Tuesday, February 12, 2008

The London Word Festival: 20th February - 14th March

LONDON WORD FESTIVAL

"From Blogs to Boggle; from poetic lyricism to lyric poetry; from diaspora to the double-dactyl; from politics to play-texts; from publishing to pop culture, and the plain cult... This is LONDON WORD FESTIVAL - putting words centre-stage."

Click here for event/venue/time details
www.myspace.com/londonwordfestival
Tickets:www.wegottickets.com/f/216

Festival Lineup (as of 21/1/08)
Venues: Bardens Boudoir, Bedroom Bar, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club, Bishopsgate Institute, Cargo, George Tavern, Gramaphone, Hoxton Hall

Feb 20 > Festival Launch + Permanent Tourist
Feb 22 > Josie Long + Frieze (Tim Key & Tom Basden) + Ginger & Black + Jimmy The Homeless
Feb 23 > The School for Gifted Children hosted by Robin Ince with Ben Goldacre, Ben Moor, Rich Sandling, Helen Zaltzman and Martin White
Feb 25 > Saul Williams (spoken word) + dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip + Polar Bear (MC) + Charlie Dark (DJ) *** SOLD OUT ***
Feb 26 > Richard Herring + Simon Munnery + Matthew Crosby (MC)
Feb 28 > Joshua Ferris + Joe Dunthorne + Richard Milward
Feb 29 > Making Nothing Happen: Mario Petrucci, Melanie Challenger, Caspar Henderson, Neil Astley
Mar 04 > Words in Progress: Lizzie Nunnery, Tim Price, Joel Horwood, Alan McKendrick
Mar 05 > 1927 + Orphans & Vandals + Tim Wells + Hannah Silva
Mar 08 > Edward Larrikin's Camusflage Krokodial + The Pan I Am (acoustic) + Barnaby Tidman
Mar 09 > The Oulipo Poets + Toby Litt
Mar 10 > Storytellers' Club
Mar 11 > Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band + The Ventriloquist Band + A Poem In Between People
Mar 12 > Ben Borek's Donjong Heights + Stop Sharpening Your Knives (words/music)
Mar 13 > Book Futures: Scott Pack, John Lenehan, Chris Meade, Martyn Daniel, Shirley Dent

Tickets: www.wegottickets.com/f/216

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