Write Angle with Mab Jones, Chichester
Out of an audience of almost 50 people packing the room (who said January was noted for having small turnouts?), there were 20 Open Mikers including several professionals. Many poems were performed – not read. Amazing! The gig lasted longer than usual, and no one left! Another high energy evening for Write Angle, proving 'the spoken word' is becoming more popular, and is seen as clever and fun,...
1st February 2011
Uptown Slam
I recently(ish) returned from an 8 week trip around the world. It was an amazing journey, which I miss now, though there are comforts in being home too of course. It was a journey in search of secrets about my father, family history in Eastern Europe, and the American dream in USA, amongst other ...
3rd January 2011
The Big Apple Poetry Scene
Heraclitus said it best. You can't step into the same river twice.
When it comes to the poetry scene in New York City, he got that right. By the time you read this, it won't be true anymore.
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9th October 2010
Downunder Muse: Poetry in Melbourne
It has been said the poetry scene in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is the second largest in the world, as measured per capita. There were, at last count, four weekly readings, two fortnightly, 18...
8th September 2010
A Lightning Tour of Poetry South East Style
Good old WOL has asked me to write about the South Coast Poetry Scene – so that’s what I’m going to do. I live on the South Coast, so I suppose that puts me in a better position than most to review...
1st July 2010
The poetry scene in the South West
The poetry scene in the South West has always been pretty lively, although if you talk to some of the stalwarts Bristol performance poetry in the late '80's and early '90's, they will tell you that...
1st June 2010
The Poets’ Corner of Canada: Fredericton, New Brunswick
April is National Poetry Month in Canada.
The first weekend of April 2010, I “particpoeted” in a group poetry reading and launch of a new Fredericton book publisher and their trilingual...
30th April 2010
Poets Express in West Cork, Ireland
I’d love to say Poets Express was an idea born from mimicking other poetry nights and festivals in West Cork. You’d think it would be; after all Ireland, especially the West Cork area, is well know...
14th April 2010
Fire River Poets
They say there are more people who write poetry than read it. That’s quite possibly true, judging by the lack of spirit in much of the ‘amateur’ poetry I have seen, which betrays lack of study ...
14th April 2010
Returning aftershave and other tales
This Trippin' article is a picture-story from Jason Richardson. Jason runs The Wirral Ode Show.
The ode show meets at the Stork Hotel,Price St. Birkenhead on the Third Thursday of the month. 8....
14th March 2010
Tongues and Grooves 31st January 2010
On the last Sunday of every month, there is a pleasant surprise to be had at the
Florence Arms, Southsea Hants. Tongues and Grooves has been in residence since 2003, and welcomes a wide range of ...
8th March 2010
Auld Reekie and the StAnza Poetry Festival
Poetry seems to be turning up the temperature this winter to beat the cold. When Rob Mackenzie realised that the first Poetry at the ... of 2010 was due to fall on Sunday 14th February, his initi...
1st February 2010
Poetry by the Corrib
After thirty-two years living in Galway city, all of which were involved with writing in one way or another, one has the oddest feeling that one has 'reared' most of the writers who now inhabit...
25th January 2010
Voyage of the imbeciles
What follows is a roistering tale of hi jinx on the high seas, but only on the part of the two imbeciles who could have got themselves killed (both of whom are involved in this very ‘zine), and onl...
10th January 2010
Knit Your Own World Tour
Trippin' is a regular column with guest writers telling us about the poetry scene where they are or, as in this case, about the experiences of a travelling poet. Send your articles for considera...
3rd January 2010
