BRIGHTON: Waterloo Press Christmas Party

Sunday, December 18^th, 2011, 6.30pm for 7pm start, to 10pm, £5/£4 concessions

Iambic Arts Theatre 

Regent Street,

Brighton

(just north of the Komedia rear entrance)

Waterloo Press joyfully invites you to its second annual Christmas Party, celebrating another abundant year at the Press, with readings by WP poets new and old, far and near:

Clare Best

Fawzia Kane

Alan Morrison

Mario Petrucci

& (ghost of Christmas travel permitting)

David Pollard

PLUS

music from WP's resident starry fiddler Annie Kerr

Open Mic

(five spots only – come early to book)

20% off all 2011 WP titles

&

Fawzia's Rum Punch!

The WP elves look forward to seeing you there!

TODMORDEN: Grey Hen Press reading

Saturday, 17th December, 2011, 2–3.30pm

Todmorden Library

Strand

Rochdale Road

OL14 7LB

A reading from the new Grey Hen Press anthology, with Pamela Coren, Joy Howard, Pauline Kirk and Gina Shaw

‘An A–Z of women poets whose formidable eye and instinct for pithy observation make this required reading for all ages but especially for the young-and-grumpy-in-heart.’  Penelope Shuttle

CAMBRIDGE: Hollie McNish and Kate Tempest

Wednesday, December 14^th, 2011, 7.30pm

The Fountain,

Regent Street,

Cambridge

Hammer & Tongue is a national performance poetry group with a vision: to bring the best spoken word performers on the circuit today to venues across the UK to share stages with the brightest of local talent. Whether you come to the gigs to be inspired by internationally-renowned performers, to support local poets, or to take a deep breath and plunge onto that stage yourself in the open slam, Hammer & Tongue nights have something for everyone – including people who didn’t think they liked poetry!

Hammer & Tongue tour a different headliner around the local branches every month, and each “franchise” provides the venue, support acts, audience and slammers. At Cambridge, we like to make sure that the support acts are local or have some connection to Cambridge if at all possible. December is no exception, and we’re very excited to announce that Hollie McNish will be supporting Kate Tempest on 14th December at The Fountain Inn, Regent Street for one of the venue’s first gigs after its recent refurbishment.

http://www.hammerandtongue.co.uk

LONDON: Mutabaruka

Thursday, December 15th, 2011, 7pm-midnight, £5/£7/£1

The CLF Art Cafe 

Block A, 

The Bussey Building,

133 Rye Lane,

London

SE15 4ST 

www.clfartcafe.org

MUTABARUKA, LEGENDARY DUB POET LIVE 

+ Vocal Guests Jonzi-D, AmeN Noir (BKS), Lyric L, Tshaka + DJ Jazzheadchronic 

& Mutabaruka Film Screening of THE RETURN OF THE MOTHERLAND

7.30PM - 8.30PM Jonzi-D, AmeN Noir (BKS), Lyric L, Tshaka

8.30PM - 10PM Film Screening of THE RETURN OF THE MOTHERLAND

10PM - 11.20PM Mutabaruka

11.20PM - 12AM DJ Jazzheadchronic

ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR!!

LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series

Tuesday, 13th December, 2011, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £5/£4, wine and soft drinks

Lumen,

88 Tavistock Place,

London

WC1

Joy Howard reading from Refurbishment and Peter Phillips reading from No School Tie.

Poetry performance followed by open mic. 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.

Nearest tube stations: Russell Square, Kings Cross St Pancras, Euston

All proceeds go to support the homeless in the Cold Weather Shelters

NOTTINGHAM: Flying Goose reading series

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, 7.30pm, FREE (£3 donation suggested)

The Flying Goose Cafe,

Beeston High Road,

Nottingham

Featured readers are Emily Hasler, Shaun Belcher, JT Welsch and Adrian Slatcher. It's an open reading, though, so if you want to take a poem along to read, feel free.

Staged by the Nottingham Poetry Series and Nottingham Trent University. 

