theatre
Regent Street
Brighton
Waterloo Press invites you to our first ever CHRISTMAS PARTY, featuring scintillating readings by
Bernadette Cremin, John O'Donoghue, Naomi Foyle, Simon Jenner, Maria Jastrzębska, and the Aldeburgh Prize shortlisted Robert Dickinson.
plus
OPEN MIC - musicians and poets welcome!
Festive Nibbles
& Raffle
Come and help us celebrate the vitality of poetry in the South East and a great year for Waterloo Press!
DRESS: SLINKY, SWANKY, SEXY
or, okay, Scroogie, just come as you are...
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Tuesday, 14th December 2010, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £5/£4, WINE
Lumen,
88 Tavistock Place,
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Rosie Bailey and Geraldine Paine.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Last chance to be considered for the new anthology which will include major poets Anne Stevenson and Mimi Khalvati amongst others and will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Free Raffle and Nibbles!!!
Lumen,
88 Tavistock Place,
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Rosie Bailey and Geraldine Paine.
Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Last chance to be considered for the new anthology which will include major poets Anne Stevenson and Mimi Khalvati amongst others and will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Free Raffle and Nibbles!!!
NOTTINGHAM: Speakeasy, with Mark Gwynne Jones
Wednesday, 15th December, 2010, open mic 7pm, show from 9pm
Alley Cafe bar,
Cannon Court,
Longrow West,
Nottingham,
NG1 6JE
Special guest Mark Gwynne Jones.
Alley Cafe bar,
Cannon Court,
Longrow West,
Nottingham,
NG1 6JE
Special guest Mark Gwynne Jones.
BIRMINGHAM: Public Address
Thursday, 9th December, 2010, 7.30pm, £7/£5
mac Birmingham,
Cannon Hill Park,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B12 9QH
Booking: 01214463232 / www.macarts.co.uk
PUBLIC ADDRESS
Five amazing poets, five distinctive voices - and five different places to call home. Come discover their worlds and let them dazzle you with their wordplay! Public Address brings some of the brightest rising stars of UK spoken word poetry to Birmingham for one date only: unmissable if you like your poetry live, powerful, and exciting.
Mike Edwards - a writer and performer from Stockton-on-Tees and member of Monkfish Word Tank, a multimedia spoken word collective. Mike is a regular performer of poetry and character comedy in the North East and beyond. He was a resident poet on My Place Or Yours, an interactive writers’ residency by Apples & Snakes.
Saran Green - a passionate performance poet, her numerous performance styles echoing her multi-cultural upbringing. She is an established performance poet on the Jamaican poetry scene and appeared as a guest poet at the University of the West Indies. She captivates her audience with her striking stage presence and vitality.www.myspace.com/sarangreenpoet
Mark Niel - Audiences immediately warm to his assured performances and deft ability to blend humour, pathos and provocative material. Mark has become an ambassador for poetry and hosts Tongue In Chic, a poetry and spoken word event in Milton Keynes.
Hannah Silva - a writer and performer whose distinctive style combines the physicality of theatre with energetic, fast-paced poetry. She composes speech, choreographs language and exploits 'double tonguing' to create a unique form of spoken word performance.www.hannahsilva.co.uk
Matt Windle - is a boxer and poet! Formerly a sprinter, he was the Birmingham and Midlands champion for both the 100m and 2000m. In 2007/08 he was Birmingham’s young Poet Laureate and is the face of the new Birmingham Library. www.mattwindlepoetry.co.uk
mac Birmingham,
Cannon Hill Park,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B12 9QH
Booking: 01214463232 / www.macarts.co.uk
PUBLIC ADDRESS
Five amazing poets, five distinctive voices - and five different places to call home. Come discover their worlds and let them dazzle you with their wordplay! Public Address brings some of the brightest rising stars of UK spoken word poetry to Birmingham for one date only: unmissable if you like your poetry live, powerful, and exciting.
Mike Edwards - a writer and performer from Stockton-on-Tees and member of Monkfish Word Tank, a multimedia spoken word collective. Mike is a regular performer of poetry and character comedy in the North East and beyond. He was a resident poet on My Place Or Yours, an interactive writers’ residency by Apples & Snakes.
Saran Green - a passionate performance poet, her numerous performance styles echoing her multi-cultural upbringing. She is an established performance poet on the Jamaican poetry scene and appeared as a guest poet at the University of the West Indies. She captivates her audience with her striking stage presence and vitality.www.myspace.com/sarangreenpoet
Mark Niel - Audiences immediately warm to his assured performances and deft ability to blend humour, pathos and provocative material. Mark has become an ambassador for poetry and hosts Tongue In Chic, a poetry and spoken word event in Milton Keynes.
Hannah Silva - a writer and performer whose distinctive style combines the physicality of theatre with energetic, fast-paced poetry. She composes speech, choreographs language and exploits 'double tonguing' to create a unique form of spoken word performance.www.hannahsilva.co.uk
Matt Windle - is a boxer and poet! Formerly a sprinter, he was the Birmingham and Midlands champion for both the 100m and 2000m. In 2007/08 he was Birmingham’s young Poet Laureate and is the face of the new Birmingham Library. www.mattwindlepoetry.co.uk
LONDON: Poetry@Kings
Monday, December 6th, 2010, 6.30pm, FREE
Anatomy Theatre and Museum
Strand,
WC2R 2LS
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/english/events/poetryatkings.html
Poetry@Kings: with Tom Raworth and Hugo Williams.
Anatomy Theatre and Museum
Strand,
WC2R 2LS
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/english/events/poetryatkings.html
Poetry@Kings: with Tom Raworth and Hugo Williams.
LONDON: BEAT Slam Champ December 2010
Monday, 6th December, 2010, 8pm-11.30pm
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London
Last Chance to become BEAT SLAM CHAMP 2010!
Sharpen your tongues, flex those chin muscles and write down some fierce scribblings for what has come to be known as the ultimate poetry battle of all time!
For your chance to win this coveted throphy contact Andreas Grant on outoforder@inbox.com to make sure of a spot or you can also try to show up on the night at 8pm.
Contestants(more to be announced):
- Harry Baker
- Dave Florez
- ShaVunda Horsley
- John Bedwell
Featuring: Agnes Meadows and James Priestman
+ BEAT inhouse DJ - DJ Stone-d Groove
Hosted by BEAT producer: Andreas Grant.
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London
Last Chance to become BEAT SLAM CHAMP 2010!
Sharpen your tongues, flex those chin muscles and write down some fierce scribblings for what has come to be known as the ultimate poetry battle of all time!
For your chance to win this coveted throphy contact Andreas Grant on outoforder@inbox.com to make sure of a spot or you can also try to show up on the night at 8pm.
Contestants(more to be announced):
- Harry Baker
- Dave Florez
- ShaVunda Horsley
- John Bedwell
Featuring: Agnes Meadows and James Priestman
+ BEAT inhouse DJ - DJ Stone-d Groove
Hosted by BEAT producer: Andreas Grant.
GALWAY: Dogs Singing launch reading
Saturday, 4th December, 2010, 2pm
The Town Hall Theatre,
Courthouse Square,
Galway
Dogs Singing: A Tribute Anthology brings together poems which highlight and examine and celebrate the canine world, and our place in it.
"First love, enduring love; the witness, the stoic, the companion, the protector, the better part of us, the abiding presence, the warrior, the survivor, the guardian angel. Here is a big book of many poems, all inspired, devoted, motivated by a sacred bond that happens, the supreme privilege, that something far bigger than romance - a relationship with a dog. Dogs do sing; they also smile, socialise, engage and celebrate, mark a homecoming in proper style, even if it’s only the return from the local grocery store; they sigh, but most of all they understand, they grieve, they mourn, they empathise, they remember..." Eileen Battersby, Arts Writer & Literary Correspondent, The Irish Times
Royalties from the sale of this book go to the Soi Dog Foundation (Phuket, Thailand) and MADRA (Co. Galway, Ireland)
For more info,and to purchase copies online, visit the Salmon website:
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
The Town Hall Theatre,
Courthouse Square,
Galway
Dogs Singing: A Tribute Anthology brings together poems which highlight and examine and celebrate the canine world, and our place in it.
"First love, enduring love; the witness, the stoic, the companion, the protector, the better part of us, the abiding presence, the warrior, the survivor, the guardian angel. Here is a big book of many poems, all inspired, devoted, motivated by a sacred bond that happens, the supreme privilege, that something far bigger than romance - a relationship with a dog. Dogs do sing; they also smile, socialise, engage and celebrate, mark a homecoming in proper style, even if it’s only the return from the local grocery store; they sigh, but most of all they understand, they grieve, they mourn, they empathise, they remember..." Eileen Battersby, Arts Writer & Literary Correspondent, The Irish Times
Royalties from the sale of this book go to the Soi Dog Foundation (Phuket, Thailand) and MADRA (Co. Galway, Ireland)
For more info,and to purchase copies online, visit the Salmon website:
http://www.salmonpoetry.com
GALWAY: December Over The Edge
Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are Elaine Cosgrove, Edward Lee and Siobhán Campbell.
Elaine Cosgrove was born in Sligo in 1985. Since then, she has been a hippie, a rocker, a metaller and an indie kid. She moved to Galway in 2004 to study at NUIG, and graduated in 2007 with an Arts Degree. She has participated in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute. This year, she was shortlisted for the Fish Publishing One Page Story Prize and the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Competition.
Edward Lee is originally from Dublin, but now lives in Galway. His poems, short stories and photography have been published in a wide variety of publications, including The Shop, The Stinging Fly & The Sunday Tribune. He is also a visual artist and has had several exhibitions in various venues in Dublin and Galway. He has an exhibition entitled 'Playing Poohsticks: Part One' running in Galway City Library from the 1st December to the 21st December, which consists of 15 paintings and the 15 poems from his poetry collection that inspired them. Edward’s debut poetry collection Playing PoohSticks On Ha'Penny Bridge was published last year.
Siobhán Campbell’s third full poetry collection Cross-Talk, was published by Seren Press in 2009 and was declared “(a) cunning sideways take on the pastoral” by the Irish Times. She was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award for That Water Speaks in Tongues (Templar Poetry). Her other books include The Permanent Wave and The Cold that Burns (Blackstaff Press). Siobhán is a Principal Lecturer at Kingston University London. She has won awards in the National Poetry Competition as well as in the Troubadour and Wigtown competitions. She is anthologised in The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing and in Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (Spring 2010, Bloodaxe).
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council.
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are Elaine Cosgrove, Edward Lee and Siobhán Campbell.
Elaine Cosgrove was born in Sligo in 1985. Since then, she has been a hippie, a rocker, a metaller and an indie kid. She moved to Galway in 2004 to study at NUIG, and graduated in 2007 with an Arts Degree. She has participated in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute. This year, she was shortlisted for the Fish Publishing One Page Story Prize and the Over the Edge New Writer of the Year Competition.
Edward Lee is originally from Dublin, but now lives in Galway. His poems, short stories and photography have been published in a wide variety of publications, including The Shop, The Stinging Fly & The Sunday Tribune. He is also a visual artist and has had several exhibitions in various venues in Dublin and Galway. He has an exhibition entitled 'Playing Poohsticks: Part One' running in Galway City Library from the 1st December to the 21st December, which consists of 15 paintings and the 15 poems from his poetry collection that inspired them. Edward’s debut poetry collection Playing PoohSticks On Ha'Penny Bridge was published last year.
Siobhán Campbell’s third full poetry collection Cross-Talk, was published by Seren Press in 2009 and was declared “(a) cunning sideways take on the pastoral” by the Irish Times. She was shortlisted for the Michael Marks Award for That Water Speaks in Tongues (Templar Poetry). Her other books include The Permanent Wave and The Cold that Burns (Blackstaff Press). Siobhán is a Principal Lecturer at Kingston University London. She has won awards in the National Poetry Competition as well as in the Troubadour and Wigtown competitions. She is anthologised in The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing and in Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets (Spring 2010, Bloodaxe).
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council.
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
Free Raffle (Could you bear to miss this!!!)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Charles Bennett and Caroline Gilfillan. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. This year the anthology is edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
OXFORD: Cabaret Clandestino
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
A F Harrold
Comic surrealism from one of the country's best loved stand-up poets
Plus music, circus, live visual dance and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Monday, November 29, 2010
LEICESTER: Shindig!
Monday 13th December, 2010, 7.30pm, FREE
The Looking Glass,
68-70 Braunstone Gate,
Leicester
The Leicester launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica, with readings from Matt Merritt and special guest poets Alan Baker, Marilyn Ricci and Malcolm Dewhirst.
