Welcome to Bristol Poetry Festival 2016
Saturday 1 October to Saturday 15 October 2016
Poetry readings from: Gillian Clarke, Penelope Shuttle & John Greening, Helen Mort, Zaffar Kunial, Vahni Capildeo, Niall Campbell, Deborah Harvey, Matthew Caley, David Briggs, Rachael Boast, Alison Brackenbury, Rosie Jackson, Carrie Etter, Matthew Barton, Stewart Carswell and Melanie Branton.
The amazing and ever popular Bristol Poetry Festival Poetry Slam featuring 18 poets battling it out for your love and £100 first prize.
Rob Gee's unforgettable poetry show Forget Me Not: An Alzheimer's Whodunnit
The Magnetic Diaries with Vey Streker
And a host of regular and special Bristol events taking place: Keys, Chords and Uncommonplaces; an erbacce-press showcase; Blahblahblah; Berkeley Square Poetry Revue; a tribute to Bristol poet Charles Tomlinson; Twenty Poets Perform; All the Journeys I Never Took by Rebecca Tantony; The Crypt Sessions; SPEL; The Spoke on the Water; Lansdown Poets to the Public; Poetry Unlimited; Hammer & Tongue, Bristol; Indigo Dreams Poets on Tour; Satellite of Love; Liberated Words Poetry Film Workshops; Milk @ Tobacco Factory and more.
For full information about the events and how to book tickets, you can use the links on the calendar below to jump straight to event information or take a leisurely scroll down the page to see what's happening when. Enjoy.
Also, do take time to enjoy the names of the readings written in quotation marks. These are lines from songs by the illustrious Tom Waits, because Tom likes poets and poets like Tom.
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Please take time to enjoy the names of the readings written in quotation marks. These are lines from songs by the illustrious Tom Waits, because Tom likes poets and poets like Tom.
Weds 21st Sept 7.30pm
The Grant Bradley Gallery, St Peters Court, 1 Bedminster Parade, Bristol, BS3 4AQ
Keys, Chords and Uncommonplaces
£7 / £6
Tickets on the door
Warming up the poetic vibe of Bristol.
Featuring the amazing original poetry of:
Ash Dickinson an extraordinary mesmeric performance poet.
David C Johnson witty elder statesman of stand-up verse.
plus the sweet music of Beth Ford who has wowed audiences in the UK and Canada.
A stunning evening of silver words and golden notes in the wonderful Grant Bradley Gallery Bedmister Bristol
Ffi: dcjpoet@gmail.com or call 07771900583
Bloom & Curll Bookshop, 72 Colston St, Bristol, BS1 5BB
erbacce-press poets
Free entry (buy a book)
A special evening of erbacce-press poets featuring readings from Natash Borton, Sam Smith, Pascale Gouverneur, Matt Duggan, Sarer Scotthorne, Knotbrook Taylor and Paul Hawkins plus guest Tim Burroughs.
www.erbacce-press.com // www.hesterglock.com
Ffi: hesterglock@gmail.com
Wardrobe Theatre, 25 West St, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0DF
Blahblahblah
£7 (+ booking fee)
Tickets: www.bristololdvic.org.uk/blahsep
MOBO award winning saxophonist and charismatic fireball Soweto Kinch is joined by the heartfelt grit and beauty of Sally Jenkinson and funny, ridiculously charming Poetry Slam winner Toby Campion for a night that will take you from hip hop to hilarity.
Hosted by Anna Freeman
Soweto Kinch is an MC and an award winning alto saxophonist. He's been nominated for a Mercury Prize, won two UMA Awards and been awarded two MOBO's for Best Jazz Act. As a hip hop MC he's supported KRS ONE, Dwele and Ty. He's collaborated with Goldie and performed all over the world.