 

Coffee, tea, and cakes available.

SOUTHAMPTON: 451

Monday, 12th December, 2011, 7.30pm, £5/£3
Nuffield Studio,
University Road,
Southampton
SO17 1TR

A night filled with spoken word, featuring: Hollie McNish, Paul Lyalls and new compere Rob Casey.
Open mic slots available on the door from 7pm – spaces are limited.

www.nuffieldtheatre.co.uk / www.applesandsnakes.org

BIRMINGHAM: Lit Fuse

Saturday, 10th December 2011, 7.30pm, £7/£5
MAC Birmingham,
Cannon Hill Park,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B12 9QH

Four up-andcoming spoken word poets from the Midlands present four new pieces, devised with the help of renowned director Cheryl Martin. Come and see what happens when artists are challenged to step out of their comfort zones and try something different. The fuse has been lit, don't miss the fireworks!
Featuring: Ddotti Bluebell, Jess Green, Joe Coghlan, Mr Morrison

Info: www.macarts.co.uk  / www.applesandsnakes.org

LONDON: Lumen Poetry Series

Tuesday, 13th December, 2011, doors open 6.30pm for 7pm, £5/£4, wine and soft drinks

Lumen,

88 Tavistock Place,

London

WC1

Joy Howard reading from Refurbishment and Peter Phillips reading from No School Tie.

Poetry performance followed by open mic. 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.

Nearest tube stations: Russell Square, Kings Cross St Pancras, Euston

All proceeds go to support the homeless in the Cold Weather Shelters

TODMORDEN: Grey Hen Press reading

Saturday, 17th December, 2011, 2–3.30pm

Todmorden Library

Strand

Rochdale Road

OL14 7LB

A reading from the new Grey Hen Press anthology, with Pamela Coren, Joy Howard, Pauline Kirk and Gina Shaw

‘An A–Z of women poets whose formidable eye and instinct for pithy observation make this required reading for all ages but especially for the young-and-grumpy-in-heart.’  Penelope Shuttle

LONDON: Jawdance

Wednesday, 21st December, 2011, 7.30pm, FREE

Rich Mix,
35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road,
London

E1 6LA

Christmas is all about over-indulgence, so with that in mind we’re putting on a magically festive Jawdance in December. Poetry with all the trimmings – poetry film shorts, open mic, extra special guests and a merry host in G.R.E.Ed.S! Like a Christmas cracker, it’s going to be full of surprises. Unlike a Christmas cracker, they will be good ones. So come gather round the fire, warm yourselves with our words and enjoy our mince pie of poetry. Jawdance – they’re all talking about it, and it’s all about talking.

www.richmix.org.uk / www.applesandsnakes.org / 

BRIGHTON: Waterloo Press Christmas Party

Sunday, December 18^th, 2011, 6.30pm for 7pm start, to 10pm, £5/£4 concessions

Iambic Arts Theatre 

Regent Street,

Brighton

(just north of the Komedia rear entrance)

Waterloo Press joyfully invites you to its second annual Christmas Party, celebrating another abundant year at the Press, with readings by WP poets new and old, far and near:

Clare Best

Fawzia Kane

Alan Morrison

Mario Petrucci

& (ghost of Christmas travel permitting)

David Pollard

PLUS

music from WP's resident starry fiddler Annie Kerr

Open Mic

(five spots only – come early to book)

20% off all 2011 WP titles

&

Fawzia's Rum Punch!

The WP elves look forward to seeing you there!

EDINBURGH: The Nightmare Before the Office Christmas Party

Thursday, 15th December, 2011, 8pm til late
The Third Door,
46-47 Lothian Street,
EH1 1HB

Inky Fingers, Edinburgh's grassroots events series for writers and performers, is putting on a spectacular literary office party. Come in your awful bowties and desperate tinsel to enjoy festive and unfestive performances from top local writers, photocopier destruction, an extraordinary literary secret santa, a competition for the worst christmas cracker joke, and much else besides. Grotesque, glorious, and packed to the gunnels with amazing words: be there!