Matt Merritt’s second collection of poetry, published in November 2010, is hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica. His debut full collection, Troy Town, was published byArrowhead Press in 2008, and a chapbook, Making The Most Of The Light, by HappenStance in 2005. He was born in Leicester and lives nearby, works as a wildlife journalist, is an editor of Poets On Fire, and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com.
Marilyn Ricci began to write seriously about 15 years ago. It’s no good asking her to stop now, it’s compulsive. Her work has appeared in anthologies and many small press magazines. Her pamphlet: Rebuilding a Number 39 was published by Happenstance Press in 2008.
Alan Baker founded Leafe Press in 2000 and is now co-editor. He's edited Litter magazine since 2005. He has published several short collections, and has a new book forthcoming from Skysill Press: Variations on Painting a Room: Poems 2000-2010.
Malcolm Dewhirst - A poet, writer and filmmaker based in Tamworth who is project director of Polesworth’s Poets Trail. Malcolm’s poetry has been published in magazines and anthologies; he is working on his first collection of poems. His films include Pollysworda and the film poem Yell!
Open mic slots also available, please sign up on the door.
The Looking Glass,
68-70 Braunstone Gate,
Leicester
The Leicester launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica, with readings from Matt Merritt and special guest poets Alan Baker, Marilyn Ricci and Malcolm Dewhirst.
Matt Merritt’s second collection of poetry, published in November 2010, is hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica. His debut full collection, Troy Town, was published byArrowhead Press in 2008, and a chapbook, Making The Most Of The Light, by HappenStance in 2005. He was born in Leicester and lives nearby, works as a wildlife journalist, is an editor of Poets On Fire, and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com.
Marilyn Ricci began to write seriously about 15 years ago. It’s no good asking her to stop now, it’s compulsive. Her work has appeared in anthologies and many small press magazines. Her pamphlet: Rebuilding a Number 39 was published by Happenstance Press in 2008.
Alan Baker founded Leafe Press in 2000 and is now co-editor. He's edited Litter magazine since 2005. He has published several short collections, and has a new book forthcoming from Skysill Press: Variations on Painting a Room: Poems 2000-2010.
Malcolm Dewhirst - A poet, writer and filmmaker based in Tamworth who is project director of Polesworth’s Poets Trail. Malcolm’s poetry has been published in magazines and anthologies; he is working on his first collection of poems. His films include Pollysworda and the film poem Yell!
Open mic slots also available, please sign up on the door.
LONDON: Kid, I Wrote Back
Monday, 13th December, 2010, 7pm-10pm, £3 on the door / FREE to perform
Bar Kick Stage,
127 Shoreditch High Street,
London,
E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool St/Old St
kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk
facebook.com/kidiwroteback
myspace.com/kidiwroteback
07793019343
Kid, I Wrote back...Christmas Special!
Purposefully breaking free from promoting any one verse, word, voice or style, KID, I WROTE BACK stamps a defiantly individual mark onto the capital's red-ripe spoken word and poetry scene and invites both established and as yet unheard talent to the stage to perform.
If you would like to perform email kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk or get there early on the night to sign up.
Bar Kick Stage,
127 Shoreditch High Street,
London,
E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool St/Old St
kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk
facebook.com/kidiwroteback
myspace.com/kidiwroteback
07793019343
Kid, I Wrote back...Christmas Special!
Purposefully breaking free from promoting any one verse, word, voice or style, KID, I WROTE BACK stamps a defiantly individual mark onto the capital's red-ripe spoken word and poetry scene and invites both established and as yet unheard talent to the stage to perform.
If you would like to perform email kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk or get there early on the night to sign up.
LONDON: Jazz Verse Jukebox
Sunday, December 12th, 2010, doors open 6.30pm, show 8pm, £7 (tickets only available on door)
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (Aka Ronnie's Bar),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Join us as we celebrate an early Poetic Christmas, featuring Francesca Beard, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Agnes Meadows, West End Gospel Choir plus open mic for poets/singers.
Web :www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
FRANCESCA BEARD
London-based Francesca Beard was born in Malaysia. She performs poetry and runs workshops all over the world with the British Council. She’s been called ‘spine-tingling’ (Independent) and ‘The Queen of British Performance Poetry (Metro.) She is currently working on ‘London Tales’, an interactive story-telling platform for live and on-line participants with B3 Media, supported by The Arts Council, England. To find out more, please visit www.francescabeard.com
JACOB SAM-LA ROSE
Jacob Sam-La Rose’s poetry has been described as “fresh, vivid and masterly” (Poetry Book Society), “pensive and carefully structured” (Lauri Ramey, Director of the Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, Los Angeles) and “wonderfully ironic” (Stephen Waling, The State of British Poetry). His poetry is grounded in a belief that poetry can be a powerful force within a community, as well as for individuals, particularly for young people and that it is possible to combine the strong audience connection/ immediacy of performance poetry with the rigor of traditional printed page poetry. His work has been published in ‘Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets” (Bloodaxe), Penguin’s Poems For Love (Penguin), Red (Peepal Tree Press) and ‘I Have Found A Song’ (Enitharmon Press) among other anthologies and journals. Jacob is a poetry editor for flipped eye press, and is an advocate for positive impacts of web-based technology on literary, artistic and cultural practice and inter-exchange.
AGNES MEADOWS
Agnes Meadows currently lives in London, and has been gypsying around the world since she was 15, making her home in places as diverse as Mexico, the Philippines, Australia and Turkey. Her poetry is a reflection of her urban experience, the things she has seen and felt both at home and overseas, in love and out of it. She has an established reputation on the Performance Poetry scene in the UK, and has toured both nationally and internationally, performing all over the world, most recently in Singapore and Malaysia. Agnes has been an adviser on Poetry for Channel 4 TV. She is also on the Board of Apples & Snakes, the UK’s premier poetry/spoken word organisation, and is now an Advisory Board member of the Austin International Poetry Festival. Agnes has written five books of poetry, entitled “You and Me” , “Quantum Love”, “Woman”, and “At Damascus Gate on Good Friday”, and “This One Is For You”, the latter published by Flipped Eye Publishing in November 2009. Agnes has also produced a CD of her poetry with music, called “Blues Shakin’ My Heels’.
WITH MUSIC FROM
THE WEST END GOSPEL CHOIR a dynamic choir which is made up of performers who have appeared in or are currently appearing in a variety of West End productions including:- WE WILL ROCK YOU, WICKED, DIRTY DANCING, THRILLER, JOSEPH, DANCING IN THE STREETS, JERRY SPRINGER, THE LION KING and LES MISERABLES.
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (Aka Ronnie's Bar),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Join us as we celebrate an early Poetic Christmas, featuring Francesca Beard, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Agnes Meadows, West End Gospel Choir plus open mic for poets/singers.
Web :www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
FRANCESCA BEARD
London-based Francesca Beard was born in Malaysia. She performs poetry and runs workshops all over the world with the British Council. She’s been called ‘spine-tingling’ (Independent) and ‘The Queen of British Performance Poetry (Metro.) She is currently working on ‘London Tales’, an interactive story-telling platform for live and on-line participants with B3 Media, supported by The Arts Council, England. To find out more, please visit www.francescabeard.com
JACOB SAM-LA ROSE
Jacob Sam-La Rose’s poetry has been described as “fresh, vivid and masterly” (Poetry Book Society), “pensive and carefully structured” (Lauri Ramey, Director of the Center for Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, Los Angeles) and “wonderfully ironic” (Stephen Waling, The State of British Poetry). His poetry is grounded in a belief that poetry can be a powerful force within a community, as well as for individuals, particularly for young people and that it is possible to combine the strong audience connection/ immediacy of performance poetry with the rigor of traditional printed page poetry. His work has been published in ‘Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets” (Bloodaxe), Penguin’s Poems For Love (Penguin), Red (Peepal Tree Press) and ‘I Have Found A Song’ (Enitharmon Press) among other anthologies and journals. Jacob is a poetry editor for flipped eye press, and is an advocate for positive impacts of web-based technology on literary, artistic and cultural practice and inter-exchange.
AGNES MEADOWS
Agnes Meadows currently lives in London, and has been gypsying around the world since she was 15, making her home in places as diverse as Mexico, the Philippines, Australia and Turkey. Her poetry is a reflection of her urban experience, the things she has seen and felt both at home and overseas, in love and out of it. She has an established reputation on the Performance Poetry scene in the UK, and has toured both nationally and internationally, performing all over the world, most recently in Singapore and Malaysia. Agnes has been an adviser on Poetry for Channel 4 TV. She is also on the Board of Apples & Snakes, the UK’s premier poetry/spoken word organisation, and is now an Advisory Board member of the Austin International Poetry Festival. Agnes has written five books of poetry, entitled “You and Me” , “Quantum Love”, “Woman”, and “At Damascus Gate on Good Friday”, and “This One Is For You”, the latter published by Flipped Eye Publishing in November 2009. Agnes has also produced a CD of her poetry with music, called “Blues Shakin’ My Heels’.
WITH MUSIC FROM
THE WEST END GOSPEL CHOIR a dynamic choir which is made up of performers who have appeared in or are currently appearing in a variety of West End productions including:- WE WILL ROCK YOU, WICKED, DIRTY DANCING, THRILLER, JOSEPH, DANCING IN THE STREETS, JERRY SPRINGER, THE LION KING and LES MISERABLES.
NAILSWORTH: Grey Hen Press reading
Saturday, November 27, 2010
MILTON KEYNES: Tongue In Chic
Sunday, 28th November 2010, door open 7pm, £6/£4 in advance or £7/£5 on door
Madcap,
Creed Street,
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
GERRY POTTER HEADLINES
The November show welcomes Liverpool poet Gerry Potter to Milton Keynes. Gerry previously performed in the guise of Chloe Poems but now performs as himself. Gerry’s second collection of biographical poetry, Planet Middle Age, is published by Flapjack Press in 2010 and continues the journey started in Planet Young. Gerry read at the Buxton Fringe for us and he is an energetic and engaging performer and poet I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
OPEN MIC SESSIONS
Open Mic spots are available as ever so you can have your three minutes of fame. I am always pleased to hear comment from guest poets about how strong the local scene is, so please come and continue the tradition.
For more information on the show or Open Mic opportunities, email Mark Niel at markniel@gmail.com or call 01908 691755 to reserve tickets.
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
The Sozzled Sausage,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4NX.
Each month we invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we are delighted to have with us the highly amusing and very clever Heather Wastie. She is a wordsmith, humorist and musician with a rich professional life as poet, composer, singer, songwriter, keyboard player and facilitator. She has published three illustrated poetry collections and often uses technology to create innovative pieces including music, spoken word and found sound. She is proud to be winner of the first PureandGoodandRight Poetry Slam in August 2010!
When performing, she can be rather schizophrenic, taking on a range of different characters and moods. People have described her as multi-talented, a polymath, and have said that her work is clever, sophisticated, funny, touching, original, quirky, probing and poignant. On November 28th, at our fantastic new venue, she will attempt to live up to this reputation by performing poems and songs which represent and illuminate the range of her work to date.
If you would like to know more about Heather, see http://tiny.cc/Wasties_Space
DEFINITELY AN EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED!
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
Remember to check out our new blog at http://pgrpoetry.blogspot.com !!!
Friday, November 26, 2010
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 3rd December 2010, 7pm (doors open 6.30pm), £5/£4, Wine
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
Free Raffle (Could you bear to miss this!!!)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Charles Bennett and Caroline Gilfillan. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. This year the anthology is edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
Free Raffle (Could you bear to miss this!!!)
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Charles Bennett and Caroline Gilfillan. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. This year the anthology is edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
GALWAY: Sarah Clancy launch
Friday, December 10th, 2010, 6pm, FREE
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop,
Galway
Stacey and The Mechanical Bull (Lapwing Press), the debut poetry collection by Sarah Clancy, will be launched by Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
Sarah Clancy is from Salthill. She is a participant in the Galway Arts Centre Poetry Workshops facilitated by Kevin Higgins and has read her poetry at North Beach Poetry Nights, the Over The Edge open-mic and was a Featured Reader at the August Over The Edge: Open Reading. This year, in a display of what she describes as beginners luck, Sarah was shortlisted in both the poetry section of the WOW awards 2010, the Listowel Writers Week Collection of Poetry Competition 2010 and the Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition. Her poems have been published in Revival, Dogs Singing (Edited by Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Poetry 2010) and Behind The Masks, the anthology of poems by participants in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre. Stacey and the Mechanical Bull is published by Lapwing Press in Belfast and is Sarah’s debut collection of poetry.
