THE POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2003
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* January Events
Ireland
UK
USA
* January Competition deadlines
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EVENTS:
--IRELAND ---
http://www.poetrykit.org/ireland/lievents.htm
--------Dublin
*Poets Anonymous
guest poets plus open mike, Wednesdays 7.30-9.30's
Bar, Nassau St., Dublin 2.: Tim Coles, 6 Casimir
Avenue, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6W, e-mail
[log in to unmask] tel: 087 7715561
January 8th
TBA
January 15th
TBA
January 22nd
Hugo Williams - (in association with Poetry
Ireland)
January 29th
Máighréad Medbh - (in assoc. with Irish Writers
Centre)
---UK -- http://www.poetrykit.org/events.htm
--------Bristol
@ Indigoes, 31 King Street
Thursday 23rd January 2003
Doors 7.30pm Show 8.00pm
GBP3.50/GBP2.50 conc.
Big Mouth Newcomers Poetry Slam, with guest poet:
Helen Thomas. Information from
Rosemary on 0117 963 6462.
--------Cambridge
*Poetry at Borders BookshopCafe: 1st Floor, Borders
Bookstore, 12-13 Market Street, Cambridge CB2 3PA:
01223 306 181
Wednesday January 22nd, 2003 7.00pm
Brian Docherty plus open floor.
--------Edinburgh
*Big Word Performance Poetry: Jem Rolls Tel/ Fax:
0131 229 3633. [log in to unmask]
Thursday January 23rd
Featuring Elspeth Murray, Steve Carroll, Tracy
Patrick, and Ellie Walton from
Washington DC
-------London
*Anthem for Doomed Youth31st 2002 - April 27th
2003exhibition of manuscripts, leters, diaries, works
of art, photographs and personal momentoesEdmund
Blunden, Rupert Brook, Robert Graves, Julian
Grenfell, Ivor Gurney, David, Frances Ledwige,
Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon,
Charles Sorley, Edward ThomasWar Museum, Lambeth
Road, London SE1 6HZ: 020 7416 5320, recorded, 0900
1600140GBP5.00/GBP4.00 concessions. Groups must book
in advance on 020 7416 5439
*Apples & Snakes, Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender
Hill, SW11 5TNenquiries: 020 7924 3410 Programming:
020 7924 3850 Education: 020 7738 0941 Fax: 020
3763 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
Friday January 17th
New Shoots - featuring up-and-coming talents
Brother Niyi, S P Howarth, Emma Hammond,
Floetic, Shortman, Khadijatou, Amy Evans. MC:
Monika Neall
*Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
Old Brompton Road SW58.00-10.00pm. Plus workshops.
Tickets GBP5.00, concessions GBP4.00, season tickets
50%., booking and mailing list 020 8354 0660 or write
to Anne-Marie Fyfe at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box
16210, London W4 1ZP or email [log in to unmask]
January 6th
Epiphanies - featuring new women writers Helen
Clare, Mary Michaels, Kate Scott, Susan
MacDonald, Diane Tang and Elizabeth Cook
January 20th
Poetry Wales reading by Sarah Corbett, Peter
Evans and Robert Seatter
*The Poetry Café
Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BU
Map020 7240 4810 Tickets 020 7420 9895Monday-Friday
11am-11pm; Saturday 6.30-11pm
-Crossing the Lineseries of poetry readings on the
second Friday of each month)reading begins at 7.30.
Admission: GBP5.00 or GBP3.00 (Poetry Society
members/concessions).
January 10th
Andrew Duncan & David Chaloner
-Poetry and Jazz
(Organised by The Poetry School) - Saturdays 7.30 -
11.00/GBP4.00 (members/Poetry School
students/concs)readers welcomeinfo and booking from:
Hylda Sims 020 8299 2767/Jo Roach 020 8809 7718.
January 18th
Carole Satyamurti, Greg Warren Wilson,Patrick
Hobbs, and Breathing Space
January 25th
Myra Schneider, Liz Simcock
*Polish Cultural Institute
Portland Place, London W1B 1HQ: 0870 774 2902 or
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Wednesday January 22nd 2003 7.00pm
Free but reservation essential
An evening of Polish love poetry, presented in
English by Anita Jones Debska
*Sub Voicive Poetry at Camden Peoples' Theatre for
the remainder of this season.start time is usually 8
p.m. for 8.15 p.m. Admission (unless otherwise)
GBP6.00 / GBP4.00 concession [admission may include
SPAD magazine when published that day] Email
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January 14th at The Betsey Trotwood
Keston Sutherland and Sean Bonney
Sunday January 26th at Camden Peoples' Theatre
Bob Cobbing Celebration and Writers Forum
Benefit
--------Redbridge
*Redbridge Literature Festival
th January - 15th February 2003will be the Borough’s
first Literature Festival, to take place in various
locations around Redbridge. There will be several
live performances throughout the festival. John
Hegley kick starts the festival with an evening of
Poetry, book signing and talks with the audience.
