Tuesday, September 30th, 2008, 8pm-10pm, £5
Speakeasy @ The Glass Onion,
2 Burghley Road,
Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire
Elvis Lives - The Poetry Link Tour
Brilliant stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis McGonagall, takes to the road. Elvis is the 2006 World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran Club and is occasionally in residence on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. The sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere, he scribbles verse whilst drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash.
With support from: Tim Clare, Amy Staniforth
www.myspace.com/speakeasypoetry
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Showing posts with label September 2008. Show all posts
Monday, September 29, 2008
NORWICH: Elvis Lives - The Poetry Link Tour
Monday, September 29th, 2008, 8pm-10pm, £4/£5
Norwich Arts Centre,
St Benedicts Street,
Norwich,
Norfolk
The Monday Night Alternative: Elvis Lives - The Poetry Link Tour
Brilliant stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis McGonagall, takes to the road. Elvis is the 2006 World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran Club and is occasionally in residence on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. The sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere, he scribbles verse whilst drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash.
With support from: Nathan Filer
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
Norwich Arts Centre,
St Benedicts Street,
Norwich,
Norfolk
The Monday Night Alternative: Elvis Lives - The Poetry Link Tour
Brilliant stand-up poet, armchair revolutionary and recumbent rocker, Elvis McGonagall, takes to the road. Elvis is the 2006 World Slam Champion, the compere of the notorious Blue Suede Sporran Club and is occasionally in residence on BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. The sole resident of The Graceland Caravan Park somewhere in the middle of nowhere, he scribbles verse whilst drinking malt whisky and listening to Johnny Cash.
With support from: Nathan Filer
www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
Sunday, September 28, 2008
GLASGOW: Last Monday at Rio
Monday September 29th, 2008, 8pm to 10-abouts, FREE
The Rio Cafe
Hyndland Street,
Glasgow,
G11 (Kelvinhall tube)
Ranters, rhymers and rhapsodists, come all ye to where speech is free. Uncensored, unfunded and (on occasion) unhinged, what goes on at the Rio Cafe is subject to one maxim only - "Ye cannae buy it". Get your kooky little act together and join us!
Headline act this month is Milton Balgoni. This compact, Bolanesque barnstormer will be holding out a guiding hand and inviting us to take a walk on the wild side of Fife.
First hour of the evening is open mic. Cairns is your compere. Should you wish to read, speak or perform please contact robin.cairns@btconnect.com
The Rio Cafe
Hyndland Street,
Glasgow,
G11 (Kelvinhall tube)
Ranters, rhymers and rhapsodists, come all ye to where speech is free. Uncensored, unfunded and (on occasion) unhinged, what goes on at the Rio Cafe is subject to one maxim only - "Ye cannae buy it". Get your kooky little act together and join us!
Headline act this month is Milton Balgoni. This compact, Bolanesque barnstormer will be holding out a guiding hand and inviting us to take a walk on the wild side of Fife.
First hour of the evening is open mic. Cairns is your compere. Should you wish to read, speak or perform please contact robin.cairns@btconnect.com
Friday, September 26, 2008
GALWAY: Gerald Dawe and Michael Heffernan
Saturday, September 27th 2008, 2pm, FREE
Galway City Museum
Salmon Poetry, in association with Over The Edge, invites you to the Galway launch of:
Catching the Light: Views & Interviews by Gerald Dawe and The Odor of Sanctity by Michael Heffernan
RSVP: jessie@salmonpoetry.com
Galway City Museum
Salmon Poetry, in association with Over The Edge, invites you to the Galway launch of:
Catching the Light: Views & Interviews by Gerald Dawe and The Odor of Sanctity by Michael Heffernan
RSVP: jessie@salmonpoetry.com
Thursday, September 25, 2008
ATHERSTONE: Shindig!
Saturday, September 27th, 2008, noon-2pm, FREE
Market Square,
Atherstone,
Warwickshire
Shindig! in Atherstone - live poetry and open mic. Part of the North Warwickshire Arts Festival, in partnership with Throckmorton’s bookshop, Nine Arches Press present you with some of the finest Midlands poets, including:
Jane Holland - Warwick poet laureate.
Simon Turner - Leamington’s new modernist poet.
Matt Nunn - Birmingham's finest poetic export.
Open mic slots available from noon - come and sign up for a slot to take part!
Join us in Throckmorton’s after the event to buy a book by the poets and get it signed.