For further details 087-6431748.
Charlie Byrne's Bookshop,
Galway
Stacey and The Mechanical Bull (Lapwing Press), the debut poetry collection by Sarah Clancy, will be launched by Kevin Higgins. All welcome.
Sarah Clancy is from Salthill. She is a participant in the Galway Arts Centre Poetry Workshops facilitated by Kevin Higgins and has read her poetry at North Beach Poetry Nights, the Over The Edge open-mic and was a Featured Reader at the August Over The Edge: Open Reading. This year, in a display of what she describes as beginners luck, Sarah was shortlisted in both the poetry section of the WOW awards 2010, the Listowel Writers Week Collection of Poetry Competition 2010 and the Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition. Her poems have been published in Revival, Dogs Singing (Edited by Jessie Lendennie, Salmon Poetry 2010) and Behind The Masks, the anthology of poems by participants in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre. Stacey and the Mechanical Bull is published by Lapwing Press in Belfast and is Sarah’s debut collection of poetry.
For further details 087-6431748.
LEWES: Needlewriters
Thursday, December 9th, 2010, doors open 7pm, readings 7.45pm, £5/£3 in advance from Skylark (Needlemakers) or at the door on the night.
Needlemakers Café,
West Street,
Lewes
Poetry from Judith Kazantzis and Lee Harwood, and prose from Clare Best.
Clare Best is the author of Treasure Ground (HappenStance, 2009), a collection of poems written during a residency at Woodlands Organic Farm on the Lincolnshire fens. She is completing her first full collection, Spoil. Tonight she will be reading from her prose memoir (work in progress) – reflections on growing up in a family shaped by loss, ghosts and silence.
Judith Kazantzis, an award winning poet and Lewesian, tonight launches the reissue of one of her best praised books, The Odysseus Poems, finely republished by Waterloo Press. Hear Homer’s voices as never before, voices human and inhuman, divine and monstrous, lying, lustful, loving. Here is Skylla of the dog-headed tentacles, and her opposite, Penelope, mistress of the art of flirtatious weaving. And Numero Uno, Odysseus himself: laddish wanderer or victim of fate? Would Homer have approved? Yours to decide.
Lee Harwood lives by the sea in Brighton. His most recent books were Collected Poems (2004), Selected Poems (2008) and Not the full story - six interviews by Kelvin Corcoran (2008), all published by Shearsman Books.
If you plan to have supper at the Café, it’s probably a good idea to arrive in time to order and eat before the readings start.
Needlemakers Café,
West Street,
Lewes
Poetry from Judith Kazantzis and Lee Harwood, and prose from Clare Best.
Clare Best is the author of Treasure Ground (HappenStance, 2009), a collection of poems written during a residency at Woodlands Organic Farm on the Lincolnshire fens. She is completing her first full collection, Spoil. Tonight she will be reading from her prose memoir (work in progress) – reflections on growing up in a family shaped by loss, ghosts and silence.
Judith Kazantzis, an award winning poet and Lewesian, tonight launches the reissue of one of her best praised books, The Odysseus Poems, finely republished by Waterloo Press. Hear Homer’s voices as never before, voices human and inhuman, divine and monstrous, lying, lustful, loving. Here is Skylla of the dog-headed tentacles, and her opposite, Penelope, mistress of the art of flirtatious weaving. And Numero Uno, Odysseus himself: laddish wanderer or victim of fate? Would Homer have approved? Yours to decide.
Lee Harwood lives by the sea in Brighton. His most recent books were Collected Poems (2004), Selected Poems (2008) and Not the full story - six interviews by Kelvin Corcoran (2008), all published by Shearsman Books.
If you plan to have supper at the Café, it’s probably a good idea to arrive in time to order and eat before the readings start.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
OXFORD: Cabaret Clandestino
Saturday, December 4th, 2010, £6
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
A F Harrold
Comic surrealism from one of the country's best loved stand-up poets
Plus music, circus, live visual dance and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
A F Harrold
Comic surrealism from one of the country's best loved stand-up poets
Plus music, circus, live visual dance and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
BIRMINGHAM: Hit the Ode
The Victoria
48 John Bright Street
Birmingham
B1 1BN
Brought to you by Apples & Snakes, "Hit the Ode" is the newest addition to the brummie spoken word scene. Each night will feature three hand-picked poets: one from the West Midlands, one from elsewhere in the UK, and one international spoken word star. Open mic slots available too!
This inaugural edition brings three amazing poets (and one musician) to the Victoria:
Kim Trusty - a Birmingham-based poet from beyond the Atlantic, Kim entices audiences with her on-stage charisma and masterful wordplay. Kim has toured England with the spoken word shows Word Temple and Temptation, and has appeared as a guest artist at many venues nationwide, including the Southbank Centre, Soho Theatre, Ways with Words Festival, Latitude Festival, and the Big Chill.
Tony Walsh - a true giant of the Manchester scene, Tony Walsh takes audiences on a rock and rollercoaster ride from comedy to tragedy, from the deadly serious to the seriously deadly. Tony has shared a stage with many top UK and international performance poets and has been published in magazines and anthologies alongside works from Simon Armitage, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger McGough and Adrian Mitchell.
Ian Keteku & Brad Morden - straight from Canada comes poet & MC Ian Keteku, the reigning poetry slam World Champion! Ian uses his voice to speak for the voiceless, and inspire messages of critical thought. He has shared the stage with artists such as Ursula Rucker, members of the Wu Tang Clan, and Saul Williams. Ian is joined on his European tour by his compatriot, Brad Morden, a ukulele-wielding bard whose musical and poetic travels have taken him from Sarajevo to Little Corn Island in the Caribbean.
Note: if you write and perform poetry yourself - there will be a (very) few open mic slots available. Get there early on the day to sign up!
Info: bohdan@applesandsnakes.org / 0121 3332428
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
MILTON KEYNES: Tongue In Chic
Sunday, 28th November 2010, door open 7pm, £6/£4 in advance or £7/£5 on door
Madcap,
Creed Street,
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
GERRY POTTER HEADLINES
The November show welcomes Liverpool poet Gerry Potter to Milton Keynes. Gerry previously performed in the guise of Chloe Poems but now performs as himself. Gerry’s second collection of biographical poetry, Planet Middle Age, is published by Flapjack Press in 2010 and continues the journey started in Planet Young. Gerry read at the Buxton Fringe for us and he is an energetic and engaging performer and poet I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
OPEN MIC SESSIONS
Open Mic spots are available as ever so you can have your three minutes of fame. I am always pleased to hear comment from guest poets about how strong the local scene is, so please come and continue the tradition.
For more information on the show or Open Mic opportunities, email Mark Niel at markniel@gmail.com or call 01908 691755 to reserve tickets.
Madcap,
Creed Street,
Wolverton
Milton Keynes
GERRY POTTER HEADLINES
The November show welcomes Liverpool poet Gerry Potter to Milton Keynes. Gerry previously performed in the guise of Chloe Poems but now performs as himself. Gerry’s second collection of biographical poetry, Planet Middle Age, is published by Flapjack Press in 2010 and continues the journey started in Planet Young. Gerry read at the Buxton Fringe for us and he is an energetic and engaging performer and poet I’m sure you’ll enjoy.
OPEN MIC SESSIONS
Open Mic spots are available as ever so you can have your three minutes of fame. I am always pleased to hear comment from guest poets about how strong the local scene is, so please come and continue the tradition.
For more information on the show or Open Mic opportunities, email Mark Niel at markniel@gmail.com or call 01908 691755 to reserve tickets.
Monday, November 22, 2010
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
Sunday, 28th November, 2010, 7.30pm, £3 (£2 Student/OAP)
The Sozzled Sausage,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4NX.
Each month we invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we are delighted to have with us the highly amusing and very clever Heather Wastie. She is a wordsmith, humorist and musician with a rich professional life as poet, composer, singer, songwriter, keyboard player and facilitator. She has published three illustrated poetry collections and often uses technology to create innovative pieces including music, spoken word and found sound. She is proud to be winner of the first PureandGoodandRight Poetry Slam in August 2010!
When performing, she can be rather schizophrenic, taking on a range of different characters and moods. People have described her as multi-talented, a polymath, and have said that her work is clever, sophisticated, funny, touching, original, quirky, probing and poignant. On November 28th, at our fantastic new venue, she will attempt to live up to this reputation by performing poems and songs which represent and illuminate the range of her work to date.
If you would like to know more about Heather, see http://tiny.cc/Wasties_Space
DEFINITELY AN EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED!
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
Remember to check out our new blog at http://pgrpoetry.blogspot.com !!!
The Sozzled Sausage,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4NX.
Each month we invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we are delighted to have with us the highly amusing and very clever Heather Wastie. She is a wordsmith, humorist and musician with a rich professional life as poet, composer, singer, songwriter, keyboard player and facilitator. She has published three illustrated poetry collections and often uses technology to create innovative pieces including music, spoken word and found sound. She is proud to be winner of the first PureandGoodandRight Poetry Slam in August 2010!
When performing, she can be rather schizophrenic, taking on a range of different characters and moods. People have described her as multi-talented, a polymath, and have said that her work is clever, sophisticated, funny, touching, original, quirky, probing and poignant. On November 28th, at our fantastic new venue, she will attempt to live up to this reputation by performing poems and songs which represent and illuminate the range of her work to date.
If you would like to know more about Heather, see http://tiny.cc/Wasties_Space
DEFINITELY AN EVENING NOT TO BE MISSED!
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
Remember to check out our new blog at http://pgrpoetry.blogspot.com !!!
LONDON: BEAT
Monday, November 22nd, 2010, 8pm, FREE
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London
BEAT
These are delicate times for the spoken word. So called free governments all around us are doing their best to infringe free speach. Some words are nowadays to delicate to utter.
We will deal with this important issue at BEAT, the same way we always do; handled with care.
BEAT presents a veritable smorgasbord of delicate flowers, crystal sharp talent and verbal time bombs, gently wrapped in the warm atmosphere that is Charlie Wright's.
Our firecrackers for tonight are:
Michelle Madsen - Miss Hammer & Tongue London
Dudley Sutton - The King of the Comic Couplette
Mark Walton - Frostbitten Canal Romantic Mark Walton returns to BEAT long overdue!
Captain of the Rant - ensuring the angry level's kept above room
temperature
Graham Buchan - fever inflicted by our favourite cynic laser
Alexander Thanni - you can't get political with diginity without - the Reverend
Andreas Grant - BEAT host/producer who promises to (try to) behave tonight...
plus more to be announced!
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London
BEAT
These are delicate times for the spoken word. So called free governments all around us are doing their best to infringe free speach. Some words are nowadays to delicate to utter.
We will deal with this important issue at BEAT, the same way we always do; handled with care.
BEAT presents a veritable smorgasbord of delicate flowers, crystal sharp talent and verbal time bombs, gently wrapped in the warm atmosphere that is Charlie Wright's.
Our firecrackers for tonight are:
Michelle Madsen - Miss Hammer & Tongue London
Dudley Sutton - The King of the Comic Couplette
Mark Walton - Frostbitten Canal Romantic Mark Walton returns to BEAT long overdue!
Captain of the Rant - ensuring the angry level's kept above room
temperature
Graham Buchan - fever inflicted by our favourite cynic laser
Alexander Thanni - you can't get political with diginity without - the Reverend
Andreas Grant - BEAT host/producer who promises to (try to) behave tonight...
plus more to be announced!
LONDON: wordPLAY Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraiser
Good Ship,
Kilburn
London
wordPLAY presents Breathe In, Speak, Breathe Out - a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust featuring Indigo Williams, Nick Makoha, The Leano, Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian, Allan Burroughs, Tony White and Susan Gray.
Indigo Williams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYUi6rGP_U - in a word, powerful
Nick Makoha http://www.myspace.com/urspirit - Tate gallery collaborator treats us to his accomplished words
The Leano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBuRbw-lIqI - Spoken word and music collective ask you to 'forget the screwface, here's the new face...smile'
Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian http://bb-http://cache.channel4.com/bigbrother/housemate/shabby/profile/display.c4 - She may have escaped from Big Brother this year but she won't escape the lure of wordPLAY! Mwa ha ha!!
