Bang Said the Gun! – Sabotage

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Sabotage Reviews’ End of Year Critic’s Choice 2016

December 3, 2016August 25, 2017 Editor A.K Blakemore, Abi Palmer, Andrew Walton, Bang Said the Gun!, Being Dad: Short Stories About Fatherhood, Ben Norris, Beyonce, Burning Eye Books, Caleb Femi, Cath Barton, Charley Barnes, Chloe Stopa-Hunt, Claire Trévien, Clinic, Dan Holloway, David Attwooll, Denise Riley, Edwina Attlee, Emily Dickinson, Fay Roberts, Galley Beggar Press, Genna Gardini, Geraldine Clarkson, Gwendolyn Brooks, Hammer and Tongue, Hel Gurney, Helen ivory, Hollie McNish, James Clammer, Jemima Foxtrot, John McCullough, Jules Laforgue, Katie Griffiths, Leah Umansky, Lucy Ingrams, Lydia Towsey, Maria Ferguson, Maureen Cullen, Mina Loy, Nikesh Shukla, Nine Arches Press, Poetry London, Rialto, Richard Scott, Richard T. Watson, Saboteur Awards, Sally Jack, Sarah Howe, Soloman O.B., Stéphane Mallarmé, Stevie Smith, T. S. Eliot, Tania Hershman, The Mechanisms, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, Unthology, Unthology 8, Vahni Capildeo, Vanessa Kisuule, Warsan Shire

It’s that time of year again when reviewers and editors look back on this year’s publications and performances and share

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The Shortlist for the Saboteur Awards 2016

May 1, 2016May 13, 2016 Editor A Lovely Word, Abi Palmer, Ad Hoc Fiction, Adam Horovitz, Afric McGlinchey, Agnes Marton, Agnes Török, Alison Lang, Alistair Noon, And Other Stories, Andrew Wynn Owen, Andrew ‘Mulletproof’ Graves, Anthony Fisher, Arcadia Missa, Ash Dickinson, Ashley Lister, Bad Language, Bang Said the Gun!, Bare Fiction, Becky Cherriman, Ben Wilkinson, Bethany W. Pope, Bill Jones, Blackstaff Press, BlueSCI, Bottle of Smoke Press, Bunbury magazine, Burning Eye, Cafe Rio, Camille Ralph, Charles Whalley, Chrissie Gittins, Cinnamon Press, Clare Pollard, Colin Davies, Danielle Mclaughlin, Daunt Books Publishing, Dave Coates, David Hartley, David Turner, Dawntreader, Dead Ink Books, Deborah Alma, Dom&Ink, Emily Harrison, Emma Lee, Emma Press, End of All Things Podcast, Eoghan Ryan, Evidently, Eyewear Publishing, Fat Roland, Fictions of Every Kind, Find the Right Words, Fiona Moore, Five Leaves Bookshop, Flarestack Poets, Fran Isherwood, Freight Books, Funhouse, Giles Goodland, Granta, Greg Freeman, Gutter, Hammer & Tongue, Han Kang, Hand Job Zine, Hannah Chutzpah, Happenstance Press, Harry Gallon, Helen ivory, Helen Mclory, Helen Oyeyemi, Hollie McNish, I am not a silent poet, Ian Bailey, Imove, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Irish Poetry Shop, Isabel Costello, J.O. Morgan, Jackie Hagan, James O'Leary, James Trevelyan, James Whitman, Jan Carson, Jane Talbot, Janice Galloway, Jasmine Ann Cooray, Jemima Foxtrot, Jenny Offil, Jess Green, Jim Carruth, Joanna Walsh, Jody Porter, Joe Reeve, Joey Connolly, John Fuller, Jools Barrett, Joseph Ridgwell, Joy Lane Publishing, JT Welsch, Julie Morrissy, K J Orr, Karen Dennison, Karen Little, Kate Garett, Kate Tempest, Katy Evans-Bush, Kieren King, Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts, Lara Williams, Liars' League, Liberties Press, Lighthouse Literary Journal, Linda Stupart, Literary Salmon, LMA Baman-Milner, Loud Poets, Louise Fazackerley, Lucy Allan, Luke Wright, Lunar Poetry, Marcas Mac an Tuairneir, Maria Ferguson, Mark Farley, Megan Nolan, Metatron, Michael Stewart, Michelle Tudor, Mother's Milk Books, Mr Fluffypunk’s Penny Gaff, Mslexia, Murder Slim Books, Nandini Dhar, Naomi Booth, Naomi Frisby, Neil Elder, Nina Allan, Onion Custard Publishing, Open Pen, Oz Hardwick, Padraig Regan, Paper Swans Press, Penned in the Margins, Penny Goring, Platypus Press, Poetry on the spot, Portobello Books, Prac Crit, Preti Taneja, Prole, Queen's Ferry Press, Rachel Benson, Rally & Broad, Reach Poetry, Rialto, Richard Scott, Robert Garnham, Rod Tame, Ross Sutherland, Roulade, Saboteur Awards, Saboteur Awards 2016, Salena Godden, salt publishing, Sandstone Press, Sanitarium Press, Sean Mahoney, Shelley Tracey, Sidekick Books, Simon Barraclough, SJ Fowler, Sleepy House Press, Sofia Banzhaf, Sophia Walker, Southword Editions, Stanzas, Stephen Watt, Stinging Fly, Stuart A. Paterson, Sue Rainsford, Susan Evans, Tangent Books, Tania Hershman, Test Centre, The Emma Press, The Fat Damsel, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, The Missing Slate, Tom de Freston, u.v. ray, Unthank, Upswing, Urbane Publications, Valley Press, Vanguard Readings, Vasiliki Legaki, Wendy Pratt, Wild Word Press, Write Out Loud, Yvonne Reddick

