http://www.verbswish.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:40:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 19 Feb: Leeds University 19 March:  Kingston University 27-30 August: Greenbelt Festival http://www.verbswish.com/2010/02/08/2010-dates/ Hey peeps, It has been a little while. Hope you're well? Tickets are now on sale for the final OnWords and UpWords show of 2009. This show is close to my heart - but more about that in the video update next week, where you can find out why this gig is ... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/10/22/onwords-upwords-fri-6th-nov/ John Mann Smith - http://www.myspace.com/jonmannsmith [verb]swish - http://www.myspace.com/theverbswish.com Bianca Rose - http://www.myspace.com/biancarose Anna Omak - http://www.myspace.com/annaomak In the line-up this time we have lovely singer/songwriter Bianca Rose, the outer londonium, audio-astronaut that is John Mann Smith the jaw-dropping tones of Ms Anna Omak, who I am actually listening to right now! Think goosebumps ... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/08/03/onwords-upwords-fri-sept-4th/ The first OnWords & UpWords was dope. Pictures are up on Facebook here And Soulculture.co.uk wrote a nice review about it, too. Next one is on September 4th. OnWord! [v]s http://www.verbswish.com/2009/07/25/onword/ I'll be giving a one-off reading at this event next Sunday 17th May. Swing down if you can... Magnum Opus @ Ascension Balham Hill Type: Music/arts - Concert Date: 17 May 2009 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 Location: Ascension Balham Hill Street: Malwood Rd Town/City: London, United Kingdom Phone: 02086758626 Email:     gayle@ascensionbalhamhill.org.uk http://www.verbswish.com/2009/05/12/deets-for-one-off-reading/ We are all creative. We are all artists potentially, but clearly not everyone is an artist. Artists are no 'better' than creatives, but they have a great privilege Artists are no worse, but they bear a huge responsibility Creatives can get away with just expression, creative energy if you like Artists add value with craft ... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/05/08/artist-or-creative-a-distinction/ I just finished working on an intensive week-long project with poet, Sh'maya, called Nabokov's Present Tense. It was a great sell-out show and a dope collaboration process. You can read the text from our set here. It reminded me of why I write and perform, and why I choose ... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/04/27/gigs-that-bleed-integrity/ Check out my latest blog, shrug.when.ignorance.sparks.hearsay on my other site, or not... see if I care. http://www.verbswish.com/2009/03/24/shrug/ We're subjected to all sorts of extremes on a daily basis : consumerism, sexualisation of media, terrorism. Some would argue that 13 year-old, Deborah Draper is just another example of the religious variety. My question is, is she? Or is she just commendably consistent? More so than those who critique ... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/03/15/deborah-13/ Just  great, Mr Woss, take note... http://www.verbswish.com/2009/03/03/roots-residency-on-fallon-show/