Sally Jenkinson's work is gorgeously wrought, swings between laughter and loss, and leaves you bubbling with feeling. She is the author of two poetry collections, both published by Burning Eye Books, has performed all over the UK, taken her acclaimed poetry and music show, Folly, on a tour of Australia to rave reviews and won the Bristol Poetry Festival's 2013 Poet of the Year award.
Toby Campion is sharp as hell and very funny. He placed second in the country at the UK Poetry Slam Championships 2016, and is an award winning playwright and poet. His whose work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, E4 and BBC1's Sunday Politics. Toby has performed across the UK and America and was UK representative at the Capturing Fire International Poetry Slam & Summit 2015.
Ffi: www.bristololdvic.org.uk/blahsep
The Square Club, Berkeley Square, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1HB
The Berkeley Square Poetry Revue
£4 / £2 concs.
Pay on the door
with poets David Briggs, David Cook, Sarer Scotthorne
And musician Keith Hyett on guitar.
Ffi: Charles Thompson 07969987102
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, Queens Rd, Bristol, BS8 1RJ
Charles Tomlinson (1925 -2015) A Celebration I
Free (booking required)
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charles-tomlinson
The Bristol Poetry Institute of the University of Bristol stage two eventsin celebration of the life of the poet Charles Tomlinson, CBE.
Charles Tomlinson was an internationally acclaimed poet and translator, artist, and literary scholar. This event, staged at the University of Bristol, in whose English Department Charles taught for thirty-six years, seeks to clelebrate and think about different aspects of the large legacy of this hugely and variously talented man.
Both events are free and open to the public but seperate booking is required.
EVENT 1: REFLECTING ON CHARLES TOMLINSON: AN AFTERNOON OF TALKS
A series of talks reflecting on Charles Tomlinson. Speakers will include: Ian Brinton, David Hopkins, David Morley, Peter Robinson, Michael Schmidt, Julian Stannard, Richard Swigg and Lucy Tunstall.
To attend the talks, please register for the afternoon ticket.
Ffi: www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/events/2016/september/charles-tomlinson
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol, Queens Rd, Bristol, BS8 1RJ
Charles Tomlinson (1925 -2015) A Celebration II
Free (booking required)
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charles-tomlinson
The Bristol Poetry Institute of the University of Bristol stage two eventsin celebration of the life of the poet Charles Tomlinson, CBE.
Charles Tomlinson, CBE, was an internationally acclaimed poet and translator, artist, and literary scholar. This event, staged at the University of Bristol, in whose English Department Charles taught for thirty-six years, seeks to clelebrate and think about different aspects of the large legacy of this hugely and variously talented man.
Both events are free and open to the public but seperate booking is required.
EVENT 2: A CELEBRATORY READING OF CHARLES TOMLINSON'S POETRY
The second event, an evening of readings from Charles Tomlinson's poetry, will follow the afternoon session. Speakers will include: Elaine Feinstein, David Morley, Peter Robinson, Michael Schmidt, Julian Stannard and Lucy Tunstall.
To attend the readings, please register for the evening ticket.
Ffi: www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/events/2016/september/charles-tomlinson
Bristol Central Library (cafe), College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TL
Twenty Poets Perform
Free
Ffi: Mark Sayers jdms@hotmail.co.uk
Sat Oct 1st Every 30 minutes between 1pm & 7pm
Secret location ( meet at Wardrobe Theatre, 25 West St, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0DF)
All The Journeys I Never Took
£5
Tickets: www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com
An intimate, one-to-one, immersive spoken word show written and performed by Rebecca Tantony, in conjunction with Bristol Poetry Can
In a secret location in the heart of the city, All The Journeys I Never Took is an immersive spoken word show has been created for one audience member at a time.
With the cityscape framed, the audience become a voyeur to the bustle around. Here we take the time to be, to listen, to let our senses roam. A personal story. A story that explores what it is like to leave behind the middle man – lover, father, priest – and discover our place in the world. A space that echoes with unravelling journeys, break ups, first dates, family, confidences. Here we ask the audience to take an active role. Here we mutter poems of love, of loss, of the human. The city provides our actors and backdrop. Here the everyday is elevated.
