Billed as ‘An Evening of Reggae – Rapping and Poets!’
A decade is a very, very long time in performance poetry, so this was a well-earned celebration. However, one despatch to Time Out’s letters page (24 Sep) found the show to be ‘a sickened, weakened thing’, thanks to ‘pollution by PCAs (politically correct attitudes)’. Proof that you can’t please all ...
A special benefit by Apples and Snakes For Survivors’ Poetry’s next Anthology.
School who worked with resident poets Leah Thorn and Anthony Wilson to produce and finally perform their poetry alongside well known poets. The morning performance showcase was at the Albany with the Grinling Gibbons Primary School and guest poets Mike Rosen, Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze and Anthony Wilson. The afternoon performance showcase was ...
Presented by the CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) and Cutting Teeth magazine, with the programming assistance of Apples & Snakes.
From the booklet of events this was a wide range of different genres of performances; spanning live lunchtime music, Have a Go Singing, Film screenings, Comedy and of course – Poetry. These events ran from September to December of 1998. This was the third and final event of Poetry in Performance ...