Market Square,
Atherstone,
Warwickshire
Shindig! in Atherstone - live poetry and open mic. Part of the North Warwickshire Arts Festival, in partnership with Throckmorton’s bookshop, Nine Arches Press present you with some of the finest Midlands poets, including:
Jane Holland - Warwick poet laureate.
Simon Turner - Leamington’s new modernist poet.
Matt Nunn - Birmingham's finest poetic export.
Open mic slots available from noon - come and sign up for a slot to take part!
Join us in Throckmorton’s after the event to buy a book by the poets and get it signed.
KING'S LYNN: 24th Poetry Festival
Friday 26th to Sunday 28th September, 2008
The Green Quay,
King's Lynn,
Norfolk
Readers include Alan Jenkins, Robert Crawford, Helen Ivory, Soleiman Adel Guemar, Lorna Thorpe, Jackie Wills, Ruth Fainlight, Alan Sillitoe, Elizabeth Smither, Piers Alexander, Louis De Bernieres, Will Stone and Paul Stubbs, plus penel discussions hosted by Michael Hulse.
For full details, go to: http://www.lynnlitfests.com/nextfestival.asp
The Green Quay,
King's Lynn,
Norfolk
Readers include Alan Jenkins, Robert Crawford, Helen Ivory, Soleiman Adel Guemar, Lorna Thorpe, Jackie Wills, Ruth Fainlight, Alan Sillitoe, Elizabeth Smither, Piers Alexander, Louis De Bernieres, Will Stone and Paul Stubbs, plus penel discussions hosted by Michael Hulse.
For full details, go to: http://www.lynnlitfests.com/nextfestival.asp
14 Hour @ The Star of Bethnal Green
Monday, September 29th, 2008, 8pm, FREE
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
E2 6LG
5 minutes from Bethnal Green Tube
Facebook Event:http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24322049300
Featuring:
Chris Hicks (of Aisle 16)
The Train Chronicles
Salena Godden
Bunny & The Hectograms
Mr Conway
Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith
& 14 Hour DJs.
Flash flooding. The credit crunch. The end of the universe in Switzerland. Nothing shines more like a beacon of hope in these troubled times than The Star of Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green Road. 14 Hour nestles comfortably in for a night of live poetry and performance music. Come along for free.
The stubbly maverick of Aisle 16, Chris Hicks claims on his Facebook profile that he can see all the way to the Apocalypse. He's promised to tell us all about it. Lightspeed Champion recently said of Martin (the driving force behind The Train Chronicles) "Lyrically I wish I could write like this". Drowned in Sound put it this way: "Literate, lo-fi americana via London - think Jeffrey Lewis doing Leadbelly". Poet, regular host of BBC London and Resonance FM and lead singer of ska-drum-n-bass-breakbeat duo SaltPeter, Salena Godden has travelled and toured extensively. Even before her first proper gig Bunny & The Hectograms had grabbed the attention of Dazed & Confused on an impromptu stage at Secret Garden Party. Soon to be huge. Mr Conway speaks in a complicated punning dialect that is tricky, to say the least. Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith is guest host for the evening and might even wax lyrical occasionally. Stephanie Baker is back DJing freakbeat, psych&surf. http://www.starofbethnalgreen.com/
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
E2 6LG
5 minutes from Bethnal Green Tube
Facebook Event:http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24322049300
Featuring:
Chris Hicks (of Aisle 16)
The Train Chronicles
Salena Godden
Bunny & The Hectograms
Mr Conway
Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith
& 14 Hour DJs.
Flash flooding. The credit crunch. The end of the universe in Switzerland. Nothing shines more like a beacon of hope in these troubled times than The Star of Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green Road. 14 Hour nestles comfortably in for a night of live poetry and performance music. Come along for free.
The stubbly maverick of Aisle 16, Chris Hicks claims on his Facebook profile that he can see all the way to the Apocalypse. He's promised to tell us all about it. Lightspeed Champion recently said of Martin (the driving force behind The Train Chronicles) "Lyrically I wish I could write like this". Drowned in Sound put it this way: "Literate, lo-fi americana via London - think Jeffrey Lewis doing Leadbelly". Poet, regular host of BBC London and Resonance FM and lead singer of ska-drum-n-bass-breakbeat duo SaltPeter, Salena Godden has travelled and toured extensively. Even before her first proper gig Bunny & The Hectograms had grabbed the attention of Dazed & Confused on an impromptu stage at Secret Garden Party. Soon to be huge. Mr Conway speaks in a complicated punning dialect that is tricky, to say the least. Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith is guest host for the evening and might even wax lyrical occasionally. Stephanie Baker is back DJing freakbeat, psych&surf. http://www.starofbethnalgreen.com/
OUTSPOKEN: Birmingham poetry & music
Friday, September 26th, 2008, doors open 8.30pm, start 9pm sharp, £5
Sublounge Bar,
Barwick Street,
off Colmore Row,
Birmingham,
B3 2NT.