Allan Burroughs - excellent short story writer shares his wonderful words
Tony White - http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/about_the_museum/art/writer_in_residence.aspx - Prolific writer who is always turning his hand to amazing new projects, doing his bit to 'spread the word'
Susan Gray - http://www.writeoutloud.net/On-Line_Encyclopedia_of_Integer_Sequences/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=10137 - Acclaimed member of The Roundhouse Collective lets rip for your benefit
Love wordPLAY? Join the wordPLAY page here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/London-United-Kingdom/wordPLAY/83838702308?ref=ts
For more info on wordPLAY: http://www.fat-quarter.co.uk/archives/936
For further info/submissions for consideration: wordplaylondon@hotmail.co.uk
Saturday, November 20, 2010
NOTTINGHAM: Shindig!
Jam Cafe,
12 Heathcote Street,
Nottingham
NG1 3AA
Nottingham Shindig! and the launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica
Join us for open mic readings (sign up on the door) and special guest poets Robin Vaughan-Williams, Matt Merritt, David Morley and Sarah Jackson.
Matt Merritt's collection hydrodaktulopsycicharmonica follows his debut Troy Town (2008) and HappenStance pamphlet Making The Most Of The Light (2005). He works as a wildlife journalist and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com/
Robin Vaughan-Williams's sequence The Manager (Happenstance) charts the backwaters of managerial reality. He was commissioned to write Time Is Running Out! for Off the Shelf Festival in 2009, and produced the performance collages Verbiage and Demolition in Sheffield, where he also ran the Spoken Word Antics radio show and event series. He lived in Iceland for a while before moving more recently to Nottingham. www.zeroquality.net.
David Morley is a British poet, critic, anthologist, editor and scientist of partly Romani extraction. He has published 18 books, including nine collections of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages including Arabic. His forthcoming collection from Carcanet will be titled Enchantment.
Sarah Jackson's pamphlet, Milk (Pighog 2008), was shortlisted for the inaugural Michael Marks Award and her work is featured in Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe 2009). She is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University, where she is currently the programme leader for the MA in Creative Writing.
This event is co-hosted by LeftLion Magazine and kindly sponsored by Writing East Midlands.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
BIRMINGHAM: Spoken Word Allstars
MAC Centre,
Birmingham
Poet in the City and Apples & Snakes have taken five poets and one globally-acclaimed musician, and given them free rein to create a spectacular evening of wall-to-wall words with an unflagging backbeat.
The All Star cast...
Kate Tempest - Hellfiery powerhouse of socio-poetry
El Crisis - combines a hypnotic mixture of rap, spoken word, song and chant.
OneNess - Spoken-word Soulsista from Grenada
Kat Francois - Slamtastic, superphysical storyteller
Ventriloquist - Wordsmith wizard from the West
Jason Yarde - the King of improv Sax.
The All Stars national tour launched at Latitude Festival and proceeds hence forth across the country. Catch this great poetry tour at the recently re-opened MAC Centre this autumn.
www.applesandsnakes.org
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
LONDON: Attila The Stockbroker
Wednesday, 1st December, 2010, 8pm, £8 / £6conc / £6 under-26
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking: 020 7478 0100 / www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO: FEATURING ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER
A night of socially aware poetry with a comic sting in its tail, Apples & Snakes brings the sharp-tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet and songwriter, Attila the Stockbroker to Soho Theatre plus madcap Niall Spooner-Harvey and multiple slam-winner Hollie McNish.
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean Street,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking: 020 7478 0100 / www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO: FEATURING ATTILA THE STOCKBROKER
A night of socially aware poetry with a comic sting in its tail, Apples & Snakes brings the sharp-tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet and songwriter, Attila the Stockbroker to Soho Theatre plus madcap Niall Spooner-Harvey and multiple slam-winner Hollie McNish.
LONDON: How not to be afraid of the dark
Monday, 29th November, 2010, 7pm
National Maritime Museum,
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
Booking and further details at http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/events/how-not-to-be-afraid-of-the-dark
Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks about the way poetry has inspired and influenced her work with readings from some of her favorite poems. Jocelyn discovered pulsars, a new type of super-dense star, in 1967 and recently edited the Gulbenkian Foundation's anthology "Dark Matter: Poems of Space" with Maurice Riordan - a project which included pairing contemporary poets with astronomers to produce new works. Her talk is accompanied by a short play from Honeysuckle Direction.
National Maritime Museum,
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
Booking and further details at http://www.nmm.ac.uk/visit/events/how-not-to-be-afraid-of-the-dark
Astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell talks about the way poetry has inspired and influenced her work with readings from some of her favorite poems. Jocelyn discovered pulsars, a new type of super-dense star, in 1967 and recently edited the Gulbenkian Foundation's anthology "Dark Matter: Poems of Space" with Maurice Riordan - a project which included pairing contemporary poets with astronomers to produce new works. Her talk is accompanied by a short play from Honeysuckle Direction.
LEWES: Lewes Poetry
Lewes Arms,
Mount Place,
Lewes
The final gig of the current season features Emilia Telese, Vic Elsey, Mark Ellender, Robyn Houghton, Ged Bindon, Elle Osborne, Peter Maguire, Louise Taylor and MC Ollie Gozzard plus the Legendary Prize Limerick Competition.
BRADFORD: Grey Hen Press reading
Waterstones,
The Wool Exchange,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire
A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Pat Borthwick, Carole Bromley, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw. Wine and nibbles.
BIRMINGHAM: Rhymes - Meet The Laureates
Margaret Rose Abri Cafe,
58-59 Cheapside,
Digbeth,
B12 0PG
Meet Birmingham's new Poet Laureates plus three other fantastic poets in the intimate atmosphere of Digbeth's new creative hub.
This months poets:
Roy McFarlane in one of his first outings as Birmingham's new Poet Laureate.
Jordan Westcarr, Birmingham's phenomenally talented new Young Poet Laureate.
Fatima Al Matar, a mesmerising poet with truly beautiful verses on love, motherhood and other matters of the heart.
Sean Colletti, a poet from Southern California, currently earning his second degree at the University of Birmingham, known for his deadpan delivery. Joining him is his good friend Andy Cook, a performer from Sheffield who enjoys silencing crowded rooms. His heartbeat is is 7/12 time and his Mum calls him Sunshine Boy.
There will be tea, coffee, soft drinks, cakes and snacks on sale and you are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Check out some video clips of past' Rhymes' on www.youtube.com/rogueplaytheatre or listen on www.myspace.com/rhymesnight. Plus the 'Rhymes' group on facebook.
Want more poetry? Then don't miss the Apples and Snakes Tour 'Spoken Word All Stars' on the 20th November, 8pm at the MAC Centre and if your a poet come along at 4pm for a fantastic professional development opportunity at 'Tuned On', a panel discussion with the All Stars plus a chance to network with promoters. For tickets contact MAC on 01214463232
GALWAY: November Over The Edge Open Reading
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are James O’Toole, Laura Brennan and Matthew Sweeney. The reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland.
James O’Toole was born in Galway but caught the travel bug early and spent twenty five years on the road studying life and sports medicine in America, England and Dublin. His poetry has been published in Poetry Ireland Review and also in literary magazines in the United States. James is currently a participant in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s recently launched publication Behind The Masks. He was highly commended in this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition.
Born in Dublin, Laura Brennan is a visual artist now living in Galway. Her practice combines painting drawing and writing. She is a member artist of Artspace Studios and has exhibited in Ireland and abroad and recently completed residencies in Reykjavik and Inishturkbeg Island. In the past two years she has participated in Kevin Higgins’s poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre and was shortlisted in the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition.
Matthew Sweeney was born in Co Donegal in 1952. He moved to London in 1973 and studied at the Polytechnic of North London and the University of Freiburg. He now lives in Cork City. His poetry collections include A Dream of Maps (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1981); Blue Shoes (Secker & Warburg,1989); Cacti (Secker & Warburg 1989); The Bridal Suite (London, Jonathan Cape, 1997); Black Moon (Jonathan Cape, 2007), which was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award and The Irish Times /Poetry Now Award; and The Night Post (London, Salt, 2010), which is a Selected Poems.
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
NAILSWORTH: Grey Hen Press reading
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010, 7pm-8.30pm
Friends Meeting House,
Chestnut Hill,
Nailsworth,
Gloucestershire
A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Ann Drysdale, June Hall, Joy Howard and Pat Simmons. Sponsored by The Yellow-lighted Bookshop.
Friends Meeting House,
Chestnut Hill,
Nailsworth,
Gloucestershire
A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Ann Drysdale, June Hall, Joy Howard and Pat Simmons. Sponsored by The Yellow-lighted Bookshop.
BRISTOL: Brizzlemania
The Old Fire Station,
Bristol
Back in session for more spoken word goodness, featuring:
Slam Sex Goddess: LUCY ENGLISH
Cardiff's verbal pyrotechnician: LIAM JOHNSON
Bristolian bright young thing: SALLY JENKINSON
Plus: the open poetry slam. Any human with a poem may compete, sign up on the night.
LONDON: Jawdance
Rich Mix,
35–47 Bethnal Green Road,
London,
E1 6LA
www.richmix.org.uk / 020 7613 7498 / www.applesandsnakes.org
Let’s get this straight – there’s no actual dancing at Jawdance. It’s a metaphor – it’s PERFORMANCE POETRY! We have, fresh poets, seasoned poets, poetry books and poetry film-shorts. Come and savour your free sample every third Wednesday. Get there early to grab a sought-after open-mic slot. So get yourself down to the Rich Mix bar, kick back and relax, for your free fix of culture.
DARLINGTON: Vane Women - Glow In The Dark
Garden Bar
Darlington Arts Centre
Tickets available from Darlington Arts Box Office on 01325 486 555
Vane Women - Glow in the Dark
Brighten up a dark November evening and join Vane Women as they explore light and dark with their illuminating poetry and prose. They are sending out a searchbeam, too, for anyone willing to step into the spotlight at their open mic (one piece per reader, please).
Saturday, November 13, 2010
LONDON: Jazz Verse Jukebox
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (AKA Ronnie's Bar),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Web :www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Join us as we bring together an international cast of poets and singers to celebrate the London Jazz Festival, featuring Tshaka Campbell; D'bi.young (Canada); Hollie McNish; Jennifer Cendaña Armas (USA); Anthony Strong,
plus Open Mic for poets/singers
Friday, November 12, 2010
DARLEY DALE: Psychicbread & Paul Lyalls
The Whitworth Centre,
Darley Dale,
Derbyshire
DE4 2EQ
Tel. 01629 733759
Psychicbread play The Ballroom @ The Whitworth Centre, also featuring Paul Lyalls reading from his new collection Catching the Cascade.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
BIRMINGHAM: Hit the Ode
Thursday, 25th November, 7:30 pm, £5
The Victoria
48 John Bright Street
Birmingham
B1 1BN
Brought to you by Apples & Snakes, "Hit the Ode" is the newest addition to the brummie spoken word scene. Each night will feature three hand-picked poets: one from the West Midlands, one from elsewhere in the UK, and one international spoken word star. Open mic slots available too!
This inaugural edition brings three amazing poets (and one musician) to the Victoria:
Kim Trusty - a Birmingham-based poet from beyond the Atlantic, Kim entices audiences with her on-stage charisma and masterful wordplay. Kim has toured England with the spoken word shows Word Temple and Temptation, and has appeared as a guest artist at many venues nationwide, including the Southbank Centre, Soho Theatre, Ways with Words Festival, Latitude Festival, and the Big Chill.
Tony Walsh - a true giant of the Manchester scene, Tony Walsh takes audiences on a rock and rollercoaster ride from comedy to tragedy, from the deadly serious to the seriously deadly. Tony has shared a stage with many top UK and international performance poets and has been published in magazines and anthologies alongside works from Simon Armitage, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger McGough and Adrian Mitchell.
Ian Keteku & Brad Morden - straight from Canada comes poet & MC Ian Keteku, the reigning poetry slam World Champion! Ian uses his voice to speak for the voiceless, and inspire messages of critical thought. He has shared the stage with artists such as Ursula Rucker, members of the Wu Tang Clan, and Saul Williams. Ian is joined on his European tour by his compatriot, Brad Morden, a ukulele-wielding bard whose musical and poetic travels have taken him from Sarajevo to Little Corn Island in the Caribbean.
Note: if you write and perform poetry yourself - there will be a (very) few open mic slots available. Get there early on the day to sign up!
Info: bohdan@applesandsnakes.org / 0121 3332428
The Victoria
48 John Bright Street
Birmingham
B1 1BN
Brought to you by Apples & Snakes, "Hit the Ode" is the newest addition to the brummie spoken word scene. Each night will feature three hand-picked poets: one from the West Midlands, one from elsewhere in the UK, and one international spoken word star. Open mic slots available too!
