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Wherever you are performing (UK or USA or Canada or Australia or New Zealand or any other places please send us your details of the performances to us (title, venue, contact details, performers and tickets etc) so that we could include them here. editor at poetsletter dot com Remember performances are for people and unless they know about your performances they are not going to turn up!!!
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4th London Poetry Festival 2008
The largest gathering of contemporary English poets, both well established and new and emerging voices, is expected to come together to celebrate poetry this summer. Do join us and make a date. More details to follow.
The Poet's Letter Magazine is the place where visitors have the opportunity to explore the world of poetry and poetic works, experiments of ideas, and exploring of issues that are important as well as relevant to the contemporary English poetry both text based and performance orientated. Poetry as it is viewed as a text based word creation taken to the people by way of paper print run as books or magazines or reviews is definitely lot younger than its original exposing media: performance poetry. Thereby Performance Poetry or performing poetry before an audience is not a new thing at all. Poets did not have the written media and even if they did the people could not read the stuff. So poetry went to people and poets performed their works before audiences.
People are using so many different terms to denote performances of poetry by poets or other performers as Performance Poetry, Poetry Performances, Performing Poetry, Spoken Words etc but there are other types of performances that are different in format and presentation such as hip hop performances or Slam Poetry performances that are essentially competitions type performances.
Although it is true to say that there are differences between a Performance Poetry piece and a non performed piece of poetic work. Yet a poem performed becomes a different entity as opposed to its static read version because the performance gives the poem a voice and character that is acted out (not in the external theatrical sense but the internal psychological manner) and because there is an audience present whose presence becomes a character to the "play" of the performed poem and there the actor (the poet) is trying to convey the inner theatrics of a poem before an audience. It is true though to say that there are certain poems that are not suitable for performances yet they are good poems.
Whether Performance Poetry has theatre in them is a question which can be attempted to answer if one looks at a performance which essentially acts out something that relates to a character and therefore a poem performed is an act of theatre, not a whole play. In a performed poem we do not see the character developing but at a point of development and the poet gets us to empathise with that stage and state of development at which we find the character. Whatever the nature of the poem lyrical or not there are characters in them and therefore when they are brought out before an audience they evoke emotional, psychological and spiritual responses from the audience like a play.
Yet there is a growing tendency to equate performance poetry to acts of comedy or stand up comedy to simply use poetry to substantiate comedy and get people to have a good laugh. There is no harm in using humour and wit in poetry but a piece of poem must be a true poem and then performed. If it comes originally with the comedy strip fine, but if it has not but made to become like that because audience would like it to be a stand up laugh, the poem may not get much further than the laughter.
However, here you have the scope to experience and explore Poetry, poetry news and performance news and events of a lot of contemporary English Poets who are making noises and receiving audience acclaims in London and around the country as well as other parts of the English speaking countries. New to poetry or to writing poetry? Feel welcome here and send us your writing news, events and other Performances.
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Malgorzata Kitowski @ The Tate Britain
/musicperform/aroundaboutwords5140.htm AISLE16's Poetry Boyband Performance Tour 2006 24 February Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
/ 01227 769075 Readings of 'Four Quartets' in St Paul's CathedralLondon; Ash Wednesday reading of TS Eliot's 'Four Quartets' at St Paul's Cathedral. For more information, see the St Paul's Cathedral website here.
POETRY READING
AT THE LONDON IRISH CENTRE
Saturdays at 8 pm, performance begins at 8.30 pm, and admission is £6/5. Contact: 35 Brixton Station Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8PB020 7733 6957 POETRY @ BOROUGH MARKET December 1, 7:30 pm, Thursday The Stoney Street Cafe at Borough Market- a minute's walk from London Bridge Stn. Every Second Wednesday at The Enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill (opposite Chalk Farm tube), at 8:30. Contact: 020 7485 2659 Welcome To Wormworld Every Sunday Open mic, spoken word, performance MC & DJ: Vis the Spoon Free entry 8pm (open mic sign-in) at The Foundry, 84 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch. Tel: 0207 736 6900
Poetry @ Borders
Spoken Soul Poetry @ The Room Regular poetry and other performances take place at The Room which is situated at 33 Holcombe Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9AS (+44) 020 8808 9318 e-mail: info-thero om@fsmail.net http://www. the-room.org.uk
Poetry Shack
Coffee-House Poetry THE PERFORMANCE CLUB GIG LISTFINE FOOD, TOP SHOW, LATE BAR AND DJ "THE ANGEL THAT PRESIDED O'ER MY BIRTH" - A 3-DAY
Farrago Poetry
Thurs 8th - London Fri Dec 16th London
7.30 George Bernard Shaw Theatre,
RADA, Malet St, WC1. Goodge St tube.