OUTSPOKEN: a new poetry event every last Friday of the month. There will be poetry, spoken word, open mic and live band.
Sublounge Bar,
Barwick Street,
off Colmore Row,
Birmingham,
B3 2NT.
OUTSPOKEN: a new poetry event every last Friday of the month. There will be poetry, spoken word, open mic and live band.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
ESSEX POETRY FESTIVAL
19th September -25th October
over 25 poets at 21 different venues between 19th September & 25th October.
www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk
Workshops, readings, Open Mic, performance poetry, events for Children and poetic wildlife walks with the Essex Wildlife Trust. Plus the BIG DAY OF POETRY on the 11th October at the Cramphonr Theatre, Chelmsford, where Sixties Beat icon Michael Horovitz will be topping the bill and showing why this “firebrand of a performance poet, who has energised every kind of audience on both sides of the Atlantic” who’s Poetry Olympics filled the Albert Hall on more than one occasion, is still where it’s at! Joining him is the electrifying Patience Agbabi, once poet in residence at a tattoo parlour, and Jo Bell, last years Cheshire poet laureate and ex ‘bonekicker’ who will regale tales of sex, boats and archaeology! Also in the evening Catherine Smith will be introducing the winners of the Essex Poetry Festivals Open Poetry Competition. In the afternoon Essex Poets Frank Dullaghan and Adrian Green will be reading from their new books. Staff from the country’s oldest literary magazine, The London Magazine (founded 1732) and its youthful new counterpart Trespass will be on hand to chat to poets about what their magazines have to offer readers and what they look for in submissions, the are also bringing their guest readers, the Forward prize nominated and Saltire Award winning Roddy Lumsden, with young guns Andrew Oldham and Tom Chivers.The events start from 1pm with an Open Mic, where new and local poets can take the stage.
email: derek@essex-poetry-festival.co.uk for brochure
over 25 poets at 21 different venues between 19th September & 25th October.
www.essex-poetry-festival.co.uk
Workshops, readings, Open Mic, performance poetry, events for Children and poetic wildlife walks with the Essex Wildlife Trust. Plus the BIG DAY OF POETRY on the 11th October at the Cramphonr Theatre, Chelmsford, where Sixties Beat icon Michael Horovitz will be topping the bill and showing why this “firebrand of a performance poet, who has energised every kind of audience on both sides of the Atlantic” who’s Poetry Olympics filled the Albert Hall on more than one occasion, is still where it’s at! Joining him is the electrifying Patience Agbabi, once poet in residence at a tattoo parlour, and Jo Bell, last years Cheshire poet laureate and ex ‘bonekicker’ who will regale tales of sex, boats and archaeology! Also in the evening Catherine Smith will be introducing the winners of the Essex Poetry Festivals Open Poetry Competition. In the afternoon Essex Poets Frank Dullaghan and Adrian Green will be reading from their new books. Staff from the country’s oldest literary magazine, The London Magazine (founded 1732) and its youthful new counterpart Trespass will be on hand to chat to poets about what their magazines have to offer readers and what they look for in submissions, the are also bringing their guest readers, the Forward prize nominated and Saltire Award winning Roddy Lumsden, with young guns Andrew Oldham and Tom Chivers.The events start from 1pm with an Open Mic, where new and local poets can take the stage.
email: derek@essex-poetry-festival.co.uk for brochure
Ruth O'Callaghan presents Lumen Poetry Series
Tuesday September 30th 2008
at 7.00 (doors open 6.30)Entry £4/£3, Wine
88 Tavistock Place W.C.1
Tubes: Russell Square, Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Sylvia Rowbottom
Ruth Ingram
Susi Clare
Poets from the Floor Very Welcome + there will be a few 5 minute spots.
