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3 Haikus in Mercy Ezine
Now I’m talking here : 3 Haikus Ezine // Mercy : Design Agency, In Issue 2 of Mercy’s E-Zine. Very Nice… Author: Peter O’Halligan Illustrator: Si Scott 1. Love can be like this: crossing a bridge of chopsticks, eight bees [...]
AUDIO: Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat
NEW AUDIO – Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat. Just found time to listen to Nathan Jones latest poem responding to the Slow Magic exhibition. Excellent, have a listen. To commemorate a very memorable and inspiring exhibition at the Bluecoat, [...]
Chapter & Verse Literature Festival 2010 at the Bluecoat
Starts on Wednesday 13 October 2010. Here is the list of events I received some while ago. Please check with the Bluecoat for the latest updates. Chapter & Verse Literature Festival 2010 13 Oct- 17 Oct Philosophy in Pubs: Start [...]
If Only – Launches at the Bluecoat 9 June 2010
If Only at the Bluecoat Date: Wednesday, 09 June 2010 | 7:30pm – 10:00pm Location: Performance Space Ticket Prices: Free The Launch of Liverpool’s monthly melting pot of music, performance, dance, spoken word and the otherwise unclassifiable. The night’s eclectic bills [...]
If Only… at the Bluecoat
All photos c. Minako Jackson ‘If Only…’ is the newish Bluecoat monthly ‘melting pot of music, performance, dance, spoken word and the otherwise unclassifiable’. This was the first one I had attended, it was free (but ticketed) and took place [...]
John Lennon Poetry Competition to be judged by Poet Laureate
John Lennon Poetry Competition to be judged by Poet Laureate Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has agreed to judge a new international poetry competition celebrating the life of master lyricist, published poet and world icon John Lennon. The final stages [...]
Liverpool Peoples Poet – 2009
Liverpool Peoples Poet – 2009. Get writing, you don’t have much time. Can you write a poem that captures the essence of Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture? If so you could become the Liverpool Peoples Poet! There are two [...]
Liverpool Peoples Poet 2009 – Awards 29 April
You can now read the 10 Shortlisted poems on the website Liverpool Peoples Poet 2009 Funded by DaDa Disability and Deaf Arts Supported by the Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Steve Rotheram. The awards ceremony will be [...]
Liverpool Poetry Marathon at The Hornby Room
In addition to the National Poetry Day events I listed earlier Liverpool Poetry Marathon at The Hornby Room in Liverpool Central Library Thursday 8 October 2009. 10.00 – 17.00 For the 4th year running North End Writers, the creative writing [...]
Nathan Jones is Poet in Residence at the Bluecoat
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 [...]
National Poetry Day Events. 8 Oct 09
Get inspired … at the Walker – Poetry competition What sort of paintings inspire you? Those with flame-haired Pre-Raphaelite muses or striking 20th century works? National Poetry Day is on Thursday 8 October 2009 and we want you to be [...]
NEW POETRY ANIMATION: The Three Stigmata of Pacman
NEW POETRY ANIMATION: The Three Stigmata of Pacman Mercy : Design Agency, Literature & Arts Collective : London / Liverpool : UK. An excellent poem by Ross Sutherland with lovely animation from Line & a Dot on the Mercy website. [...]
Organic Cherry
Organic Cherry. I think this starts the last Wednesday in March 2009 at the Bluecoat – looks really exciting. What’s it all about? Organic Cherry gives amateur and experienced writers, actors and directors the opportunity to create a new theatre [...]
Participate in the Bluecoat Poet’s project
A new *participatory* project from Nathan Jones, the Bluecoat’s poet in residence. Please participate. The Things We Say and The Things You Say to Me (Morning and Night) Inspired by a few concepts at the Janeck Schaefer (cool website!) exhibition, including [...]
Permanent Wilfred Owen exhibition to open in Wirral
Wirral Arts: Permanent Wilfred Owen exhibition to open in Wirral – Wirral News. THE UK’s first permanent exhibition commemorating war poet Wilfred Owen will open in Merseyside later this month. Owen lived in Birkenhead between the ages of four and [...]
Poetry in the City – Call to Poets and Artists
From Cath Nichols…. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM POETS AND ARTISTS ON MERSEYSIDE Closing date: January 20 Poetry in the City (PIC) is Liverpool’s annual poetry festival. Now in its second year the festival has developed to include a series of [...]
Seeking The Bards of Birkenhead
Via The Arts Council… SEEKING THE BARDS OF BIRKENHEAD Potential poets are sought on the Mersey Ferry, at a stall on Birkenhead Market, from the YMCA, aboard the Age Concern bus, and in local schools and youth clubs. The Poem [...]
Slam Poetry Semi Final 6 Mar 09
SLAMbassadors poetry slam semi-final The Blackie (Great Georges Community Cultural Project), Great George Street, Liverpool, L1 5EW 7:30pm Friday March 6th FREE ENTRY but places are limited so advanced booking recommended Call Jess at Writing on the Wall on 0151 [...]
Slam Poets at the Casa, Hope St. 14 Oct 09
Slam Poets at the Casa, Hope St. 14 Oct 09 | Hope Street, Liverpool. These slam poet events are always good fun. The Return of the Superheroes of Slam In celebration of Black History Month, Writing on the Wall, in [...]
Slow Magic Poetry
At the Private View for the Slow Magic exhibition at the Bluecoat last week, Nathan Jones the Bluecoat’s artist in residence was inviting people to make a poem using words relating to the exhibition. He had pasted the words onto [...]
The Centenary Edition of Poetry Review
Now “One hundred years and counting…” – Poetry Review celebrates a century Poetry Review celebrates its hundredth birthday with a special centenary edition. As editor Fiona Sampson says, it is “older than votes for women, or passenger flight”, in an [...]
The Reader Magazine Event – Waterstone’s 2 Sept.
The Reader Magazine Launches the Reading Revolution 6pm–7.30pm on Wednesday 2nd September 2009 Waterstone’s, 12 College Lane, Liverpool ONE Readers! Join us for what promises to be an absorbing evening of poetry, readings and talk with author and screenwriter, Frank [...]
The Welsh Streets Poetry Project
Had a look at the poetry posters pasted to the doors of the houses in the ‘Welsh Streets’ of Toxteth this morning. I’m not qualified to takes sides in the debate over the threatened demolition of the streets but I [...]
Things We Say – Reminder
Just a reminder to participate in Nathan Jones poetry project at the Bluecoat The Things We Say and The Things You Say to Me (Morning and Night) Inspired by a few concepts at the Janeck Schaefer exhibition, including the feelings of [...]
Vic Reeves and Michael Rosen in Bluecoat Literature Festival 09
Reeves, Rosen and revolution as the Bluecoat announce second Chapter & Verse Literature Festival. With a diverse range of events including performances from Vic Reeves and Michael Rosen, debates and workshops, the second Chapter & Verse Literature festival at the [...]