Written by Rebecca Tantony and directed by Raquel Meseguer.
This performance is at a secret location near The Wardrobe Theatre so please arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes before your performance start time to be taken there. Show duration 25 minutes.
Artist's Website
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Sat Oct 1st 7.30pm
The Church of St John the Baptist, Broad St, Bristol, BS1 2EZ
Crypt Sessions
£5 (booking essential)
Booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/crypt-sessions
An evening of avant-garde music and performance poetry by acts from Bristol's underground.
Featuring instrumental sets from Run Logan Run and Kit Wilmans Fegradoe plus poetry and martial art poetry by Sarer Scotthorne and Paul Hawkins.
Refreshment provided by Nourish Me.
Ffi: www.runloganrun.com/dates
Sun Oct 2nd Every 30 minutes between 1pm & 7pm
Secret location ( meet at Wardrobe Theatre, 25 West St, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0DF)
All The Journeys I Never Took
£5
Tickets: www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com
An intimate, one-to-one, immersive spoken word show written and performed by Rebecca Tantony, in conjunction with Bristol Poetry Can
In a secret location in the heart of the city, All The Journeys I Never Took is an immersive spoken word show has been created for one audience member at a time.
With the cityscape framed, the audience become a voyeur to the bustle around. Here we take the time to be, to listen, to let our senses roam. A personal story. A story that explores what it is like to leave behind the middle man – lover, father, priest – and discover our place in the world. A space that echoes with unravelling journeys, break ups, first dates, family, confidences. Here we ask the audience to take an active role. Here we mutter poems of love, of loss, of the human. The city provides our actors and backdrop. Here the everyday is elevated.
Written by Rebecca Tantony and directed by Raquel Meseguer.
This performance is at a secret location near The Wardrobe Theatre so please arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes before your performance start time to be taken there. Show duration 25 minutes.
Artist's Website
Connect on Twitter
The Alma Tavern, 18-20 Alma Vale Rd, Avon, Bristol, BS8 2HY
The Magnetic Diaries
£9 / £8 concs
Box Office: 0117 973 5171
With Vey Streker as Emma Bailey, a modern day Madame Bovary, battling with a stifling middle-class lifestyle, thwarted dreams and untreatable depression. In desperation, she leaves her family behind to embark on a course of pioneering brain therapy, documenting her journey through raw, beautiful poetry.
Based on Sarah James’s poetry collection, which was highly commended in the Forward Prizes 2015, the narrative springs to life through subtle physicality where every environment is evoked, from train carriage to art gallery, kitchen sink to sterile clinic.
Introspection and the powerful rhythms of poetry reveal that beauty and tenderness can exist even in pain.
Malvern-based Reaction Theatre Makers have been creating touring work since 2011. Reaction’s work is best known in the West Midlands, though their last piece, ‘FishHead’ toured nationally to consistently five-star reviews.
The company’s work has a filmic style, combining abstract architecture with emotional realism and a tendency to move forwards and backwards in time. Practicing artists and facilitators alike, the Reaction team are inspired by the link between health and creativity.
Collaboration is an important part of their creative process and they work with a range of artists to develop our style of work. This collaborative intent also transfers to working with writers and poets outside of the company in the development of their new writing for stage.
Ffi: www.almatavernandtheatre.co.uk
The Bristol Fringe Cafe Bar, 32 Princess Victoria St, Clifton, BS8 4BZ
SPEL
Free
Alternative poetry and music open mic.
Turn up early to guarantee a slot
Ffi: Tim Burroughs timburroughs@tiscali.co.uk
The Pavilion (above Spitfire Barbecue), 1 Hannover Quay, Harbourside, BS1 5JE
The Spoke on The Water with guests Caroline Smith and Sarah Moody
£3 / £2 concs (on the door)
Top Bristol poetry quartet, The Spoke, round off a year of successful publication and competition awards in a deep purple mood with new poems, new collaboration and a new venue.
