Tag Archives: open mic

Hold Your Beliefs Lightly

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Last week I saw my friend Siobhan Belingy for her birthday and she gave me this cool pink ring – it’s eyes move!  I also saw Grayson Perry’s exhibition at The British Museum and loved it!  My Gran and Siobhan had both … Continue reading →

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Verbal Detox CWS Open Mic

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

Monday I did the open mic and my friend Laura came along with me which was nice.  The theme was ‘detox’ and we were encouraged to show the “new you” so I did all new material, including one about my … Continue reading →

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Mistletoe and Whine

Posted on December 14, 2010 by

Just came back from the last UEA CWS open mic of the year.  I’m on a certain antibiotic at the moment which is supposed to give you an insane headache if you drink alcohol on it so I spent 60p on two pints of blackcurrant squash.  … Continue reading →

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So She Said

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

I enjoyed the last fundraiser for LadyFest Ten so much I decided to go again to this one.  I was worried the tube strike would force me to take buses and get lost as I have a habit of travelling … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Speech

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

Last night I went to an open mic in Brixton’s Queen’s Head.  It was quite at first and I arrived an hour early so sat at a lamp with Proust and a glass of wine.  Rachel Pantechnicon was the featue … Continue reading →

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Needle&Thread open mic

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

This is just a quick update about the last open mic night I went to, last Tuesday at the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill.  I used to live in the area, but it was before I was five so … Continue reading →

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Lady Fest Ten

Posted on August 11, 2010 by

Last night I went to the Lady Fest poetry open mic event ‘So She Said’ at The Victoria in Mile End.  I went after work and grabbed a burger and wedges from Cafe 1001 (and a sneaky Carlsberg).  The features of … Continue reading →

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Rhythm & Muse

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

Last night I went to Rhythm & Muse, in Teddington for the first time to check out the open mic there., having signed up via email.  It had a really chilled vibe and was nice to relax with a glass … Continue reading →

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PoetryJam at The Tea Box, Richmond

Posted on July 12, 2010 by

Okay… the two videos I did (the one above and my new video blog) makes me sound like Emily from Skins… I think… well, I sound like I have a bit of a lisp.  I don’t have a lisp so … Continue reading →

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