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Super Heroes of Slam - Hebden Bridge

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Sunday 5th July - Superheroes of Slam in association with Commonword
Hole in T’Wall pub, 6pm prompt.
This is heat 2 of the event that we are organising with Commonword, which will culminate in a grand final in Manchester in October. It’ll be the usual nerve-jangling slam set-up. 1st Prize £50, 2nd Prize £20 and a bottle of wine for the runner-up.

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Wednesday 1st July 2009 8:46 am

News

BBC poetry slam success

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Manchester poets Michael Wilson and Ben Mellor (pictured) are through to the semi-finals of the BBC national poetry slam championships after...

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Friday 3rd July 2009 10:01 pm

V - Literature Internet Radio

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The ink never dries on PA...

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Friday 3rd July 2009 12:21 pm

Busking 4 Beer - Tour Dates

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Busking 4 Beer - Poetry & Acoustic tour with MC Jeffarama (pictured) and open mic, in association with Half Evil and Write Out Loud - DAT...

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Friday 26th June 2009 8:01 pm

Pete Crompton Breaks Ankle

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Pete Crompton (pictured at an event in Wigan earlier this month), well know, well respected and even loved, North West poet has broken his ankle i...

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Wednesday 24th June 2009 11:58 pm

Spotlight Writing Surgeries - Lancaster

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Work In Progress - Writing Surgeries
Whether you are just starting out or have been writing for some time...
Whether you write for performance or th...

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Wednesday 24th June 2009 7:51 am

Beverley Poetry Day 27th June

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Poetry is in the air at the moment – get a lung-full in Beverley on 27 June at the East Riding Poetry Day

East Riding Poetry Day offers you the...

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Monday 22nd June 2009 10:04 am

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Poem Of The Month

This Land's Not Your Land

by Elvis McGonagall

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This month's poem was chosen by Jeremy Page who says of it, "There are so many things I admire about this
poem: I love its energy, its verve, the fo...

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Hovis Presley Obituary

by Toby Hadoke

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It was the 4th anniversary of Hovis's death earlier this month and we thought we'd mark it by reprinting Tony Hadoke's obituary. Richard was a regular...

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Monday 15th June 2009 8:28 pm

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