#Hawickfest review

Our friend from the west poet Rab Wilson has written a fine review of #Hawickfest spokenword in the National which you can find here:

http://www.thenational.scot/news/15463860.Rab_Wilson__Airts_festival_an_eclectic_mix_o_kenspeckle_ingine/

All we need to add is: good times were had.

More photos are available on our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/poetandgeek.ezine

p&g is already looking forward to next year. Thanks Thomas Clark for organising the clamjamfry and Julie Witford and the Cornucopia Magazine for hosting in their lovely venue.

#Hawickfest spoken word 5th August 2017

Looking forward to #Hawickfest spoken word sesh 1-3pm Cornucopia Room (opposite Heart of Hawick) - see you there to enjoy the words of the very talented Jules Horne Tom Murray Anita John Sara Clark Brian Holton and Thomas Clark. p&g will be reading too.

You can find out more about the Heart of Hawick Music Festival here https://www.facebook.com/hawickfest/

Line up revealed at Stowed Out Roxxap Roar stage 29th August Stow, Scotland

The full line up is revealed for the first ever Roxxap Roar Stage at Stowed Out boutique festival.

Feast your eyes...carefully planned so you can get your poetry and music fix.

And all this for a tenner. U18 £5 U12 free. Plus there is a ukele workshop.

More information here https://www.facebook.com/stowedoutfestival

Calum Bannerman wins the inaugural Stowed Out Poetry Slam 2015

Calum Bannerman was a clear winner today in what is perhaps the first competitive spoken word slam in the Scottish Borders. He wowed with poems on his addiction to his girlfriend, a sweet and violent revenge and why we should write poems about him. A no paper performer - p&g is very much looking forward to his set at the Stowed Out Festival . He will be joining Harry Giles, Colin Will, Rab Wilson, Sara Clark, Bridget Khursheed, Dorothy Alexander and Thomas Clark on the Roxxap Roar Stage on the 29th August along with runners up Stuart Jones (with his memorable poem The Kidnapping of Gary Linker) and David Hendry.

The event took place at Mac Arts in Galashiels - a really memorable venue for spoken word. And respect to all the contenders - the standard was excellent. p&g looks forward to more and more slams...

You can find more on Calum here @Bannerbean and, if you want to come along, details on Stowed Out Festival here http://www.soundout.org.uk/stowed-out/

Stowed Out 2015 dazzle me with your spoken word..

Yes there are a couple of free slots - about 15 minutes each - on the Roxxap Roar Spoken Word Stage: do your stuff and get free entry to the festival and some spending money.

A great opportunity...

The Roxxap Roar Spoken Word stage will feature local performance artists Sara Clark, Dorothy Alexander, Anita John, Jules Horne, Thomas Clark and special guests. Bridget Khursheed says "It is very exciting to be curating the spoken word event at Stowed out - spoken word has been making media headlines but it is an art that has always been alive and well here in the Borders - local talent and some headline names from around the UK will be strutting their stuff on the Roxxap Roar stage in high energy, performance shots on subjects as diverse as punk love, oystercatchers, consumer tics and knitting with dog hair; I am keeping a couple of spaces for anyone who can dazzle me with their set on YouTube - please get in touch via Twitter or the usual email. Sara Clark will be on hand to show festival goers how to write your own spoken word. And a cash slam prize is also available for the best set on the day.

What am I expecting to see on YouTube or your video - well something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbzgnOSVARo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UColNF6IOKNneVoHFIiU5e7g

poetandgeek Issue 10 due out soon

Enjoying the moment of putting it together right now. New work from Andrew McCallum, Ian C Smith and Thomas Clark. And so much more...

Here is a little taster translated by Thomas Clark. More very soon - watch this space http://www.poetandgeek.com.

Issue 7 poetandgeek.com out now

Lucky 7!

Cross over into the world of poetandgeek.com featuring new international poetry from Joan McNerney, Paul Tristram, Daniel Roy Connelly, Maeve Henry, Yann Rousselot, Fanni Suto, Marc Carver, Thomas Clark, Sheree Mack, Rafa Ayala in translation by Roger Hickin, Jane Aldous, Michael Lee Johnson, Sara Clark, Sye Sanders. And the alt-interview is back with the fearless Andrew Forster and Andrew Fisher.

Read more here http://www.poetandgeek.com/issue7/issue07.html