Apples and Snakes have an evening of performance
poetry, the Redbridge Literary Society will be
holding an evening of Urdu poetry – Mushaera and a
local group the Hainault Forest Community Writers
will be organising an event which will incorporate a
live performance.details from Leisure Services,
London Borough of Redbridge, Lynton House, 255-259
High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NY. Contact: Eleanor
Crowley, phone: 020 8708 3044, fax: 020 8708
3178events include:
Saturday January 11th 11.00am-3.00pm
The Hospital Chapel, Ilford Hill, Ilford
Poetry Day - come along and read
Friday January 17th 8.00pm
Woodford Memorial Hall, High Road, Woodford Green
GBP8.00/GBP6.00 concessions and Leisure Pass
holders
Festival Launch: John Hegley in The Sketch Books
Thursday January 23rd 8.00pm
Redbridge Drama Centre, Churchfields, South
Woodford E18
GBP6.00/GBP3.00 concessions and Leisure Pass
holders
African and Caribbean Performance Poetry Night
featuring Jean 'Binta' Breeze,
Alexander D Great, Nii Akwei Parkes and Melted
Demerara
Presented by Apples and Snakes
Friday January 24th 6.00-7.30pm
Valentines Mansion
Free
Readings by Nii Parkes, Agnes Meadows, James
Byrne and Charlotte Ansell
Saturday January 25th 7.00-9.00pm
Gloucester Room, Central Library, Clements Road,
Ilford
GBP5.00/GBP4.00 concessions
I Love Me: The Anatomy of Freedom an exploration
of life as seen through the eyes of
women of the African Diaspora using poetry,
drama and music
Sunday January 26th 6.00pm
The British Queen, 63 New Wanstead E11
Free
Launch of Word in the Wood Open Mike hosted by
Nii Parkes and Skorpio the Nemesis.
Redbridge's first open mike will continue every
last Sunday of the month
Saturday February 1st 7.00-10.00pm
Gloucester Room, Central Library, Clements Road,
Ilford
Call 020 8599 5203 for details
Musharah - Urdu poetry event
--------Ware
*Ware PoetsArts Centre, Kibes Lane, Ware, Hertsmike
plus guest. Usually first Friday of the month. Start
8.00pm. Entry GBP3.00information contact David Perman
on 01920-467868 or e-mail John Godfrey at
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January 3rd 2003
Paul McLoughlin
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--USA -- http://www.poetrykit.org/usa/usevents.htm
---MARYLAND
--------Baltimore
*SLAMICIDE!Monday night at XandO, 3003 N. Charles St.
(Charles @ 31st across the street from Johns Hopkins
University).: 410-889-7076ups begin at 6:30 p.m. 7
p.m. open mic $5 Cover +drink specials+by Nicki
Miller and Dave Schein
January 6th
Dave Lankford
---MASSACHUSETTS
---------Boston
*Forest Hills Trust
Poetry in the Chapel series, in conjunction with
Tapestry of Voice, a Boston-based poetry society.
Forsyth Chapel at Historic Forest Hills Cemetery, 95
Forest Hills Avenue, Jamaica Plain. US$4.00
admission, free parking.Abigail Norman at 617-524-
0128 or email [log in to unmask]
Sunday January 5th 2.00pm
Four Poets of Everyday Charm - readings by
Charles Coe, Danielle Legros Georges,
Lainie Senehcal, and Richard Moore
---NEW YORK
--------New York
*Bowery Poetry Club
Bowery (@ Bleecker Street)
January 11th 10.pm
Poets4Life present Helena D. Lewis
*The Pink Pony West Reading SeriesStreet Cafe, 29
Cornelia Street, Betw. Bleeker & West 4th Streetat
6.00pm, $6 including free drink - Open Mike &
Featured Poet; hosted by Jackie Sheeler. 212-989-9319
January 3rd 2003
Erik Richmond
January 10th
Jessica Piazza
January 17th
Georgia Popoff
January 24th
Corbet Dean
January 31st
Katie O'Loughlin
--------Woodstock
*Woodstock Poetry SocietyO. Box 531, Woodstock, NY
12498every second Saturday of the month at 2 p.m. at
the Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker St., Woodstock,
NY; three featured readers plus an open mike: Bob
Wright 845-679-9837
January 11th 2003
Steve Clorfeine, Roberta Gould, Will Nixon
---TEXAS
--------Austin
*ExpressionsCenter 2214 E.M. Franklin Rd.Saturdays
7.00-10.00pm. For program details contact Thom
Woodruff on 512 4167435 [log in to unmask]
Saturday January 11th 2003 7.00pm
New Year, New Voices! - featuring Nancy Kenney
Connolly, Mary-Agnes Taylor, Phillip
Abbott, Michael David Meyer, Eric Wheeler, and
High School Poets
---WASHINGTON DC
--------Washington
*Cafe Myth.comNicki Miller [log in to unmask]
7:00-10:00 p.m. ~ CafeMyth.com ~ now at TEAISM, 400
8th St. NW Washington, DC
638-6010 (the corner of 8th and D Sts.)
