Thursday, April 30, 6.30pm
Story Telling café with Dick Leith in the basement of George’s shop - Guya, Regent Street, Leamington Spa.
Showing posts with label April 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label April 2009. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
LONDON: Elvis McGonagall's Open Mic
Thursday, April 30th, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
77-82 Whitechapel High Street,
London,
E1 7QX
Elvis McGonagall’s Open Mic
The resident lounge lizard from Radio 4’s Saturday Live, and one-time European slam champion, hosts an open mic with a difference – all poems have to be about kilts, cookery or caravans, or all three.
It’s one poem per reader, and first-come, first-served, and all open mic-ers have to wear something tartan – no tartan, no startin’.
Booking: 020 8465 6154
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
77-82 Whitechapel High Street,
London,
E1 7QX
Elvis McGonagall’s Open Mic
The resident lounge lizard from Radio 4’s Saturday Live, and one-time European slam champion, hosts an open mic with a difference – all poems have to be about kilts, cookery or caravans, or all three.
It’s one poem per reader, and first-come, first-served, and all open mic-ers have to wear something tartan – no tartan, no startin’.
Booking: 020 8465 6154
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
LONDON: Rhythm & Muse
Thursday, 30th April, 2009, 8.30pm-10.30pm, £5/£4
The Lion,
27 Wick Road,
Teddington,
TW11
Rhythm & Muse
Another great line-up for April with poets Claire Crowther and Siriol Troup, reading from their new collections, and local musicians Liz Arcane and John O'Reilly, back by popular demand!
All floorspots have been taken for this event, but do contact Alison Hill on alison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk for a spot at future nights. And for more details on R&M, go to:
www.rhythmandmuse.org.uk
The Lion,
27 Wick Road,
Teddington,
TW11
Rhythm & Muse
Another great line-up for April with poets Claire Crowther and Siriol Troup, reading from their new collections, and local musicians Liz Arcane and John O'Reilly, back by popular demand!
All floorspots have been taken for this event, but do contact Alison Hill on alison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk for a spot at future nights. And for more details on R&M, go to:
www.rhythmandmuse.org.uk
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
LEAMINGTON SPA / WARWICK / Milton Keynes: PureandGoodandRight
Thursday, April 30, 6.30pm
Story Telling café with Dick Leith in the basement of George’s shop - Guya, Regent Street, Leamington Spa.
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 7.30pm
Poetry - Spoken Spring for Warwick Words at Kozi Bar, Market Place, Warwick
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 7.45pm
Music & Poetry - Matt Black, at The Fox, Clarendon Ave, Leamington Spa
Sunday May 10, 2009, 7.30pm
Poetry - Tongue in Chic hosted by Mark Niel at Madcap Theatre, Wolverton, Milton Keynes
Story Telling café with Dick Leith in the basement of George’s shop - Guya, Regent Street, Leamington Spa.
Thursday, May 7, 2009, 7.30pm
Poetry - Spoken Spring for Warwick Words at Kozi Bar, Market Place, Warwick
Sunday, May 10, 2009, 7.45pm
Music & Poetry - Matt Black, at The Fox, Clarendon Ave, Leamington Spa
Sunday May 10, 2009, 7.30pm
Poetry - Tongue in Chic hosted by Mark Niel at Madcap Theatre, Wolverton, Milton Keynes
Monday, April 27, 2009
Andrew Motion ends term of his Laureateship
* POETRY SOCIETY EVENT *
Monday 28th April 2009, 7.45pm.
The Poetry Society marks the end of Andrew Motion's decade as Poet Laureate. On this historic occasion, Andrew will also be reading from his new collection The Cinder Path.
VENUE: Purcell Room, 7.45pm, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. £9 for Poetry Society Members, £10 for others. Tickets from www.southbankcentre.co.uk or 0871 663 2500.
Monday 28th April 2009, 7.45pm.
The Poetry Society marks the end of Andrew Motion's decade as Poet Laureate. On this historic occasion, Andrew will also be reading from his new collection The Cinder Path.
VENUE: Purcell Room, 7.45pm, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre. £9 for Poetry Society Members, £10 for others. Tickets from www.southbankcentre.co.uk or 0871 663 2500.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Coffeehouse Poetry at the Troubadour, Monday 27th April
Monday 27 April: 8-10 pm.