This inaugural edition brings three amazing poets (and one musician) to the Victoria:
Kim Trusty - a Birmingham-based poet from beyond the Atlantic, Kim entices audiences with her on-stage charisma and masterful wordplay. Kim has toured England with the spoken word shows Word Temple and Temptation, and has appeared as a guest artist at many venues nationwide, including the Southbank Centre, Soho Theatre, Ways with Words Festival, Latitude Festival, and the Big Chill.
Tony Walsh - a true giant of the Manchester scene, Tony Walsh takes audiences on a rock and rollercoaster ride from comedy to tragedy, from the deadly serious to the seriously deadly. Tony has shared a stage with many top UK and international performance poets and has been published in magazines and anthologies alongside works from Simon Armitage, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roger McGough and Adrian Mitchell.
Ian Keteku & Brad Morden - straight from Canada comes poet & MC Ian Keteku, the reigning poetry slam World Champion! Ian uses his voice to speak for the voiceless, and inspire messages of critical thought. He has shared the stage with artists such as Ursula Rucker, members of the Wu Tang Clan, and Saul Williams. Ian is joined on his European tour by his compatriot, Brad Morden, a ukulele-wielding bard whose musical and poetic travels have taken him from Sarajevo to Little Corn Island in the Caribbean.
Note: if you write and perform poetry yourself - there will be a (very) few open mic slots available. Get there early on the day to sign up!
Info: bohdan@applesandsnakes.org / 0121 3332428
BRISTOL: Brizzlemania
Wednesday, 17th November, 2010, 8pm, £3
The Old Fire Station,
Bristol
Back in session for more spoken word goodness, featuring:
Slam Sex Goddess: LUCY ENGLISH
Cardiff's verbal pyrotechnician: LIAM JOHNSON
Bristolian bright young thing: SALLY JENKINSON
Plus: the open poetry slam. Any human with a poem may compete, sign up on the night.
The Old Fire Station,
Bristol
Back in session for more spoken word goodness, featuring:
Slam Sex Goddess: LUCY ENGLISH
Cardiff's verbal pyrotechnician: LIAM JOHNSON
Bristolian bright young thing: SALLY JENKINSON
Plus: the open poetry slam. Any human with a poem may compete, sign up on the night.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
LEICESTER: New Walk launch reading
New Lecture Theatre (Fielding Johnson South Wing)
University of Leicester
Free launch event for New Walk magazine, with readings from Alice Oswald, Grevel Lindop and Matt Merritt.
More details at http://www.wix.com/newwalkmagazine/new-walk-magazine
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
LONDON: wordPLAY Cystic Fibrosis Trust fundraiser
Tuesday, 23rd November, 2010, 7pm-11pm, 7pm for 8pm start, £4.50/£3.50
Good Ship,
Kilburn
London
wordPLAY presents Breathe In, Speak, Breathe Out - a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust featuring Indigo Williams, Nick Makoha, The Leano, Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian, Allan Burroughs, Tony White and Susan Gray.
Indigo Williams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYUi6rGP_U - in a word, powerful
Nick Makoha http://www.myspace.com/urspirit - Tate gallery collaborator treats us to his accomplished words
The Leano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBuRbw-lIqI - Spoken word and music collective ask you to 'forget the screwface, here's the new face...smile'
Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian http://bb-http://cache.channel4.com/bigbrother/housemate/shabby/profile/display.c4 - She may have escaped from Big Brother this year but she won't escape the lure of wordPLAY! Mwa ha ha!!
Allan Burroughs - excellent short story writer shares his wonderful words
Tony White - http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/about_the_museum/art/writer_in_residence.aspx - Prolific writer who is always turning his hand to amazing new projects, doing his bit to 'spread the word'
Susan Gray - http://www.writeoutloud.net/On-Line_Encyclopedia_of_Integer_Sequences/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=10137 - Acclaimed member of The Roundhouse Collective lets rip for your benefit
Love wordPLAY? Join the wordPLAY page here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/London-United-Kingdom/wordPLAY/83838702308?ref=ts
For more info on wordPLAY: http://www.fat-quarter.co.uk/archives/936
For further info/submissions for consideration: wordplaylondon@hotmail.co.uk
Good Ship,
Kilburn
London
wordPLAY presents Breathe In, Speak, Breathe Out - a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust featuring Indigo Williams, Nick Makoha, The Leano, Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian, Allan Burroughs, Tony White and Susan Gray.
Indigo Williams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myYUi6rGP_U - in a word, powerful
Nick Makoha http://www.myspace.com/urspirit - Tate gallery collaborator treats us to his accomplished words
The Leano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBuRbw-lIqI - Spoken word and music collective ask you to 'forget the screwface, here's the new face...smile'
Shabby Eliot-Katchadourian http://bb-http://cache.channel4.com/bigbrother/housemate/shabby/profile/display.c4 - She may have escaped from Big Brother this year but she won't escape the lure of wordPLAY! Mwa ha ha!!
Allan Burroughs - excellent short story writer shares his wonderful words
Tony White - http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/about_us/about_the_museum/art/writer_in_residence.aspx - Prolific writer who is always turning his hand to amazing new projects, doing his bit to 'spread the word'
Susan Gray - http://www.writeoutloud.net/On-Line_Encyclopedia_of_Integer_Sequences/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=10137 - Acclaimed member of The Roundhouse Collective lets rip for your benefit
Love wordPLAY? Join the wordPLAY page here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/London-United-Kingdom/wordPLAY/83838702308?ref=ts
For more info on wordPLAY: http://www.fat-quarter.co.uk/archives/936
For further info/submissions for consideration: wordplaylondon@hotmail.co.uk
Monday, November 08, 2010
LEWES: Lewes Poetry
Thursday, November 18th, 2010, 8.15pm (door), 8.45pm (show), £3
Lewes Arms,
Mount Place,
Lewes
The final gig of the current season features Emilia Telese, Vic Elsey, Mark Ellender, Robyn Houghton, Ged Bindon, Elle Osborne, Peter Maguire, Louise Taylor and MC Ollie Gozzard plus the Legendary Prize Limerick Competition.
Lewes Arms,
Mount Place,
Lewes
The final gig of the current season features Emilia Telese, Vic Elsey, Mark Ellender, Robyn Houghton, Ged Bindon, Elle Osborne, Peter Maguire, Louise Taylor and MC Ollie Gozzard plus the Legendary Prize Limerick Competition.
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Soaring Penguin poets Jane Elizabeth Martin and Maggie Norton. Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology, which will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition. Poems up to 40 lines £2.50 per poem, 6 poems £10. Deadline: 14th February 2011. Judge: Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Please send poems and cheques to Ruth O'Callaghan, 49 Ripley Gardens, Mortlake, London SW14 8HF.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
NOTTINGHAM: Shindig!
Sunday, 21st November, 2010, 7pm onwards, FREE
Jam Cafe,
12 Heathcote Street,
Nottingham
NG1 3AA
Nottingham Shindig! and the launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica
Join us for open mic readings (sign up on the door) and special guest poets Robin Vaughan-Williams, Matt Merritt, David Morley and Sarah Jackson.
Matt Merritt's collection hydrodaktulopsycicharmonica follows his debut Troy Town (2008) and HappenStance pamphlet Making The Most Of The Light (2005). He works as a wildlife journalist and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com/
Robin Vaughan-Williams's sequence The Manager (Happenstance) charts the backwaters of managerial reality. He was commissioned to write Time Is Running Out! for Off the Shelf Festival in 2009, and produced the performance collages Verbiage and Demolition in Sheffield, where he also ran the Spoken Word Antics radio show and event series. He lived in Iceland for a while before moving more recently to Nottingham. www.zeroquality.net.
David Morley is a British poet, critic, anthologist, editor and scientist of partly Romani extraction. He has published 18 books, including nine collections of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages including Arabic. His forthcoming collection from Carcanet will be titled Enchantment.
Sarah Jackson's pamphlet, Milk (Pighog 2008), was shortlisted for the inaugural Michael Marks Award and her work is featured in Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe 2009). She is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University, where she is currently the programme leader for the MA in Creative Writing.
This event is co-hosted by LeftLion Magazine and kindly sponsored by Writing East Midlands.
Jam Cafe,
12 Heathcote Street,
Nottingham
NG1 3AA
Nottingham Shindig! and the launch of Matt Merritt's second collection, hydrodaktulopsychicharmonica
Join us for open mic readings (sign up on the door) and special guest poets Robin Vaughan-Williams, Matt Merritt, David Morley and Sarah Jackson.
Matt Merritt's collection hydrodaktulopsycicharmonica follows his debut Troy Town (2008) and HappenStance pamphlet Making The Most Of The Light (2005). He works as a wildlife journalist and blogs at http://polyolbion.blogspot.com/
Robin Vaughan-Williams's sequence The Manager (Happenstance) charts the backwaters of managerial reality. He was commissioned to write Time Is Running Out! for Off the Shelf Festival in 2009, and produced the performance collages Verbiage and Demolition in Sheffield, where he also ran the Spoken Word Antics radio show and event series. He lived in Iceland for a while before moving more recently to Nottingham. www.zeroquality.net.
David Morley is a British poet, critic, anthologist, editor and scientist of partly Romani extraction. He has published 18 books, including nine collections of poetry. His work has been translated into several languages including Arabic. His forthcoming collection from Carcanet will be titled Enchantment.
Sarah Jackson's pamphlet, Milk (Pighog 2008), was shortlisted for the inaugural Michael Marks Award and her work is featured in Voice Recognition: 21 Poets for the 21st Century (Bloodaxe 2009). She is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University, where she is currently the programme leader for the MA in Creative Writing.
This event is co-hosted by LeftLion Magazine and kindly sponsored by Writing East Midlands.
Friday, November 05, 2010
BIRMINGHAM: Spoken Word Allstars
Saturday, November 20th, 8pm-10.30pm
MAC Centre,
Birmingham
Poet in the City and Apples & Snakes have taken five poets and one globally-acclaimed musician, and given them free rein to create a spectacular evening of wall-to-wall words with an unflagging backbeat.
The All Star cast...
Kate Tempest - Hellfiery powerhouse of socio-poetry
El Crisis - combines a hypnotic mixture of rap, spoken word, song and chant.
OneNess - Spoken-word Soulsista from Grenada
Kat Francois - Slamtastic, superphysical storyteller
Ventriloquist - Wordsmith wizard from the West
Jason Yarde - the King of improv Sax.
The All Stars national tour launched at Latitude Festival and proceeds hence forth across the country. Catch this great poetry tour at the recently re-opened MAC Centre this autumn.
www.applesandsnakes.org
MAC Centre,
Birmingham
Poet in the City and Apples & Snakes have taken five poets and one globally-acclaimed musician, and given them free rein to create a spectacular evening of wall-to-wall words with an unflagging backbeat.
The All Star cast...
Kate Tempest - Hellfiery powerhouse of socio-poetry
El Crisis - combines a hypnotic mixture of rap, spoken word, song and chant.
OneNess - Spoken-word Soulsista from Grenada
Kat Francois - Slamtastic, superphysical storyteller
Ventriloquist - Wordsmith wizard from the West
Jason Yarde - the King of improv Sax.
The All Stars national tour launched at Latitude Festival and proceeds hence forth across the country. Catch this great poetry tour at the recently re-opened MAC Centre this autumn.
www.applesandsnakes.org
OXFORD: Cabaret Clandestino
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
Cabaret Clandestino
Jonny Fluffypunk (www.jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk) - pastoral nihilist stand up poet!
Plus music, circus acts, capoeira and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Thursday, November 04, 2010
BRADFORD: Grey Hen Press reading
Thursday, 18th November, 2010, 6pm-7.30pm
Waterstones,
The Wool Exchange,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire
A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Pat Borthwick, Carole Bromley, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw. Wine and nibbles.
Waterstones,
The Wool Exchange,
Bradford,
West Yorkshire
A reading from the Grey Hen Press anthology Cracking On: poems about ageing by older women. With Pat Borthwick, Carole Bromley, Joy Howard and Gina Shaw. Wine and nibbles.
BIRMINGHAM: Rhymes - Meet The Laureates
Thursday, 18th November, 2010, 8pm, £5
Margaret Rose Abri Cafe,
58-59 Cheapside,
Digbeth,
B12 0PG
Meet Birmingham's new Poet Laureates plus three other fantastic poets in the intimate atmosphere of Digbeth's new creative hub.
This months poets:
Roy McFarlane in one of his first outings as Birmingham's new Poet Laureate.
Jordan Westcarr, Birmingham's phenomenally talented new Young Poet Laureate.
Fatima Al Matar, a mesmerising poet with truly beautiful verses on love, motherhood and other matters of the heart.
