On May 21st, At 7.30pm

£5/3
The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton St.
Covent Garden, London

Feat: Charlotte Runcie, Aoife Mannix and Excentral Tempest.

Tuesday, May 6th 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
FREE

RSVP alice@foundlingmuseum.org.uk
Tel: 020 7841 3605 www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk
Speaking Chairs on display throughout May 2008

T-Shirt & Jeans present…

~SOUNDS LIKE~

We have THE HOTTEST line up to date. I’m serious.

Music, poetry, comedy, fun, games, laughter, raffles, live t-shirt art and all the usual unusual surprises. Seats fill fast - arrive early!

Aoife Mannix is…a deliriously delicious poet
As she was unable to join us for the last show due to an assassination attempt involving paint, we are lucky enough to have her back to delight and astonish!

Aoife is an Irish writer currently touring her poetry and music show ‘Growing Up An Alien’ with Apples and Snakes. She has a collection of poetry entitled ‘The Elephant in the Corner’ and has had work broadcasted on BBC Radio 3, 4, and London Live. She has worked as a poet with the British Council in Taiwan, Thailand and India and has had commissions for the National Gallery, Medway Fuse Festival and Glasgow 2020. Just breathtaking.
http://www.aoifemannix.com/

Laura J Martin is…a prodigious flautist, mandolin playing, singing sensation
Hold tight as Laura J weaves her magic in her vocal debut of funky, folky, jazzy goodness. Laura writes, performs and produces her own music and is about to release a 7” with First Word records. She has played with numerous established bands across the county including touring with Kidkanevil as a featured artist on his first album. Whilst living in Tokyo, she participated in the soil and pimp jam sessions. Talent in its purest form.
http://www.myspace.com/lalajmartin

Darren Ruddell is…the funniest guy in town. I’m not joking.
Quirky intelligent humour from genius comedy writer Darren Ruddell. ‘Mostly Dull’ is the riveting adventure of a nobody doing nothing and his first book awaiting publishing. Darren is currently a finalist in the Laughing Horse New Act competition and has been performing just under a year. Caught this guy recently at the Comedy Café in Shoreditch and knew we’d picked a winner. One to watch.
http://www.comedybox.tv/comic-video-darren+ruddell

Paul E Nelson is…joining us all the way from the U S of A
Paul is a broadcast interview host, journalist, teacher and poet who founded Global Voices Radio and co-founded Northwest SPokenword LAB (SPLAB). Paul has two chap books, a CD - Twisting Runes and a manuscript of an epic poem re-enacting Auburn history, entitled A Time before Slaughter. A professional broadcaster since 1980, he has interviewed hundreds of authors, poets, activists and whole-system theorists for a regionally-syndicated public affairs radio program. We are not worthy!
http://www.globalvoicesradio.org/paul-nelson_poems.html

Warsan Shire is…a profound Somali poetess
Warsan writes from the heart in richly sensuous language and detail, deeply moving, this poet is unafraid to write what she sees. She cites her influences as ‘hysterical lullabies and bravery, the occasional firm hand shake and orphans, train wrecks, deep set dimples and white bed sheets. Truly inspiring.
http://www.myspace.com/warsanshire

Priscilla Sim & Yemisi Blake are…excited about the show!! (and T&J founders)
Priscilla writes about love, life and all that good/bad stuff. She wrote a book, is writing a book, has read all round the country, runs workshops and been on the radio and that. Yem is on the board of Apples & Snakes, an emerging artist in residence at the Southbank Centre, an associate editor of Metaroar, a NALD Ambassador and member of Malika’s Kitchen. He also finds time to study Sociology at Goldsmiths, write everything from the sublime to the supreme, run workshops and do readings.
http://www.myspace.com/agirlcalledpriscilla
http://www.myspace.com/yemb

Plus more special guests on the night! It’s gona be a riot!

The T-Shirt & Jeans Team.

For more information contact…

Priscilla Sim: 07869 283 140
Yemisi Blake: 07809 710 170
Email: info@tshirtandjeans.co.uk

www.myspace.com/tshirtandjeansevents
www.tshirtandjeans.co.uk
www.whitechapel.org

Waterloo is an area undergoing great change and development but what of the lives of the residents? How do we process our environment in flux and what do we hold onto?  Over two workshops in Waterloo library Aoife will guide participants through a creative and poetic response to Waterloo, past, present and future.
Book your FREE place early on this exciting poetry writing course as places are limited on 020 7926 0752 or
readersandwriters@lambeth.gov.uk
Download festival programme at http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/LeisureCulture/Libraries/ReadersWritersFestival.htm