Friday, May 06, 2011

LONDON: Hammer & Tongue Open Poetry Slam

Monday, May 9th, 2011, 7.30pm, £6/£5
Green Note Cafe
106 Parkway
Camden Town
London
NW1 7AN
020 7485 9899

HAMMER AND TONGUE PRESENTS THE OPEN SLAM feat. MARK GWYNNE JONES and NIALL O'SULLIVAN

8 poets, 1 prize, 3 minutes each... c'mon down to win a place in the long-long awaited London slam final

Mark Gwynne Jones is one of Hammer and Tongue London's favourite poets - magical, witty, absurb, with the aid of fluorescent tuebs of plastic Mark tells stories of alien raves and re-imagines romantic poetry for the hallucinogenic generation.

This is Mark's website, roll around in it and laugh with joy
http://www.psychicbread.org/

Niall O'Sullivan is the left ventricle of the beating heart of London's poetry scene. Published in Wolf, London Magazine, South Bank Poetry and Rising, Niall is best known for his role as host of the Poetry Cafe's Poetry Unplugged, London's biggest poetry open mic night. He's been nominated for the Forward prize, has published 2 books and is simply marvellous. We coaxed him away from his usual haunts of Covent Garden with the prmoise of the best audience that london has ever seen... yes, that means you!
http://niallosullivan.co.uk/

BOOK TABLE - poets, if you want to offer your printed words up for sale, come on down early doors, we will have a book table.

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