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November 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 240: Lucy Roche

Welcome to episode 240 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 18 October 2020

It’s been a tough year for Poetry at The Fringe, as it’s been a tough year for everyone and everything. Events. Tough to sort and plan and adapt – and just as you’re going again you’re not. Poetry at The Fringe started. Then stopped. Then started again. And then stopped. The Fringe Bar was cautious […]
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October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Preview: Guest Poet For This Month’s Poetry At The Fringe (Sun, Oct 18)

One Sunday a month there’s an event called Poetry at The Fringe. Almost everything you need to know is in the title there – it features poetry, at a venue called The Fringe Bar. It’s usually the third Sunday of each month and it is free to watch – or participate. Well everyone there is participating…. […]
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August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Shot Bro!

I read three poems at the open-mic and I thought they went down well. A serious one about how the expression ‘a barrel of laughs’ comes from the days when the slaves would bury their heads in a bucket of water just so they could laugh, no joy was allowed to flow down on the […]
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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday,  19 July 2020

Well, there I was – it was only February and I was welcoming back Poetry at the Fringe and looking forward to all the sessions to come in the year. But it was not to be. Covid-19 had other plans… In fact there was a session planned for March and it turned out to be […]
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February 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 9 February, 2020

It was the first session for 2020 – Poetry At The Fringe – and it was the quietest I’ve been to. A nice day in early February means many people will be any place where indoors poetry is not. Also it was a change in the schedule, a week or two earlier than normal due […]
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December 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 15 December, 2019

For the final session of Poetry at the Fringe for 2019 it was all open-mic, no special guests – no music, no theme – it was all about the regular attendees, with, as always, a few first-timers or long-time watchers, first-time readers. It was a fantastic line-up. Maybe the best open-mic run of the year. […]
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November 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 17 November, 2019

I really enjoyed this month’s session at The Fringe. Wasn’t really feeling it last month but felt better about my own work this time around I guess – and just in general it was a very nice vibe. Another diverse open-mic with 15 poets performing, everything from sing-song and an actual song from a musician […]
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October 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 20 October, 2019

Bit late with this one, but last Sunday it was the regular open-mic and guests at The Fringe for some poetry. And I try to get along when I can. I’ve made it a regular thing this year. Last month wasn’t so flash. But this month was a bumper open-mic and a really great range […]
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September 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 15 September, 2019

Back to The Fringe for some poetry. It was about celebrating Spring, though I either didn’t really process that or didn’t really care (and/or don’t have any Spring poems anyway). So I got up early, second poet this time, and read three short new poems. The first, Stuff, Not Nonsense I wrote late on Friday […]
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August 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poetry at The Fringe – Sunday, 18 August, 2019

Maybe it was that I’d had two months off – but I think it was more than that, I think it was just a very good run…this was easily the best open-mic set, the best bunch, since I’ve been turning up on the semi-regular for Poetry At The Fringe. I was in the early bracket […]
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August 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 180: Jerome Chandrahasen

Welcome to episode 180 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify library. Jerome Chandrahasen is a Wellington-based comedian (well, “The Hutt”). I […]
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