Sean Colletti, a poet from Southern California, currently earning his second degree at the University of Birmingham, known for his deadpan delivery. Joining him is his good friend Andy Cook, a performer from Sheffield who enjoys silencing crowded rooms. His heartbeat is is 7/12 time and his Mum calls him Sunshine Boy.
There will be tea, coffee, soft drinks, cakes and snacks on sale and you are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Check out some video clips of past' Rhymes' on www.youtube.com/rogueplaytheatre or listen on www.myspace.com/rhymesnight. Plus the 'Rhymes' group on facebook.
Want more poetry? Then don't miss the Apples and Snakes Tour 'Spoken Word All Stars' on the 20th November, 8pm at the MAC Centre and if your a poet come along at 4pm for a fantastic professional development opportunity at 'Tuned On', a panel discussion with the All Stars plus a chance to network with promoters. For tickets contact MAC on 01214463232
Margaret Rose Abri Cafe,
58-59 Cheapside,
Digbeth,
B12 0PG
Meet Birmingham's new Poet Laureates plus three other fantastic poets in the intimate atmosphere of Digbeth's new creative hub.
This months poets:
Roy McFarlane in one of his first outings as Birmingham's new Poet Laureate.
Jordan Westcarr, Birmingham's phenomenally talented new Young Poet Laureate.
Fatima Al Matar, a mesmerising poet with truly beautiful verses on love, motherhood and other matters of the heart.
Sean Colletti, a poet from Southern California, currently earning his second degree at the University of Birmingham, known for his deadpan delivery. Joining him is his good friend Andy Cook, a performer from Sheffield who enjoys silencing crowded rooms. His heartbeat is is 7/12 time and his Mum calls him Sunshine Boy.
There will be tea, coffee, soft drinks, cakes and snacks on sale and you are welcome to bring your own alcohol.
Check out some video clips of past' Rhymes' on www.youtube.com/rogueplaytheatre or listen on www.myspace.com/rhymesnight. Plus the 'Rhymes' group on facebook.
Want more poetry? Then don't miss the Apples and Snakes Tour 'Spoken Word All Stars' on the 20th November, 8pm at the MAC Centre and if your a poet come along at 4pm for a fantastic professional development opportunity at 'Tuned On', a panel discussion with the All Stars plus a chance to network with promoters. For tickets contact MAC on 01214463232
GALWAY: November Over The Edge Open Reading
Thursday, November 18th, 2010, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are James O’Toole, Laura Brennan and Matthew Sweeney. The reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland.
James O’Toole was born in Galway but caught the travel bug early and spent twenty five years on the road studying life and sports medicine in America, England and Dublin. His poetry has been published in Poetry Ireland Review and also in literary magazines in the United States. James is currently a participant in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s recently launched publication Behind The Masks. He was highly commended in this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition.
Born in Dublin, Laura Brennan is a visual artist now living in Galway. Her practice combines painting drawing and writing. She is a member artist of Artspace Studios and has exhibited in Ireland and abroad and recently completed residencies in Reykjavik and Inishturkbeg Island. In the past two years she has participated in Kevin Higgins’s poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre and was shortlisted in the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition.
Matthew Sweeney was born in Co Donegal in 1952. He moved to London in 1973 and studied at the Polytechnic of North London and the University of Freiburg. He now lives in Cork City. His poetry collections include A Dream of Maps (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1981); Blue Shoes (Secker & Warburg,1989); Cacti (Secker & Warburg 1989); The Bridal Suite (London, Jonathan Cape, 1997); Black Moon (Jonathan Cape, 2007), which was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award and The Irish Times /Poetry Now Award; and The Night Post (London, Salt, 2010), which is a Selected Poems.
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are James O’Toole, Laura Brennan and Matthew Sweeney. The reading is sponsored by Poetry Ireland.
James O’Toole was born in Galway but caught the travel bug early and spent twenty five years on the road studying life and sports medicine in America, England and Dublin. His poetry has been published in Poetry Ireland Review and also in literary magazines in the United States. James is currently a participant in the advanced poetry workshop at Galway Arts Centre and his work features in the group’s recently launched publication Behind The Masks. He was highly commended in this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition.
Born in Dublin, Laura Brennan is a visual artist now living in Galway. Her practice combines painting drawing and writing. She is a member artist of Artspace Studios and has exhibited in Ireland and abroad and recently completed residencies in Reykjavik and Inishturkbeg Island. In the past two years she has participated in Kevin Higgins’s poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre and was shortlisted in the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year Competition.
Matthew Sweeney was born in Co Donegal in 1952. He moved to London in 1973 and studied at the Polytechnic of North London and the University of Freiburg. He now lives in Cork City. His poetry collections include A Dream of Maps (Dublin, Raven Arts Press, 1981); Blue Shoes (Secker & Warburg,1989); Cacti (Secker & Warburg 1989); The Bridal Suite (London, Jonathan Cape, 1997); Black Moon (Jonathan Cape, 2007), which was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award and The Irish Times /Poetry Now Award; and The Night Post (London, Salt, 2010), which is a Selected Poems.
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 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
BRISTOL: ShedFest Anthology launch
Wednesday 3rd November, 8pm
The Thunderbolt,
Bath Road,
Arnos Vale
Over a dozen writers will be reading their work. The anthology will be on sale at the special preview price of £6.
ShedFest
Not long ago a group of poets, writers and slammers gathered together in St Andrew’s, Bristol, for ShedFest, probably Europe’s smallest literary festival.
Each writer had five minutes to perform their work. Space and time was limited. The shed was used as a stage while the audience was packed onto the patio. In all fourteen writers performed their work. We laughed, we cried, we were even a little bit scared.
A Shedload of writers…
Writers performing at the launch on the 3rd November will include:
• Children’s author Tracy Alexander • Lizzie Burgess, short story writer, recently escaped...!• Long and short story writer Trevor Coombs • Writer, tutor and poet Rosemary Dun • Franca Davenport writer without a genre • The queen of flash fiction Tania Hershman - author of The White Road and Other Stories (Salt Publishing) • Short story writer Suzie Lockhart-Smith • ‘Hippie lit‘ writer Mike Manson - author of ‘Where’s My Money?’ (Tangent Books) • Jari Moate, Bristol based author of ‘Paradise Now’(Indepenpress) • Bristol based crime writer Gerry O’Donovan - author of The Priest, (Little Brown) • Journalist, travel book editor and fictionista Tom Sykes • Poet and artist Dawn Thomson • PoMo Poet and funk brother Gavin Watkins • Claire Williamson, writer, yogi, traveller and Mamoosh.
This small anthology shows the range of talent that was show-cased on that warm September evening.
All profits from the sale of the ShedFest Anthology will go to the Pakistan Flood Appeal.
RSVP mike.manson@pastandpresentpress.co.uk
The Thunderbolt,
Bath Road,
Arnos Vale
Over a dozen writers will be reading their work. The anthology will be on sale at the special preview price of £6.
ShedFest
Not long ago a group of poets, writers and slammers gathered together in St Andrew’s, Bristol, for ShedFest, probably Europe’s smallest literary festival.
Each writer had five minutes to perform their work. Space and time was limited. The shed was used as a stage while the audience was packed onto the patio. In all fourteen writers performed their work. We laughed, we cried, we were even a little bit scared.
A Shedload of writers…
Writers performing at the launch on the 3rd November will include:
• Children’s author Tracy Alexander • Lizzie Burgess, short story writer, recently escaped...!• Long and short story writer Trevor Coombs • Writer, tutor and poet Rosemary Dun • Franca Davenport writer without a genre • The queen of flash fiction Tania Hershman - author of The White Road and Other Stories (Salt Publishing) • Short story writer Suzie Lockhart-Smith • ‘Hippie lit‘ writer Mike Manson - author of ‘Where’s My Money?’ (Tangent Books) • Jari Moate, Bristol based author of ‘Paradise Now’(Indepenpress) • Bristol based crime writer Gerry O’Donovan - author of The Priest, (Little Brown) • Journalist, travel book editor and fictionista Tom Sykes • Poet and artist Dawn Thomson • PoMo Poet and funk brother Gavin Watkins • Claire Williamson, writer, yogi, traveller and Mamoosh.
This small anthology shows the range of talent that was show-cased on that warm September evening.
All profits from the sale of the ShedFest Anthology will go to the Pakistan Flood Appeal.
RSVP mike.manson@pastandpresentpress.co.uk
LONDON: Jawdance
Wednesday, 17th November, 7.30pm, FREE
Rich Mix,
35–47 Bethnal Green Road,
London,
E1 6LA
www.richmix.org.uk / 020 7613 7498 / www.applesandsnakes.org
Let’s get this straight – there’s no actual dancing at Jawdance. It’s a metaphor – it’s PERFORMANCE POETRY! We have, fresh poets, seasoned poets, poetry books and poetry film-shorts. Come and savour your free sample every third Wednesday. Get there early to grab a sought-after open-mic slot. So get yourself down to the Rich Mix bar, kick back and relax, for your free fix of culture.
Rich Mix,
35–47 Bethnal Green Road,
London,
E1 6LA
www.richmix.org.uk / 020 7613 7498 / www.applesandsnakes.org
Let’s get this straight – there’s no actual dancing at Jawdance. It’s a metaphor – it’s PERFORMANCE POETRY! We have, fresh poets, seasoned poets, poetry books and poetry film-shorts. Come and savour your free sample every third Wednesday. Get there early to grab a sought-after open-mic slot. So get yourself down to the Rich Mix bar, kick back and relax, for your free fix of culture.
DARLINGTON: Vane Women - Glow In The Dark
Wednesday, 17th November, 2010, 7.30 pm, £4/£2
Garden Bar
Darlington Arts Centre
Tickets available from Darlington Arts Box Office on 01325 486 555
Vane Women - Glow in the Dark
Brighten up a dark November evening and join Vane Women as they explore light and dark with their illuminating poetry and prose. They are sending out a searchbeam, too, for anyone willing to step into the spotlight at their open mic (one piece per reader, please).
Garden Bar
Darlington Arts Centre
Tickets available from Darlington Arts Box Office on 01325 486 555
Vane Women - Glow in the Dark
Brighten up a dark November evening and join Vane Women as they explore light and dark with their illuminating poetry and prose. They are sending out a searchbeam, too, for anyone willing to step into the spotlight at their open mic (one piece per reader, please).
Monday, November 01, 2010
DARLEY DALE: Psychicbread & Paul Lyalls
Saturday, 13th November, 2010, doors 7.30pm, show 8pm, £8/£7
The Whitworth Centre,
Darley Dale,
Derbyshire
DE4 2EQ
Tel. 01629 733759
Psychicbread play The Ballroom @ The Whitworth Centre, also featuring Paul Lyalls reading from his new collection Catching the Cascade.
The Whitworth Centre,
Darley Dale,
Derbyshire
DE4 2EQ
Tel. 01629 733759
Psychicbread play The Ballroom @ The Whitworth Centre, also featuring Paul Lyalls reading from his new collection Catching the Cascade.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
LONDON: Jazz Verse Jukebox
Sunday, 14th November, 2010, doors open 6.30pm, show from 8pm, £7 (tickets can only be purchased on door)
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (AKA Ronnie's Bar),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Web :www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Join us as we bring together an international cast of poets and singers to celebrate the London Jazz Festival, featuring Tshaka Campbell; D'bi.young (Canada); Hollie McNish; Jennifer Cendaña Armas (USA); Anthony Strong,
plus Open Mic for poets/singers
Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (AKA Ronnie's Bar),
47 Frith Street,
London
W1D 4HT
Tube: Tottenham Court Road
Web :www.jumokefashola.com
Email: JazzVerseJukebox@me.com
JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX
Join us as we bring together an international cast of poets and singers to celebrate the London Jazz Festival, featuring Tshaka Campbell; D'bi.young (Canada); Hollie McNish; Jennifer Cendaña Armas (USA); Anthony Strong,
plus Open Mic for poets/singers
Friday, October 29, 2010
LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series
Tuesday, 9th November, 2010, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £5/£4, WINE
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Soaring Penguin poets Jane Elizabeth Martin and Maggie Norton. Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology, which will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition. Poems up to 40 lines £2.50 per poem, 6 poems £10. Deadline: 14th February 2011. Judge: Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Please send poems and cheques to Ruth O'Callaghan, 49 Ripley Gardens, Mortlake, London SW14 8HF.