A stunningly diverse chorus of voices - new and established - to open our Summer Season:
- Galway poet/activist Susan Millar DuMars (Big Pink Umbrella, Salmon, 2008) - poems & short-stories published in UK, US and Ireland;
- novelist/short-story-writer Mary O'Donnell (The Place of Miracles: New and Selected Poems, New Island, 2006);
- Jen Wainwright winner/commended in Foyle Young Poet and Ragged Raven comps;
- Anna Adams (Flying Under Water, Peterloo, 2004), has edited Enitharmon anthologies on London and the River Thames);
- Troubadour Prize commended Ann Pilling (b. Lancs) also a Smith/Doorstop winner - first collection Home Field (Arrowhead, 2008);
- Galway-University Spanish lecturer, Belfast-born Lorna Shaughnessy (Torching the Brown River, Salmon, 2008);
- 2007-Gregory-winner Michael McKimm, from Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, 1st collection, Still This Need (Heaventree, 2009);
- and John Walsh (Love's Enterprise Zone, Doire Press, 2007) from Derry, now Galway's North Beach Poetry Nights organiser.
Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
www.annemariefyfe.com
Readings on MONDAYS from 8 to 10 pm, tickets £6.50 concessions £5.50,
season tickets 30% off
cheques payable to Coffee-House Poetry, no credit cards
263-267 Old Brompton Road LONDON SW5
nr. junct. Earls Court Rd & Old Brompton Rd
nearest Tube station: Earls Court (District & Piccadilly Lines)
for information, advance booking, season ticket & mailing list enquiries,
phone 020-8354 0660,
write to Anne-Marie Fyfe
at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP
or e-mail: CoffPoetry@aol.com
A stunningly diverse chorus of voices - new and established - to open our Summer Season:
- Galway poet/activist Susan Millar DuMars (Big Pink Umbrella, Salmon, 2008) - poems & short-stories published in UK, US and Ireland;
- novelist/short-story-writer Mary O'Donnell (The Place of Miracles: New and Selected Poems, New Island, 2006);
- Jen Wainwright winner/commended in Foyle Young Poet and Ragged Raven comps;
- Anna Adams (Flying Under Water, Peterloo, 2004), has edited Enitharmon anthologies on London and the River Thames);
- Troubadour Prize commended Ann Pilling (b. Lancs) also a Smith/Doorstop winner - first collection Home Field (Arrowhead, 2008);
- Galway-University Spanish lecturer, Belfast-born Lorna Shaughnessy (Torching the Brown River, Salmon, 2008);
- 2007-Gregory-winner Michael McKimm, from Giant's Causeway, Co. Antrim, 1st collection, Still This Need (Heaventree, 2009);
- and John Walsh (Love's Enterprise Zone, Doire Press, 2007) from Derry, now Galway's North Beach Poetry Nights organiser.
Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
www.annemariefyfe.com
Readings on MONDAYS from 8 to 10 pm, tickets £6.50 concessions £5.50,
season tickets 30% off
cheques payable to Coffee-House Poetry, no credit cards
263-267 Old Brompton Road LONDON SW5
nr. junct. Earls Court Rd & Old Brompton Rd
nearest Tube station: Earls Court (District & Piccadilly Lines)
for information, advance booking, season ticket & mailing list enquiries,
phone 020-8354 0660,
write to Anne-Marie Fyfe
at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP
or e-mail: CoffPoetry@aol.com
Saturday, April 18, 2009
LEAMINGTON SPA: PureandGoodandRight
Sunday, April 19th, 2009, 7pm to book a slot, 7.30pm prompt start, £3 / £2
The Fox,
32 Clarendon Avenue,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4RZ.
PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an open mic poetry event taking place at The Fox, Leamington Spa. We also have great guest performance poets. Every event is an opportunity for YOU to come along and perform your poetry!!
Our special guest this month is the much acclaimed and 1000th Gloucestershire Poet Laureate Peter Wyton. Born in Northern Ireland, Peter has lived all over the place since the age of 15, but has been rooted firmly in Gloucester since 1979. He has won many first prizes in literary competitions as well as in the field of slam performance poetry.
