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London Book And Poetry Events: 8-14 May 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week The Radical Bookfair comes to Bishopsgate. Image: www.inkopinko.com. Plan Ahead LITERATURE FESTIVAL: The Asia House Literature...
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Confront Your Shame At The Roundhouse
This is a sponsored article on behalf of the Roundhouse. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? How did it make you feel? We’ve all done things we regret, but they make us who we are. Shame is a new...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 15-21 May 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Literary Death Match takes place on 15 May Plan Ahead LITERATURE FESTIVAL: The Asia House Literature Festival runs 6-21 May, with...
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Shows By Mark Grist And Kate Tempest At Roundhouse
This is a sponsored article on behalf of the Roundhouse. Mark Grist in Rogue Teacher Remember Mark Grist, the English teacher-turned-poet whose YouTube video racked up 4 million views when he took on...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 22-28 May 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Daunt Books has several author events going on this week. Details below. Plan Ahead STOKE NEWINGTON: Stoke Newington Literary...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 29 May-4 June 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Brixton Book Jam takes place on 2 June. Image: JimBob @ Lambeth country Show by Stuart Taylor. Plan Ahead STOKE NEWINGTON: Stoke...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 5-11 June 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Penguins are the subject of a literary event at London Zoo on Wednesday Plan Ahead SHORT STORY FESTIVAL: The first ever London...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 12-18 June 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Five authors talk for 15 minutes each on Monday. Literary Festivals KEATS HOUSE: The Keats House Festival is now underway....
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London Book And Poetry Events: 19-25 June 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Literary Festivals FOYLES FLAGSHIP: The new Foyles flagship store on Charing Cross Road is now open. The Grand Reopening Festival...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 26 June-2 July 2014
Bob Mazzer is at Rich Mix on Monday to show his collection of Tube photos. Literary Festival FOYLES FLAGSHIP: The new Foyles flagship store on Charing Cross Road is now open. The Grand Reopening...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 3-9 July 2014
Drink Shop Do hosts a Speakeasy evening on Tuesday. Literary Festival FOYLES FLAGSHIP: The Grand Reopening Festival comes to an end on Saturday. Remaining events include The Great Bookshop Debate and...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 10-16 July 2014
Pop-Up Festival brings books to life for children. Photo: Patrick Boyd/Pop Up Projects Festivals STREATHAM FESTIVAL: Although not entirely dedicated to literature, Streatham Festival has a couple of...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 17-23 July 2014
Tongue Fu comes to Rich Mix on Saturday. Literary Festival POETRY INTERNATIONAL: Southbank Centre’s Poetry International festival, founded in 1967 by Ted Hughes, has poetry, film and spoken word...
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Young Poets Go Head To Head At Camden Roundhouse
For the past seven years, budding Wordsworths have taken part in Roundhouse’s Poetry Slam. This year, the competition is back, offering poets aged 16-25 from across the UK a chance to perform their...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 24-30 July 2014
Take a Keats-themed tour around Hampstead, from Keats House. See Saturday. Thursday 24 July ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH: The Poetry Cafe hosts the launch of Poets in the Afternoon, a small anthology by 32 poets...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 31 July-6 August 2014
Catch poet Mario Petrucci for an evening of war poetry on Wednesday. Thursday 31 July COMEDY BOOK: Comedian Katy Brand is discussing her debut novel, Brenda Monk is Funny, at Waterstone’s Piccadilly....
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London Book And Poetry Events: 7-13 August 2014
Head to Brick Lane Bookshop for the launch of East London Suffragettes. Thursday 7 August POETRY AFTERNOON: The Poetry Cafe in Covent Garden hosts Poetry @ 3, a daytime poetry open mic where poets can...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 14-20 August 2014
Young poets go head to head at the Roundhouse Slam final on Thursday. Thursday 14 August KEW GARDENS HISTORY: Brian Webb and Peyton Skipwith make an appearance at Waterstone’s Hampstead to talk about...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 21-27 August 2014
Magical storytelling with London Dreamtime. Thursday 21 August UNDERSTANDING SHAKESPEARE: St James Studio near Victoria has a Shakespeare masterclass with Giles Taylor. More for thespians than casual...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 28 August-3 September 2014
Catch an adaptation of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner at Southbank Centre Thursday 28 August SOVIET GHOSTS: Fine art photographer, Rebecca Litchfield is at Waterstone’s Croydon for the signing of her...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 4-10 September 2014
See the new Tom Phillips exhibition at Southbank Centre Festivals Battersea Literature Festival is going on until 14 September, with David Mitchell, dogs, and a woman in a window. Thursday 4 September...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 11-17 September 2014
Author Kate Mosse talks taxidermy at Horniman Museum Festivals Battersea Literature Festival is going on until 14 September, with David Mitchell, dogs, and a woman in a window. Hampstead and Highgate...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 18-24 September 2014
Join Londonist for family storytelling onboard a boat on Sunday © Jenny Woolf Thursday 18 September SEWING BEE: Stuart Hillard, semi-finalist on BBC2’s Great British Sewing Bee, is at John Lewis on...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 25 September-1 October 2014
Ongoing Soho Literary Festival takes place at Soho Theatre until 28 September, covering everything from wine to the class divide. See the full line-up. Events are £9 each, and need to be prebooked....
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London Book And Poetry Events: 2-8 October 2014
An evening with Benjamin Zephaniah Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author and book themed talks and walks dotted...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 9-15 October 2014
Hilary Mantel is at Southbank Centre Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author and book themed talks and walks...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 16-22 October 2014
Richard Madeley is the subject of this week’s Grosvenor House Literati. Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author-...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 23-29 October 2014
Crick Crack Club is at The Forge on 29 October Ongoing Throughout October, Footprints of London tour guides are running the Literary Footprints Festival, with over 40 author- and book-themed talks and...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 30 October-5 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. Graham Norton speaks about his new memoir at Southbank Centre Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going on throughout November in...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 6-12 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. The people behind Richmond Literary Festival firmly advocate book igloos Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going on throughout...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 13-19 November 2014
Follow @LondonistLit for our pick of that day’s literary events. See a performance of The Shipwrecked House on Thursday courtesy of Penned In The Margins Ongoing Richmond Literature Festival is going...
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A Guide To Spoken Word Nights In London
Photo of Rob Auton by Wasi Daniju. The days of stuffy, pretentious performance poetry in empty hipster cafés are long gone. The contemporary spoken word scene is dynamic, playful and far from dull....
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Reasons You Shouldn’t Miss Standby For Tape Back-Up
Photo: Paul Blakemore Londonist Rating: ★★★★★ It shouldn’t work This is just one man and a video screen with clips of telly from the 90s. How then — really, how? — does that turn into one of the most...
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A Baptism Of Fire To The World Of The Spoken Word
Today I will lose my virginity in the back streets of London. As I walk along cobbled roads in Soho lined with neon signs of dancing bodies, I’m starting to freak out about my performance this...
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The Last Word Festival: Picks From The Performers Themselves
The world’s most celebrated spoken word artists will be wrapping their tongues around a fortnight dedicated to the art form at The Last Word festival this month. With performances at the Roundhouse...
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London Book And Poetry Events: 1-7 May 2014
Author appearances, poetry and spoken word events in London this week Playwright Alan Bennett comes to the National Theatre. Plan Ahead LITERATURE FESTIVAL: The Asia House Literature Festival runs from...
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