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SHORTFUSE - Thursday 5th February For this Thursday's fusion of performance comedy, stand up poetry and music we present no less than four of the country's finest up and coming poets: DEAN WILSON  – the 4th best poet in Hull, makes a welcome return by popular indifference. ANDY HULL – runner up in the SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL 2 contest, delicately constructed, intelligent leaps of the poetic imagination. SALLY SMITHSON – warm, witty, sparkling performance poetry at its finest. DEBORAH LAMPITT – acutely observed poetry performed with an honesty that cuts deep to the literary bone. Hosted by the ever svelte "Edinburgh sensation NATHAN PENLINGTON" (The Guardian) / discs of darkness spun by DAVID BUSH Every Thursday @ The Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, London, N1 Tube: Angel. Doors: 8.30pm. Admission: £5 waged / £3 concessions, but as a very very late xmas gift and to ease your bank account into the new year we are offering TWO TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE for this show. To claim this offer just print out this page and bring it with you... see you there, or if you require further information just CONTACT US |
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Website of the week #10 Pulp.net “Cool without being intimidating” The Guardian “Great site” Douglas Coupland Pulp Net is a monthly online literary magazine that publishes new short fiction by established and rising new authors, book reviews plus it also has a Live Lit page that details selected highlights of London’s literature events. This month's issue also features a Literary Top 10 from SHORTFUSE host NATHAN PENLINGTON laying bare secrets of the live poetry circuit and talks about his impatience with Proust. A great new resource for contemporary writing of quality. Check it out. |
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SHORTFUSE - Thursday 12th February This weeks fusion of performance comedy, stand up poetry and music includes: CHRIS TWIGG – a welcome return and extended set from this 21st century troubadour, a fusion of poetry and ‘neo old time hillbilly indoor rambler song’. SARAH KOBRINSKY - joint winner of the 2nd SHORTFUSE POETRY IDOL contest, sultry spokenword that bristles with insight. REBECCA SABIN – one of London’s finest poetry performers presents a brand a poetry that is uniquely her own. Hosted by the ever svelte "Edinburgh sensation NATHAN PENLINGTON" (The Guardian) / discs of darkness spun by DAVID BUSH |
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SHORTFUSE Thursday 19th February This week at London’s only weekly fusion of performance comedy, stand up poetry and music SHORTFUSE presents:
– shamanistic poet, intellectual troubadour, dashing and debonair bardic lyricism. Hosted by the ever svelte "Edinburgh sensation NATHAN PENLINGTON" (The Guardian) / discs of darkness spun by DAVID BUSH |
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SHORTFUSE - Thursday 26 February This weeks fusion of performance comedy, stand up poetry and music includes:
Decks manned by special guest DJ SPIKY CHRIS
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20.2.04 11:02 |
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a feature length set from this established performance poet and ‘chrome domed verbal dynamo’. ‘Poetry filled with energy and amphetamine overload’ – hybrid magazine. 
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