Saboteur Awards Festival 2021: The pandemic edition
After the unexpected changes to the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020, a lot of thought has gone into how the 2021 festival might look…
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Spoken Word Playlist #4: ‘Mountain’ by Jet Sweeney
– Written by Hannah Ledlie – I suspect Jet Sweeney’s ‘Mountain’ might be a marmite poem. To test this theory
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Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?
Anyone seeking to facilitate poetry in the digital world of lockdown must start from a place of comparison and introspection. What are the essential elements of a ‘normal’ poetry event?
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Spoken Word Playlist #2: ‘On Listening to Bill Withers’ Lovely Day’ by Shadè Joseph
When I was asked to start this series, I could think of some great performances off the top of my head, but I wanted to cast the widest net possible and allow myself to be surprised.
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Saboteur Awards 2020: The Winners!
The winners list for the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020!
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Poetry as Exploration of the Past – Saboteur Festival Panel 2020
While our commissioned artists are busying themselves to get content ready for the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 (remember, we’ll be
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Saboteur Awards Festival 2020 – How it looks from here
A how it looks from here reveal for the Saboteur Awards Festival 2020, including our digital plans for the day itself.
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LIVEwire at the Verve Poetry Festival (February 22, 2020)
Late last year, UK spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs announced their first national tour. Their goal was to bring ‘LIVEwire’ to eight different venues across the country.
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Saboteur Awards 2020: Shortlists!
After many votes and much counting, we’re delighted to announce the shortlists for the Saboteur Awards 2020!
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Utopia, Shop Front Theatre, Coventry, 6th November
Utopia – a single-hander written and performed by multi-disciplinary artist and creative producer Amahra Spence – blurred the barriers between life and art.
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