(please bring two copies of the poem if you wish to be considered for the bluechrome anthology. There are at least 10 major poets who will also be contributing to the anthology inc. UA Fanthorpe, Fiona Sampson, Marilyn Hacker , Penelope Shuttle, Peter Porter to name but a few. )
Lumen
Proceeds to COLD WEATHER SHELTER
at 7.00 (doors open 6.30)Entry £4/£3, Wine
88 Tavistock Place W.C.1
Tubes: Russell Square, Kings Cross, St Pancras.
Sylvia Rowbottom
Ruth Ingram
Susi Clare
Poets from the Floor Very Welcome + there will be a few 5 minute spots.
(please bring two copies of the poem if you wish to be considered for the bluechrome anthology. There are at least 10 major poets who will also be contributing to the anthology inc. UA Fanthorpe, Fiona Sampson, Marilyn Hacker , Penelope Shuttle, Peter Porter to name but a few. )
Lumen
Proceeds to COLD WEATHER SHELTER
14 Hour @ The Star of Bethnal Green
Monday 29th September
8pm :: FREE ENTRY
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
E2 6LG
5 minutes from Bethnal Green Tube
Facebook Event:http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24322049300
Featuring:
Chris Hicks (of Aisle 16)
The Train Chronicles
Salena Godden
Bunny & The Hectograms
Mr Conway
Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith
& 14 Hour DJs.
Flash flooding. The credit crunch. The end of the universe in Switzerland. Nothing shines more like a beacon of hope in these troubled times than The Star of Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green Road. 14 Hour nestles comfortably in for a night of live poetry and performance music. Come along for free.
The stubbly maverick of Aisle 16, Chris Hicks claims on his Facebook profile that he can see all the way to the Apocalypse. He's promised to tell us all about it.Lightspeed Champion recently said of Martin (the driving force behind The Train Chronicles) "Lyrically I wish I could write like this". Drowned in Sound put it this way: "Literate, lo-fi americana via London - think Jeffrey Lewis doing Leadbelly". Poet, regular host of BBC London and Resonance FM and lead singer of ska-drum-n-bass-breakbeat duo SaltPeter, Salena Godden has travelled and toured extensively. Even before her first proper gig Bunny & The Hectograms had grabbed the attention of Dazed & Confused on an impromptu stage at Secret Garden Party. Soon to be huge. Mr Conway speaks in a complicated punning dialect that is tricky, to say the least. Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith is guest host for the evening and might even wax lyrical occasionally.Stephanie Baker is back DJing freakbeat, psych&surf. http://www.starofbethnalgreen.com/
8pm :: FREE ENTRY
The Star of Bethnal Green
359 Bethnal Green Road
E2 6LG
5 minutes from Bethnal Green Tube
Facebook Event:http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24322049300
Featuring:
Chris Hicks (of Aisle 16)
The Train Chronicles
Salena Godden
Bunny & The Hectograms
Mr Conway
Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith
& 14 Hour DJs.
Flash flooding. The credit crunch. The end of the universe in Switzerland. Nothing shines more like a beacon of hope in these troubled times than The Star of Bethnal Green, Bethnal Green Road. 14 Hour nestles comfortably in for a night of live poetry and performance music. Come along for free.
The stubbly maverick of Aisle 16, Chris Hicks claims on his Facebook profile that he can see all the way to the Apocalypse. He's promised to tell us all about it.Lightspeed Champion recently said of Martin (the driving force behind The Train Chronicles) "Lyrically I wish I could write like this". Drowned in Sound put it this way: "Literate, lo-fi americana via London - think Jeffrey Lewis doing Leadbelly". Poet, regular host of BBC London and Resonance FM and lead singer of ska-drum-n-bass-breakbeat duo SaltPeter, Salena Godden has travelled and toured extensively. Even before her first proper gig Bunny & The Hectograms had grabbed the attention of Dazed & Confused on an impromptu stage at Secret Garden Party. Soon to be huge. Mr Conway speaks in a complicated punning dialect that is tricky, to say the least. Wayne "Sleng Teng" Smith is guest host for the evening and might even wax lyrical occasionally.Stephanie Baker is back DJing freakbeat, psych&surf. http://www.starofbethnalgreen.com/
Apples & Snakes in Soho: The poetry of dancehalls & cafes
Wednesday 24 September
8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 Book: 0870 429 6883 / http://www.sohotheatre.com/
Where: Soho Theatre
21 Dean St
London W10 3NE
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, andits exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean ŒBinta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command ofthose elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brando f municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds; and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girl intrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 Book: 0870 429 6883 / http://www.sohotheatre.com/
Where: Soho Theatre
21 Dean St
London W10 3NE
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, andits exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean ŒBinta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command ofthose elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brando f municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds; and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girl intrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Rhythm & Muse
Thursday 25 September
Time: 8.30-10.30pm £5/£4
Venue: The Lion
27 Wick Road
Teddington, TW11
(nearest BR - Hampton Wick)
With guest poets Fiona Robyn and Catherine Smith and music from singer-songwriter David Francis -on tour from New York! Plus open mic - five mins slots (book in advance) on the door. For more info conact Alison Hill tel 020 8977 4610 or emailalison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk.
