Have you heard of 30/30 projects? It’s when a foolhardy poet decides to produce one poem each day for every day of the month. For a reason I’m sure someone knows very well, more often than not, that month is April. This year, I have decided to try my hand at it, and so from [...]
July 14, 2010
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 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 [...]
March 31, 2011
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