The UK's National SLAM!
Championship Qualifying round followed by the Final two rounds. Open to ANY
poet. EVERY POET WINS A PRIZE!+ Special feature guests to be confirmed
Emcee: John Paul O'Neill. Tickets: £6/£4 Mon Dec 19th - London
SPEAKEASY ANNUAL XMAS PARTY Events in the Realms of Gold reading series 2006
Performance Poetry in Oxford Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam Raw words. Smart Rhymes. Direct Emotions. Hammer and Tongue is Oxfords Live poetry community - mixing up HipHop Humour and Live Literature - first tuesday of every month at The Zodiac, Cowley Rd. Oxford. 7pm till 11pm. email: poetry@hammerandtongue.org tel: 01865 200550 http://hammerandtongue.blogspot.com
Tue March 7th Poetry in Leeds Poetry in Motion @ Leeds University
13 January 2006 For more information contact pressoffice@leeds.ac.uk
WED Dec
7th - Leeds STICKS & STONES TUES 13TH - LEEDS - WICKED WORDS
The Old Police Station, 108 Harrogate Rd, Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
Poetry in Liverpool WED Dec 7th - Liverpool DGPS OPEN FLOOR
Wed Dec 21st Liverpool - DGPS JAWJAM OPEN
FLOOR
Function room at the Head of Steam, Lime St.
Performance Poetry in Bristol
Performance Poetry in Cambridge Wednesday February 1st, 7pm sharp, the last open mic before an invited audience for the six of the best series starting in April 2006. Poets wishing to perform their work must sign up at 6.30pm, be seated in the first two rows of the theatre. 51 poets in total from the last two open mics, lots of the heavyweights realising this is the last chance to get on the programme so will be a good night. Free entry, no public yet, word of mouth, friends and poets. Good 50+ crowd.
Thursday 2nd February, Borders Bookshop, Bull Ring, 6pm onwards Muna steps to the plate putting poetry into the public domain. Both Borders and Starbucks in negotiations to start regular nights for café poetry events. BBC exploring possibilities around a small documentary film about poetry slams in cafes. Band and open mic. This poetry again is for a family environment so therefore suitable material from artists is required.
Saturday 4th February, Library Theatre 7pm Writers without borders featuring work for the ‘Moving Here’ project. Sue Brown & Denniston to name a few.
Wed 1st March 2006. Six of the Best Audition night. Come along and be part of the selection process as brave poets make a last ditch attempt to be noticed and selected by our panel of judges. So far 12 poets have made it to the 36 places available. Last open mic is on Feb 1st. bring friends for support, their cheering could make the difference.
Sat 25th March, 6pm – 7pm Lyrical abduction Dreadlockalien & Pixalize, rep theatre Birmingham. Raph and I! Come and support if you can. Box office via rep, part of a writer performer series featuring Francesca Beard Chinese Whispers, Lemn Sissay Something Dark and more. Contact: dreadlockalien@hotmail.com
Poetry in Coventry AN EVENING WITH DEREK WALCOTT Wednesday 29th March WOMEN POETS SHOWCASE Tuesday 7th March 8pm Reading at the event: Elizabeth Garrett, Jane Holland, Pascale Petit, Helen Ivoire, Zoe Brigley, Kim Trusty, Jenny Ousbey. For more KEI MILLER BOOK LAUNCH Monday 13th March 7:30pm, The
Tin Angel, The English launch of Kei
Miller's 'Kingdom of Empty Bellies'. Tuesday 7th March 8:30pm start FREE Tin Angel Medieval Spon St Coventry For more
Performance Poetry in Brighton
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Performance Poetry in America
6 pm -12 November 2: Every
Wednesday evening, starting Nov. 2, from 6 pm-midnight, come to the center
for the social club, a café-snack bar featuring chess, backgammon,
board/card games, open mic and water pipes. Discuss arts and politix; revive
your chess, backgammon, Scrabble or poker skills; meet new people from
across the cultural spectrum while enjoying a Moroccan mint tea or Turkish
coffee...Wednesday nights at Levantine.
