Once again we’re returning to the Off the Shelf fray, this time with a showcase of some of the UK’s finest performance poets.
The line-up will include regular Latitude and Glastonbury performer Byron Vincent, A.F. Harrold, who is reportedly ‘Spike Milligan and Peter Cook rolled into one’ – Daljit Nagra (no pressure then), Mark Gwynne Jones, who The Guardian called – ‘inspired… one of the most accomplished… [...]
October 21, 2009
Once again we’re returning to the Off the Shelf fray, this time with a showcase of some of the UK’s finest performance poets.
The line-up will include regular Latitude and Glastonbury performer Byron Vincent, A.F. Harrold, who is reportedly ‘Spike Milligan and Peter Cook rolled into one’ – Daljit Nagra (no pressure then), Mark Gwynne Jones, who The Guardian called – ‘inspired… one of the most accomplished… [...]
October 19, 2009
Here is the full version of Adam Beard’s Fuck Buttons review from issue 19 of Now Then, which was somewhat savagely edited due to space restrictions. Enjoy…Fuck Buttons/Zun Zun Egui/Forest Creature.@Corporation.October 18th.By Adam Beard.For reasons too dull to divulge, tonight is due to be my first encounter with Forest Creature. And for duller reasons yet, 95% of their set was heard through the stifling post-industrial concrete flooring of Corporation. Needless… [...]
October 13, 2009
Opus and Wordlife will be teaming up with the Off the Shelf festival to present an evening of words and music this Saturday at Café Euro.
The line-up showcases some of the region’s finest poetic talent, including Derbyshire poet laureate River Wolton (featured in October’s Now Then), Helen Mort (winner of the Manchester Young Writer Award), Matt Clegg (Eric Gregory award), Matt Black… [...]