He has presented his work at Festivals and Arts Centres from Devon to Lancashire and at a wide variety of venues along the way, ranging from the Troubadour Café in Earls Court to Lewes Prison. He has had two nominations for the Forward Prize and his poetry has been featured in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express, on BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please and Something Understood, in addition to several anthologies and a wide number of literary magazines. His latest collection, Not All Men Are From Mars, is being sold in support of Women’s Aid.
With open mic support from…….YOU! Come and share your poems - seasoned poets and first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetryandpints@talktalk.net
The Fox,
32 Clarendon Avenue,
Leamington Spa
CV32 4RZ.
PUREandGOODandRIGHT is an open mic poetry event taking place at The Fox, Leamington Spa. We also have great guest performance poets. Every event is an opportunity for YOU to come along and perform your poetry!!
Our special guest this month is the much acclaimed and 1000th Gloucestershire Poet Laureate Peter Wyton. Born in Northern Ireland, Peter has lived all over the place since the age of 15, but has been rooted firmly in Gloucester since 1979. He has won many first prizes in literary competitions as well as in the field of slam performance poetry.
He has presented his work at Festivals and Arts Centres from Devon to Lancashire and at a wide variety of venues along the way, ranging from the Troubadour Café in Earls Court to Lewes Prison. He has had two nominations for the Forward Prize and his poetry has been featured in the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Express, on BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please and Something Understood, in addition to several anthologies and a wide number of literary magazines. His latest collection, Not All Men Are From Mars, is being sold in support of Women’s Aid.
With open mic support from…….YOU! Come and share your poems - seasoned poets and first time performers most welcome!
If you're planning to come along, or would like to know more about the night, please email pgrpoetryandpints@talktalk.net
KINGSTON ON THAMES: Linton Kwesi Johnson "Unplugged"
Sunday, April 19th, 2009, 7.30pm, £7, £10, £12
Rose Theatre,
24-26 High Street
Kingston
KT1 1HL
Box Office: 0871 230 1552
Online: www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Revered as the world's first reggae poet, Johnson's work fizzes of both the page and the stage. In the 1980s he began his long association with the renowned reggae music producer, Dennis Bovell, recording albums of his poetry to the distinctive beat of the Denis Bovell Dub Band. Through his journalism, broadcasts and live performances worldwide, he has been able to communicate with a vast audience – earning him Time Out’s accolade as the ‘alternative Poet Laureate’ along with the distinction of being only the second living poet, and the first black poet, to have his work published in Penguin’s Modern Classics. In this performance at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, LKJ will perform ‘unplugged’ an a capella performance of his work. He will be joined by Patience Agbabi, a poet, writer in residence, university lecturer and solo performer whose lyrical voice and gleeful humour punctuates her writings. Passionate and thought-provoking, both poets articulate the black British experience in their own inimitable styles.
Rose Theatre,
24-26 High Street
Kingston
KT1 1HL
Box Office: 0871 230 1552
Online: www.rosetheatrekingston.org
Revered as the world's first reggae poet, Johnson's work fizzes of both the page and the stage. In the 1980s he began his long association with the renowned reggae music producer, Dennis Bovell, recording albums of his poetry to the distinctive beat of the Denis Bovell Dub Band. Through his journalism, broadcasts and live performances worldwide, he has been able to communicate with a vast audience – earning him Time Out’s accolade as the ‘alternative Poet Laureate’ along with the distinction of being only the second living poet, and the first black poet, to have his work published in Penguin’s Modern Classics. In this performance at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, LKJ will perform ‘unplugged’ an a capella performance of his work. He will be joined by Patience Agbabi, a poet, writer in residence, university lecturer and solo performer whose lyrical voice and gleeful humour punctuates her writings. Passionate and thought-provoking, both poets articulate the black British experience in their own inimitable styles.
LONDON: Sundays at the Oto
Sunday, April 19th, 2009, 3-5pm, £4
Café Oto,
18-22 Ashwin Street,
Dalston,
London
E8 3DL
Poetry and music with the post-avant crowd for your Sunday afternoon pleasure, presented by Peter Philpott, featuring Gagarin, Abi Oborne, Holly Pester and James Wilkes.
