Comments for Poetry International 2008 at Southbank Centre | 24 Oct - 1 Nov | The world's best poetry live and out loud

Comment on Interviewing Linton Kwesi Johnson by Looking for 16-22 year olds for London Literature Festival 2009 « Literature & Spoken Word Community | Southbank Centre

Wed, 13 May 2009 12:51:42 +0000

[...] to hear from you. There’s also the chance to get involved with blogging. You can listen to an interview with dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, created by Michael Oladeji, our young Poetry International [...]

Comment on AN AFRICAN LITERARY FORUM by It does not matter

It does not matter — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:23:19 +0000

Oh please will you take down our email addresses instead of leaving them to be harvested by spammer? Had never had any spam in my account but since this was put up…

Comment on “SIX SEASONS”, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall by ingrid jobson

ingrid jobson — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:22:52 +0000

Apologies for the delayed comment. The evening of poetry, music and dance has vividly stayed in my mind. I had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. The successful combination of these different genres was a unique and original cultural experience. Having visited Bangladesh I felt it expressed very much the essence of Bengali life. The finale with the modern musical ‘take’ on traditional themes was absolutely wonderful and equally enjoyed by the audience, as was obvious from their spontaneous show of appreciation.

Comment on “SIX SEASONS”, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall by saliha ayub

saliha ayub — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:56:41 +0000

The music, script and lyrics of this show swept one like a dust storm – it bathed the audience into the living waters of the oasis of a true fusion of 2 cultures. The choreography of the dances, the garments, the jewellery, and the costumes together with the splendour of the modern instrumentals with the music of Tagore of past ages all blended to make this show come alive. A thoroughly enjoyable and relaxing evening with expectations of more like this in the future.

Comment on “SIX SEASONS”, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall by faizul khan tanim

faizul khan tanim — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:00:16 +0000

sweet

Comment on Motion, Kapovich, Alvi, Margarit by Henry P

Henry P — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:12:02 +0000

Is it just me or do other aspiring poets out there feel that recent winners of the Arvon competition are lacking in economy and lasting resonance, that they could prune and improve the winning poems ? In other words, that the winners are disappointing, and chatter rather than ringing like a bell? It seems that to win, poets have to target their offerings very carefully at the years’ judges’ tastes, who are usually chosen on a PC basis- man (perhaps gay)/ woman, ethnic person. Dozens of superior poems with greater relevance and universality are probably falling through the net.

Comment on Sean O’Brien’s T.S. Eliot Prizewinner’s Lecture: Two Perspectives by Gerry Wardle

Gerry Wardle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:07:31 +0000

Those with open minds and intellectual curiosity may like to read the text of the lecture:

http://www.poetrybookshoponline.com/

Comment on Poetry Project by Brofessor

Brofessor — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:27:51 +0000

So swell. Being pulled by elephants is full of win, as is the little smiley face at the bottom of every page on this blog.

Comment on Poetry Library Tour – Michael Oladeji & Chris McCabe by Juliette

Juliette — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:17:55 +0000

heya, this is interesting. I went here in the summer and really enjoyed the library, especially listening to some recordings. Gonna be bringing some members of our Poetry Sharing Group here before Christmas too so i’ll show them this video thanks, Juliette (ps. this is the comment with the right email/website)

Comment on it’s a good farewell for now!! by chrismlalazi

chrismlalazi — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:57:37 +0000

Siege has a good point…