I really wish I’d heard this IndieFeed recording of Jack McCarthy reading Relativity before the science slam. It’s such a beautiful piece that would have matched the mood of the night perfectly.
In the same week I discovered (thanks to this blog) that pogonology is the study of beards (or facial hair to be precise), I also found this amusing poem from Big Poppa E on Mongo’s livejournal.
Ok, first up, I was asked to help spread the word about a zine fair happening in the nearby town of Braidwood as part of the Two Fires Festival (27-29 March 2009). The festival organisers are calling for zinesters to register to sell and trade their work. There’s no fee and tables will be provided.
Secondly there’s some very cool stuff happening in Belconnen later on in the year with the decommissioning of the bus interchange. On the final night (26 April) before it is knocked down all manner of artists and performers will be running wild. I’m hoping to get a possy of premium poets to perform poignant pieces on the night. Email me if you’re interested in being involved.
The final thing is I was recently catching up on IndieFeed Performance Poetry podcasts (thanks for the mention in show 505 Mongo!) and I have to mention Jack McCarthy’s poem Drunks which I encourage you all to listen to for all the reasons Mongo cites in his outro: this piece really does express what’s wonderful and important about performance poetry.
Ok it’s late and it’s damn hot. Too hot to think about work or anything else (so hot in fact, three snakes tried to crawl their way into my office building today), so rather than and write anything insightful I’m going to post this video of Big Poppa E performing the Wussy Boy Manifesto, which I originally heard about through the excellent IndieFeed: Performance Poetry podcast. It’s not the best performance I’ve seen but the recording is very good and, well, you get the idea. Enjoy!
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