Three poets and one musician: innovative performance and creative imagination unite them. Gagarin is a very experienced musician, blending the digital with the spontaneous. Abi Oborne, Holly Pester and James Wilkes are young poets who experiment with a whole range of ways of performing and presenting their writing.
For further information:
* http://www.myspace.com/sundaysattheoto
* Facebook Group: Sundays at the Oto
Café Oto,
18-22 Ashwin Street,
Dalston,
London
E8 3DL
Poetry and music with the post-avant crowd for your Sunday afternoon pleasure, presented by Peter Philpott, featuring Gagarin, Abi Oborne, Holly Pester and James Wilkes.
Three poets and one musician: innovative performance and creative imagination unite them. Gagarin is a very experienced musician, blending the digital with the spontaneous. Abi Oborne, Holly Pester and James Wilkes are young poets who experiment with a whole range of ways of performing and presenting their writing.
For further information:
* http://www.myspace.com/sundaysattheoto
* Facebook Group: Sundays at the Oto
Friday, April 17, 2009
MATLOCK BATH: Tribute to Andy Postman
Friday, April 24th, 2009, 8pm, £6
The Temple Hotel,
Matlock Bath
An evening tribute to the late, great Andy Postman, with Please Y'Self, Psychicbread, David 'Stickman' Higgins, Paul Lyalls, Russell Thompson (Rachel Pantechnicon), The Boothill Toetappers, Steve Carroll, Les Baynton, Sue Allen, Keith Vallance and other poets, musicians and artists who knew and loved his words and craft. Also featuring Andy's film - The ABC of Insanity.
To reserve tickets call 01629 583911 (all proceeds to fund a memorial exhibition and CD of Andy's work).
The Temple Hotel,
Matlock Bath
An evening tribute to the late, great Andy Postman, with Please Y'Self, Psychicbread, David 'Stickman' Higgins, Paul Lyalls, Russell Thompson (Rachel Pantechnicon), The Boothill Toetappers, Steve Carroll, Les Baynton, Sue Allen, Keith Vallance and other poets, musicians and artists who knew and loved his words and craft. Also featuring Andy's film - The ABC of Insanity.
To reserve tickets call 01629 583911 (all proceeds to fund a memorial exhibition and CD of Andy's work).
BIRMINGHAM: Nine Arches launch new David Hart book
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 7pm, FREE
The Quaker Central Hall,
The Priory Rooms,
40 Bull Street,
Birmingham
B4 6AF
The launch of David Hart's The Titanic Cafe Closes Its Doors And Hits The Rocks, or Knife, fork and bulldozer ultra modern retail outlet complex development scenario with flowers.
Published by Nine Arches Press as part of their new mini-pamphlet series, The Titanic Café closes its doors and hits the rocks will also include a selection of colour photographs taken by David Hart on location to accompany the poem (plus other surprising and geographical additions you don't normally find in a poetry pamphlet!). This vivid and dynamic sequence is a fitting swansong to a city’s lost landmarks, the vanishing and shape-shifting human geographies of the heartlands.
Readings from a selection of Birmingham's best poets: Simon Turner, Myra Connell, Matt Nunn and David Hart.
The Quaker Central Hall,
The Priory Rooms,
40 Bull Street,
Birmingham
B4 6AF
The launch of David Hart's The Titanic Cafe Closes Its Doors And Hits The Rocks, or Knife, fork and bulldozer ultra modern retail outlet complex development scenario with flowers.
Published by Nine Arches Press as part of their new mini-pamphlet series, The Titanic Café closes its doors and hits the rocks will also include a selection of colour photographs taken by David Hart on location to accompany the poem (plus other surprising and geographical additions you don't normally find in a poetry pamphlet!). This vivid and dynamic sequence is a fitting swansong to a city’s lost landmarks, the vanishing and shape-shifting human geographies of the heartlands.
Readings from a selection of Birmingham's best poets: Simon Turner, Myra Connell, Matt Nunn and David Hart.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
LONDON: Elvis McGonagall's Open Mic
Thursday, April 30th, 2009, 7.30pm, FREE
77-82 Whitechapel High Street,
London,
E1 7QX
Elvis McGonagall’s Open Mic
The resident lounge lizard from Radio 4’s Saturday Live, and one-time European slam champion, hosts an open mic with a difference – all poems have to be about kilts, cookery or caravans, or all three.
