Author Archives: garylongden

“42 Flashes at 42″, Drummonds, The Swan With Two Nicks New St, Worcester

Posted on November 29, 2012 by garylongden

42 is a monthly event which focuses on the Gothic, Horror, Sci fi, and Fantasy genres in prose and poetry at one of the oldest, and most atmospheric , pubs in Worcester, The Swan With Two Nicks. This month was … Continue reading →

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Bilston Voices, Metro cafe, Bilston

Posted on November 26, 2012 by garylongden

“And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew,” a description borrowed from Mathew 7, but just as apposite to WV14 on Thursday night as a storm of Biblical proportions lashed the Black Country with the savagery … Continue reading →

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Spoken Worlds, The Old Cottage Tavern, Burton upon Trent

Posted on November 24, 2012 by garylongden

Spoken Worlds was celebrating both its third anniversary, and the last session of the 2012 calendar on this evening. The event, and organiser Gary Carr, have much to be proud of. The forced change from the original venue has worked, … Continue reading →

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November 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on November 7, 2012 by garylongden

Leicester Literary Festival 7th-10th November Event Date Time Ticketed Book signing BSL Terror Visions: Art, Literature and the Sublime Wednesday 7 November 1.00pm Picturing Romantic and Victorian Authors Wednesday 7 November 2.00pm Claire Tomalin talks about Charles Dickens Wednesday 7 … Continue reading →

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Parole Parlate, Worcester- Second Birthday Special

Posted on November 5, 2012 by garylongden

Parole Parlate was celebrating its second birthday, and did so in some style. Organising Spoken Word Events is hard work. To create, build and sustain a monthly event over two years is quite an achievement . It is testimony to … Continue reading →

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September Poems

Posted on October 13, 2012 by garylongden

I had not thought that the Olympics would inspire a poem. However in the Sunday Times Supplement I read a feature article by Giles Coren reflecting on the Games. Although a prose piece, it explored the Shakespearean dimension of the … Continue reading →

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October 2012- What’s On, Midlands Spoken Word

Posted on October 11, 2012 by garylongden

Wellington Literary Festival 29th Sept- 20th October http://www.wellington-shropshire.gov.uk/literary-festival/ Sat 30th Sept – 7th Oct Lichfield Literary Festival Thurs 4th -13th Oct Birmingham Book Festival http://www.birminghambookfestival.org/ —————————————————————————————————————- Mon 1st The Poetry Train , Slade Rooms,Broad St Wolverhampton, Open mic, £3 in … Continue reading →

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Shindig, Western PH, Leicester

Posted on September 19, 2012 by garylongden

The formidable Shindig flexed its bi-monthly poetic muscles for its September offering hosted by the effusive Jane Commane and the urbane Jonathan Taylor. As is the custom, four diverse guest poets had been hand-picked, and an open mic of amongst … Continue reading →

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Poetry@ The Shrewsbury Coffee House, Shrewsbury

Posted on September 16, 2012 by garylongden

One of the only downsides of being amongst a very few reviewers of Midlands poetry is that my own performance is rarely commented upon. I am grateful to Liz Lefroy for giving her time in this regard on the occasion … Continue reading →

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Spire Writes, Havana Whites, Chesterfield

Posted on September 12, 2012 by garylongden

Not only was this my first visit to Spire Writes, but also my first visit to Chesterfield. I was sufficiently inspired by Jo Bell’s glowing endorsement of host Helen Mort’s poetic credentials to make the effort to check out Spire … Continue reading →

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