~Greater Washington DC's track to the National Poetry
Slam ~ hosted by DC Slammaster Toby~ $5.00 cover
charge ~ meet your friends, bring your poetry ~ great
food and java at the Cafe
January 5th
Dave Lankford
January 12th
DCWritersCorps
January 19th
Art Schuhart
January 26th
No venue - Super Bowl
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****************COMPETITION DEADLINES further ahead
are listed at http://www.poetrykit.org/comps.htm
(Addresses are UK unless otherwise)
th JanuaryCardiff International Poetry Competition
for poems not exceeding 50 lines. : Carol Ann Duffy
and Roger Garfitt. : GBP5.00 per poem. at
www.academi.org or from: P.O. Box 438, Cardiff CF10
5YA
th JanuaryBelmont Poetry Prize 2003 for poems aimed
at young readersthree categories - 5-8 years old, 9-
12 and 13-16. Entry: GBP3.00 forfirst poem, GBP2.00
for each additional poem. For full rules andform
contact: Belmont Poetry Prize, Belmont Arts Centre, 5
Belmont,Shrewsbury SY1 1TE
th JanuaryPress Open Poetry Competition for poems not
exceeding 40 lines. Entry: GBP3.00 for the first poem
then GBP1.00 each additional poem. Details from:
Cottage, 45 Burton Rd, Little Neston, Cheshire CH64
4AE
th JanuaryHill Poetry Contest for up to 150 lines/3
poems. Entry: US$10.00, US$3.00 extra for every 100
additional lines. Complete guidelines from
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English Syracuse, NY, 13244
th JanuaryPoetry Competition for poems no longer than
40 lines.: Ann Drysdale. Entry: GBP3.00/poem or
GBP10.00 for four poems.from: B. Dordi, 114 Broadway,
Herne Bay, Kent CT6 8HA
st JanuaryStreet Writers Competition for Poetry &
Short Stories for poems of up to 40 lines. Judge: Pat
Winslow, poet & tutor. Short stories of up to 1,500
words. Judge: Hazel Townson,& tutor. Entry: GBP2.00
for each poem or story, cheques payable to "Bank
Street Writers (GBP0.50 per entry for under-16-year-
old). Full rules and entry form from: Street Writers
Competition 2002/3, c/o Tony McNeile, Chapel House,
754 Blackburn Road, BOLTON BL1 7JW
st JanuaryComparative Literature Association
Translationfor translations of literary works
including poetry fromperiod. Translations must not
exceed 25 pages. Entry: GBP5.00.information at
www.bcla.org or from Translation Competition, School
of Language, Linguistics and Translation Studies,
University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
st January& Sussex Poetry Society Open Poetry
Competition for poems of not more than 40 lines.
Adjudicator: Peter Forbes. Entry: GBP3.00 per poem,
payable to Kent & Sussex Poetry Society. Details
from: Competition Organiser, 13 Ruscombe Close,
Southborough, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0HP
st January
th Open Competition for Love Poetry, maximum length
80 lines.: GBP3.00 per poem, payable to Poetry Life.
Details from: Do I Love Thee? magazine, Poetry Life
Publishing, No1,Ball Corner, Water Lane, Winchester,
Hampshire SO23 0ER
st January Poetry Competition 2003 for poems of up to
40 lines on any theme. Must be in English, but
entries welcomed from poets everywhere. Judge: Mimi
Khalvati. Entry: GBP3.00 for first poem, GBP2.00 for
each subsequent poem. Full details and entry form
available from: www.pitshangerpoets.co.uk or by
writing to: Lawrence c/o Pitshanger Poets, The
Questors Theatre,Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5BQ
st JanuaryThames Society Open Poetry Competition for
poems not40 lines, inspired or relating to the River
Thames. Contact: Poetry Competition (L), P.O. Box
2600, Maidenhead SL6
1ZQ
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Library; The Poetry; Poetz.com, Regional Arts
Councils and many others.
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