It’s one poem per reader, and first-come, first-served, and all open mic-ers have to wear something tartan – no tartan, no startin’.
Booking: 020 8465 6154
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
77-82 Whitechapel High Street,
London,
E1 7QX
Elvis McGonagall’s Open Mic
The resident lounge lizard from Radio 4’s Saturday Live, and one-time European slam champion, hosts an open mic with a difference – all poems have to be about kilts, cookery or caravans, or all three.
It’s one poem per reader, and first-come, first-served, and all open mic-ers have to wear something tartan – no tartan, no startin’.
Booking: 020 8465 6154
Info: www.applesandsnakes.org
LONDON: Rhythm & Muse
Thursday, 30th April, 2009, 8.30pm-10.30pm, £5/£4
The Lion,
27 Wick Road,
Teddington,
TW11
Rhythm & Muse
Another great line-up for April with poets Claire Crowther and Siriol Troup, reading from their new collections, and local musicians Liz Arcane and John O'Reilly, back by popular demand!
All floorspots have been taken for this event, but do contact Alison Hill on alison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk for a spot at future nights. And for more details on R&M, go to:
www.rhythmandmuse.org.uk
The Lion,
27 Wick Road,
Teddington,
TW11
Rhythm & Muse
Another great line-up for April with poets Claire Crowther and Siriol Troup, reading from their new collections, and local musicians Liz Arcane and John O'Reilly, back by popular demand!
All floorspots have been taken for this event, but do contact Alison Hill on alison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk for a spot at future nights. And for more details on R&M, go to:
www.rhythmandmuse.org.uk
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
LONDON: Poet in the City
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 7pm
Hall One,
King's Place,
90 York Way,
London
N1 9AG
Rimbaud & Verlaine.
Poet in the City presents an event celebrating the life and works of two of France's greatest poets, chaired by Alan Jenkins and featuring Graham Robb, Dominique Combe, Martin Sorrell, Yann Fremy and the distinguished actors Bill Homewood and Estelle Kohler.
Tickets priced £9.50 available from www.kingsplace.co.uk or for £11.50 from the box office on 0844 264 0321 (local rate). For booking enquiries please contact tickets@kingsplace.co.uk
Hall One,
King's Place,
90 York Way,
London
N1 9AG
Rimbaud & Verlaine.
Poet in the City presents an event celebrating the life and works of two of France's greatest poets, chaired by Alan Jenkins and featuring Graham Robb, Dominique Combe, Martin Sorrell, Yann Fremy and the distinguished actors Bill Homewood and Estelle Kohler.
Tickets priced £9.50 available from www.kingsplace.co.uk or for £11.50 from the box office on 0844 264 0321 (local rate). For booking enquiries please contact tickets@kingsplace.co.uk
GALWAY: Poems For Patience
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009, 11am
University Hospital,
Galway
Poems for Patience, selected and introduced by Philip Schultz.
The Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust continues the very successful Poems for Patience series. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz has selected 21 poems from a wide range of poets, which will be displayed throughout the waiting areas in University Hospital, Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital.
The Cat’s Cradle, organised by Kevin Higgins.
Volume 4 of The Cat’s Cradle comes to life under the organisation of Kevin Higgins, Merlin Park University Hospital Writer in Residence. Using reminiscence techniques, Kevin has compiled stories by patients at Units Five and Six of Merlin Park Hospital. The theme of The Cat’s Cradle this year is ‘Hard Times Come Again’. Patients talk about their memories of hard times past – everything from straw mattresses to World War II – and offer Brian Cowen some advice.
Both events will be launched at University Hospital, Galway at 11am on Wednesday 22nd April.
University Hospital,
Galway
Poems for Patience, selected and introduced by Philip Schultz.
The Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust continues the very successful Poems for Patience series. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz has selected 21 poems from a wide range of poets, which will be displayed throughout the waiting areas in University Hospital, Galway and Merlin Park University Hospital.
The Cat’s Cradle, organised by Kevin Higgins.
