Host @ Poetry n Motion, Sunday 29 October 2006

Poetry n Motion, Sunday 29 October 2006

at the usual address: Motion Bar by Embankment tube station
doors open at: 7.30pm
entry: £6 on the door

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Monday October 16, 2006: aromapoetry stAge @ The Poetry Cafe

I'll be at/hosting 3 mini events as well as reading a short story...

aromapoetry stage – Monday October 16, 2006 at The Poetry Cafe:

6:15 - 7:15pm: aromapoetry open mike
7.30 - 9.00pm: fiction reading with BBK Rebels - Harry Whitehead, Mary Louise Buxton, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Niki Aguirre, Harriet Fisher and Fran Merivale
9.30 - 10.40pm: SHOT - two prose writers read for 15 minutes each ft. Amy Prior & Toks Majek of Tell Tales

Venue: poetry cafe, 22 betterton street, london wc2
Door: £2 per event or £5 for entire evening
Time: 6.15pm

Friday 13 October 2006: BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN S*E*L*E*C*T

BRINGING THE HOUSE DOWN S*E*L*E*C*T – Friday 13 October 2006

I'll be hosting and performing at this one-off spoken word showcase featuring Ainsley Burrows, Roger Robinson, Inua phaze Ellams, Malika Booker and Zawe Ashton.

Date: Friday 13 October 2006 @ The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8
Doors: 7.30pm
Entry: £8 / £5 (conc) / £4 (under 25s)
Info: 020 8692 4446, http://www.myspace.com/bringingthehousedown or www.thealbany.org.uk

Thursday, October 5 2006

On National Poetry Day (Thursday Oct 5th) I'm involved in two events: one as a host; the other as a reader. Both events celebrate the diverse groups who hold regular readings at the café. Details below:


Afternoon - Identity Parade (hosted by Nii Parkes and John Hegley)

3-4pm - New Blood / African Writers / Tall Lighthouse

4-5pm - The Cellar / Loose Muse / Exiled Writers / Dodo Modern Poets

5-6pm - BroadCast / Rise Slam Poets / Jackie Kay

Evening - Hosts with the Most

8pm - a reading by six events organisers (£4/3)

Roddy Lumsden (BroadCast)
Agnes Meadows (Loose Muse)
Adam O'Riordan (New Blood)
Niall O'Sullivan (The Cellar)
Nii Parkes (Aroma Poetry)
LK Robinson (Tall Lighthouse)