Well, this time last week we were all go, go, go with set-up at The Black Box. Now that it’s been a week and we’ve taken the time to recover, we thought it’d be nice to do a small write-up on how it all went. Of course, we kicked the night off with a proper Continue Reading
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Twas the night before Poemdemonium, and all through The Black Box, Not a person was sitting, not even with socks. The decor was stacked by the door, with care In hopes that the poets would all be there. The poets, the story-tellers, the songwriters alike All tucked in their skinny jeans, With visions of Continue Reading
We’re proud as punch to announce that we’ll be offering COCKTAILS at Poemdemonium when it launches on Thursday. ‘The Raven‘ is our take on a classic Black Russian. When vodka and coffee meet over ice, magic happens. Or why not treat yourself to a ‘Tequila Mockingbird‘? (*patent pending 😛 ) In much the same way Continue Reading
Only a few days to go now. 🙂 Both of us come from a poetry background, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate a nice slow jam from time to time. Here’s something a little laid back for your Sunday, because we’re an open mic night for acoustic music too*. *This technically isn’t acoustic, but Continue Reading
It’s difficult to believe we’re less than a week away from the launch of Poemdemonium. One of the things that excites me most about that is the fusion of different styles and forms we’ll be providing a platform for: not least the short story. With that in mind, I thought I might jot down a Continue Reading
To counter-act yesterday’s poem about sadness, today we are gathered here to send our biggest Well Wishes and Congratulations to Colin Dardis & Geraldine O’Kane, who have been pioneers in the Poetry scene(PoetryNI) in Northern Ireland for the last 10+years and as of tomorrow will be man and wife! They have shown us nothing but Continue Reading
Sami here today! I thought I’d follow Nathan’s lead and share a poem of my own today. I think trying to find titles for poems is increasingly difficult, so this ones as yet untitled, but is a poem about sadness, so we’ll go with that! Also guys, IN ONE WEEK/SEVEN DAYS TIME, POEMDEMONIUM WILL BE Continue Reading
Figuratively at least. (Nathan here.) With only 8 days to go until the main event, I thought I’d share an actual poem of mine. Honestly, I’d love to sit and write a very thoughtful witty piece but I’m far, far too warm to think. So, this is a poem about a lamppost. Or is it? Continue Reading
With only 10 days to go until Poemdemonium, we’re doing our best to keep up with the blogging countdown. We missed yesterday due to work committments and so we could spend time with our families, given that it was Father’s Day. We hope all you Dad’s out there got a Poemdemonium ticket as a present Continue Reading
There are times when we run out of ideas, or simply come up against the invisible wall of nonexpression other creative types have fought against throughout the ages. When that happens, sometimes it’s a comfort to turn to the words of others for succour and inspiration. So in an effort to get the creative juices Continue Reading
