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Devonshire cream POETRY AT APPLEDORE BOOK FESTIVAL
TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER in ST MARYS HALL, APPLEDORE
Devon in all its aspects is the theme of this lively poetry event. A group of Devon
poets, Jann Wirz, Tish Brown, Paula Newberry, Julie-
100 thousand poets for change
SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER @ EPICENTRE, PAIGNTON
A glorious multi-
Poets around the world took part today with simultaneous individual events in a demonstration/celebration of poetry to promote social and political change.
Over 335 cities representing 68 countries signed up to make this global initiative a success through poetry readings, political demonstrations, community picnics, awareness events, parades, and more!
Adjusting the contrast -
FRIDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 8pm @ KINGSBRIDGE INN, TOTNES
with original songs from Peter Farrie & Katie Whitehouse and spoken word from Susan Taylor & Simon Williams
A quirky look at the ups and downs of love through poetry and song.
Partners in poetry, Susan Taylor & Simon Williams team up with two hard hitting singer songwriters, Peter Farrie and Katie Whitehouse to make up Adjusting the Contrast.
Their 3-
Each story is told in poetry and song, written and performed with heartfelt feeling. Full of variety, laughter, tears and truths.
"A delight for everyone" -
A Totnes Festival event. Tickets £5/£4 on the door.
THE kingsbridge COCKTAIL
FRIDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 8pm @ KINGSBRIDGE INN, TOTNES
This hugely popular acoustic session, new to Totnes, launched by Simon Williams & Susan Taylor, who have been organising the one and only Trade Winds sessions at Scoriton, up on Dartmoor, for many a long year now. a Totnes Festival event.
Susan Taylor & Simon Williams poetry events at Ways With Words 2011
Spirit of the Land and Language -
THURSDAY 14th JULY
STUDY & WRITING WORKSHOP ON THE TED HUGHES POETRY TRAIL at Stover Country Park, Stover (1/4 mile off A38 towards Newton Abbot)
led by Susan Taylor and Simon Williams.
The Trail consists of sixteen specially designed poetry posts, each featuring a Hughes
poem. Eleven poets walked the trail together and then looked at one of the poems
in more depth, at the on-
Touching the sky -
FRIDAY 15th JULY UPPER GATEHOUSE, DARTINGTON HALL
with poems by Susan Taylor & Simon Williams
and original guitar compositions by Stephen Yates
Interludes of music and poetry inspired by night time and day time skies, flight and all things aerial. This event was part of the Oversteps Poetry Day at Ways With Words.
Trade winds, THE EVERGREEN, HAPPILY RETURNS!
SUNDAY 17th JULY 6pm UPPER GATEHOUSE, DARTINGTON HALL
Trade Winds is a long established Devon seeding ground for poets, singer songwriters and storytellers, new and experienced. This afternoon a Ways With Words special event welcomed festival goers to add their voices to the mix with short performance pieces.
Oxfam poetry fest -
SUNDAY 17th JULY THE BARREL HOUSE, TOTNES
with poets, Matt Harvey * Jackie Juno * Clive Pig, * Jade Moon * Susan Taylor, Simon
Williams * Richard Thomas * Will Berisch-
A grand scale performance poetry event to entertain, combined with the Oxfam Poetry Slam for the best poem with an Oxfam/Social Justice/Third World Theme. Tim King took the prize.
Founding Voices – an interactive poetry walk
SUNDAY 10th JULY in DARTINGTON GARDENS
with Pamela Sandry Gorman, Susan Taylor & Simon Williams
This bespoke walk offered a chance to hear poems inspired by Dartington’s quintessential English landscape, plus voices from the past, including the founding pioneers of Dartington, Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst... plus a chance to write spontaneous snatches of poetry, too.
Making books -
SUNDAY 10th JULY in THE DUKE’S ROOM, DARTINGTON HALL
Carol Ballenger & Graham Hodgson showed how Arts Live gets books published, from
traditional methods through to self-
Tickets £6
An exhibition of Carol Ballenger’s photographs & Arts Live books is being shown at The Cider Press Centre from June 10th to July 20th.
Fire in the belly AT THE BARREL hOUSE, TOTnes
FUNDRAISER FOR TOTNES LANTERN PROCESSION
THURSDAY 30th JUNE 7.30pm for 8pm start
Totnes saw a very exciting show of poetry & song, mc’d by Simon Williams. Definitely one of the hottest June tickets in town!
Heading the guest list were: Alice Oswald & Bard of Exeter, Clive Pig, plus songs from Viva women’s choir, Becky Brine & Peter Farrie & spoken word from Jade Moon, Jennie Osborne, Helen Sands & Susan Taylor
Adjusting the contrast at GALLERY 36, EXETER
SATURDAY 28th MAY
Exc!Te Poetry & Gallery 36 presented a quirky cabaret on love and life
with Susan Taylor & Simon Williams (poems)
and Peter Farrie & Katie Whitehouse (songs)
This show included picnicing among the fabulous gallery spaces, pianola, frog chorus & flying chiffon, as well as songs and poems, of course!