Lumen
88 Tavistock Place
London
WC1
Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Soaring Penguin poets Jane Elizabeth Martin and Maggie Norton. Poets from the floor very welcome. Some longer spots available. Please bring a copy of your poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology, which will be edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition. Poems up to 40 lines £2.50 per poem, 6 poems £10. Deadline: 14th February 2011. Judge: Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Please send poems and cheques to Ruth O'Callaghan, 49 Ripley Gardens, Mortlake, London SW14 8HF.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
LEICESTER: New Walk launch reading
Thursday, 11th November, 2010, 6pm, FREE
New Lecture Theatre (Fielding Johnson South Wing)
University of Leicester
Free launch event for New Walk magazine, with readings from Alice Oswald, Grevel Lindop and Matt Merritt.
More details at http://www.wix.com/newwalkmagazine/new-walk-magazine
New Lecture Theatre (Fielding Johnson South Wing)
University of Leicester
Free launch event for New Walk magazine, with readings from Alice Oswald, Grevel Lindop and Matt Merritt.
More details at http://www.wix.com/newwalkmagazine/new-walk-magazine
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
LONDON: BEAT at Charlie Wright's
Monday, 1st November 2010, 8pm-11.30pm, FREE
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London,
UK
We will crown the Charlie Wright's International BEAT SLAM CHAMP!
Sign up now for you chance to BEAT the competition. Free of charge. Arrive early for chance to join the slam!
Or contact Andreas Grant on Facebook
Charlie Wright's
45 Pitfield Street,
N1 6DA
London,
UK
We will crown the Charlie Wright's International BEAT SLAM CHAMP!
Sign up now for you chance to BEAT the competition. Free of charge. Arrive early for chance to join the slam!
Or contact Andreas Grant on Facebook
OXFORD: Cabaret Clandestino
Saturday, November 6th, 2010
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
Cabaret Clandestino
Jonny Fluffypunk (www.jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk) - pastoral nihilist stand up poet!
Plus music, circus acts, capoeira and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
The East Oxford Community Centre
Oxford
OX4 1DD
Cabaret Clandestino
Jonny Fluffypunk (www.jonnyfluffypunk.co.uk) - pastoral nihilist stand up poet!
Plus music, circus acts, capoeira and more.
Hosted by Pete the Temp
Coming from out of town? Contact managementptt@gmail.com for a sofa!
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Pete Bearder
www.myspace.com/petethetemp
www.hammerandtongue.co.uk
www.myspace.com/cabaretclandestino
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
LONDON: Ben Okri
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking: 020 7478 0100
www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO: FEATURING BEN OKRI
Ben Okri – poet, playwright, Booker-winning novelist – presents a characteristically captivating cross-section of his finest work. Plus special guests to be announced, book early for this one!
Monday, October 25, 2010
ABERDEEN: Poetry Aberdeen - Open Floor
Thursday, 28th October, 2010, 7pm, admission by donation
The Coffee House,
Aberdeen
This month's Poetry Aberdeen event is given over entirely to open floor opportunities. Come along to read your latest poetry, or to listen to what everyone else has been writing.
See www.poetryaberdeen.co.uk for details
The Coffee House,
Aberdeen
This month's Poetry Aberdeen event is given over entirely to open floor opportunities. Come along to read your latest poetry, or to listen to what everyone else has been writing.
See www.poetryaberdeen.co.uk for details
Sunday, October 24, 2010
GALWAY: North Beach Poetry Nights Special
The Crane Bar,
Sea Road,
Galway
North Beach Poetry Nights' Special, with guest poet Martin Daws (Wales), Farrago Autumn Slam Champion 2010. An electrifying poet whose live sets blend free musicality, innovative rhythm and lyrical dexterity to drive his poetry through journeys into life, nature and who the hell we think we are, anyway!
Also: extra October Poetry Slam - poets wishing to take part in the slam should please bring along 2 max. 3 minute poems.
Info: John@091-593290
Saturday, October 23, 2010
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an open mic poetry event.
Please note that PGR on 24 October will be back at our old venue, The Fox, 32 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa CV32 4RZ
As you know, each month we also invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we have the pleasure of the very excellent Danni Antagonist.
Five years on since first attacking the London Poetry scene (and getting a tattoo to mark the occasion), Danni’s feature sets in 2010 have included ; Rrrants’ Bard-Aid, Utter at the Edinburgh Fringe, Aestival in Sudbury and Tongue in Chic at the Buxton Fringe. She has supported headliners such as David J, John Hegley and Elvis McGonagall.
A proud Milton Keynes native, Danni, along with Fay Roberts, heads up MK’s art, slam and performance events known as Poetry Kapow!
Mostly a rhyming poet, Danni’s often vehement performances convey a passion for the rhythm of the spoken word.
Her fourth mini-collection “Emotion:Memory” is currently available to buy.
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
Friday, October 22, 2010
WOLVERHAMPTON: The Midlands Poetry Slam
Saturday, November 6th, 2010, £6/£5 (available from the venue).
Newhampton Arts Centre,
Dunkley Street,
Wolverhampton
WV1 4AN
To book tickets please email office@newhamptonarts.co.uk or phone 01902 572 090
The Box Office is open from 8.30 am to 12.30pm Monday – Friday and 30 minutes before shows. At other times contact Centre Manager: 01902 572 282
TONGUE IN CHIC proudly present THE MIDLANDS POETRY SLAM.
• Qualifying event for Farrago UK Slam Championship
• HOST: MARK NIEL
• Headline act: The Antipoet
A call to find a Midlands Poet to take on the best of the UK has gone out. Tongue in Chic, the Milton Keynes-based Spoken Word organisation hosts the Midlands Poetry Slam. The winner will not only be crowned the Midlands Slam Champion but will go on to represent the region in the UK Slam Championships in London later in the year. Founder of Tongue in Chic and host for the evening, Mark Niel is looking forward to the event.
“ Poetry is enjoying a surge of popularity at festival and gigs across the country. Slams in particular are vibrant, lively events where the crowd is really involved. I’m hoping a strong, unique Midlands voice will emerge as the winner to represent the region at the UK final in London”.
Mark is no stranger to the Slam scene as he has won a dozen or so including the Camden Crawl, Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Bilston Big Love Slam. Mark will be performing on the night as well as acting as MC. His growing reputation as a performance poet has taken him from Open Mics to headline guest in a remarkably short space of time. He has appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and will be appearing at the MAC in Birmingham on 9th December as part of the Apples and Snakes “Public Address” tour.
Poets who would like to enter the Midlands Slam or get more details should email Mark at mark@akickinthearts.co.uk or call him on 07968 845187. If there are spaces left you will be able to sign up on the night, however your participation will not be guaranteed. The UK Slam Championship takes place on Saturday 27th November, 2010 in London and is run by Farrago.
Newhampton Arts Centre,
Dunkley Street,
Wolverhampton
WV1 4AN
To book tickets please email office@newhamptonarts.co.uk or phone 01902 572 090
The Box Office is open from 8.30 am to 12.30pm Monday – Friday and 30 minutes before shows. At other times contact Centre Manager: 01902 572 282
TONGUE IN CHIC proudly present THE MIDLANDS POETRY SLAM.
• Qualifying event for Farrago UK Slam Championship
• HOST: MARK NIEL
• Headline act: The Antipoet
A call to find a Midlands Poet to take on the best of the UK has gone out. Tongue in Chic, the Milton Keynes-based Spoken Word organisation hosts the Midlands Poetry Slam. The winner will not only be crowned the Midlands Slam Champion but will go on to represent the region in the UK Slam Championships in London later in the year. Founder of Tongue in Chic and host for the evening, Mark Niel is looking forward to the event.
“ Poetry is enjoying a surge of popularity at festival and gigs across the country. Slams in particular are vibrant, lively events where the crowd is really involved. I’m hoping a strong, unique Midlands voice will emerge as the winner to represent the region at the UK final in London”.
Mark is no stranger to the Slam scene as he has won a dozen or so including the Camden Crawl, Ledbury Poetry Festival and the Bilston Big Love Slam. Mark will be performing on the night as well as acting as MC. His growing reputation as a performance poet has taken him from Open Mics to headline guest in a remarkably short space of time. He has appeared at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and will be appearing at the MAC in Birmingham on 9th December as part of the Apples and Snakes “Public Address” tour.
Poets who would like to enter the Midlands Slam or get more details should email Mark at mark@akickinthearts.co.uk or call him on 07968 845187. If there are spaces left you will be able to sign up on the night, however your participation will not be guaranteed. The UK Slam Championship takes place on Saturday 27th November, 2010 in London and is run by Farrago.
LONDON: The Word's A Stage
Friday, 5th November, 2010, 8pm, £8 / £5
The Albany,
Douglas Way,
Deptford,
London
SE8 4AG
Booking: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.uk
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
What does it take to be a spoken word artist? Apples & Snakes brings you THE WORD'S A STAGE
Four perfromance poets - Yemisi Blake, Deanna Rodger, Ray Antrobus and Anna Le - have been working with Karen McCarthy – experienced writer of drama, poetry and short fiction, and teacher of creative writing. The results from these sessions will happen this evening, when the poets will pull the covers off four brand new pieces of work. Be there for the exclusive unveiling. For anyone with a interest in words and performance!
The Albany,
Douglas Way,
Deptford,
London
SE8 4AG
Booking: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.uk
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
What does it take to be a spoken word artist? Apples & Snakes brings you THE WORD'S A STAGE
Four perfromance poets - Yemisi Blake, Deanna Rodger, Ray Antrobus and Anna Le - have been working with Karen McCarthy – experienced writer of drama, poetry and short fiction, and teacher of creative writing. The results from these sessions will happen this evening, when the poets will pull the covers off four brand new pieces of work. Be there for the exclusive unveiling. For anyone with a interest in words and performance!
LONDON: Kid, I Wrote Back
Monday, 8th November 2010, 7pm-10pm, £3 on the door / FREE TO PERFORM!
Bar Kick Stage,
127 Shoreditch High Street,
London,
E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool St/Old St
kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk
facebook.com/kidiwroteback
myspace.com/kidiwroteback
07793019343
Purposefully breaking free from promoting any one verse, word, voice or style, KID, I WROTE BACK stamps a defiantly individual mark onto the capital's red-ripe spoken word and poetry scene and invites both established and as yet unheard talent to the stage to perform.
KID, I WROTE BACK offers a much needed dose of full-on liberalism and authenticity in these spin-doctored weeks of political rhetoric – that will really agitate, challenge and tickle your minds.
It is a platform for current words from current poets of all styles and experience who are looking to share words and hear others in a friendly and lively environment. It is the brainchild of Chimène Suleyman, a writer and poet who performs as part of the Rhymes Won’t Wait collective and Dylan Sage, a writer and MC who has entertained with the likes of The Nextmen and Breaking Bread.
If you would like to perform email kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk or get there early on the night to sign up.
Bar Kick Stage,
127 Shoreditch High Street,
London,
E1 6JE
Nearest Tube: Liverpool St/Old St
kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk
facebook.com/kidiwroteback
myspace.com/kidiwroteback
07793019343
Purposefully breaking free from promoting any one verse, word, voice or style, KID, I WROTE BACK stamps a defiantly individual mark onto the capital's red-ripe spoken word and poetry scene and invites both established and as yet unheard talent to the stage to perform.
KID, I WROTE BACK offers a much needed dose of full-on liberalism and authenticity in these spin-doctored weeks of political rhetoric – that will really agitate, challenge and tickle your minds.
It is a platform for current words from current poets of all styles and experience who are looking to share words and hear others in a friendly and lively environment. It is the brainchild of Chimène Suleyman, a writer and poet who performs as part of the Rhymes Won’t Wait collective and Dylan Sage, a writer and MC who has entertained with the likes of The Nextmen and Breaking Bread.
If you would like to perform email kidiwroteback@instorage.org.uk or get there early on the night to sign up.
LONDON: Camden Poetry Series
Friday, 5th November, 2010, 7pm, (doors open 6.30pm), £5/£4, Wine
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
2 mins. Camden Town tube
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Anthony Fisher, Angela Inglis and Martina Thomson. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. This year the anthology is edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Patron: Carol Ann Duffy - Poet Laureate
Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition. Poems up to 40 lines £2.50 per poem, 6 poems £10. Deadline: 14th February 2011. Judge: Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter. Submissions and cheques to Ruth O’Callaghan, 49 Ripley Gardens, Mortlake London SW14 8HF. Prize: Pamphlet publication of winner's poems - 50 free copies plus reading.
Trinity United Reform Church,
1 Buck Street,
Camden Town
2 mins. Camden Town tube
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Anthony Fisher, Angela Inglis and Martina Thomson. Poets from the floor very welcome (some longer spots available). Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology. This year the anthology is edited by Ruth O'Callaghan.