Over 1700 people nominated in this year’s Saboteur Awards, and once again we are in awe at the variety of

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Saboteur Awards 2015: Best Spoken Word Show, Regular Spoken Word Night, Spoken Word Performer, and One Off Event

June 2, 2015 websterpoet 2001: A Space Ode and Ditty, Bad Language, Bang Said the Gun!, Can't Care Won't Care, Chimene Suleyman, Colin Davies, Dan Cockrill, Ella Gainsborough, Evidently, Fat Roland, Hannah Silva, Heart Poems for Children’s Heart Week, Henry Raby, Hollie McNish, Holly Corfield Carr, Jackie Hagan, James Webster, Jo Bell, JP Daly, Kieren King, Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom de Freston, MINE, OE by Max Barton, Oz Hardwick, Project U, Rebecca Goss, Ross Sutherland, Say Owt Slam, Schlock!, Some People Have Too Many Legs, Sophia Walker, Standby for Tape Backup, Stu Freestone, The 52 Project, Unthank Books, Words and Women

– In which James Webster sums up Best Spoken Word Show, Regular Spoken Word Night, Spoken Word Performer, and One

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Saboteur Awards: Best Regular Spoken Word Night

May 8, 2015 Editor Bad Language, Bang Said the Gun!, Evidently, Project U, Say Owt Slam

This month, we will showcase each of the works shortlisted in the Saboteur Awards by category. Next up: regular spoken

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Saboteur Awards 2014: Performance

June 15, 2014June 15, 2014 websterpoet Against Rape, Around the World in Eight Mistakes, Bang Said the Gun!, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Fay Roberts, Hollie McNish, James Webster, Jenni Pascoe, Jibba Jabba, Kate Tempest, Kirsten Luckins, London Lines, Lucy Ayrton, Nine Arches Press, Other Voices: Spoken Word Cabaret, Performance, Poems After Frida, Rob Auton, Saboteur Awards, Shindig, Sophia Walker, Steve Nash, The Anti-Slam, The Moon Cannot Be Stolen, The Sky Show, Translating Concrete Poetry, White Rabbit's Are You Sitting Comfortably?

-In which James Webster sums up the categories he presented at the awards- After a lot of voting, some great

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Saboteur Awards 2014: Published Poetry

June 3, 2014June 3, 2014 Editor 3:am, Afric McGlinchey, Bang Said the Gun!, Burning Eye Books, Charles Whalley, Chris McCabe, Cliff Hammett, Daniel Cockrill, David Coates, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Fiona Moore, Harry Man, Jane Commane, Jon Stone, Kathleen Bell, Kirsten Irving, Lisa Matthews, Maintenant, Maria Vlotides, Mercy, Nine Arches Press, Penned in the Margins, Rebecca Tamás, Red Squirrel Press, Rosie Breese, Sidekick Books, SJ Fowler, Tony Husband, W.N. Herbert

-In which Claire Trévien sums up the categories she presented at the awards- Best Poetry Pamphlet The poetry pamphlet was

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Saboteur Awards 2014: The Shortlist!