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Kindled at THE BARREL HOUSE, TOTNES
SUNDAY 29th MAY
A magnificent eight poets in performance appeared together for the first time in
Totnes. Kindle is a project started by Apples & Snakes, England’s top performance
poetry promoter. These poets were in the original Kindle group and were put through
their paces by a number of leading spoken word artists... They are a fantastically
diverse bunch of entertainers -
They were: (drum roll) Clive Pig & Jackie Juno the two bards of Exeter, Jade Moon, Tim King, MCMC Spoken, Simon Williams, Richard Thomas, Susan Taylor.
Dartington reflections at THE TAGORE FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 6th MAY 12 noon
BARN THEATRE, DARTINGTON HALL
Arts Live talk by Carol Ballenger, the Dartington photographer about her forthcoming book, Dartington Reflections, a photographic record of Dartington’s magnificent setting in all seasons. The talk was illustrated by Carol’s landscape photographs and excerpts from the book, including new poems by a number of poets with connections to Dartington, as well as quotes from the archive. These texts were presented by Susan Taylor.
Launch party – Domestic cherry
TUESDAY 3rd MAY -
the launch of a new annual magazine!
Mrs. Mabel Watson, Editor of Domestic Cherry, says that she enjoys being astonished and marvels at women who can be creative and write well while scrambling over their children or gasping from the bottom of a washing basket.’ Mabel also believes that more fun should be had in writing and publishing, and more sharing. She has welcomed playful, happy, and edgy writing to her new magazine, as well as dark experimental stuff that may be as thick as treacle. She likes treacle and wants to celebrate sharing.
Tonight, Mrs Watson celebrated with readings, presented by contributors to Domestic Cherry, and shared Chardonnay, provided by the Swindon Festival of Literature.
Fool’s kindle at EPICENTRE BOOK CAFE, PAIGNTON
FRIDAY 1st APRIL
April Fool’s Day saw the Kindle poets, recently a sell-
* Jackie Juno * Tim King * Andrew Lavender * Jade Moon * Clive Pig *
* Susan Taylor * Richard Thomas * James Turner * Simon Williams *
Sugar & spice cabaret for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
TUESDAY 8th MARCH at THE BARREL HOUSE, TOTNES
in aid of Womankind Worldwide, this memorable day, 8th March was the centenary of
International Women’s Day -
A virtuoso banquet of wonderful acts, MC’d by Jackie Juno, the irresistable Demi-
Becky Brine * Ellie Davies * Hinge & Thicket * Laura Howe * Lucy Lepchani * Me in Art * Jade Moon * Susan Taylor * Adelia * amazingly sweet & surprisingly spicy harmonies from “Viva” *
Forked IN THE B-
THURSDAY 20th JANUARY 2011
An astounding line up of Devon poets, all buddied up on Apples & Snakes KINDLE to roll and rock a packed house! They were: the newly appointed combined bards of Exeter, Jackie Juno & Clive Pig, Plymouth’s own Mama Tokus * James Turner * Richard Thomas * Jade Moon * Tim King * Susan Taylor * Simon Williams * Kristina Bieganski * MCMC Spoken
Templar poetry festival at MASSON MILLS, MATLOCK BATH
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12th to SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14th 2010
This weekend festival saw the launch of this year’s four prize-
Trade winds at THE TRADESMANS ARMS, SCORITON
SUNDAY 24th OCTOBER
The one, the original, the enormously long-
M’c’d by Simon Williams, with occasional interruptions from Susan!
Templar poetry festival at MASSON MILLS, MATLOCK BATH
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12th to SUNDAY NOVEMBER 14th
This weekend festival saw the launch of this year’s four prize-
Acoustic night @ halo cafe bar
MONDAY 6th SEPTEMBER
141 GLOUCESTER ROAD, BISHOPSTON, BRISTOL
Bristol’s longest running acoustic night, run by a team of people who love & live words and music. They’re poets, musicians & technicians who work together voluntarily, to produce fornightly open mic events and some with special guests.
Spirit of the Land and Language -
SATURDAY 11th SEPTEMBER
The Classroom, Stover Country Park, Stover (1/4 mile off A38 on A38 2 towards Newton Abbot)
A poetry study and writing day on the Ted Hughes Poetry Trail at Stover Country Park, with Susan Taylor and Simon Williams. The Trail consists of sixteen specially designed poetry posts, each featuring a Hughes poem. We will begin by walking the trail, which is a level pathway and takes about two hours. The park is a wildlife haven for many species, including water birds and dragonflies, which bring to life the themes of the Hughes poems.
In the classroom at the on-
Susan and Simon have long felt an affinity with the voice of Ted Hughes, due to their work at the Arvon Foundation when he was a presiding presence there.
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