Very short notice I know, but today, between 1-2pm, in the Committee Room, 2nd Floor, Manchester Central Library (in partnership with Bloodaxe) there is a free poetry reading featuring Clare Shaw and Jackie Kay.
I won't be at the poetry, but tonight I will be over at Manchester's Common bar, attending the midweek Licktronica event, where the superb Helios will be playing live. Helios's new CD Eingya is gorgeous, wonderful, fabulous ... As is just about everything else on the peerless Type label.
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And talking of poetry - which you were - and Jackie Kay - which you were - and new technology which you were, below - can I draw your attention to the stunning www.ipoems.org.uk and www.poetryvideojukebox.com
launching at Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1D 3NE 6.30-8.30 October 3 2006
ON the video jukebox catch: Jean 'Binta' Breeze, Tom Leonard, Ian McMillan
On iPoems
hear the above, plus (eg)
John Hegley
Edward Kamau Braithwaite
tony Harrison
John Cooper Clarke
Roger McGough
Jayne Cortez
Moniza Alvi
Matthew Sweeney
Joolz Denby
Patience Agbabi
Adrian Mitchell
Benjamin Zephaniah
can it get better than this? Probably not.