Time: 8.30-10.30pm £5/£4
Venue: The Lion
27 Wick Road
Teddington, TW11
(nearest BR - Hampton Wick)
With guest poets Fiona Robyn and Catherine Smith and music from singer-songwriter David Francis -on tour from New York! Plus open mic - five mins slots (book in advance) on the door. For more info conact Alison Hill tel 020 8977 4610 or emailalison-hill@blueyonder.co.uk.
Salmon Poetry Launches: September
Salmon Poetry, in association with Over The Edge, invites you to the Galway launch of:
Catching the Light: Views & Interviews
by Gerald Dawe
&
The Odor of Sanctity
by Michael Heffernan
Venue: Galway City Museum
Saturday, Sept 27thth
2.00 pm
RSVP: jessie@salmonpoetry.com
Catching the Light: Views & Interviews
by Gerald Dawe
&
The Odor of Sanctity
by Michael Heffernan
Venue: Galway City Museum
Saturday, Sept 27thth
2.00 pm
RSVP: jessie@salmonpoetry.com
Over the Edge: Galway
Over The Edge in association with Poetry Ireland presents the September Over The Edge: Open Reading.
Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway
Thursday, September 25th
6.30-8pm.
The featured readers are Orla Higgins, Des Kavanagh & Colette Bryce.
As usual 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 evening will also see the announcement by competition judge Celeste Augé of the winner of this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year. MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the financial support of Poetry Ireland, Galway City Council and The Arts Council http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Galway City Library, St. Augustine Street, Galway
Thursday, September 25th
6.30-8pm.
The featured readers are Orla Higgins, Des Kavanagh & Colette Bryce.
As usual 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 evening will also see the announcement by competition judge Celeste Augé of the winner of this year’s Over The Edge New Writer of The Year. MC for the evening will be Susan Millar DuMars. For further details phone 087-6431748.
Over The Edge acknowledges the financial support of Poetry Ireland, Galway City Council and The Arts Council http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Last Monday at Rio: Glasgow
Last Monday At Rio
Monday September 29, 8pm to 10-abouts
The Rio Cafe
Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 (Kelvinhall tube)
Admission free.
Ranters, rhymers and rhapsodists, come all ye to where speech is free. Uncensored, unfunded and (on occasion) unhinged, what goes on at the Rio Cafe is subject to one maxim only - "Ye cannae buy it". Get your kooky little act together and join us!
Headline act this month is Milton Balgoni. This compact, Bolanesque barnstormer will be holding out a guiding hand and inviting us to take a walk on the wild side of Fife.
First hour of the evening is open mic. Cairns is your compere. Should you wish to read, speak or perform please contact robin.cairns@btconnect.com
Monday September 29, 8pm to 10-abouts
The Rio Cafe
Hyndland Street, Glasgow, G11 (Kelvinhall tube)
Admission free.
Ranters, rhymers and rhapsodists, come all ye to where speech is free. Uncensored, unfunded and (on occasion) unhinged, what goes on at the Rio Cafe is subject to one maxim only - "Ye cannae buy it". Get your kooky little act together and join us!
Headline act this month is Milton Balgoni. This compact, Bolanesque barnstormer will be holding out a guiding hand and inviting us to take a walk on the wild side of Fife.
First hour of the evening is open mic. Cairns is your compere. Should you wish to read, speak or perform please contact robin.cairns@btconnect.com
CHESTER: Zest! Open Floor Poetry Night
Monday, September 22nd, 2008, 8pm, £3/£2 on door
Alexander's Jazz Theatrebar,
Rufus Court,
Off Northgate St,
Chester
CH1 2JG.
