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4th London Poetry Festival 2008

8, 9,10 & 11 August: Friday to Monday

 

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4th London Poetry Festival 2008

8, 9 ,10 & 11 August: Friday to Monday

 

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Five Poets in Residence @ the Festival 2008 are: Anjan Saha, Claire Askew, Helen Long, Nnorom Azuonye and Sharon Harriott

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4th London Poetry Festival 2008: 8, 9,10 and 11 August: Friday to Monday

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3rd London Poetry Festival 2007

The Programmes

13th August, Monday: Day Four, the Finale

The Party Night

6:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello

6:30-8:30: All the poets taken part in the festival will take part together and read one after another

        Sarah Wardle 

        Maggie Butt

        Malgorzata Kitowski

        Briony Dennis: Hampshire

        Inua Ellams: Nunhead, London

        Juli Jeana: Southbank, London

        Tom Chivers: East London

        Tricia Peak: Dover

        Philip Kane

        Laura Bartholomew

        Bryan Oliver

        Kerry-Fleur Schleifer

        Helen Long

        Joshua Idehen

        Munayem Mayenin

8:30-9:00: Break

9:00-9:30: Open Mic Session

        Celia Naylor

        Jeanette Thompson

        Joe Mcguire

9:30-10:00: Music Session: 

        Kerry-Fleur Schleifer

12th August, Sunday: Day Three

The European Poetry Night

6:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello

6:30-7:30: Poets in Residence at the 3rd Festival form part of this session

        Sarah Wardle 

        Malgorzata Kitowski

        Philip Kane

        Munayem Mayenin

        Briony Dennis: Hampshire

        Inua Ellams: Nunhead, London

        Juli Jeana: Southbank, London

        Tom Chivers: East London

        Tricia Peak: Dover

        Maggie Sullivan

        Philip Ruthen

     

7:30-7:50: Break

7:50-9:10: Second Session 

                    Tomas Sanchez Santiago (Spain)

                    Dr Natalia Carbajosa (Spain)

                    Gracia Iglesias (Spain)

9:10-9:30: Open Mic Session

                  Uncle G

9:30-10:00: Music Session

                    Kerry-Fleur Schleifer

11th August, Saturday: Day Two

6:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello

6:30-7:30: Poets in Residence at the 3rd Festival form part of this session

        Briony Dennis: Hampshire

        Inua Ellams: Nunhead, London

        Juli Jeana: Southbank, London

        Tom Chivers: East London

        Tricia Peak: Dover

7:30-7:50: Break

7:50-9:10: Second Session 

        Maggie Butt

       Malgorzata Kitowski

       Munayem Mayenin

      Helen Long

      Joshua Idehen

      Philip Kane

       Laura Batholomew

        Bryan Oliver

9:10- 9:30: Open Mic Session

        John Simpson

        Kathleen James

        Uncle G

9:30-10:00: Music Session:

    Kerry-Fleur Schleifer

     The Exmen (Glasgow) 

 

10th August, Friday: Day One

6:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello

6:30: Inauguration  

6:50-7:40: Poets in Residence at the 3rd Festival would read at this session

        Briony Dennis: Hampshire

        Inua Ellams: Nunhead, London

        Juli Jeana: Southbank, London

        Tom Chivers: East London

        Tricia Peak: Dover

        7:40-8:00 Break

8:00-9:00: Second Session

        Sarah Wardle 

        Maggie Butt

        Malgorzata Kitowski

        Munayem Mayenin

        Philip Kane

        Helen Long

        Joshua Idehen

        Tomas Sanchez Santiago (Spain)

        Dr Natalia Carbajosa (Spain)

         Gracia Iglesias (Spain)

         9:10-9: 30: Open Mic Session

        Anna Lindup

9:30-10:00: Music Session: 

        Kerry-Fleur Schleifer

        The Exmen (Glasgow) 

 

 

People who would like to read at the OPEN MIC Sessions should send us two poems (not too long) they would like to read and they would be informed whether or when they could read. OPEN MIC slots would be agreed beforehand and the names of the readers would be published here.

 

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