The Poetry Kit

August 2010
September 2010
London	4th September	Apples & Snakes presents POETS @ DUCKIE Sat 4 Sept, Sat 11 Sept, 18 Sept, Sat 25 Sept, 9pm-2am, performances at 11pm Tickets: £6 Apples & Snakes have programmed different performance poets for every Saturday at Duckie throughout September! Kicking off this series we have Byron Vincent - Byron’s subversive brand of barking doggerel has taken the UK poetry scene by storm. For the second poet in this series we have Keith Jarrett - Keith's poetry and prose is inspired by hip-hop and jazz.. The third poet in this series is the one and only...Kate Tempest hellfiery powerhouse of socio-poetry, she's a rapper, poet and playwright. To round up the Poets @ Duckie series we have Saran Green - a passionate performance poet, her numerous performance styles echoing her multi-cultural upbringing. Duckie at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, 372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY Info: www.duckie.co.uk / www.applesandsnakes.org
Winchester	11th September	How Not to be Afraid of the Dark Poetry/theatre/astronomy event http://www.intech-uk.com/folders/planetarium/poetry_astronomy_event.cfm How not to be Afraid of the Dark is a new work for performance originally comissioned by Ledbury Poetry Festival in celebration of International Year of Astronomy. It is performed by Christine Watkins and Erica Grant with an accompanying talk on poetry and astronomy by internationally-renowned astrophysicist Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, including readings from the new anthology of astronomy poems, Dark Matter (ed. Maurice Riordan and Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation). 11th September 2010, 7pm-8:30pm Tickets £10 Pre-booking on 01962 891916 Astrium Planetarium INTECH Science Centre, Telegraph Way, Winchester SO23 0JP The planetarium has a hearing loop. The building is accessible with a slope or short steps from disabled parking bays. We have same-level access from the entrance to the planetarium and to an accessible toilet. Wheelchairs or motorised scooters can come straight into the planetarium with six spaces for these inside. We also have two wheelchairs that may be borrowed by our visitors.
London	17th September	Indiana Jones and the Extra Chair Part of the FREE WORD FESTIVAL Friday 17 September, 8pm Tickets: Free (booking essential) Simon Mole is from a land between spoken word, hip hop, and theatre. A land where 80s Hollywood blockbusters rudely intrude upon family meals. Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA 020 73242570 / www.freewordonline.com
Haworth	18^th September	Saturday 18th September 2pm at the Brontë Parsonage Musem, Haworth. A reading from the 2011 Poem Calendar produced Grey Hen Press, featuring month-by- month poems about the Brontë family. Poets reading: Carole Bromley, Marianne Burton, Joy Howard, Pauline Kirk, Wendy Klein, Char March, Katrina Naomi, Christine Webb and Sue Wood.
London	19th September	In association with BAC and Apples & Snakes Poetic Frenzy Sunday 19 September, 7pm Tickets: £3 SW11 poet-in-residence Paul Lyalls fronts an extravaganza of live verse in the laid-back environment of the BAC bar. Guests Jahnell, Indigo Williams and Alex Gwyther ensure that, in the right hands, poetry can be a shattering live experience, whilst Cecelia Delatori displays her own brand of ditzy musical storytelling. Get down to BAC and get down with the poets. BAC Café, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN www.bac.org.uk / 020 7223 2223
Tenby	19th September	An evening of poetry and music with Simone Mansell Broome accompanied by guitarists Richard Ellin and Paul Uden. Caffe Vista, Crackwell Street, Tenby. Tickets £6. Starts at 730pm. www.tenbyartsfest.co.uk
Norwich	20th September	WORD OF MOUTH at Norwich Arts Centre presents TIM CLARE + support Tim Clare is a poet, author and musician. He was born in 1981, and grew up in Portishead, in South-West England. As a stand-up poet, he performs all over the UK, both as a solo act and as a member of acclaimed poetry collective Aisle16 (‘Highlights of the spoken word scene’ - The Sunday Times). He has shared a stage with the likes of Vic Reeves, John Cooper Clarke and Tim Key. His debut solo show, Death Drive, will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe this summer. ‘Absolutely mesmerizing, brilliant.’ - Jon Ronson 8PM : £5.00 : SEATED details - www.norwichartscentre.co.uk