Volume 4 of The Cat’s Cradle comes to life under the organisation of Kevin Higgins, Merlin Park University Hospital Writer in Residence. Using reminiscence techniques, Kevin has compiled stories by patients at Units Five and Six of Merlin Park Hospital. The theme of The Cat’s Cradle this year is ‘Hard Times Come Again’. Patients talk about their memories of hard times past – everything from straw mattresses to World War II – and offer Brian Cowen some advice.
Both events will be launched at University Hospital, Galway at 11am on Wednesday 22nd April.
GALWAY: Eamonn Carr and North Beach Poetry Nights April Slam
Monday, April 20th, 2009, 9pm, 5/3 Euro
The Crane Bar,
Sea Road,
Galway
North Beach Poetry Nights presents ex-Horslips drummer and lyricist, poet Eamonn Carr, plus The North Beach Poetry Nights' April Slam.
In the late 1960s Eamonn Carr co-founded Tara Telephone, the music and poetry group of the Dublin beat scene. In the 1970s, he co-founded Horslips, the hugely influential band which is credited with creating the musical genre known as Celtic Rock, and in which he is also a drummer, conceptualist and lyricist. He has also promoted musicians and artists, and works as a journalist, writer and commentator on culture, politics, arts, music and sport as well as an award winning broadcaster. He was a featured poet at the Sean Dunne Festival in Waterford in March 2009.
He will read from Origami Crow, Journey into Japan, World Cup Summer 2002. As a sports columnist for a Dublin daily, he watched the unfolding drama of the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan. Against the intense public spectacle of media attention following the controversial departure of Ireland captain Roy Keane, Carr followed his own private journey - a lifelong quest to visit the shrines and places of the famed poet Matsuo Basho, recognized master of haiku. This is Eamon Carr's first collection of poetry and the profundity and depth of the work is a just reward for the long wait. The book is part poetry collection, part travel log and part Eamon's commentary and insight into the Roy Keane/Mick McCarthy 'debacle'. And some of our current heroes (Robbie Keane, Damien Duff and Shay Given) are in there as well!!
Poets wishing to take part in the two-round slam please bring along two three-minute poems, preferrably memorized. The winner of each month's Slam goes forward to the 2009 North Beach Poetry Nights' Grand Slam in December 2009.
The prize for the Grand Slam winner is publication of a collection of her/his work.
The Crane Bar,
Sea Road,
Galway
North Beach Poetry Nights presents ex-Horslips drummer and lyricist, poet Eamonn Carr, plus The North Beach Poetry Nights' April Slam.
In the late 1960s Eamonn Carr co-founded Tara Telephone, the music and poetry group of the Dublin beat scene. In the 1970s, he co-founded Horslips, the hugely influential band which is credited with creating the musical genre known as Celtic Rock, and in which he is also a drummer, conceptualist and lyricist. He has also promoted musicians and artists, and works as a journalist, writer and commentator on culture, politics, arts, music and sport as well as an award winning broadcaster. He was a featured poet at the Sean Dunne Festival in Waterford in March 2009.
He will read from Origami Crow, Journey into Japan, World Cup Summer 2002. As a sports columnist for a Dublin daily, he watched the unfolding drama of the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan. Against the intense public spectacle of media attention following the controversial departure of Ireland captain Roy Keane, Carr followed his own private journey - a lifelong quest to visit the shrines and places of the famed poet Matsuo Basho, recognized master of haiku. This is Eamon Carr's first collection of poetry and the profundity and depth of the work is a just reward for the long wait. The book is part poetry collection, part travel log and part Eamon's commentary and insight into the Roy Keane/Mick McCarthy 'debacle'. And some of our current heroes (Robbie Keane, Damien Duff and Shay Given) are in there as well!!
Poets wishing to take part in the two-round slam please bring along two three-minute poems, preferrably memorized. The winner of each month's Slam goes forward to the 2009 North Beach Poetry Nights' Grand Slam in December 2009.
The prize for the Grand Slam winner is publication of a collection of her/his work.
LONDON: Philip Wells, the Fire Poet
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 6.30pm for 7pm prompt start, £8/£5
The Old Operating Theatre,
9A St Thomas Street
SE1
A solo performance in aid of The Alice Fund, a special needs children's charity - space is very limited, so e-mail elizabethhealey@btinternet.com if you'd like to attend. You can pay for and pick up your tickets on the night.
