cellar june listings

Hello all,

Well, after two months of running a weekly poetry event, I haven’t burnt out or been slung out on my arse. If anyone’s been impressed with previous bills, then some of these bookings should blow you away!

If any more info is required, then please check out my blog www.x-bout.com/cellar , including my own personal views on what transpired at the cellar slam this past weekend.

All the best in the meantime, here come the June Listings:

The Cellar

Every Saturday at the Poetry Café

22 Betterton Street

Covent Garden tube

Show starts 8pm

£5/3concs

Floor spots available on the night

June 4^th

Luke Wright- Acerbic, satirical snipes at the MTV-numbed attention spans that couldn’t even reach the end of this blurb…

Annie Freud- Sublimely crafted verse, bursting with wit, imagery and raw human narratives. She don’t half read well too.

Patricia Foster- Warm, detailed stories laced with humour and surprising truths. Always compelling.

June 11^th

Hugo Williams- Calm, assured, intelligent verse that never loses touch with the listener. A must see set from one of Britain’s biggest poets.

Salena Saliva Godden- Speaking on behalf of every seedy little corner of the city, the undisputed queen of the performance poetry scene.

June 18^th

Les Robinson- Author of Winterburn brings all of the subtleties of twilight, autumn, silence and memory into crisp brilliant clarity.

Agnes Meadows- Reading from her brilliant forthcoming collection At Damascus Gate on Good Friday. A real, vivid experience of life in Gaza.

Jeremy Quinn- Milligan, Cutleresque takes on the whimsies of modern living. A master craftsman of the dog poem.

June 25^th

Julian Fox- Star of Radio 4’s On A Lonely Planet, tries out new material from his forthcoming one-man show. Very funny and surprisingly moving.

Annette Donivar- Winner of the only New Blood slam, warped but sensual urban fairy tails that evoke Angela Carter at her best.

And finally, all the way from Edinburgh, our very special guest

Tim Turnbull- Tight, punchy, verse, spat out with vigour. Change of underwear may be required on the night…