Inky Fingers is an Edinburgh-based events series for writers and performers, running workshops, open mics, and special literary events. Find out more at http://inkyfingersedinburgh.wordpress.com, on Facebook, or on Twitter @InkyFingersEdin.

LONDON: Hammer and Tongue

Monday, December 5th, 2011, 8pm-11pm (doors, DJ and slam sign up from 7pm), £5/£4

The Victoria,

451 Queensbridge Road,

Dalston

E8 3AS
samberkson@gmail.com

Live spoken word and performance poetry featuring Kate Tempest, from the Sunday Best record label, and 2 x UK Slam Champion, Dizraeli. Plus open mic slam competition, arrive early for slam sign up.
Hosted by Angry Sam and Sidel 'Comfort' Stewart.

LONDON: Camden Poetry Series

Friday, December 2nd, 2011, 7pm (doors 6.30pm), £5/£4, WINE

Trinity United Reform Church,

1 Buck Street,

Camden Town

1-2 mins. Camden Town tube

Ruth O'Callaghan presents Rosie Bailey, Tim Dooley and Joelle Taylor.      

                                                                                                      

Poets from the floor very welcome. Please bring a copy of the poem if you wish to be considered for the new anthology.

Free Raffle and nibbles

CAMBRIDGE: Hollie McNish and Kate Tempest

Wednesday, December 14^th, 2011, 7.30pm

The Fountain,

Regent Street,

Cambridge

Hammer & Tongue is a national performance poetry group with a vision: to bring the best spoken word performers on the circuit today to venues across the UK to share stages with the brightest of local talent. Whether you come to the gigs to be inspired by internationally-renowned performers, to support local poets, or to take a deep breath and plunge onto that stage yourself in the open slam, Hammer & Tongue nights have something for everyone – including people who didn’t think they liked poetry!

Hammer & Tongue tour a different headliner around the local branches every month, and each “franchise” provides the venue, support acts, audience and slammers. At Cambridge, we like to make sure that the support acts are local or have some connection to Cambridge if at all possible. December is no exception, and we’re very excited to announce that Hollie McNish will be supporting Kate Tempest on 14th December at The Fountain Inn, Regent Street for one of the venue’s first gigs after its recent refurbishment.

http://www.hammerandtongue.co.uk

WORCESTER: Michael Woods launch

NOTTINGHAM: Flying Goose reading series

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011, 7.30pm, FREE (£3 donation suggested)
The Flying Goose Cafe,

Beeston High Road,

Nottingham

Featured readers are Emily Hasler, Shaun Belcher, JT Welsch and Adrian Slatcher. It's an open reading, though, so if you want to take a poem along to read, feel free.

Staged by the Nottingham Poetry Series and Nottingham Trent University. 

 

Coffee, tea, and cakes available.

BIRMINGHAM: Lit Fuse

Saturday, 10th December 2011, 7.30pm, £7/£5
MAC Birmingham,
Cannon Hill Park,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham
B12 9QH

Four up-andcoming spoken word poets from the Midlands present four new pieces, devised with the help of renowned director Cheryl Martin. Come and see what happens when artists are challenged to step out of their comfort zones and try something different. The fuse has been lit, don't miss the fireworks!
Featuring: Ddotti Bluebell, Jess Green, Joe Coghlan, Mr Morrison

Info: www.macarts.co.uk  / www.applesandsnakes.org

LONDON: Hammer and Tongue

Monday, December 5th, 2011, 8pm-11pm (doors, DJ and slam sign up from 7pm), £5/£4
The Victoria,

451 Queensbridge Road,

Dalston

E8 3AS
samberkson@gmail.com

Live spoken word and performance poetry featuring Kate Tempest, from the Sunday Best record label, and 2 x UK Slam Champion, Dizraeli. Plus open mic slam competition, arrive early for slam sign up.
Hosted by Angry Sam and Sidel 'Comfort' Stewart.