The poet's new book, Horse Whispering In The Military Industrial Complex, will be on sale.
The Old Operating Theatre,
9A St Thomas Street
SE1
A solo performance in aid of The Alice Fund, a special needs children's charity - space is very limited, so e-mail elizabethhealey@btinternet.com if you'd like to attend. You can pay for and pick up your tickets on the night.
The poet's new book, Horse Whispering In The Military Industrial Complex, will be on sale.
LONDON: Shearsman Reading Series
Thursday, April 16th, 2009, 7.30 pm, FREE
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
The fourth in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Martin Anderson and David H W Grubb.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/anderson2009.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/grubb.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/andersonA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/grubbA.html
Swedenborg Hall
Swedenborg House
20/21 Bloomsbury Way
London
WC1A 2TH
The fourth in Shearsman's 2009 Reading Series features Martin Anderson and David H W Grubb.
Details of the new collections that will be launched on the evening:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/anderson2009.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2009/grubb.html
Biographical details may be found here:
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/andersonA.html
http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/authors/grubbA.html
Thursday, April 09, 2009
GALWAY: The 2009 Cúirt Festival Over The Edge showcase reading
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 11am.
Town Hall Theatre,
Galway
The five featured authors this year are Orla Higgins, Noelle Lynskey, Noel Harrington, Jenny McCudden and Val Nolan.
The Over the Edge reading series began in January 2003. Each month, the Over the Edge: Open Reading puts the spotlight on emerging poets and fiction writers - sessions end with an open-mic, where anyone can get in on the act. Co-organisers Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars (host) are grateful for the continued support of Galway City Library, Galway City Council, The Arts Council, Poetry Ireland, The Cúirt Festival and, especially, the many talented writers who have taken part in the series during the past six years.
Orla Higgins lives in Galway city. After taking a number of creative writing classes with Susan Millar DuMars at Galway Technical Institute, she is currently studying on the MA in Writing programme at NUIG where she is working on her first novel. She also lectures part-time at the University with the Department of Marketing and the Huston School of Film. Orla was a Featured Reader at the September 2008 Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Noelle Lynskey is from Roscommon, but now lives in Portumna. She is facilitator of Portumna Pen Pushers and The Maple Poetry Group. She is also anactive participant in BAFFLE, Loughrea. While juggling the joys ofmothering, her duties as a Community Pharmacist and organising ArtsEvents in Portumna, Noelle is working towards a collection of poetry. Previous publications include Cuirt, West 47, Crannog, Glance, Scriobh and Maple Leaves. Noelle was a Featured Reader, as part of the Maple Poetry Group, at the May 2005 Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Considered one of Limerick’s White House Poets, Noel Harrington has been published in The Stinging Fly, Revival, The Flosca Winners’ Chapbook, Boyne Berries, Crannóg, Moloch, and The Stony Thursday Book. Revival Press published a chapbook of his poems in 2007. Noel was a Featured Reader at the October 2008 Over The Edge: Open Reading.
Jenny McCudden is originally from Naas in county Kildare. She now lives in Galway and works as Western Correspondent for TV3 News. Jenny began her career as a journalist working for the Sunday World and TV3 News. She spent five years working for the BBC, before returning to take up her current position with TV3. She has just completed a Masters in Writing at NUI Galway and is currently working on a non-fiction book Death on Irish Roads as well as other works of fiction. Jenny was a Featured Reader at the January Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Val Nolan teaches contemporary literature and creative writing at NUI, Galway. He has been published in Ché in Verse, Crannóg, Southword, Revival, and Möbius. He regularly contributes criticism to publications including The Sunday Business Post, Poetry Ireland Review, PN Review, and The Stinging Fly. NUIG awarded him this year's Oliver St. John Gogarty scholarship. Val was a Featured Reader at the December 2007 Over The Edge: Open Reading.
If you, or a writers group you belong to, would be interested in taking part in the Over The Edge Cúirt showcase in the future contact Over The Edge c/o Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, Galway or send a sample of six of your poems or two thousand words of your fiction to us at Over The Edge, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway and we will consider you for a Featured Reading at one of the Over The Edge: Open Readings which will make you eligible for the shortlist for the subsequent Cúirt Festival Over The Edge showcase.