May 1, 2014May 25, 2014 Editor Afric McGlinchey, Against Rape, Agnes Marton, Anti-Slam, Arachne Press, Bang Said the Gun!, Bare Fiction, Belona Greenwood, Burning Eye, Charles Whalley, Cherry Potts, Chris McCabe, Colin Barrett, Daniel Cockrill, David Coates, David Rose, Donut Press, Electronic Voice Phenomena, Enemies, Fay Roberts, Fiona Moore, Galley Beggar, George Ttoouli, Grist Books, Hannah Krall, Harriette Lawler, Harry Man, Hollie McNish, Jabba Jabba, Johnny Monroe, Jon Stone, Jonathan Taylor, Kate Tempest, Kathleen Bell, Katy Darby, Kirsten Irving, Kirsten Luckins, Kirsty Logan, Liars' League, Lisa Matthews, Literal Fish, London Lines, Lucy Ayrton, Lynne Bryan, Maria Vlotides, Marianne Villanueva, May-Lan Tan, Nikesh Shukla, Nine Arches Press, Other Voices: Alternative Spoken Word, Oystercatcher, P.O.W., Pedestrian Publishing, Peirene Press, Penned in the Margins, Poems After Frida, Poems in Which, Poetry Bus, Rebecca Tamás, Red Squirrel Press, Rising, Rob Auton, Rosie Breese, Saboteur Awards 2014, Salt, Shindig Leicester, Sidekick Books, SJ Fowler, Sophia Walker, Steve Nash, Tall Lighthouse, Tony Husband, Translating Concrete Poetry, Under the Radar, Unthank Books, Vagabondage Press, W.N. Herbert, Wayne Holloway-Smith, White Rabbit's Are You Sitting Comfortably?, William Thirsk-Gaskill, Yvonne Reddick

Vote now! The results will be announced at the Awards on 31st May, book tickets now! Over the course

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Saboteur Awards 2013: Performance

June 20, 2013 Editor Bang Said the Gun!, Binders full of women, Chill Pill, Come Rhyme with Me, Dan Cockrill, Deborah Alma, Dirty Great Love Story, Emergency Poet, Emma Jones, Fay Roberts, Hammer & Tongue, Inky Fingers, James Webster, Jibba Jabba, Lucy Ayrton, Lullabies to Make Your Children Cry, Martin Figura, Penning Perfumes, Poetry Parnassus, Poetry Polaroid, Raymond Antrobus, Saboteur Awards, Shake the Dust, Vanessa Kisuule, Wandering Word Stage, Whistle

-in which James Webster sums up the categories he presented at the awards – Best Performer When it came down

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Saboteur Awards 2013: The Winners!

May 30, 2013 Editor Adventures in Form, Alan Cunningham, Bang Said the Gun!, Catechism Poems for Pussy Riot, Charlotte Newman, Dan Cockrill, Estuary, Jibba Jabba, Lakeview International Journal of Literature and Arts, Lucy Ayrton, Luke Kennard, Martin Figura, Overheard: Stories to read aloud, Penned in the Margins, Penning Perfumes, Poetry Parnassus, Rising, Saboteur Awards 2013, Sarah Hymas, Shake the Dust, Still, Tania Hershman, Tony Williams, Unthank Books, Unthology, Vanessa Kisuule

A more in-depth post will come soon, with comments from voters, logos for each winner, pictures and links to videos

Review: Forget what you heard (about spoken word)

May 22, 2013 Editor Bang Said the Gun!, Chill Pill, Errol McGlashen, Forget What You Heard (about spoken word), Lettie McKie, Lucy Gellman, Matt Cummins, performance poetry, poetry, Review, Rik Livermore, Spoken Word, Stephanie Dogfoot, Talia Randall

– reviewed by Lettie McKie – 9th May Ryan’s Bar, Stoke Newington Poetry in London is a bit like flat-pack