With stunning views over the water from Harbourside’s new community venue, Lizzie Parker, Paul Deaton, Claire Williamson and Bob Walton will present a selection of their latest distinctive poems of places, passions and people - as well as featuring London-based poet Caroline Smith reading from her beautiful, deeply compassionate collection, ‘The Immigration Handbook’ (Seren, 2016). With music from the brilliant innovative cellist Sarah Moody, it will be a night of poetry and music to remember.
Ffi: waltoncobra@aol.com
The Lansdown Pub, 8 Clfiton Rd, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1AF
Lansdown Poets to the Public
£3 (pay on the door)
10 great poets with 2 great poems each plus poetry films and a little great music
Ffi/to book: Charles Thompson 07969987102
The Arts House, 108a Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RU
Poetry Unlimited
Free (buy a drink)
Bring a couple of poems to share, another poet's or your own. (Please try to keep each poem to 3 minutes or less, to include your introduction.)
This month's theme: Fall (this is a guide and not manditory.)
The Mackay, Bristol Grammar School, Elton Rd, BS8 1SR
"Never trust a scarecrow wearing shades after dark."
£8 / £6 concessions
Tickets: never-trust-a-scarecrow.eventbrite.com
Penelope Shuttle & John Greening, Alison Brackenbury, Melanie Branton
Penelope Shuttle & John Greening read from Heath
‘Alone on the heath, under the constellations of aircraft holding patterns, and with only these eloquent, shape-shifting poems as our guide, we encounter highwaymen, witches and ghosts, follow the tracks of the last wolf in England, and find ourselves incanting the heath’s calendar of spells and enchantments. Heath speaks to us, sings its own centuries-old song of seasons; both born and raised in its shadow, Shuttle and Greening’s deep connection of memory to this place brings forth a remarkable cycle of magical and bitter-sweet poems.’
Alison Brackenbury 'loves, lives, hymns and rhymes the natural world and its people like no other poet.' - National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
Melanie Branton 'The pleasures of her poetry are many and not least her seemingly effortless capacity to surprise and delight.’ – Colin Brown, Poetry Can
More on Heath, Penelope Shuttle & John Greening: www.ninearchespress.com
Alison Brackenbury's own website can be found at www.alisonbrackenbury.co.uk
Melanie Branton’s blog can be found at www.melaniebranton.wordpress.com
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
The Small Horse Social Club, 15 Small St, Bristol, BS1 1DE
Hammer & Tongue Bristol Slam
£6 / £5 students
Pay on the door
A monthly open poetry slam, this month with special feature guest Scott Tyrrell
The slam is open but arrive early to sign up to compete.
Slammers get in free.
Ffi: www.facebook.com/groups/652736428105311
Thurs 6th Oct 7.30pm
The Mackay, Bristol Grammar School, Elton Rd, Bristol BS8 1SR
Wasted and wounded, it ain't what the moon did'
£8/£6 concessions
Tickets: wasted-and-wounded.eventbrite.com
Matthew Caley, David Briggs, Rachael Boast, Rosie Jackson
Matthew Caley’s new collection, Rake is irresistible …it can appear as if we are leafing through the oblique diary of an immortal time-travelling rake, one who is seeking his ‘one true beloved’ through an heroic tally of amorous encounters, desperately trying to get beyond appetite; or possibly a number of parallel immortal time-travelling rakes; or maybe even someone, having drunk too many espressos, imagining themselves to be such a rake.