The Details of Silence is a new play
by Nathalie Handal, Directed by Cynthia Croot. This sensual, political and
daring new play explores the internal and external worlds of Arab women
through their sexuality. Set in present day New York, Details gives voice to
a chorus of Arab women of different ages, religions and parts of the world.
Josephine is a writer searching for a story. As she interviews each woman,
exploring their lives and silences, she unearths the details of her own
personal tragedy.
Spell is a CD featuring Nathalie Handal’s poetry and music by Egyptian
musician Will Solimon. It is a unique collaboration where Egyptian
percussion is combined with poetry for the first time. The Lives of Rain, Nathalie Handal's lastest collection, shortlisted for the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Poetry Prize/Pitt Poetry Series.
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Performance Poetry London Poetry School Event: Poetry And Abundance Saturday, 1st April, 7-9pm97-99 Isabella St, Waterloo, London. SE1 8DA (nearest tube is Southwark) The Poetry School is delighted to
invite you to our Spring Party! Help us to celebrate with wonderful poetry and
gorgeous Turkish Meze at Ev Delicatessen on Saturday, 1st April, 7-9pm. We are pleased to invite you and all
your friends Contact: kenchamp@hotmail.com BESPOKEN WORD Poetry @ Deptford Albany Theatre BBC Radio 4’s top performance poetry show
BOOK NOW FOR FREE TICKETS
THURSDAY 2 MARCH SATURDAY 11 MARCH ALBANY THEATRE Tel: 0208-692 4446 www.thealbany.org.uk
SONY RADIO AWARD NOMINEE
Presented by Mr Gee Featuring John Hegley, shortMAN, Zena Edwards, Jamie Woon, Littleman and Edge, and many more…
Bar Opens 6.30pm Doors Close 7.25pm Recording 7.30 pm
As featured in New Nation, The Voice, Time Out, The Times, The Observer Trombone Poetry Sunday 5 Feb 20.00 Monday 20 Feb 20.00 Poetry Express Excess @ the Enterprise Express Excess 10th B'day gig
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:47:18 +0000 John Hegley, Lemn Sissay, Dan
Antopolski - all under one umberella, on the same stage, sharing the same pint,
sharing the same pay packet (only joking guys) weds 25th Jan, Express Excess the enterprise, 2 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 2 BL doors 8.30
show 9pm info / ticket res 0207 485 2659 £5/3
Poetry @ Whitechapel Thu 9 March, 7pm Thursday 17 November 80 Whitechapel High Street, Tube: Aldgate East 7pm
doors // FREE
Aisle16: Poetry Boyband
(Remastered) Poetry and Live Music @ Stratford Theatre Royal
Music After-Work sessions: 6pm –
9pm
Telephone: 020 8279 1160 or 1161
Angel Poetry @ Borders
ANGEL POETRY, a free event on the second Thursday of each month, a monthly
poetry reading @ Borders Bookstore, N1 Centre, 26 Parkfield Street, London
N1 (the shopping mall opposite Angel tube). This will be held on Thursday
November 10th, at 6.30-8.00 p.m. As well as the open mike (all poets welcome
- sign up 6.00-6.30 p.m.) the two features will be James Byrne – turning
your heart with his soft-touch words laced with whiskey and passion AND
Valeria Melchioretto – an original Renaissance woman bringing us fine words
gently spoken. Poetry @ Oxfam (Marylebone High Street)
End
of Year Finale, led by Todd Swift Performance Poetry London Poetry Walk: The William Blake Sunday Walk Sunday 23rd October, 3 p.m
A denitive and fascinating guide to the Central London
sites where Blake lived, worked and studied. Contact: Niall nialldubh3@yahoo.com Loose Muse Poetry Performance
LOOSE MUSE, a new monthly event for women writers of all genres on Wednesday,
9th November, 8.00-10.00 p.m @ The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2
