Poetry Performers needed!
Sat, 2004-08-07 22:40
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Poetry Performers needed!
Hi ABCTalers
We need poets!
Good performers are required for a series of six events taking place in London between October 2004 & April 2005. The sort of work we are looking for is stuff that is positive, inspiring, engaging, and is not too introspective. It must also be material that will reach out to non-poetry audiences.
We are looking for poets who will feel comfortable performing at young, contemporary, music-oriented events (with DJs & such), and who are confident, chilled and have an engaging reading/performance style.
Please send samples of your work (mp3/Real Media/Windows Media recordings preferred but written samples will be cool) to info@nupoetics.com, with the subject: 'Performances'. If you'd like to send a tape or CD in the post, please email and we'll send you a postal address.
We cannot pay very much but it is a good opportunity to gain wider exposure.
Cheers
NuPoetics
Rokkitnite
I'll do it. (seriously)
Scott Kinard
The story you are about to hear next,
Is all about Adventure Man X!
He is braver than brave and stronger than strong,
And he starts each adventure by singing a song.
Oh, I am the bravest and strongest of all,
Don't stand to close for a dragon may fall,
I slay them quite often, they have no respect,
They'll fall on your body and make it a wreck.
One day while seeking his fortune and fame
He chose to play a dangerous game
"I'll fight the next dragon using only my hands'
My skill will be known through out the kings lands."
As fate would have it, a belch of the beasts
Were having a picnic, a movable feast.
He jumped right in the middle and declared with a shout
"HERE I AM BOYS! LET'S HAVE IT OUT!"
He used kung-fu, karate, jiu jitsu and more,
Dragons were hurt and thrown to the floor!
But one little dragon evaded his grasp,
The littlest one was horribly fast!
TO BE CONTINUED UPON YOUR RESPONSE
I am comfortable performing in front of large audiences, young audiences, audiences filled with large people, etc., etc.
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Flashwithacrava...
I knew a girl called Mandy
Who wasn't very handy
but the thing that made her dandy
was that she was always bloody randy.
Just a sample of my talent.
míssíssíppí
Not a sample, but the totality, I fear.
Flashwithacrava...
I know another one about a girl from Nantuckett?
Andrea
There was a young girl from Nantucket
Who preferred to spit in a bucket.
Her range it was long,
And for merely a song
She'd offer to vig'rously suckit.
Flashwithacrava...
OOOOH well done Andrea you're nearly as good as me at Poetry.
Andrea
Better Flashy, better...Mr. Motion eat yer 'eart out.
faithless
i can tell jokes....
two dj's meet in the pub one night. dj#1 says
"fancy going to the cinema tonight? "
dj#2 replies
"i dunno, who's the projectionist?"
Flashwithacrava...
Wow!!! What a show this might be.
Jeff Prince
There was a young man named Hugh Speight,
Whose favourite show was Newsnight,
Until the analysis
Brought on paralysis
So viewing it wasn't that bright.
(c) Purland. (Start the bidding at £4.50 for this one)
Although a terrible poet (but "inspirational" writer of educational worksheets, so I'm told), I'm confident and chilled (shake vigorously before opening, though, to release the full flavour and unsettle any bits that may have settled in transit), as will be surely demonstrated next Saturday when I have the honour of introducing an evening of the best ABC Tales talent ever to come out of this sceptred isle.... ever.
See press for details. And so forth.
david floyd
"We are looking for poets who will feel comfortable performing at young, contemporary, music-oriented events"
I don't feel comfortable being at young, contemporary, music-oriented events but, if I had to go to one, I'd rather be reading poems than doing anything else.
Will probably send you some stuff, though.
stephen
I don't feel comfortable being at young, conntemporary, music orinetated events but, if i had to go to one.............
why don't you stay away then and leave it to fresher younger more vibrant poets who could put across that they would like to be there..
I will be sending some work Nu. i am one of the fresher vibrant poets about here will be forwarding some work...
regards
fish
i am a very old dull poet but i wish you well ...
woof woofsson
there was a young girl from nantucket
who took a live chicken to pluck it
but after a feather or two
said hey guys I'm through
into your beds you can tuck it
what's the difference between decadence and depravity?
decadence is using a feather, depravity is using the whole chook.
not that I have ever understood this...
NuPoetics
Hmm.. All rather interesting....
martin_t
i have performed at a couple of the nu-poetics gigs and it is a lot of fun, i recommend it.....
ély whítléy
on the bridge sat the bishop of Buckingham...
ély whítléy
the boy stood on the burning deck
his lips were all a quiver
he gave a cough
his leg fell off
and floated down the river
flash
The girl stood on the burning deck
it made her body shiver
she gave a cough
her bra fell off
and made the cabinboy quiver
J. Prince
A tea-lady stood on the burning deck
Stirring like a good'un
Three minutes more
She stirred no more
Because her spoon was wooden.
NuPoetics
i take it no-one's really interested then....
flash
oh.......did i fail the audition?