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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 […]Archive
November 1, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Dominic Hoey: I Thought We’d Be Famous
I Thought We’d Be Famous Dominic Hoey DeadBird Books Here’s one of the great pivots – and it’s taken place over several years – the poet Dominic Hoey, formerly the rapper Tourettes, is still writing about being a dirtbag; his focus is the broken dreams and the silent screams of the artist, struggling or otherwise; […]Archive
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 […]Archive
October 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Scarlett Sabet: Catalyst
Scarlett Sabet Catalyst Jimmy Page Records / JimmyPage.com Ltd Of all the terrible things Jimmy Page has done – including, but not restricted to: wearing dragon pants, dating 14 year olds, allegedly a kidnapper, writing and playing The Crunge, interest in the occult, the Outrider album, being Robbie Williams’ neighbour and endless Zep reissues/repackaging – […]Archive
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 […]Archive
September 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Gerald Murnane: Words In Order
Gerald Murnane Words In Order Culture Sack Last year word started to really travel about Gerald Murnane. Which is almost ironic, given the small-town Australian author doesn’t really travel himself. He lives in a town with a population of around 600 (Goroke) and has only been outside of the state of Victoria a handful of […]Archive
September 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Andrew Fagan: it was always going to be like this
Andrew Fagan it was always going to be like this (Independent/Bandcamp) / Plus1 Andrew Fagan is a poet. Has always been a poet. In and around the albums by the Mockers and his solo fare there were books. And readings. Performance poet. Poet for the page. Taking poems to the people, putting poems on the […]Archive
August 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Kate Tempest: The Book of Traps and Lessons
Kate Tempest The Book of Traps and Lessons American Recordings/UMG Kate Tempest has been dazzling audiences with both words for the page and words meant for a stage – via volumes of poetry, plays, a novel and albums – and most often there’s been a rage to her voice that is palpable. She delivered one of the finest shows […]Archive
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 […]Archive
July 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: introducing…
hello. my name is simonsweetman. & these will be my poems. (this is one of them). write what you know, as they say, or write what you like – my poems, therefore, are almost always about me. i write a lot about music – partly because i cannot write music, and also my favourite poets include a lot of songwriters; which is not to exclude a lot of really great poets, but rather to just […]Archive
June 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman