Four
times a year, Word for Word organises a public reading of a selection
of our work, in the same room where we have our Word for Word writing
sessions – the Original Gallery upstairs at Hornsey Library. Louis
Cennamo and Special Edition play some mighty
fine jazz, there's a friendly bar at very reasonable prices, Brian
Docherty sells copies of members work, including all Word for
Words anthologies and there is usually a second hand bookstall as well.
These highly enjoyable evenings have rather inaccurately become known
as “Performance Evenings” but in fact only one or two of us
would describe ourselves as “performance poets” When selecting
work to be read, preference is always given to work generated within the
group, and we try to achieve a balance between poetry and prose; humour
and poignancy.
Apart from the December date, Performance Evenings are held on the nearest Wednesday to midsummer or an equinox. Doors open 7pm, Performance starts at 7.30
Next Performance Date 12th December 2007
Pictures of March 2006 Performance Evening.
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| Lynda Howe nipped in from the bar to read her own and Ann Cherry's poetry | Brian Docherty and Viv Fogel (whose poems were apparently written on the ceiling...) |
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| Abe Gibson performing and smiling | Louis Cennamo and Angela Elliott |
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| Angela Elliott and Lisa Galdal-Gibbs in the pink | Ann Cherry and Richard Tyrone Jones making spectacles |
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| Limited Edition played Desafinado in the interval while | Brian read the books on the bookstall upside down and Jeremy looked mysterious |
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| Jack Stanley and a Blurred Brian Docherty | Runilla Chilton in colour and Black and White |
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| Alisha Sufit gave a spellbinding performance, which the photographer wasn't equal to capturing properly | Shahab Ahmed read some moving love poems |
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| Jane Wibberley and Lynda Howe ran the bar - great job - thanks to you both | Joan Michaelson and Viv Fogel in the interval |
Finally, thanks to everyone who contributed. Performance Evenings do not simply "happen" Someone has to book the room; send out the invitations; select the work; devise a programme; buy the booze; run the bar, arrange the chairs, hang the curtains, arrange the stage, set up the bookstall, play the music. And then take it all down again afterwards. Many people helped, but special thanks to Runilla; Viv; Brian; Louis; Jane; Lynda and Edward.