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Bob Cobbing

Contains 7 performances.

Bob Cobbing (30 July 1920 – 29 September 2002) was a groundbreaking British sound, visual, concrete and performance poet who was a central figure in the British Poetry Revival.

  • Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Mark Miwurdz, Chris Cardale, Games To Avoid

    Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Mark Miwurdz, Chris Cardale, Games To Avoid

    23 April 1983 at 
    Roebuck (51)
  • Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Toxic Shock, Bet Lynch, The Roaring Girl

    Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Toxic Shock, Bet Lynch, The Roaring Girl

    16 June 1984 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
    Avant-garde duo, feminist punk band and supporting poets.
  • Pulse, Desmond Johnson, Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, JD Douglas

    Pulse, Desmond Johnson, Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, JD Douglas

    19 January 1985 at 
    Captain’s Cabin (27)
  • Bob Cobbing, Zolan Quobble, Dave Hopkins, The Domestics

    Bob Cobbing, Zolan Quobble, Dave Hopkins, The Domestics

    28 February 1987 at 
    Horseshoe (51)
  • Association of Little Presses: 25th Year Celebration Reading

    Association of Little Presses: 25th Year Celebration Reading

    26 April 1991 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
    *Stan Trevor only mentioned in listings magazines ** Cris Creek uncredited in publicity (but appears on tape)
  • Edwin Morgan, Bob Cobbing, Denise Riley, cris cheek

    Edwin Morgan, Bob Cobbing, Denise Riley, cris cheek

    06 November 1992 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • Sound Bites

    Sound Bites

    24 October 1997 at 
    BAC (Battersea Arts Centre) (505)
    1997 was Apples & Snakes 15th Anniversary of being the foremost Spoken Word/Poetry Organisation.
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