London	22nd September	Apples & Snakes in association with ARC presents A&S IN SOHO: Kate Fox News and Matt Harvey Wednesday 22 September, 8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 An Apples & Snakes in Soho double bill with Kate Fox and Matt Harvey, two favourite poets from BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. Kate launches her new show Kate Fox News, and Matt spills the beans on his residency at this year’s Wimbledon Championships (possibly). Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE Booking: 020 7478 0100 / www.sohotheatre.com
London	25th September	Martin Figura and Apples & Snakes Presents WHISTLE Saturday 25 September, 7.30pm Tickets: £6 / £3 concessions Profound and uplifting, Martin Figura’s Whistle is the deeply personal story of his mother’s death at the hands of his father when he was nine years old, preseted with a mixture of poetry, imagery and story-telling. Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA info@freewordonline.com / 0207 3242 570 / www.freewordonline.com
London	25th September	Ny Poesi: 3am magazine's Maintenant interview series presents New Norwegian Poetry at the Rich mix (35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London. E1 6LA) Saturday September 25th - 7pm - Entrance free to all Jenny Hval / Endre Ruset / Paal Bjelke Andersen / Audun Mortensen A free evening of International poetry and performance from four of the most vibrant and resounding young poetic talents in a grand Scandinavian tradition. Hval, Ruset, Mortensen and Andersen belong to a generation of poets that measure the sophistication of literary poetry with the groundbreaking developments of the avant-garde poetic practise and performance. This reading will feature poets who have already gained prominence for their originality and power, and seemlessly engage the boundaries of what poetry can and should become as we reconfigure poetry as song, as lyric, as art and text. The event will also see the release of a one off special publication from Knives Forks and Spoons press featuring poetic collaborations between the visiting Norwegian poets and Jeff Hilson, Sean Bonney, Agnes Lehoczky and Sam Riviere. Jenny Hval - http://www.myspace.com/rockettothesky Audun Mortensen - http://www.audunmortensen.com/ Endre Ruset - http://www.3ammagazine.com/3am/maintenant-16-%e2%80%93-endre-ruset/ Paal Bjelke Andersen - http://nypoesi.net/
London	29th September	Apples & Snakes presents JAWDANCE @ Rich Mix Wednesday 29 September, 7.30pm Tickets: FREE It’s that time again: time to sashay into Rich Mix, toss your chapeau to the hatcheck girl, and spend the evening swinging your swizzle-stick to the sound of our fab poets. Not only poets in the flesh, but also our increasingly popular poetic film-shorts (and we’re always on the look-out for more of those). In short, the joint will be jumping. Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA www.richmix.org.uk / 020 7613 7498 / www.applesandsnakes.org
Ceridwen	30th September	Centre for the Spoken Word presents ‘Still Kicking’, a hotpotch of humour, histories and hormones written and performed by Jo Bousfield and Marcus Moore. "inventive, emotionally and intellectually engaging, funny, beautifully human and artistically 'kicking!'" (Heidi Vaughan, Oxford Playhouse) The Old Dairy, Ceridwen, Drefach-Felindre, Carmarthenshire, SA44 5XE Starts at 7.30pm. Adult content.Tickets £6 from www.ceridwencentre.co.uk / 01559 370517
October 2010
Chester	18th October	ZEST! Open Floor Poetry, Chester - start at 8:00 pm. We always try to feature a guest poet for about 20minutes, and then open the floor to all comers. Bring your own, or a favourite poem to read or simply enjoy listening Monday 18 October 2010 Guest Poet: Gill Mc Evoy Compère: Leih Steggall Where: £3/£2 at Alexander's jazz theatrebar, Rufus Court, off Northgate St, Chester CH1 2JG. Food available - see www.alexanderslive.com How to find Zest!: On Northgate, look for Chez Jules then Abbey Green alleyway opposite leading to Rufus Court - "The Creative Quarter". Getting there: Chester Station - 20 mins' walk. Bus station: 5 mins' walk, City Council parking is free after 3pm. Zest! Team: Gill McEvoy, Leih Steggall, Judy Ugonna (Enquiries to Judy.Ugonna@gmail.com)
London	18th October	Produced in partnership with Poet in the City and Apples & Snakes SPOKEN WORD ALL STARS TOUR Monday 18October, 7pm Tickets: £11.50/ £9.50 online SPOKEN WORD ALL STARS is exactly what it says on the tin: a stellar cast of talent from the UK's live poetry scene, performing an original live show alongside one globally acclaimed musician - the sophisticated saxman, Jason Yarde. Featuring: El Crisis, Kate Tempest, OneNess, Ventriloquist, Kat Francois and Jason Yarde. Hall One, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG Info: www.kingsplace.co.uk / 020 7520 1490
