Fourth Troubadour International Poetry Prize Celebration
Coffee House Poetry Presents-Fourth Troubadour International Poetry Prize Celebration: I will be at the Troubadour on Monday. My poem ‘For The King”, Got shortlisted. Now attracting entries from all around the world, the annual Troubadour Poetry Prize’s popularity is inseparable from the venue’s longstanding association with live literature in London and from the importance of Troubadour Prize Night, fast becoming another of the poetry-calendar’s mustn’t-miss poetry-world social gatherings. Come along to hear twenty-three prize winning poets, discover who’s come out tops, and to listen to…
TILT SOMETHING I SAID? Festival
Something I Said? is a weekend festival of spoken word with a focus on outstanding speech, unusual and innovative presentation, ideas and laughter. Initiated and curated by Melanie Abrahams and produced by independent company Tilt in association with Southbank Centre, it presents writers who explore the pleasure to be had in words – in the saying of them – through ten carefully-formed and differently-presented events. The writers, artists, raconteurs and thinkers taking part span four generations of the best in the spoken word genre, and…
Bloodaxe Books: Current Top 10 Titles
Bloodaxe Ten made it to the top 10 on Bloodaxe press 1. Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times Edited by Neil Astley £10.95 paperback 978 1 85224 588 7. 496pp. 2002. Buy this book now from 2. Being Alive: the sequel toStaying Alive Edited by Neil Astley £10.95 paperback 978 1 85224 675 4. 514pp. 2004. Buy this book now from 3. Soul Food: Nourishing Poems for Starved Minds Edited by Neil Astley andPamela Robertson-Pearce £7.99 paperback 978 1 85224 766 9. 160pp. 2007. Buy this book now from 4. Identity Parade: New British & Irish Poets Edited by Roddy Lumsden £12…
Nick Makoha at wordPlay
wordPLAY, your very favourite spoken word night showcasing the best of new writing, presents: ‘Breathe In, Speak, Breathe Out’ – a fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. In memory of the gorgeous Jessica Cooper (1983-2009). Fantabulous featured writers: Indigo Williams in a word, powerful. Indigo’s uber-hot stuff so catch her before she explodes into onomatopaeic flames! Nick Makoha – a Tate gallery collaborator,whose poem Stone, was shortlisted for the 2010 Arvon international poetry prize treats us to his accomplished words. The Leano – Spoken word and music…
Sarah Jones: 1-WOMAN-Show
It seems that going to Chicago has become an annual affair. This time around I got to see Sarah Jones perform for the Chicago Humanities Festival. Even with severe jet-lag I was locked in to her performance. She is a human chameleon. Each character appears like a rabbit out of a hat. The transformation is seamless. The lady never drops the ball once. Sarah Jones is a Tony Award® winning playwright and performer. Her multi-character, one-person show Bridge & Tunnel was originally produced by Meryl…
EXPRESS EXCESS presents the Flipped Eye Collective
On November 17th 2010 there will be a Flipped Eye collective special.Malika Booker she of the dazzling story-telling style, Nick Makoha spiky dude with a sense of Mischief, Jacqueline Saphra embodies a dry with, Roger Robinson ‘known for his magic-surrealist moments’ Evening Standard, Aoife Mannix lyrical.whimsical with a great eye for life’s slippery moments & Agnes Meadows globe-trotting tales. host Paul Lyalls
Christian Campbell wins Aldeburgh 1st collection prize
A must have on your reading list. Caribbean poet Christian Campbell collects Aldeburgh poetry prize for his book Running the Dusk, a ‘bravura performance’ Caribbean poet Christian Campbell has won the best first collection prizeat the Aldeburgh poetry festival for his book Running the Dusk, described by judge Neil Rollinson as “the clear stand-out” among all the volumes read for the award. Campbell, whose book was also shortlisted for the Forward prize for best first collection, was presented with his £3,000 cheque this evening at the Suffolk…
Land of Hope & Glory
The Measure of All Things
Ten in Pride Magazine, October 2010 issue
TEN new poets from Spread the Word Edited by Bernardine Evaristo & Daljit Nagra ISBN 978 1 85224 879 6 price £8.95. The TEN anthology has been selected as ‘Read of the Month’ in the October issue of Pride Magazine. TEN tops the column of recommended books. the anthology is ‘a rollercoaster ride through the written word’. Ten Anthology