Patron: Carol Ann Duffy - Poet Laureate
Lumen/Camden Poetry Competition. Poems up to 40 lines £2.50 per poem, 6 poems £10. Deadline: 14th February 2011. Judge: Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate. Proceeds to the Cold Weather Shelter. Submissions and cheques to Ruth O’Callaghan, 49 Ripley Gardens, Mortlake London SW14 8HF. Prize: Pamphlet publication of winner's poems - 50 free copies plus reading.
LONDON: Word Is Born - Inc. Magazine Launch
Sunday, November 7th, 2010, 7pm-12am, £3 (plus free copy of Inc. Magazine)
The Others,
6-8 Manor Road,
Stoke Newington,
N16 GSA
This chilled out Sunday evening spoken word event, organised by the Soul Rub Collective has been running for almost a year now, hosting a range of spoken word performances, live music and jam sessions. Previous acts include spoken word master Disraeli and ....
This months affair is an extra special one, as it is also the launch party of the latest addition to Soul Rub - Inc. Magazine. Inc. Magazine is a poetry magazine that will run monthly, to coincide with each Word Is Born event, and will feature the lyrics, poems and songs of many of the performers at the night. The magazine will also be open for public submissions and hopefully the first issue will inspire you to submit something for the next one!
The night will kick off with poetry readings from 8pm, followed by live music from incredible Ethio-jazz band the Abyss Quartet and chilled experimental project, Stereo Soul. The night will end with it's usual open mic jam session open to poets, MCs and musicians alike.
For more information check:
Soul Rub: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/pages/Soul-Rub/109738785757268
Word Is Born x Inc. Magazine Launch event: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=121509461240162
Inc. Magazine: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/pages/Inc-Magazine/119097658146352 and http://inc-zine.blogspot.com/
The Others,
6-8 Manor Road,
Stoke Newington,
N16 GSA
This chilled out Sunday evening spoken word event, organised by the Soul Rub Collective has been running for almost a year now, hosting a range of spoken word performances, live music and jam sessions. Previous acts include spoken word master Disraeli and ....
This months affair is an extra special one, as it is also the launch party of the latest addition to Soul Rub - Inc. Magazine. Inc. Magazine is a poetry magazine that will run monthly, to coincide with each Word Is Born event, and will feature the lyrics, poems and songs of many of the performers at the night. The magazine will also be open for public submissions and hopefully the first issue will inspire you to submit something for the next one!
The night will kick off with poetry readings from 8pm, followed by live music from incredible Ethio-jazz band the Abyss Quartet and chilled experimental project, Stereo Soul. The night will end with it's usual open mic jam session open to poets, MCs and musicians alike.
For more information check:
Soul Rub: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/pages/Soul-Rub/109738785757268
Word Is Born x Inc. Magazine Launch event: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/event.php?eid=121509461240162
Inc. Magazine: http://www.facebook.com/?sk=events#!/pages/Inc-Magazine/119097658146352 and http://inc-zine.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 21, 2010
LONDON: Mushaira: Gathering of Poets
Nehru Centre
8 South Audley Street
London
W1K 1HF
020 7491 3567
DSC South Asian Literature Festival event - Mushaira: Gathering of Poets
Some of the most eminent Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali poets from London will recite their work with translations in English.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
LEAMINGTON SPA: PUREandGOODandRIGHT
Sunday, October 24th, 2010, 7.30pm,
PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an open mic poetry event.
Please note that PGR on 24 October will be back at our old venue, The Fox, 32 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa CV32 4RZ
As you know, each month we also invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we have the pleasure of the very excellent Danni Antagonist.
Five years on since first attacking the London Poetry scene (and getting a tattoo to mark the occasion), Danni’s feature sets in 2010 have included ; Rrrants’ Bard-Aid, Utter at the Edinburgh Fringe, Aestival in Sudbury and Tongue in Chic at the Buxton Fringe. She has supported headliners such as David J, John Hegley and Elvis McGonagall.
A proud Milton Keynes native, Danni, along with Fay Roberts, heads up MK’s art, slam and performance events known as Poetry Kapow!
Mostly a rhyming poet, Danni’s often vehement performances convey a passion for the rhythm of the spoken word.
Her fourth mini-collection “Emotion:Memory” is currently available to buy.
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
Admission £3 (£2 Student/OAP)
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an open mic poetry event.
Please note that PGR on 24 October will be back at our old venue, The Fox, 32 Clarendon Avenue, Leamington Spa CV32 4RZ
As you know, each month we also invite a fabulous guest performance poet. This month we have the pleasure of the very excellent Danni Antagonist.
Five years on since first attacking the London Poetry scene (and getting a tattoo to mark the occasion), Danni’s feature sets in 2010 have included ; Rrrants’ Bard-Aid, Utter at the Edinburgh Fringe, Aestival in Sudbury and Tongue in Chic at the Buxton Fringe. She has supported headliners such as David J, John Hegley and Elvis McGonagall.
A proud Milton Keynes native, Danni, along with Fay Roberts, heads up MK’s art, slam and performance events known as Poetry Kapow!
Mostly a rhyming poet, Danni’s often vehement performances convey a passion for the rhythm of the spoken word.
Her fourth mini-collection “Emotion:Memory” is currently available to buy.
With open mic support from…….yes……YOU!
Come and share your poems - seasoned poets & first time performers most welcome!
Admission £3 (£2 Student/OAP)
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetry@gmail.com
LONDON: Ben Okri
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010, 8pm, £8 / £6conc / £6 under 26
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking: 020 7478 0100
www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO: FEATURING BEN OKRI
Ben Okri – poet, playwright, Booker-winning novelist – presents a characteristically captivating cross-section of his finest work. Plus special guests to be announced, book early for this one!
Soho Theatre,
21 Dean St,
London
W1D 3NE
Booking: 020 7478 0100
www.sohotheatre.com
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
APPLES & SNAKES IN SOHO: FEATURING BEN OKRI
Ben Okri – poet, playwright, Booker-winning novelist – presents a characteristically captivating cross-section of his finest work. Plus special guests to be announced, book early for this one!
GALWAY: October Over The Edge Open Reading
Thursday, October 28th, 2010, 6.30pm-8pm
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are Ger Reidy, Damien Drohan and Martin Dyar.
Ger Reidy was born near Westport in Co. Mayo in 1958, qualified as a Civil Engineer in 1979 and started writing poetry in 1980. His first collection of poems, Pictures from a Reservation, was published by Dedalus Press in 1998, and received widespread praise for its compelling voice and authentic evocation of the west of Ireland. His second collection, Drifting Under the Moon, was published earlier this year and considerably advanced his reputation, the new poems revealing an increased awareness of craft, a broadening and deepening of his vision.
Damien Drohan is a Limerick man who came to Galway and stayed for the weather. He is now a student teacher, so please excuse him if he dives for cover at any loud noises. He once tried to write a book about procrastination, but never got around to it. Damien mostly writes short fiction, but will write a poem if badgered enough. Most of his characters are a nastier version of himself, and say the things he would never say, at least in polite company. He has been a participant in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute and was longlisted in the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competion.
Martin Dyar grew up in Swinford in County Mayo. He has worked as a special needs teacher, a teacher of creative writing, and as a lecturer in medical ethics. His poetry has been published widely in journals, including the John McGahern yearbook, the Oxford Magazine, Poetry Ireland Review, the Stinging Fly, and Ropes. His writing has received a number of awards, including the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 2009, and the Strokestown Poetry Award in 2001. This year he was selected for the Poetry Introductions Series. He is also the recipient of an Arts Council Bursary Award in Literature for 2010. Martin will also be performing his one man show Tom Loves a Lord, with soprano Anna-Louise Costello, at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on October 29th.
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 087-643 1748 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council.
Galway City Library,
St. Augustine Street,
Galway
The Featured Readers are Ger Reidy, Damien Drohan and Martin Dyar.
Ger Reidy was born near Westport in Co. Mayo in 1958, qualified as a Civil Engineer in 1979 and started writing poetry in 1980. His first collection of poems, Pictures from a Reservation, was published by Dedalus Press in 1998, and received widespread praise for its compelling voice and authentic evocation of the west of Ireland. His second collection, Drifting Under the Moon, was published earlier this year and considerably advanced his reputation, the new poems revealing an increased awareness of craft, a broadening and deepening of his vision.
Damien Drohan is a Limerick man who came to Galway and stayed for the weather. He is now a student teacher, so please excuse him if he dives for cover at any loud noises. He once tried to write a book about procrastination, but never got around to it. Damien mostly writes short fiction, but will write a poem if badgered enough. Most of his characters are a nastier version of himself, and say the things he would never say, at least in polite company. He has been a participant in creative writing classes at Galway Technical Institute and was longlisted in the 2010 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competion.
Martin Dyar grew up in Swinford in County Mayo. He has worked as a special needs teacher, a teacher of creative writing, and as a lecturer in medical ethics. His poetry has been published widely in journals, including the John McGahern yearbook, the Oxford Magazine, Poetry Ireland Review, the Stinging Fly, and Ropes. His writing has received a number of awards, including the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 2009, and the Strokestown Poetry Award in 2001. This year he was selected for the Poetry Introductions Series. He is also the recipient of an Arts Council Bursary Award in Literature for 2010. Martin will also be performing his one man show Tom Loves a Lord, with soprano Anna-Louise Costello, at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on October 29th.
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 087-643 1748 or see our website http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Over The Edge acknowledges the ongoing generous financial support of Galway City Council and The Arts Council.
GALWAY: Crannog Hits 25
Friday, 22nd October, 2010, 6.30pm
The Crane Bar,
Galway
Galway literary magazine Crannóg will celebrate its 25th issue with a special evening of readings and music. There will also be a full bar and finger food courtesy of The Gourmet Tart Co and The Crane.
Crannóg, which has been published since the year 2002 has published the work of over 1000 writers. Its dedicated editorial team: Sandra Bunting, Gerardine Burke, Jarlath Fahy and Tony O’Dwyer, edit, produce and design the magazine which is published three times a year (February, June, October).
The journal came out of the renowned Galway Writers’ Workshop from which many leading Irish poets have emerged.
Crannóg is unique as it features work from writers not just locally and nationally but also internationally and has a very wide distribution, having readers and fans as far away as India, Australia and South America.
The 25th edition is a special, extended magazine featuring in the region of 50 writers. It will be launched by guest speaker Des Kenny upstairs in the Crane Bar and attendees on the evening will be in with a chance to win a 3yr subscription to the magazine. Animation Filmmaker Edith Peiperhoff will also talk about how Crannóg is important for artists/photographers/filmmakers, whose striking designs have been used on the covers of the magazine.
A display case containing past issues of the magazine has been placed in Galway City Library Augustine Street in advance of the launch. Earlier issues are now collectors’ items as it is difficult to get a complete set of all 25 issues.
There are also submission details published and available around the city’s bookshops and libraries for anyone who wishes to submit material for the next edition February 2011.
You are warmly invited to join Crannóg for their celebration, the evening is free and all are welcome.
http://www.crannogmagazine.com
The Crane Bar,
Galway
Galway literary magazine Crannóg will celebrate its 25th issue with a special evening of readings and music. There will also be a full bar and finger food courtesy of The Gourmet Tart Co and The Crane.
Crannóg, which has been published since the year 2002 has published the work of over 1000 writers. Its dedicated editorial team: Sandra Bunting, Gerardine Burke, Jarlath Fahy and Tony O’Dwyer, edit, produce and design the magazine which is published three times a year (February, June, October).
The journal came out of the renowned Galway Writers’ Workshop from which many leading Irish poets have emerged.
Crannóg is unique as it features work from writers not just locally and nationally but also internationally and has a very wide distribution, having readers and fans as far away as India, Australia and South America.
The 25th edition is a special, extended magazine featuring in the region of 50 writers. It will be launched by guest speaker Des Kenny upstairs in the Crane Bar and attendees on the evening will be in with a chance to win a 3yr subscription to the magazine. Animation Filmmaker Edith Peiperhoff will also talk about how Crannóg is important for artists/photographers/filmmakers, whose striking designs have been used on the covers of the magazine.
A display case containing past issues of the magazine has been placed in Galway City Library Augustine Street in advance of the launch. Earlier issues are now collectors’ items as it is difficult to get a complete set of all 25 issues.
There are also submission details published and available around the city’s bookshops and libraries for anyone who wishes to submit material for the next edition February 2011.
You are warmly invited to join Crannóg for their celebration, the evening is free and all are welcome.
http://www.crannogmagazine.com
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