The up and coming London-based poet Ray Antrobus runs a blog called “Shapes & Disfigurements“. It’s a good read, generally speaking, but I find one of the sections especially interesting: it’s an ever-growing collection of Q&As with spoken word poets. As an interviewer, Ray manages to keep a very light-hearted and informal tone, and I [...]
July 13, 2010
I wrote here about my oh-so-secret mission to London. Well, I can now disclose the truth to you, oh internet: I am the new Apples & Snakes West Midlands Programme Coordinator. If you’re not familiar with Apples & Snakes – it’s the UK’s foremost organisation for the promotion of spoken word as an art form. You [...]
June 6, 2010
I’ll soon be heading down to London for a few days, for reasons that shall remain undisclosed (but watch this space, big news coming soon). I don’t have any proper gigs planned in the capital, but I’m going to try my darndest to visit two events, both of which promise to be wonderful nights of [...]
April 25, 2010
Our hold over television screens in the Iberian Peninsula just got stronger: the TVE1 news item about La Noche de los Libros includes a brief mention of the spoken word poetry event which featured, among others, a performance from Smoke and Mirrors. I even appear on screen for about two seconds, around the 1:10 mark, only [...]
April 19, 2010
Due to the Icelandic volcano acting up, I am not sure whether the workshops in Alcala and the Smoke & Mirrors show in Madrid will happen or not. I’m currently trying to figure out whether the agency that coordinates the tour has a backup plan. UPDATE The ash cloud has shifted! Assuming it doesn’t erupt [...]
April 9, 2010
Hey, look, the shiny new website is up, complete with a URL that is, in fact, a clever pun, or play on words. It is meant to act as a blog where I will let the world know about upcoming gigs and projects, post poems and reviews, report from gigs, and share interesting tidbits I [...]
April 1, 2010
The website is almost ready to launch now – and to celebrate, I have begun uploading sample poems for your listening & viewing pleasure. I hope to have several more recent recordings ready very soon, and of course you will be the first to know. Enjoy!
March 24, 2010
There were TV cameras present at our Lisbon show, and now we found out why: we were featured in the latest instalment of Câmara Clara, a cultural programme on the national television channel RTP2. You can watch the episode by following this link; the section about the nascent Lisbon poetry slam scene, and our visit [...]
July 14, 2010
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