Town Hall Theatre,
Galway
The five featured authors this year are Orla Higgins, Noelle Lynskey, Noel Harrington, Jenny McCudden and Val Nolan.
The Over the Edge reading series began in January 2003. Each month, the Over the Edge: Open Reading puts the spotlight on emerging poets and fiction writers - sessions end with an open-mic, where anyone can get in on the act. Co-organisers Kevin Higgins and Susan Millar DuMars (host) are grateful for the continued support of Galway City Library, Galway City Council, The Arts Council, Poetry Ireland, The Cúirt Festival and, especially, the many talented writers who have taken part in the series during the past six years.
Orla Higgins lives in Galway city. After taking a number of creative writing classes with Susan Millar DuMars at Galway Technical Institute, she is currently studying on the MA in Writing programme at NUIG where she is working on her first novel. She also lectures part-time at the University with the Department of Marketing and the Huston School of Film. Orla was a Featured Reader at the September 2008 Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Noelle Lynskey is from Roscommon, but now lives in Portumna. She is facilitator of Portumna Pen Pushers and The Maple Poetry Group. She is also anactive participant in BAFFLE, Loughrea. While juggling the joys ofmothering, her duties as a Community Pharmacist and organising ArtsEvents in Portumna, Noelle is working towards a collection of poetry. Previous publications include Cuirt, West 47, Crannog, Glance, Scriobh and Maple Leaves. Noelle was a Featured Reader, as part of the Maple Poetry Group, at the May 2005 Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Considered one of Limerick’s White House Poets, Noel Harrington has been published in The Stinging Fly, Revival, The Flosca Winners’ Chapbook, Boyne Berries, Crannóg, Moloch, and The Stony Thursday Book. Revival Press published a chapbook of his poems in 2007. Noel was a Featured Reader at the October 2008 Over The Edge: Open Reading.
Jenny McCudden is originally from Naas in county Kildare. She now lives in Galway and works as Western Correspondent for TV3 News. Jenny began her career as a journalist working for the Sunday World and TV3 News. She spent five years working for the BBC, before returning to take up her current position with TV3. She has just completed a Masters in Writing at NUI Galway and is currently working on a non-fiction book Death on Irish Roads as well as other works of fiction. Jenny was a Featured Reader at the January Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library.
Val Nolan teaches contemporary literature and creative writing at NUI, Galway. He has been published in Ché in Verse, Crannóg, Southword, Revival, and Möbius. He regularly contributes criticism to publications including The Sunday Business Post, Poetry Ireland Review, PN Review, and The Stinging Fly. NUIG awarded him this year's Oliver St. John Gogarty scholarship. Val was a Featured Reader at the December 2007 Over The Edge: Open Reading.
If you, or a writers group you belong to, would be interested in taking part in the Over The Edge Cúirt showcase in the future contact Over The Edge c/o Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick Street, Galway or send a sample of six of your poems or two thousand words of your fiction to us at Over The Edge, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway and we will consider you for a Featured Reading at one of the Over The Edge: Open Readings which will make you eligible for the shortlist for the subsequent Cúirt Festival Over The Edge showcase.
LONDON: Ride The Word
Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7pm, FREE
The Foundry,
84-86 Great Eastern Street,
London
EC2A 3JL
(near Old Street tube, busses 55, 243 etc)
Ride the Word on the road Resurrecting Knives tour special
Cast:
Vincent De Souza, poetry
Jay Merill, prose
Sue Hubbard, poetry
Will Brooker, Modifist prose poetry
also
Guest Publication: Trespass magazine
Sara-Mae Tuson, editor
and
Mark Norfolk, experimental drama
plus
limited open mic - sign-up at 6.30
The Foundry,
84-86 Great Eastern Street,
London
EC2A 3JL
(near Old Street tube, busses 55, 243 etc)
Ride the Word on the road Resurrecting Knives tour special
Cast:
Vincent De Souza, poetry
Jay Merill, prose
Sue Hubbard, poetry
Will Brooker, Modifist prose poetry
also
Guest Publication: Trespass magazine
Sara-Mae Tuson, editor
and
Mark Norfolk, experimental drama
plus
limited open mic - sign-up at 6.30
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