Rosie Jackson’s new collection is The Light Box: ‘stonking good poems’ Jo Bell
David Briggs’ new pamphlet Vision Helmet… ‘is full of moments of shock and awe, phrases and words that creep up undetected to catch you at the throat and rip the stillness from the room.’ Aaron Kent
Rachael Boast, winner of Bristol Poetry Prize 2015, is author of Sidereal and Pilgrim’s Flower
For more on Matthew Caley: www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/category/matthew-caley
More on Rosie Jackson: www.rosiejackson.org.uk
More on David Briggs: www.david-briggs.com
More on Rachael Boast: www.poetryarchive.org/poet/rachael-boast
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
Fri 7th Oct Midday
The Dance Studio, The Station, SIlver St, Bristol, BS1 2AG
Can Openers
Free
A chance to listen to and meet with poets in a relaxed atmosphere.
Open platform for poetry with special guest reader Pat Simmons
Come along to listen or share.
Hosted by Colin Brown
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
Sat 8th Oct 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3QY
Forget Me Not - An Alzheimer's Whodunnit
£8/£6 concessions
Tickets: rob-gee.eventbrite.com
Rob Gee
Jim’s wife, a patient on a dementia ward, has died from what appears to be natural causes. Jim is a retired police detective and he smells a rat. He’s determined to solve one last murder. The problem is he also has dementia.
It’s a case worthy of the greatest detective mind... but Jim's will have to do.
Written and performed by comic, poet and ex-psychiatric nurse Rob Gee
“A witty, skilful storyteller” Chortle
Forget Me Not has just completed a sold out run across Canada.
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
The Arts House, 108A Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RU
Indigo Dreams Poets on Tour!
£3
Pay on the door
Join Mab Jones, Simon Williams, Ben Banyard, Bethany W Pope and Ben Ray for a memorable evening of poetry from the award-winning Devon-based publisher.
Ffi: bbanyard@yahoo.com
The Mackay, Bristol Grammar School, Elton Road, Bristol, BS8 1SR.
“I made a wish on a sliver of moonlight. A sly grin and a bowl full of stars”
Tickets: £8.00 / £6.00 concessions
Booking:i-made-a-wish.eventbrite.com
Gillian Clarke, Niall Campbell, Deborah Harvey
Gillian Clarke, National Poet of Wales - 'Gillian Clarke is one of the most widely respected and deeply loved poets in the world' - Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate
Niall Campbell poet/author of Moontide – ‘Through poems which are in turn darkly lyrical, atmospheric, humorous and moving, Campbell proves himself an important new voice and a genuine talent to be reckoned with' – John Glenday.
Deborah Harvey poet/author of: Communion; Map Reading For Beginners; and Breadcrumbs. ‘Her honesty draws you in because Harvey knows that honesty is itself an art form. It needs to be strongly crafted; it is a crafted matter; and she makes a persuasive poetry from the matter of experience.’ - David Morley
For More on Gillian Clarke: www.poetryarchive.org/poet/gillian-clarke
For more on Niall Campbell: www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/moontide
For More on Deborah Harvey: www.indigodreams.co.uk/deborah-harvey-breadcrumbs
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
The Greenbank Pub, 57 Bellevue Rd, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6DP
Satellite of Love
Free (Donations)
A monthly showcase with feature guests plus open mic.Sign up from 8.15pm for open mic.
This event raises money for local charities.
Ffi: www.facebook.com/groups/1506646746311682
Spike Island Café-Bar, 133 Cumberland Road, BS1 6UX
"It ain't no sin, to take off your skin and dance around in your bones”
Tickets: £4.00
Pay on the door
Carrie Etter, Matthew Barton, Stewart Carswell
Matthew Barton launches his new collection Family Tree: “Poems which sensitively and economically work their way through captivity, frustration and anger, and emerge with a moment of truth…” – Anthony Thwaite, Sunday Telegraph
Carrie Etter is an American poet/author ofThe Tethers; Divining for Starters; and Imagined Sons - shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry.
Stewart Carswell poet/guitarist, reads from his pamphlet: Knots and branches, newly published by Eyewear Publishing… powerful and atmospheric poetry, shaped by the Forest of Dean.