Directions: On Northgate St, find Chez Jules then Abbey Green alleyway opposite leading to Rufus Ct. Chester Station: 20 mins’ walk. Bus station: 5 mins' walk. City Council Parking: 10 mins’ walk (£1.50 after 5pm)
An open floor poetry night, hosted by Gill McEvoy, with special guest Matt Merritt (new collection Troy Town out now). Bring your own or a favourite poem along to read at the open mic, or just enjoy listening.
Alexander's Jazz Theatrebar,
Rufus Court,
Off Northgate St,
Chester
CH1 2JG.
Directions: On Northgate St, find Chez Jules then Abbey Green alleyway opposite leading to Rufus Ct. Chester Station: 20 mins’ walk. Bus station: 5 mins' walk. City Council Parking: 10 mins’ walk (£1.50 after 5pm)
An open floor poetry night, hosted by Gill McEvoy, with special guest Matt Merritt (new collection Troy Town out now). Bring your own or a favourite poem along to read at the open mic, or just enjoy listening.
Monday, September 15, 2008
London: SUNDAYS AT THE OTO
Sept 21
3-5 pm, £4 entry
Café Oto
18-22 Ashwin Street
Dalston
London E8 3DL
“poetry and music with the post-avant crowd
for your Sunday afternoon pleasure”
Tim Atkins + Isnaj Dui + Sophie Robinson
Tim Atkins’ Horace (O Books, 2007) gives the definitive, delightful & dangerous version for our days; Isnaj Dui’s www.myspace.com electroacouistic blends & improvisations are both lush and dark; Sophie Robinson’s Killin’ Kittenish (yt communications, 2006) frolics, frightens & fiercely fantasises
for further information:
www.myspace.com/sundaysattheoto
Sundays at the Oto is a regular event falling on the third Sunday of the month, www.cafeoto.co.uk, £4 entry.
Presented by Peter Philpott peter@greatworks.org.uk
3-5 pm, £4 entry
Café Oto
18-22 Ashwin Street
Dalston
London E8 3DL
“poetry and music with the post-avant crowd
for your Sunday afternoon pleasure”
Tim Atkins + Isnaj Dui + Sophie Robinson
Tim Atkins’ Horace (O Books, 2007) gives the definitive, delightful & dangerous version for our days; Isnaj Dui’s www.myspace.com electroacouistic blends & improvisations are both lush and dark; Sophie Robinson’s Killin’ Kittenish (yt communications, 2006) frolics, frightens & fiercely fantasises
for further information:
www.myspace.com/sundaysattheoto
Sundays at the Oto is a regular event falling on the third Sunday of the month, www.cafeoto.co.uk, £4 entry.
Presented by Peter Philpott peter@greatworks.org.uk
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Poetry of Dancehalls & Cafés: Soho Theatre
Apples & Snakes in Soho: The poetry of dancehalls & cafes
Wednesday 24th September, 8pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W10 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, and its exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean 'Binta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command of those elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye: two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brand of municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds;and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girlintrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Apples & Snakes is the UK's leading organisation for performance poetry
Wednesday 24th September, 8pm
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W10 3NE
Tickets: £8 / £6
Thirty years have passed since the UK's first dub poetry hit the racks, and its exponents are now amongst the elder statespeople of spoken-word. None more so than Jean 'Binta' Breeze, who tonight demonstrates her command of those elusive rhythms and her ability to flit from street wisdom to historical fiction in the blink of an eye: two talents showcased in her most recent book, The Fifth Figure.
There'll be ample support from Niall O'Sullivan, contributing his own brand of municipal zen with tales of greasy-spoon cafés and council flower-beds;and Saran Green, who'll be whipping up a saucy, spoken medley of boy-girlintrigue and Caribbean seasoning. Meanwhile, Malika Booker temporarily swaps from being London's hardest-working poet to being London's hardest-working compere.
Book: 0870 429 6883 / www.sohotheatre.com
Apples & Snakes is the UK's leading organisation for performance poetry
Poetry at the Rustique, London
Poetry Reading: Louise Landes Levi, Alyson Torns and David Miller
Thursday 18th September, 7.30pm
Rustique Literary Café, 142 Fortess Road, Tufnell Park, London NW5
Admission: £5 / £3 (concessions).
Thursday 18th September, 7.30pm
Rustique Literary Café, 142 Fortess Road, Tufnell Park, London NW5
Admission: £5 / £3 (concessions).
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