Please see below calls for poets from Cat Davies from Re:Verberate, a
Manchester-based non-profit literature organisation. If you need further
info, please contact Cat directly at reverberatelit@hotmail.co.uk
“How Many Poets Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?
Myself and Tony Kinsella are looking for poets/comedians for a comedic
poetry record-setting attempt in order to raise money for the Teenage Cancer
Trust. To take place as part of the Manchester Comedy Festival this coming
October, the show will gather as many comedians and poets as possible
together to read for around 3 minutes each, though this will depend on the
final number of participants.
We want to set a new Guinness record for the most comedic poets to read in
one continuous performance in order to raise as much money as we can for the
charity. We need to get a sense of numbers of people who’d be up for it.
Even if you only perform a brief poem or do some part of your set that
includes one, or of you are in fact a poet, please get in touch. The only
pre-requisite is that you have read or performed before.
Every day in the UK, up to 6 teenagers or young adults (between the ages of
13 and 24) will find out they have cancer – that is approximately 2,100 new
cases a year. TCT do excellent work and is charity devoted to improving the
lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. Their main focus is
building units in NHS hospitals specifically for teenagers with cancer that
provide an environment for them to meet others in a similar situation,
allowing them to build friendships and coping mechanisms. Each unit costs
upwards of £2 million each, and they want to build at least another fifteen
in order to offer access to every teenager. One of their aims is to
refurbish the local unit at The Christie.
Please email me at reverberatelit@hotmail.co.uk with your name and a contact
number, and any MySpace page links you have (as I’m setting up a MySpace
page a Facebook group for it) so that I can add you to the database. I will
get back to you, I promise.
Once we have a clearer picture of numbers, we’ll announce more info about
the date, venue, times, press, etc and keep you fully informed.
Please note, due to the nature of the venue, participant must be 18 or over.
Please spread the word.
Thanks
Cat Davies x
The 2008 Poetry in the City Festival runs from Monday April 14 to Saturday April 26 at various venues around the city.
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