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
The Conference Room, YHA Bristol, The Grain House, 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
Liberated Words Poetry Film-making Workshop Pt1
£10 (Supported by Bath Spa University)
Booking: chaucer.cameron@gmail.com
With Helen Dewbury and Chaucer Cameron
In this workshop we’ll explore poetry film – what it is and how to create it.
The workshop covers:
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understanding what poetry film is or can be
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viewing poetry films from around the world
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knowing where to find still and moving images
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creating images and film yourself
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where to find music and sound or get it made
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putting it all together
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where to send/show finished work
We will finish day one of the workshop making a group poetry film together. On day two, with support and collaboration, you will have the opportunity to make a poetry film of your own. We will include using archive material, still images and moving film, and using words on the screen and voiceovers. You will be encouraged to bring your own ideas and skills, and push into new realms of what poetry and poetry film can be.
It is useful, but not essential, for you to bring a laptop, and camera or mobile phone capable of taking video. If you do not have a laptop you will not be able to make your own poetry film – but there is still plenty you can learn and experience – so don’t let that put you off.
An online practical handbook is available for all participants.
Please bring a packed lunch. Coffee, tea and snacks are available in the YHA café.
Chaucer and Helen have been making poetry films since 2011 under the poetry film label of Elephantsfootprint, and their poetry films have been screened at: Liberated Words Poetry Film Festival in UK, Visible Verse Poetry Film Festival in Vancouver, Sadho Poetry Film Festival in New Delhi, The Lighthouse Film Poem competition in Poole. They have also screened at events in: Cheltenham Poetry Festival, University of Gloucestershire, Dymock Poets Conference, Film Weston, Bristol Spring Poetry Festival, Writers in the Brewery, The Tivoli and Swindon Festival of Poetry.
Booking: to reserve a place contact Chaucer by email: chaucer.cameron@gmail.com
The Mackay, Bristol Grammar School, Elton Road, Bristol BS8 1SR.
“Got a head full of lightning, a hat full of rain.”
Tickets: £8.00 / £6 concessions
Booking: head-full-of-lightning.eventbrite.com
Helen Mort, Zaffar Kunial, Vahni Capildeo
Vahni Capildeo’s new collection is Measures of Expatriation, it is shortlisted for the 2016 Forward Prize for Best Collection and is a 2016 Poetry Book Society Choice.
‘It is like being brought up hard against an unmoveable rock amidst all the torrents of counterfeited poetry when you catch hold of any poem by Capildeo.’ Rod Mengham
‘Helen Mort is among the brightest stars in the sparkling new constellation of young British poets’ - Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate
Helen Mort was born in Sheffield. Her first collection Division Street was shortlisted for the Costa Prize & the T.S. Eliot Prize. Her new collection No Map Could ​ShowThem is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. She writes a blog called 'Freefall.' Helen is also a runner and the author of Lake District Trail Running.
Zaffar Kunial's first collection of verse was published as part of the Faber New Poets series in 2014.
‘Zaffar Kunial is a real find. His poems are precise, startling in their originality, full of grace. Kunial traces the roots in language to then track the roots in his mixed race identity, effortlessly transporting the reader from one place to another.’ – Jackie Kay
More about Vahni Capildeo: www.forwardartsfoundation.org/poet/vahni-capildeo
More about Helen Mort: www.helenmort.com
More about Zaffar Kunial: www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/zaffar-kunial
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
The Conference Room, YHA Bristol, The Grain House, 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
Liberated Words Poetry Film-making Workshop Pt2
£10 (Supported by Bath Spa University)
Booking: chaucer.cameron@gmail.com
With Helen Dewbury and Chaucer Cameron
In this workshop we’ll explore poetry film – what it is and how to create it.
The workshop covers:
-
understanding what poetry film is or can be
-
viewing poetry films from around the world
-
knowing where to find still and moving images
-
creating images and film yourself
-
where to find music and sound or get it made
-
putting it all together
-
where to send/show finished work
We will finish day one of the workshop making a group poetry film together. On day two, with support and collaboration, you will have the opportunity to make a poetry film of your own. We will include using archive material, still images and moving film, and using words on the screen and voiceovers. You will be encouraged to bring your own ideas and skills, and push into new realms of what poetry and poetry film can be.
