I promised to share the other prose piece I read at the Front Room on Thursday. My first career was in advertising. I used to sell recruitment ad space in Computer Weekly, out of their offices in Sutton, when I lived in a horrendous bedsit in Croydon. More on that another time perhaps. The original version of this is at least ten years old. I’ve reworked it over time, and now I think I’m finally…
Fabulous evening at The Front Room last night. Thanks to all the performers and audience for turning up on a wet Thursday in Southsea. Too many highlights to mention. It really was a superb evening, such a variety of different styles and voices, each with a very different take on the theme (albeit most, like mine had a very loose link to Ginsberg’s Howl !). The main headliner by Geoff Allnutt, AKA The Speech Painter…
Just confirmed a new name to the Front Room’s ‘Howl ‘ themed line up, the award winning local poet Tessa Foley. Other guests include headliner and winner of multiple slam events: The Speech Painterplus :Jackson DaviesJanet Ayers Million Pebble Beach Sam Cox Plus Open Mic (register on the night , max 4 minutes)Tickets £4 on the door only (opens 6.45pm, starts 7.15pm)Venue: Hunter Gatherer ”I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical…
I had a good poetry week. Well the end of it was good. I couldn’t make a couple of online events due to work commitments – I am now recruiting in the US as well as The Netherlands, Germany and UK – luckily the only role I was working on in Australia has been put on hold, and my Singapore assignments have been completed, so it’s not quite as challenging from the perspective of time…
A quick post to share an event this weekend that I am performing at (virtually obviously) Campfire.World is an online festival running from today, Friday 19th , through to Sunday 21st June. Full details can be found at Campfire World https://www.campfire.world/?fbclid=IwAR0l2Ox1snVwTyMVyamkl73ozX2Ju46GVLKW7m1dZ2El6NHkzq4P-eAX-WA Lots of great acts, talks and events. I’m appearing as part of the Front Room series of events on Sunday afternoon – under my stage name “plus many more” :-). You can download the…
A brief post to plug an event I am involved with tomorrow evening. The Front Room run spoken word & live music events in Portsmouth and the surrounding area. These are usually held in the (excellent) Hunter Gatherer in Southsea, but obviously at the moment are online. You can pick up the event via the Front Room’s Facebook page. I am contributing three poem films – it’s the first time I have done anything like…