Author Archives: David Barnes

The theme tomorrow is: LATE NITE tv/insomnia And Mr Yorke is the guest poet. Here’s 18 things you didn’t know about troy Yorke…. Troy Yorke’s poetry seeks beauty in the absurd and surreal, celebrating the darker corners of life, our minds, … Continue reading →

Janine Booth (www.janinebooth.com) is a poet, trade unionist, author and lefty campaigner from the UK. As ‘The Big J’, Janine was part of the 1980s ‘ranting poetry’ movement. She’s here with her new book ‘Ranting Rhyming Revolting’ and we’ve made … Continue reading →

SpokenWord’s theme this Monday is GARDENS. And the guest poet is Mitko Gogov – Mitko Gogov, from Skopje, Macedonia, is a conceptual/multimedia artist and writer published in several anthologies of poetry and short fiction in the Balkans and translated into … Continue reading →

Tomorrow’s theme is a good one – Mad as Hell. Lisa Pasold is a novelist, journalist and poet. Her most recent book of poetry, Any Bright Horse, was shortlisted for Canada’s Governor General’s Award. Lisa is the host and co-writer … Continue reading →

Jamika Ajalon is the guest poet next week – and the theme will be REFUGE/REFUGEES. bio: A disciple of the creative, Jamika is as an inter-disciplinary artist who works with different mediums independently, but also in  multiple  fusions- incorporating written … Continue reading →

Our featured guests this Monday  are Carey Downer and Heni Rizk who will be perfoming two Valentine’s stetches for our enjoyment.  The first, ”Déjà Vu” was written by Nick Calder  Bans, and the second, ”To Kiss or Not to Kiss” was written by Carey Downer. Carey Downer is a … Continue reading →

Theme: Stormy weather Guest poet: Winona Linn A poet, visual artist, performer, teacher and spoken word artist originally from Kingston, Ontario, Linn made a name for herself in the thriving poetry community of Halifax, Nova Scotia while attending the University of … Continue reading →

This Monday 18th Jan on SpokenWord… the theme is ROOTS and our guest poet is Elizabeth Acevedo. ELIZABETH ACEVEDO holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of … Continue reading →

Born in 1972 and raised in Canada, René has lived in Paris since 1999. He has published two novels: Puppet Dancers (2014) and The Click Shortcuts (2015). He is hard at work on two more novels. He also writes 800-word … Continue reading →