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BBC Radio 4 National Poetry Slam - North West Final

Published on July 2, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

A reminder that this prestigious event is this evening Thursday 2nd July 2009. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start at the Greenroom, Whitworth Street Manchester  (there’s a map on the gig guide at www.writeoutloud.net)

BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting a second series of Poetry Slam programmes in 2009 and, after a series of closely fought local slams - Bolton, Wigan, Salford, Wirral, Liverpool, Manchester and more - this is the North West Slam Final.

All of the contestants are top performance poets who already are slam champions in their own right! This promises to be an excellent evening with superb performance poetry.

We also have music from one of the North’s leading musicians, Kevin Bates, who will play a specially commissioned set in between the first and second round of the competition.

So a night not to be missed - see you there.

If you haven’t got a ticket there are a limited number of tickets available so ring the Greenroom box office on 0151 615 0500! £5/£3 (concessions) now and get yours.

Words and Images Readers Day at the Brindley

Published on June 2, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: , .

Words and Images Readers Day at the Brindley | Liverpool Art and Culture Blog.

There’s lots going on at the Brindley Arts Centre in Runcorn with the Halton Literature Festival ‘Talkwrite’ running from 8 -13 June 2009. This event at the end of the week looks particularly interesting.

The Reader Organisation presents
‘Words and Images’ Readers Day
in partnership with The Brindley
Sat 13 June 2009 | 9.30pm - 4pm | £20, £15 OAP & Student, £12 Unemployed & Leisure Card | Lunch Included.

As part of Halton’s annual Literature Festival Talkwrite 8-13 June 2009, The Reader Organisation is presenting an event packed Readers’ Day.
Anyone who has attended one of our Readers’ Days in the past will know that they are relaxed and friendly affairs, intellectually stimulating and fully accessible to all, infusing the regular weekend Saturday with the creative energy made possible through people from all walks of life sharing in the delights and complexities of great books and poems.
A wide range of poets, writers, and local literary enthusiasts will gather on the day and deliver a variety of workshops which will all be centred around the popular theme of Words and Images.
On the day we will be joined by award-winning author of Poppy Shakespeare, Clare Allan, as well as artist Viv Levy, local poet Rebecca Goss, and our own celebrated reading enthusiasts Jane Davis, Director of The Reader Organisation, and Angela MacMillan, Co-Editor of The Reader magazine.
Workshops will encompass a broad range of themes, including interesting discussions about the relationship between painting and literature, photographs and poetry, film adaptations and the classics, the illustration and the printed word, art and the imagination and much more - each exploring the dynamic relationship between words and images in its own unique way. There will also be a double poetry workshop led by local poet Rebecca Goss, which will include an afternoon creative writing session.

You can go direct to The Brindley’s website to find out further details and book tickets or call 0151 907 8360 to find out more.

Wirral Words Open Floor Poetry

Published on May 25, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

Just a reminder that it is Wirral Words Open Floor Poetry Evening on Tuesday 26 May at The Scouse House. Please try to come along and keep our fun and varied evening up to the high standard we all enjoy.

Many of you will be aware that Radio 4 is running a slam competition. To enter it you must be the winner of a bona fide slam. To maximise the chances for local poets we will have a Wirral Grand Slam at Tallula’s Late Lounge, Marine Promenade, New Brighton on Wednesday 3 June. Doors open 7.30pm and registration will be completed by 7.50pm. The event is supported by Wirral Ode Show, The Bards of New Brighton and Wirral Words. It had to be set up at short notice so others may not ave been contacted. However, all are welcome and any suggestions gratefully received.

There will be £2 admission and a £50 prize for the winner as well as the opportunity to represent the North West on Radio 4.

