Spoken Word – Page 3 – Sabotage

The Challenges of Reviewing Spoken Word

November 22, 2017November 29, 2017 Editor Benjamin Solah, Corey Frost, Katie Ailes, Mak Manaka, Mark Fisher, Melbourne, performance poetry, Sally Jack, Spoken Word, spoken word critic, spoken word reviewing.

-by Claire Trévien– Since launching Sabotage Reviews nearly 8 years ago, reviewing spoken word has been at the core of

An Epic Episode of Word N Sound

July 19, 2017July 18, 2017 Editor Abospitter, Johannesburg, Lati Matjeni, Lebo Mashile, Lebogang Manoko, Myesha Jenkins, Quaz Roodt, Rabbie Wrote, Scotty Lloyd, Siyabonga, South Africa, Spoken Word, Thobani Mntambo, Twitter, Word N Sound

-Reviewed by Rabbie Wrote– There is a point where tempered logic and emotion meet…Word N Sound (WNS) brings such a

Announcement Spoken Word

Introducing our new Spoken Word Editor for South Africa: Maakomele R. Manaka

June 27, 2017 Editor Aerodrome, Botsotso, Kotaz, Maakomele R. Manaka, Mak Manaka, Nelson Mandela, New Coin, Poetry potion, South Africa, Spoken Word, spoken word editor, Thabo Mbeki, The Chronic

We are pleased to announce that Maakomele R. Manaka has joined the Sabotage Reviews team as the Spoken Word Editor

Collaboration Essay

THE BOOK OF HOURS. Creating a collaboration poetry film project

May 8, 2017August 25, 2017 Editor Collaborations, Dave Bonta, Eduardo Yagüe, film poems, Helen Dewberry, Kate Pullinger, Liberated Words, Loki English, Lucy English, Marc Amerika, Marc Neys, Matt Mullins, MiX Digital Conference, moving poems, Philip Gross, poetry films, Sarah Tremlett, Silencio Festival, Spoken Word, The Book of Hours, Tim Clare, Wyn Mason

-By Lucy English– When I tell people I am working on a poetry film project they make the assumption that

Festival Spoken Word

Verve Poetry Festival, 16-19th February 2017

March 25, 2017 Editor Amerah Saleh, Anna Freeman, Anthony Anaxagorou, Bernhard Christianssen, Bethany Slinn, Bohdan Piasecki, Charley Genever, Clive Birnie, Cynthia Miller, Daljit Nagra, Dean Atta, Deanna Rodger, Emma Wright, Fran Lock, Hannah Silva, Helen Mort, Hibaq Osman, Isobel Dixon, Jane Commane, Jess Green, Jonathan Davidson, Kareem Parkins-Brown, Katrina Naomi, Kim Moore, Luke Kennard, Mona Arshi, Nina Lewis, Raymond Antrobus, Richard O'Brien, Roz Goddard, Sabrina Mahfouz, Sarah Howe, Skye Hawkins, Spoken Word, Stuart Bartholomew, Susannah Dickie, Toby Campion, Vanessa Kisuule, Verve Poetry Festival, Waterstones

-Reviewed by Nina Lewis– I love poetry festivals, this new one promised a marked difference. One of the leading principles of

The Poetics of Money #2: Fay Roberts

February 13, 2017March 17, 2017 Editor Buckingham Palace, Fay Roberts, Nationwide, Nationwide Poetry, poetry, Spoken Word

-by Fay Roberts– A young man’s voiceover tells us about individuality and rebellion as conventionally beautiful folk drive and dance

Pamphlets Poetry

Your Attempt to Enjoy These Poems is Considered Unsatisfactory by Gary from Leeds

November 21, 2016November 30, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Gary from Leeds, Grant Tarbard, Listen Softly London, Spoken Word

– Reviewed by Grant Tarbard – “Are you not entertained?” hollers this collection from Gary from Leeds, the nomenclature of

Saboteur Awards

Spotlight on the Best Spoken Word Performer Shortlist

May 13, 2016May 25, 2016 Editor Best Spoken Word Performer, Emily Harrison, Jemima Foxtrot, Luke Wright, Sophia Walker, Spoken Word, Susan Evans

Over a week to go before voting ends, so we now turn to the Best Spoken Word Performer shortlist –

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Live Literature Poetry Spoken Word

Jon Compliant at Voicebox (UnDegUn, Wrexham,14/12/15)

December 23, 2015 Anna Jamieson Jon Compliant, Live Literature, north Wales, Sophie McKeand, Spoken Word, Tim HUmphreys, Voicebox, Wales

-Reviewed by Sophie McKeand– It’s Monday evening and, to quote an old Welsh language idiom, it’s raining old wives and

Live Literature

Launch of Rock Life: 17 Poems from the Welsh Valleys by Gemma June Howell (Nos Da, Cardiff, 20/11/15)

December 13, 2015December 13, 2015 Anna Jamieson Cardiff, celebration, Gemma June Howell, J. Brookes, launch, live, Live Literature, Music, poetry, Renn Hubbuck-Melly, Spoken Word, Wales

-Reviewed by Renn Hubbuck-Melly– As I stepped down into the basement venue of Nos Da, a broken floorboard bounced