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Spoken Word Playlist #3: How are poets adapting to social distancing?

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Charley lockdown poetry, Performance, performance poetry, poetry, poetry events, Spoken Word

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

June 3, 2020June 24, 2020 Charley Apples and Snakes, live poetry, performance poetry, poetry, Spoken Word

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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Spoken Word Playlist #1: ‘Love Poem’ by Beth Calverley

May 20, 2020June 24, 2020 Charley Performance, Performance Poet, performance poetry, poetry, Spoken Word, uk poetry

If you have an interest in poetry and have spent much time online lately, you’ve probably noticed the emergence of a new ‘genre’ referred to by some as ‘quarantine poetry’.

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New Feature! Regular Night Spotlight: Stirchley Speaks

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 Charley Birmingham, live poetry, Open Mic, performance poetry, poetry, poetry night, poetry reading, Spoken Word

An introduction from our West Midlands Spoken Word Editor, Hannah Ledlie: “Regular spoken word nights are the lifeblood of the

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Hit the Ode x UniSlam Party (The Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome, 1 Feb 2019)

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Charley Birmingham, Hit the Ode, literature event, Live Literature, live poetry, performance poetry, Spoken Word, UniSlam

reviewed by Hannah Ledlie Hit the Ode was launched a decade ago in The Victoria, a popular pub in Birmingham city

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

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Talk / No Talk by Stu Freestone

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Becky Varley-Winter James O'Leary, performance poetry, Saboteur Awards, Stu Freestone, Talk / No Talk

– Reviewed by James O’Leary – Stu Freestone is a writer, actor and spoken word poet based in York, shortlisted

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Book Slam – 29/01/15 at The Grand

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 websterpoet Eliza Robertson, Felicity Ward, Games, Lettie McKie, Longfella, performance poetry, Review, Samantha Shannon, Sofia Mattioli, Spoken Word, The Grand, Tony Walsh

– reviewed by Lettie McKie – The Grand in Clapham Junction is not a typical venue for literary entertainment. An

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Can’t Care, Won’t Care by Sophia Walker

August 19, 2014August 19, 2014 websterpoet Banshee Labyrinth, Can't Care Won't Care, Edinburgh Fringe, PBH Free Fringe, performance poetry, Sophia Walker, Spoken Word

– reviewed by James Webster – Sophia Walker‘s Can’t Care, Won’t Care is a brilliantly traumatic show. Walker reaches into

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Asking Nicely by Hannah Chutzpah

August 19, 2014 websterpoet Asking Nicely, Edinburgh Fringe, Hannah Chutzpah, PBH Free Fringe, performance poetry, Spoken Word

– reviewed by James Webster – Asking Nicely is a thoroughly entertaining and insightful piece by Hannah Chutzpah that