4th London Poetry Festival 2008
The Programmes
11th August, Monday: Day Four/The Poetry Party Night
6:00-8:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello
8:00-9:00 First Session
Sarah Wardle
Maggie Butt
Bryan Oliver
Laura Bartholomew
Break: 9:00-9:30
9:30-10:30 Second Session (Includes the Open Mic Session)
Naomi Woddis
Richard Deakin
10:15: 10:30: Music Session
10th August, Sunday: Day Three
Tribute to poet Roi Kwabena who passed away earlier this year
A wonderful poet, a
brilliant performer, a great orator and beautifully warm and full of humanity he
was, poet Roi Kwabena. He passed away earlier this year; lung cancer took him
away!
I do not know what to say! I could still see him at the Poetry Cafe, at RADA at
the 2nd London Poetry Festival 2006. He was on fire that night. I remember
people loved his style of performance and he sang-performed one of his poem:
Obya Man (I am not sure how he spelt it)! He was an Obya Man of today's poetry.
I offer my sincere condolences to friends and family of this great man and great
poet.
To celebrate his life London Poetry Festival will dedicate the Sunday night
(10th of August) to Roi Kwabena.
Colleagues and friends of Roi are invited to join London Poetry Festival to come
together to sing the life of this Beautiful Man. May God keep his soul
beautifully.
Roi Kwabena
6:00-7:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello
7:30-8:30 Poets in Residence Session where five poets in residence at the 4th Festival will read
Break: 8:30-8:50
8:50-10:10 Second Session
Sarah Wardle
Tricia Peak
Anna Lindup
Lauren Elizabeth Pope
Bryan Oliver
Laura Bartholomew
Joshua Seigal
Short Play: Medusa's Snakes
Open Mic Session
10:10: 10:30: Music Session: Paula David Music
9th August, Saturday: Day Two
6:00-7:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello
7:30-8:30 Poets in Residence Session where five poets in residence at the 4th Festival will read
Break: 8:30-8:50
8:50-10:10 Second Session
Sarah Wardle
Tricia Peak
Graham Buchan
Richard Deakin
Lauren Elizabeth Pope
Short Play: Medusa's Snakes
Open Mic Session
10:10: 10:30: Music Session
8th August, Friday: Day One
6:00-7:00: Informal Gathering and Saying Hello
7:30-8:30 Poets in Residence Session where five poets in residence at the 4th Festival will read
Anjan Saha
Break: 8:30-8:50
8:50-9:50 Second Session
Graham Buchan
Richard Deakin
Break 9:50-10:10
10:10-10:30: Open Mic Session
Mick Walsh
Otu Eneema
10:30: 10:50: Music Session: Adam Cookson
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.