Any queries e-mail malpoet@hotmail.co.uk or ring Anthony on 0151 647 6427

The Mersey Sound Poetry Workshop

Published on May 15, 2009 in Events. Closed

at University of Liverpool Victoria Gallery

The Mersey Sound Poetry Workshop
Thursday 21st May 2009, 10.30am – 12.30pm
The Mersey Poets paved the way for a future flourishing of performance and pop-based work by poets. This workshop will introduce you to the work of the poets and how their poetry differed from poetry written for books. Using writing methods employed by the poets, you will be encouraged to develop your performance poetry writing skills in a welcoming environment. Adults of all abilities and experience welcome.

Temporary Exhibition Gallery
FREE. Booking required. Please ring 0151 794 2348 to book a place.

VG&M - The Mersey Sound, Poets Archive Exhibition

Published on May 6, 2009 in Events. Closed

VG&M - The Mersey Sound.

The Mersey Sound
8 May - 12 September 2009
The exhibition, called ‘Mersey Sound’, will chart the development and sources of inspiration of Liverpool poets, Roger McGough, Brian Patten and the late Adrian Henri - writers who were central to the city’s literary, music and visual arts scene of the 1960s.

The University acquired the poets’ archive in 2007 following a significant grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and a number of other generous benefactors.  The funds have allowed an archivist to catalogue the collections, which will now be showcased to the public at the VG&M for the first time.  This exhibition contains photographs, notebooks and manuscripts from the ‘Liverpool Poets’ archive.

Roger, Brian and Adrian became well-known in the 1960s by making poetry immediate and accessible to new audiences through joint anthologies such as The Mersey Sound (1967).  Selling more than one million copies, The Mersey Sound became one of the bestselling anthologies of poetry ever published.

Material relating to the poets’ activities in the field of music, painting and performance will also be on display to illustrate how Liverpool writers, painters and musicians collaborated to communicate with a wide audience.

Venue details

Writing on the Wall Launches Tonight

Published on May 2, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

The Peña – Festival Launch Featuring Omar Puente and Cubania

Únanse para el Peña del forastero or join us for the Peña of the outsider – an informal Chilean style gathering where all can express themselves through song, rhyme, prose, comedy or dance. In the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, WoW celebrates all things South American and Cuban, and the great movements of the people. Music is provided by Cubania, featuring Cuban jazz violinist Omar Puente. Challenging your feet to stay still, Cubania bring the humour of the Caribbean, the hot passion of Latin America and the cool style of Europe.

Come and take the mic along with our host, C Zero (Curtis Watt), and special guests John Graham Davis (Beating Berlusconi),  Dave Evans (Portrait of a Playboy), Ade Jackson (latenight  sistersongs), Kath McKay (Waiting for the Morning), Jenny Newman (Going in, Life Class), Janette Stowell (The Midnight Horror Tree) and Helen Walsh (Once Upon a Time in England).
Chilean food will be served.

7:30pm
Studio 2, Parr Street Studios, 33-45 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JN
Entrance £4.00/£2.00 in advance, or on the door. Booking in advance recommended by calling WoW on 0151 703 0020 or email info@writingonthewall.org.uk

www.writingonthewall.org.uk

Liverpool Poetry Cafe - Shakespeare’s Birthday open mic sonnet evening

Published on April 17, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

the Bluecoat - Liverpool Poetry Cafe.

Date: Thursday, 23 April 2009 | 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Performance Space

Ticket Prices: Free but ticket required

Hear readings from the best UK poets and developing writers at our regular poetry night which takes place on the fourth Thursday of the month. Please book your free ticket in advance.

To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday, this month’s Liverpool Poetry Cafe will hold an open mic sonnet evening. You can read up to two sonnets of your choice, which may be sonnets you have written, or published works by Shakespeare or anyone else for that matter.

If you wish to read, please notify Alex Scott-Samuel at alexss@liv.ac.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - and if possible let Alex know whether you’ll be reading one or two sonnets.

