Arabic Arts Weekender at the Bluecoat

Published on July 15, 2009 in Events. Closed

Middle East Readings
with Hassan Blasim and Joumana Haddad

This Sunday (19 July 2009).
13.00. the Bluecoat, Liverpool.

Two trailblazing Arabic writers – Hassan Blasim from Bagdad, and Joumana Haddad from Beirut – read from and discuss their contributions to Madinah: City Stories from the Middle East.
Hassan Blasim was born in Baghdad in 1973. Having fled Iraq in 2004, he currently lives in Finland. As well as director of numerous short films and one Kurdish feature film, Hassan is a poet and short story writer with work published in various magazines, websites and anthologies. He is co-editor of the Arabic literary website www.iraqstory.com. His first full short story collection, The Madman of Freedom Square, is launched by Comma Press this summer.
Joumana Haddad was born in 1970 in Beirut. She is a poet, translator and journalist and head of the cultural pages in the prestigious An Nahar newspaper, as well as administrator of the IPAF Literary Prize (often referred to as the ‘Arab Booker’) and editor-in-chief of Jasad, an Arabic cultural magazine specialising in literature and art of the body. She has published several widely acclaimed poetry collections, including I Did Not Commit Enough Errors, and The Mirrors of Passers By.
Part of the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival.
Free – booking required (book on www.thebluecoat.org.uk or call 0151 702 5324)

Dead Good Poets – Darwinian Night

Published on July 14, 2009 in Dead Good Poets. Closed Tags: .

This Wednesday we celebrate all things Darwinian!

With the first public appearance of the Liverpool Evolving Words poetry group at the Dead Good Poets Society guest night. A selection of the group will be showcasing new poetry written during a Darwin-inspired residency at Liverpool World Museum. The group has been mentored by Dinesh Allirajah, jazz poet & short-story writer extraordinaire. We expect great things from them and know this will be an exciting performance.

Plus Open Floor with prizes for any poems with an Darwinian theme – and you can define Darwinian as poetically as you wish!

Wednesday 15th July 2009
8pm
The 3rd Room Everyman Bistro
£3 / £2 / £1

Plus – if we’re lucky and she’s recovered from her jet-lag – there may be an appearance from the North West’s most travelled poet, Clare Kirwan! (Almost rhymes with Darwin).

Liverpool Poetry Cafe – July 2009

Published on July 8, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

Liverpool Poetry Cafe

Liverpool Poetry Cafe

Date: Thursday, 23 July 2009 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Location: Performance Space

Ticket Prices: Free. Ticket required.

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Hear readings from the best UK poets and developing writers at our regular monthly poetry night (fourth Thursday of the month).

Please book your free ticket in advance to avoid disappointment.

For full details of this month’s reading, contact Alex Scott-Samuel, alexss@liverpool.ac.ukThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival 2009

Published on July 8, 2009 in Events. Closed Tags: .

http://www.theliverpoolshakespearefestival.co.uk/

The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival 2009

‘There are two sides to every story . . .’

The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival is the North West’s best-known annual theatre event. The festival was successfully introduced with an acclaimed production of ‘Macbeth’ in the summer of 2007, attracting many thousands of visitors and selling out Liverpool Cathedral. In 2008, it hosted Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and their beautiful production of ‘A Winter’s Tale’ along with an outdoor cinema and Lodestar’s production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, which attracted rave reviews from local and national press.

Lodestar Theatre Company – a Liverpool-based arts organisation with charitable status, which was formed by Artistic Director Max Rubin in 2006, presents the festival. Working only with artists and practitioners from Liverpool and the North West, Lodestar’s work is characterised by a clear, dynamic acting style, innovative design and imaginative use of space. With The Liverpool Shakespeare Festival, they present Shakespeare’s greatest plays as living, breathing texts for a 21st century audience.

For 2009, Lodestar will produce their most exciting season yet at two unique and very different venues. From 10-23rd August they present ‘Hamlet’ at St George’s Hall, and from 1-13th Sept, ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead’ by Tom Stoppard at Novas Contemporary Urban Centre. On 12-13th Sept, they will perform both plays ‘back-to-back’ using the same cast for both shows.

Nathan Jones is Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat

Published on July 8, 2009 in News. Closed

Nathan Jones is Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat | Liverpool Art and Culture Blog.

Quote from Liverpool Art Blog

This is excellent news! Nathan Jones is a wonderful poet, writer and performer. As good as any and better than most of the long line of great Liverpool poets (ok, he’s from Wales but he’s been here long enough). I hope this doesn’t sound too gushing but I really am a fan, I’ve just been reading his blog about the residency, he’ll be responding to the various exhibitions amongst other things whilst he’s there.

“Nathan Jones will spend a year working within the Bluecoat, developing the model of a flexible and pivotal poet in residence, exploring the connections between interpretations of modern art, contemporary poetry, and arts audiences.”

http://nathanatthebluecoat.wordpress.com/

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.

Dead Good Poets – June 2009 Diary

Published on May 31, 2009 in Dead Good Poets. Closed Tags: .

Wednesday 3rd @ 8pm – DEAD GOOD POETS SOCIETY OPEN FLOOR. 24 spaces of five minutes for you to perform your own poetry. New poets always welcome as are new audience members! Old poets and audience also welcome! In fact, EVERYONE’s welcome. The 3rd Room, Everyman Bistro, Hope Street, Liverpool. Arrive early to book a performance slot. £2/£1 pay on the door.

Wedneday 3rd @ 7.30pm: Wirral Grand Slam. Three poetry groups on the Wirral are combining to promote the “Wirral Grand Slam” to be held at 8pm prompt (doors 7.30pm), 3rd June at Tullula’s Late Lounge, Marine Parade (above Wilkie’s Amusements), New Brighton, Wirral CH45 2JX.

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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

Tom George Poetry

Published on May 22, 2009 in News. Closed Tags: .

Tom George bank holiday poetry dates

sunday 24th may 2009
upstairs at zanzibar (’cosmo’s factory’ with the heyze/the kashmirs and many others)
£3
poetry and music – 2 sets – 7.15 and 8.45

Monday 25th may
at mello mello
(’uperitive’ – electronic and acoustic event also feat. igor hax etc.)
£3 – includes italian buffet
set time 6pm approx

i will also have copies of me first book £1.50 to u…
love to see u there

http://www.myspace.com/tomgeorgeness