It is useful, but not essential, for you to bring a laptop, and camera or mobile phone capable of taking video. If you do not have a laptop you will not be able to make your own poetry film – but there is still plenty you can learn and experience – so don’t let that put you off.
An online practical handbook is available for all participants.
Please bring a packed lunch. Coffee, tea and snacks are available in the YHA café.
Chaucer and Helen have been making poetry films since 2011 under the poetry film label of Elephantsfootprint, and their poetry films have been screened at: Liberated Words Poetry Film Festival in UK, Visible Verse Poetry Film Festival in Vancouver, Sadho Poetry Film Festival in New Delhi, The Lighthouse Film Poem competition in Poole. They have also screened at events in: Cheltenham Poetry Festival, University of Gloucestershire, Dymock Poets Conference, Film Weston, Bristol Spring Poetry Festival, Writers in the Brewery, The Tivoli and Swindon Festival of Poetry.
Booking: to reserve a place contact Chaucer by email: chaucer.cameron@gmail.com
Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA
Bristol Poetry Festival Poetry Slam
Tickets: £8/ £6 concessions
Booking: bristol-festival-slam.eventbrite.com
Hosts: Claire Williamson & Glenn Carmichael
£100 PRIZE – WINNER TAKES ALL
With Poetry Slammers from Bristol, the South West and the UK
Alex Rhodes, Ciaran Hodgers, Claire Guest, Connor McLeod, Eliza Burmistre, Grace Cohen,
Hannah Davies, Imogen Downes, Kathryn O'Driscoll, Polly Denny, Rob Casey, Sam Grudgings,
Sanket Shrestha, Sarah McCreadie, Sven Stears, Tim King and Tim Ledwitch, Hammer & Tongue October Slam winner
Ffi: info@poetrycan.co.uk
Tobacco Factory Theatres, Raleigh Road, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1TF
Milk @ Tobacco Factory
Tickets: £7
Booking: www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/milk
With Jemima Foxtrot's Melody plus Chris Redmond
Milk graces the stage at Tobacco Factory Theatres to bring their signature taste of word magic, and this time they'll be doing this a little differently.
Jemima Foxtrot will be bringing her spoken word show Melody to the proceedings.
Winner of Buxton Festival Fringe's Spoken Word Award, Melody fuses spoken word and song to explore how music attaches itself to memories, people and places. From funk and soul to folk music, in her unique and distinctive style Jemima tells a funny, poignant story of childhood, displacement, growing up, love, migration, heartbreak and joy.
“a glittering show, a gem in every sense, a shining thing” - THE STAGE
There'll also be the coolest man in poetry, creator and frontman of Tongue Fu, Chris Redmond.
Poet, musician, performer and producer. A regular at music and literature festivals both nationally and internationally, Chris has been featured on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 4, XFM, CBBC and Sky Arts. Chris’s debut collection Let The Pig Out is published by Burning Eye Books. Sometimes he goes deep (ish). Other times he’s content to splash around happily in the shallows. Like a poetry narwhal, but skinnier and without the prongy bit.
‘…a wordsmith wizard whose sublime art of storytelling in verse is impossible to ignore” The Poetry Book Society
Plus there'll be two exciting emerging artists to show what they've got: Sam J. Grudgings and Amani Z. Saeed.
Ffi: 0117 902 0344
POETRY CAN WISHES TO EXTEND APPRECIATIVE THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO:
Bristol Grammar School for all its support and in particular for allowing us to use the Mackay Theatre this year.
The University of the West of England for sponsoring the Bristol Poetry Festival 2016.
Arts Council England for its continuing funding of Poetry Can.
All those people who have become members of Poetry Can and whose contributions directly help to fund Bristol Poetry Festival.