Poets, Writers, Storytellers, Readers, Singers, Rappers, Comedians, Clowns and Farm Animals - including Adisa, Ahren Warner, Andrew Bailey, Annie Freud, Bad Idea Magazine, Baden Prince Junior, Barbara Taylor, Catherine Martindale, Charly Flynn, Deirdre Cartwright Trio, Donut Press, Dreda Say Mitchell, Fragments & Monuments, Gavin Osborn, Guy Jackson, Gwyneth Herbert, Gypsy Girl, Harry Deansway, Henning When, Hugo Williams, Iain Sinclair, Jacob Ross, Jae Watson, Joe Ambrose, Joe Dunthorne, Joe Wilkinson, John Hegey, Joy Budham, Kolton Lee, Lazy Gramophone, Legend Press, Maia Press, Martin White, Martina Evans, Matt Saunders, Maya Productions Playwrights, Michael Horovitz, Michael Rosen, Mr Solo, Nathan Penlington, Neal Zetter, Niall O'Sullivan, Nude Magazine, Paloma Faith, Paul Hickman, Pen Pusher, Pete Young, Poem In Between People, Polar Bear, Rebecca Strong, Rhian Edwards, Roddy Lumsden, Russell Celyn Jones, Scroobius Pip, Simon Munnery, Stewart Lee, Tamsin Kendrick, Tim Turnbull, Tim Wells, The Fix, Wayne Smith, Will Ashon, Ventriloquist, Zashiki Warashi, and you...
Write to Ignite, Hackney Word Festival 2007, is a diverse celebration of the word in all its glorious forms from the best of Hackney's word artists. Expect amazing words in strange places and strange words in amazing places - including Hackney City Farm and The Clown Museum.
This year, Write to Ignite has crowned Michael Rosen Hackney’s Poet Laureate. He will be making many appearances throughout the festival, including the Poetry Street Party on the 7th September, a family workshop on 15th September, and culminating in a performance of specially commissioned poems about Hackney Streets performed in The Round Chapel on 26th September.
Throughout Write to Ignite, one street in Hackney will receive a poetic makeover, and be transformed into Poetry Street. Wander down to Chatsworth Road, E5, and expect to see poems where you wouldn’t expect them - cafes, shops, homes, waiting rooms, pavements and parks will all be lyrically pampered.
Other highlights include readings, performances, discussions and workshops from John Hegley, Scroobius Pip, Iain Sinclair, Tim Wells, Annie Freud, Simon Munnery, Gwyneth Herbert, Hugo Williams, Baden Prince, Tim Turnbull, Adisa and Stewart Lee and many, many more.
The festival will culminate in an all day event on the 29th September in Hoxton Hall – with stalls featuring independent publishers and alternative magazines, a free Book Swap, readings from local authors, a poetry open mic, and a show that explores contemporary performance poetry as a musical-hall tradition: “The poet aspires to the condition of the music-hall comedian”, said T.S. Eliot, and we plane to test that statement.
Write to Ignite runs from 3rd – 29th September 2007 in venues throughout Hackney.
i had a really nice time last night at brown's shoe shop of curiosities. thanks for putting together a great evening, and for inviting me to read. long live write to ignite!
Cultural icons, Morocco, Debbie Harry & Chelsea Hotel performance..........
Read Paul Hawkins’ interview with Chelsea Hotel Manhattan author Joe Ambrose. Ambrose will be doing the first ever reading from the book at Brown’s Shoe Store in London’s Hackney on Monday, September 24th at 7pm. Ambrose talks about this event, about living in the Chelsea, seeing Debbie Harry in action, travelling through Morocco, and outsider life here
Chelsea Hotel Manhattan The first reading from Joe Ambrose’s book about New York’s legendary bohemian hotel.
Chelsea Hotel Manhattan (Headpress) – extreme travel writing about New York’s infamous bohemian hangout, exploring the countercultural world of Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, Brendan Behan, Johnny Thunders, Sid and Nancy, William Burroughs, and others famous for five minutes, never famous at all, or famous forever – is due out in November. This is the very first reading from it.
Thanks for an AMAZING evening last night. John was on hilarious form, the exhibition the perfect, slightly eerie setting, and I laughed so much my belly hurts today. Can't wait for Friday's Poetry Street Party... I'll have to get my belly in training. x
Nice one! Send me some details (listings@metaroar.com) and I'll get them out via the FYI mailing list. Be good to feature you on Metaroar.com as well...
Thank You for the add. If you ever get a chance to visit London then hope you come to see us at SKAvoovie next SKAvoovie date: Wednesday 25 July and every fourth Wednesday of the month
