Writers featured in S/S/Y/K to date include: Hayley Buckland, Tim Cockburn, Margot Douaihy, Matthew Gregory, Nathan Hamilton, Robert Herbert, Agnes Lehoczky, Mollye Miller, Ruth Sanders.
S/S/Y/K (2) contains the art of Oliver Beavis, Richard Dinnis and Charlotte Morris.
This here is our notoriously vigorous discussion group
Poetry London, The Rialto, Ambit, The Believer, Le Gun, McSweeney's, The Fred, Zembla, Poetry Review, Nimbus...
Sounds Like
S/S/Y/K CD OUT AUGUST 2008!
1. Rain caught in a lampshade – BabyGrand
2. Hatbands – The Boycott Coca Cola Experience
3. The Storm – Charly Morris
4. Milk Tooth – Domestic Flight
5. Sol Para Mimy – CoCofKa
6. Halflife – Will Barlow
7. Sixtieth Birthday – Miss Sills
8. That's for sure – Shane Olinski
9. Godless Girl – Mat Riviere
10. Fingerpainting – King and the Olive Fields
11. Holding Pattern – Christa Harris & M Bromley
12. OwlBoxFour – The Owl Box
13. Fall In – The Middle Ones
14. Windsor – Greg Scrase
Stop Sharpening Your Knives is a loose affiliation of poets, artists and musicians who put on readings and gigs in Norwich and London. They publish the S/S/Y/K series of poetry and illustration anthologies.
S/S/Y/K started life in 2005, when Sam Riviere and Jack Underwood put together S/S/Y/K (1), a collection of eight young poets who met in Norwich. This happened because the Art School ran out of money to produce a poetry anthology of its students.
Since then they have organised two fringe events at the Wells Poetry Festival, impromptu soapbox readings at private views, and appeared at such prestigious events as the Troubadour readings, the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival, and London Wordfest, as well as numerous gigs and poetry nights.
In 2007 S/S/Y/K (2) came out. An altogether bulkier and glossier production it features a foreword by Lavinia Greenlaw, the work of nine poets and three illustrators. It was launched in London on September 6th, and received favourable mentions in The Guardian, The Rialto and elsewhere.
This year sees the launch of the the first S/S/Y/K CD, showcasing a range of musicians from London, Norwich and Paris, including Miss Sills, The Middle Ones, The Boycott Coca Cola Experience and many more. These artists treat genres like the meaningless divisions they are, spanning anti-folk to electronica, lyrical pop to sub bass, tape hiss to impressions. The limited edition CD contains original artwork by Zoe Taylor and comes with free badges of her specially commissioned pieces for S/S/Y/K. Release: August 2008.
S/S/Y/K (3) is launched in Norwich and London June 2009
S/S/Y/K has big plans for the future. Maybe too big. Who can say if history will hail them as visionaries or condemn them as fools? Whichever it may be, you can get involved and help them further the cause by signing up here.
What they say about S/S/Y/K–
"A remarkable gathering of emerging poets" – Lavinia Greenlaw
"Energy, maturity and sharpness" – George Szirtes
"The poems here provide a reality check on what has long been no more than poetic self-delusion" – James Sutherland-Smith
"Individualistic, anarchic, dissident, argumentative, fun. I wish I'd written some of these myself" – Hugo Williams
Hi there! We're holding a competition at SUPERSWEET and you could win an exhibition at Beyond Retro as part of their East End Lights series + a month’s worth of exposure on our digital Art Gallery in Feb 2010. Click on the banners if you're interested in finding out more!
Halloooohah!
We would love your company at our single launch party for Muscle Belt (out on Fantastic Plastic) on Sunday March 15 at Norwich Arts Centre.
The night is also to help us raise some money for our airfares to Texas for sxsw. We hope you'll come and support us on our way! We will also be organising a bearsuit cake stall and bear kissing booth to raise extra funds.
Also playing will be the ever splendid BROWNIES and THE MIDDLE ONES - a tops night all round then!
See you there hopefully
xx
ps, click on the link below to buy your tickets... only five english pounds!
Dear friends,
We invite you to our single launch party for Muscle Belt (out on Fantastic Plastic) on Sunday March 15 at Norwich Arts Centre.
The night is also to help us raise some money for our airfares to Texas for sxsw. We hope you'll come and support us on our way!
Also playing will be the ever splendid BROWNIES and THE MIDDLE ONES - a tops night all round then!
See you there bear buddies!
xx
ps, click on the link below to buy your tickets... only five english pounds!
pps, Michael Jackson fancy dress optional
Dear friends, We invite you to our single launch party for Muscle Belt (out on Fantastic Plastic) on Sunday March 15 at Norwich Arts Centre.
The night is also to help us raise some money for our airfares to Texas for sxsw. We hope you'll come and support us on our way! Also playing will be the ever splendid BROWNIES and THE MIDDLE ONES - a tops night all round then! See you there bear buddies! xx ps, click on the link below to buy your tickets... only five english pounds! pps, Michael Jackson fancy dress optional
Cheers for the CD enjoying it a lot (and the badges!) hope the launch party went well :) if something comes up and you need some sort of electronic music give me a shout
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