(Covent Garden tube) £5.00/£3.00 concs. There will be two featured women writers
each month and Q&A sessions + open mike readings from the floor to share and
explore work - sign up for open mike 7.30-8.00 p.m. Features in November are Kat
Francoise, straight from SLAM victories in Europe, Kat brings you words to
inspire, stir and arouse, AND Leslie Forbes - Novelist, playwright, and
broadcaster, Leslie reads from her work and shares her skills both on and off
the page. or call me on 07785-972-624
Every Thursday @
The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1 Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions. http://www.20six.co.uk/shortfuse Angel Poetry @ Borders Books 17th November
ANGEL POETRY will now be
held on THURSDAY 17TH NOVEMBER @ Borders Bookstore, N1 Centre, 26
Parkfield Street, London N1 (the shopping mall opposite Angel tube) at 6.30-8.00
p.m. As well as the open mike (all poets welcome - sign up 6.00-6.30 p.m.) the
two features will be James Byrne – turning your heart with his soft-touch words
laced with whiskey and passion AND Valeria Melchioretto – an original
Renaissance woman bringing us fine words gently spoken.
Aromapoetry
Torriano Poets
Exiled Writers Ink with
the Poetry School:
When? For weekly
sessions from 27th January to 7th April 2006 Every Friday from 7.30 to 9.30
What? We shall explore the ever-important theme of exile.
Exiled Writers Ink with the Exile Studies
Centre, IGRS, Institute of Advanced Study, University of London
Exiled Writers Ink
with the Exile Studies Centre, IGRS, Institute of Advanced Study, University
of London
PoetryFilm Screening in Chichester
For more details about PoetryFilm, email: INFO@POETRYFILM.ORG
Exiled Writers Ink presents Terror…..Escape…..Hope…..Terror: Performance Poetry York
Friday 10th February: Carcanet presents a
reading of contemporary Russian poetry in translation on Friday 10th
February from 1-2pm at Manchester Central Library, to celebrate Carcanet's
recent publication of An Anthology of Contemporary Russian Women Poets. One
of the poets featured in the anthology, Marina Boroditskaya, comes all the
way from Moscow to read her poems in their original language. The acclaimed
British poet Ruth Fainlight will read her English translations of Marina's
poems. The editors of the anthology, Valentina Polukhina and Daniel
Weissbort, will discuss the conception of the anthology and the challenges
involved in translating Russian poetry. Entrance is free; all are welcome.
Contact Libby Tempest on 0161 234 1981 for more information. Poetry in Bolton: Write Out Loud Christmas Special Sunday
11th December 01204 382440 Julian TUE Dec 6th - CITIZEN32 LIVE @ THE SANDBAR
Bay Horse,
35-37 Thomas St, Manchester City Centre Nrthn Quarter
Stork
Hotel, Price St, Birkenhead
Back room
of Chorlton Library Manchester Road, Chorlton cum Hardy Fri 16th -
Lancaster SPOTLIGHT CLUB http://www.spotlightclub.co.uk
Launch of
The Way Words Travel November Free but ticketed planet; jennster@yahoo.co.uk The last blade of grass with Elizabeth Templeton £12
Performance Poetry in Dublin
Run by Gerry McNamara. Write and Recite is on every Tuesday after 8.30 in Dornas Pub, Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin City Centre. A vibrant group who are determined to get poetry going and make it happen. http://scalljah.blogmatrix.com
March
23-26 2006 ٠ Dun Laoghaire Poetry
Now, Ireland’s leading poetry festival, is celebrating its eleventh year
with a galaxy of readings in Dun Laoghaire’s Pavilion Theatre from March
23rd-26th 2006. 00 353 1 205 4719
Festival Programme Friday
24th March 2006
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