SJ Fowler’s project in which contemporary poets read work that has inspired them, now has a new dedicated site where you can watch all the films so far. As a taster, here is Colin Herd covering Maggie O’Sullivan, recorded at the last Other Room. Film of Colin’s reading, together with films of the other two readers, Jennifer Cooke and SJ Fowler, will be published soon.
Audio Visual
Vanessa Place reading at The Other Room, September
Vanessa Place reads at our September 2011 event at The International Anthony Burgess Foundation.
Alan Halsey and Mick Beck performing Hugo Ball poems at September’s The Other Room
Halsey (vocals) and Beck (sax and bassoon) perform six poems by dada man Hugo Ball at The Other Room 28, September 2011.
Covers and Knives Forks and Spoons videos
The first six installments of the Covers series:
Atkins covers Notley – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzkhxiXmKg
Coyle covers Andre – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkP60yJFMLY
Fowler covers Griffiths – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL9dv24uVJw
Slease covers Carey – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4wnd8VR_U
Mendoza covers MacSweeney – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FuNs2PGIU8
Zand covers Jaeger – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmMPnyoWSrw
At the Soho Curzon: Knives forks and spoons launch:
Tim Atkins – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnzTvox8ExI
Elizabeth Guthrie – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah8WwlN8ZAg
Michael Zand & Mendoza – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCDZT2HbqmM
Patrick Coyle & his best friend – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbXyj86o-lc
Wayne Clements – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cDT6OVSYyg
Marcus Slease – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Lj9mNsNcE
Polyply 12: Neo Benshi or The New Talkies
POLYply > 12: NEO-BENSHI or THE NEW TALKIES
James Davies
Sophie Mayer
Drew Milne
Redell Olsen
Thursday 8 September, 7pm-9pm
The Centre for Creative Collaboration
16 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NG
Free entry
Jonny Liron interview and reading
Jonny Liron taking The Other Room interview and reading in July 2011
Pugilistica films
The videos from the Pugilistica event held at 43 Gordon Sqaure, in Birkbeck College on July 28th are available to watch:
Marcus Slease reads from Hello Tiny Bird Brain
A reading of some of Hello Tiny Bird Brain at a recent Xing the Line by Marcus Slease which is just out from Knives Forks and Spoons Press
Tamarin Norwood Other Room reading and interview
Tamarin Norwood’s July 2011 reading at The Other Room and her answers to the 6 Other Room questions
Chris Goode reading and interview at The Other Room
Chris Goode reading in July 2011 and his spin on The Other Room interview series questions
I am not a poet
I AM NOT A POET: A FESTIVAL AT THE TOTALKUNST GALLERY, EDINBURGH 7-21st AUGUST 2011
VerySmallKitchen and theTotalkunst Gallery, Edinburgh, present I AM NOT A POET, a 2 week festival exploring connections of language, writing and art practice. Beginning with conversations and lectures as part of AN EDINBURGH ZINE & SMALL PRESS FAIRon 7th August, I AM NOT A POET presents a series of three and one day exhibitions, alongside conversations, lectures, performances, publications, and screenings…
Artists include: Pete Cant, Magdalen Chua, Patrick Coyle, Alex Eisenberg, Jennie Guy, Colin Herd, Shandra Lamaute, Michelle Letowska, Marit Muenzberg, nick e-melville, Tamarin Norwood, Mary Paterson, Gerry Smith, seekers of lice. Curated by David Berridge (VerySmallKitchen) and Mirja Koponen (Totalkunst Gallery)
TotalKunst Gallery
3 Bristo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 1EY
More at the LINK
Holly Pester: News Piece
Ongoing news poem made of breaths and words. Sourced from the Today programme’s news bulletins on BBC Radio 4. A sample:
Herbarium readings online
Footage from the Herbarium reading on 22nd July, launching the anthology edited by James Wilkes for the Urban Physic Garden project.
Chris McCabe – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYX9RAZvU2Y
David Caddy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scOeXozMsII
Liz Adams – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbzx4uijQ44
Marcus Slease – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDcOY-nn4aw
Philip Terry – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4NH5b2C8oY
Steve Willey – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ-hZLBca8o
Michael Zand – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCBAi_UZuWQ
Kirsty Irving – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6WD0Hm-Ql8
Emily Hasler – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iHJmR9U6c
Chris Page – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426dDnkRso4
Luke Heeley – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLjyeJO1fs
John Clegg – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBtYfh4gr0
Fabian MacPherson – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQXZe-v5iFw
Amy Cutler – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL-cV6PwJ3c
Jeff Hilson – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xllUu4QADew
Tim Atkins – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Dzdj5d8FU
James Harvey – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzxNDHwSX0
Clair Wilcox – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJjcX1VAvZ8
Peter Philpott – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F402pSodM1Y
Simon Barraclough – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKyRWvY8J3Q
Laura Forman – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_M1rcXfe_0
Tim Cresswell – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQeUhuW3KjA
Nat Raha – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK3itzARXEo
Keith Jebb – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HSYZBcVYdE
Holly Hopkins – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DifwvbgxGCk
James Wilkes – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvi24ODbjAo
Jon Stone – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTMisVJa7ZM
SJ Fowler – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYOeBqzXrXw
Tessa Whitehouse – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM9KzqhHggk
matt martin – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNbPLIZGsF0
Wayne Clements – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APBOwpTSTvI
Jon Shaw – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTrfvM1eZFg
Edmund Hardy – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obbb5S-o-Ek
Tamarin Norwood – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZFMP5BEC4
James Davies and Carol Watts on The Verb
“James Davies’ new book, Plants, contains ‘unmade poems’ – poems that he has written in the past and deleted. Like the poem ‘Apples’.
Apples
Written, typed, altered, deleted.
15.07.05
Poet Carol Watts joins Ian (MacMillan) and James to give a history of the unmade poem.”
BBC Radio 3, Friday 15th July, 22:00 and on BBC i-player for the following week. More at the BBC page.
Leeds and Manchester readings now online
Films from our Leeds and Manchester events on 7th and 8th June are now online. Steve McCaffery’s reading in Leeds and Karen Mac Cormack’s in Manchester are below. You can watch their other readings, plus readings in Leeds from Alan Halsey and Geraldine Monk here (Leeds) and here (Manchester).
Steve McCaffery in Leeds:
Karen Mac Cormack in Manchester:
Robert Sheppard: The Bird Poem
Robert Sheppard reads from Berlin Bursts, published by Shearsman.
Leeds pictures
Pictures from our transatlantic and transpennine reading, taken by The Other Room’s resident Paparazzo Scott Thurston (think Marcello Mastroianni in La dolce vita but without the motor scooter or chain smoking) are up now on our Facebook page. This was a collaborative event with Information as Material and featured Alan Halsey, Karen Mac Cormack, Steve McCaffery and Geraldine Monk.
Marcus Slease Chapbook Balloons (poems from Smashing Time!)
Marcus Slease reads via webcam 10th June 2011. Check out the Matt Dalby reference at 4.07.
Steven Fowler’s Youtube page
Steven Fowler has set up an online archive of some of his readings, including at the Wigmore Hall, Guildhall, Morden Tower, Birkbeck college, the Blue Bus, the New Gallery and the Art uncut protest.
Kenneth Goldsmith at the White House
Film of Kenneth Goldsmith reading at the White House. Worth it for the Mr. Nudie suit alone.
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