London	20th October	Apples & Snakes presents PUBLIC ADDRESS @ JAWDANCE Wednesday 20 October, 7.30pm Tickets: FREE Time to sashay into Rich Mix, toss your chapeau to the hatcheck girl, and spend the evening swinging your swizzle-stick to the superb sound of spoken word. Not only poets in the flesh, but also poetic film-shorts. This months session is an extra special one - we are hosting the London leg of Apples & Snakes Public Address tour, special guest poets – not to be missed. Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA www.richmix.org.uk / 020 7613 7498 / www.applesandsnakes.org
London	21st - 22nd October	Apples & Snakes and Birmingham Repertory Theatre present REMEMBERERS PREVIEW Thursday 21 & Friday 22 October, 1.30pm & 7.30pm Tickets: £8 / £6 concessions / £5 schools A live hip-hop graphic novel written & performed by Kenny Baraka. A classic tale of good versus evil, told through rap narration, lyrics, projection, music and graphic novel illustration. With the planets vital signs weakening, the Rememberers can wait no longer to battle against the sinister NorCon Corporation lead by the demonic Don Marquis, in order to save planet earth. Ages 13+ The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London, SE8 4AG Box office: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.uk
London	27th October	Apples & Snakes presents A&S IN SOHO: Ben Okri Weds 27 October, 8pm Tickets: £8 / £6 Ben Okri – poet, playwright, Booker-winning novelist – presents a characteristically captivating cross-section of his finest work. Plus special guests to be announced, book early for this one! Soho Theatre, 21 Dean St, London W1D 3NE Booking: 020 7478 0100 / www.sohotheatre.com
London	30th October	David Constantine at Poetry East 7.30pm Saturday, October 30^th, 2010. Venue: London Buddhist Centre, 51 Roman Road, London, E2 0HU Entry: £7 Poetry East Showcasing the work of well-known contemporary poets, exploring the relationship between poetry and spiritual life. The evening consists in a short led meditation, an interview with the poet, and a reading. This month's event features David Constantine. David Constantine is a poet, translator and novelist. He won the Alice Hunt Bartlett Award for his Selected Poems, and his translation of Hölderlin's Selected Poems won the European Poetry Translation Prize. He was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for best single poem in 2004, the year that Bloodaxe published his Collected Poems. His latest books are a collection of poetry, Nine Fathom Deep (2009) and a second short story collection, The Shieling (2009). He is a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford. Nearest tube Bethnal Green www.poetryeast.net
December 2010

Chester	13 December	ZEST! Open Floor Poetry, Chester - start at 8:00 pm. We always try to feature a guest poet for about 20minutes, and then open the floor to all comers. Bring your own, or a favourite poem to read or simply enjoy listening Monday 13 December 2010 Guest Poet: TBA Compère: Leih Steggall Where: £3/£2 at Alexander's jazz theatrebar, Rufus Court, off Northgate St, Chester CH1 2JG. Food available - see www.alexanderslive.com How to find Zest!: On Northgate, look for Chez Jules then Abbey Green alleyway opposite leading to Rufus Court - "The Creative Quarter". Getting there: Chester Station - 20 mins' walk. Bus station: 5 mins' walk, City Council parking is free after 3pm. Zest! Team: Gill McEvoy, Leih Steggall, Judy Ugonna (Enquiries to Judy.Ugonna@gmail.com)
January 2011
London	22nd January 2011	Penelope Shuttle at Poetry East 7.30pm Saturday, January 22^nd, 2011. Venue: London Buddhist Centre, 51 Roman Road, London, E2 0HU Entry: £7 Poetry East Showcasing the work of well-known contemporary poets, exploring the relationship between poetry and spiritual life. The evening consists in a short led meditation, an interview with the poet, and a reading. This month's event features Penelope Shuttle. Penelope Shuttle has published nine collections of poetry including Redgrove’s Wife, which was short-listed for both the Forward and the TS Eliot Prize. Maureen Lipman in the Daily Express described it as 'A wonderful book of poetry of love and loss'. In 2007 she was she was one of three poets on an Arts Council sponsored reading tour of Toronto and New York, and in the same year she was awarded a Cholmondeley Award for Poetry. Her new collection, Sandgrain and Hourglass, is published by Bloodaxe later this year. Nearest tube Bethnal Green www.poetryeast.net