London Poetry Festival Part and Parcel of London's Cultural Life and Landscape 5th London Poetry Festival 2009 7, 8, 9 & 10 August: Friday to Monday

London Poetry Festival Part and Parcel of London's Cultural Life and Landscape contact at londonpoetryfestival dot com 5th London Poetry Festival 2009 7, 8, 9 & 10 August: Friday to Monday

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The 4th London Poetry Festival 2008 has concluded the celebration on Monday night, August 11th in a beautiful atmosphere and hope to come back in August next year. A huge Thank you to all the six Poets in Residence: Anjan Saha, Claire Askew, Catherine Brogan, Helen Long, Nnorom Azuonye and Sharon Harriott  and all the poets, musicians and spoken word artists, all the people who attended the four evenings and all the people who supported the evening.    London Poetry Festival was on BBC Nikki Bedi Show: August 5

Read about the Festival 2008  Photos of the 4th Festival 2008 By Claire Askew

Shakespeare's Globe and LPF Working Together for Poetre/Verse-play: Special Offer on Glyn Maxwell' Liberty . 13 Performances only: 31 August – 4 October. Best Available Seats at £15 ( Normal price £33). Come and learn more about The Globe at the 4th LPF

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

Isabel Galleymore

Bryan Oliver

Laura Bartholomew

 Anjan Saha

Claire Askew

Catherine Brogan

Helen Long

Nnorom Azuonye

Sharon Harriott

Joshua Seigal

Break: 9:00-9:30

9:30-10:30 Second Session (Includes the Open Mic Session)

Naomi Woddis

Richard Deakin

Ron Nichols

Paula David

10:15: 10:30: Music Session

Louise Donkin

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

Anjan Saha

Claire Askew

Catherine Brogan

Helen Long

Nnorom Azuonye

Sharon Harriott

Isabel Galleymore

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

Anjan Saha

Claire Askew

Catherine Brogan

Helen Long

Nnorom Azuonye

Sharon Harriott

Isabel Galleymore

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

Claire Askew

Catherine Brogan

Helen Long

Nnorom Azuonye

Sharon Harriott

Isabel Galleymore

Break: 8:30-8:50

8:50-9:50 Second Session

Sarah Wardle

Graham Buchan

Tricia Peak

Joshua Seigal

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.

Contact Information : Festival Director: Munayem Mayenin

Postal address: City of London

Electronic mail:  contact at londonpoetryfestival dot com   Please write to us with questions, queries, suggestions, complaints, praises,  proposals or comments about London Poetry Festival, and this web site. Photo used on the home page is of 2nd London Poetry Festival 2006 by Donal Lennon

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