LIVERPOOL YOUNG WRITERS PRESENTS: CIPHER 27/3/09

Published on March 19, 2009 in Events. Closed

LIVERPOOL YOUNG WRITERS PRESENTS: CIPHER 27/3/09

Liverpool Young Writers will be presenting ‘Cipher’; an inspirational evening of words, poetry and music at the Bluecoat Arts Centre, 7:30 on Friday 27th March.

Featuring special guests Young KOF, Yusra Warsama and Ras B; it will showcase work developed by young authors and performers who have been involved in the project.

Writing On The Wall began the project in 2007, and it now comes towards end of its second successful year. Its previous showcase last spring featured the work of young writers performing alongside noted performers Skinnyman and Sway, and was a resounding success. Including young people from a wide range of backgrounds and interests, the project has proven that Liverpool maintains its tradition of writing and performing talent for the future.

This March, ‘Cipher’ offers the opportunity for Liverpool Young Writers to showcase poetry and spoken word they have developed in a series of evening workshops over the past few months. The project aims to the hone the writing skills and confidence of its young participants, to develop and present their creative talent to wider audiences. ‘Cipher’ will doubtlessly demonstrate how far they have come, while also indicating possibilities for their future.

Liverpool Young Writers will shortly be recruiting for its third year. Any organisations in Liverpool working with young people – or indeed anyone aged 11 – 19 interested in writing, poetry or performance - can get in touch by emailing us at info@writingonthewall.org.uk or calling 0151 703 0020 for further details.

Tickets for ‘Cipher’ are free, but you can book your tickets in advance from the Bluecoat Arts Centre (details below). Places are limited, so make sure you book a ticket as soon as possible! This event is suitable for all ages.

Anne Enright to Guest at Writing on the Wall 2009

Published on March 17, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

Writing on the Wall festival, 2009 is a festival of outsiders: writers, musicians and artists well-known for defying convention and corporate attitudes. WoW 2009 dares to be impolite, fearless, even rude and certainly independent.

WoW are proud to announce a very special guest to this years Festival, Mann Booker prize winner Anne Enright (details below). More special guests will be announced in the coming weeks.

Thursday, 21st May
Anne Enright – Man Booker Prize Winner 2007

‘A style that dazzles, stories that enchant.’
Anne Enright is one of Ireland’s most remarkable fiction writers, injecting new blood into its lyrical tradition, uniting the strength of the old with the grittiness of the new. Her characters, always passionate, sometimes wayward, are seen with an unblinking eye and glints of surreal wit. Her debut novel, The Wig My Father Wore, was shortlisted for the Irish Times/Aer Lingus Irish Literature Prize; her second, What Are You Like?, won the Encore Award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award; and her fourth, The Gathering, won the 2007 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
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Liverpool SLAMbassador Finalists Announced

Published on March 9, 2009 in Events. Closed

The voice of young Britain takes the stage by storm! Slambassadors Liverpool semi-final

The Great Georges Community Cultural Project was host to feast of literary talent as the SLAMbassadors semi final saw the cream of Liverpool’s young talent battle it out for a place in the London Final. After months of workshops in schools and community groups across Liverpool and Merseyside, 13 semi finalists performed to a riveted audience of the general public.

Local Hip Hop Diva Nikki Blaze hosted with her usual lyrical mastery and there were scintillating performances from spoken word artist, Curtis Watt (aka C Zero) and internationally acclaimed Dub Poet Levi Tafari.

With baited breath we waited for Levi to announce the finalists…and they are… Benedit Sebuyunge, Daniel Sebuyunge, Jaya Bhaynani from Calderstones School and Terrence Whinnet from St Francis Xavier’s College. Levi Tafari will now nurture these young talents to prepare them to go head to head with the London finalists at the Southbank Centre in April.

SLAMbassadors has been run by Writing on the Wall in partnership with The Poetry Society.

“This is the first time that SLAMbassadors has been run outside of London and the whole competition has been a huge success! This is a great achievement for spoken word artistry and young people’s ability to make it come to life.”

Mike Morris, WoW Trustee