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DIY POETS Quarterly Gig – May 19th – 7:45 @ THE MAZE, NOTTINGHAM

DIY POETS Quarterly Gig – May 19th – 7:45 @ THE MAZE, NOTTINGHAM

It’s been a hectic few weeks for DIY POETS with the formidable success of the International Womens’ Day event at Rough Trade Nottingham which raised a chunky bit of money for relevant charities, a trip to Birmingham for  a gig with a community choir and Frank churning out more published volumes of his work. On the grapevine, it’s becoming legend that volume 7 will actually be available before volume 6 – Frank is clearly travelling in the Tardis of poetry publication. Look out for his work, it’s now available at Five leaves Bookshop, as well as at DIY Poets’ gigs.

The May gig sees Hazel Warren in the featured poet slot – a relatively fresh face to DIY Poets who has quickly become a mainstay  – her verse is insistent, quirky, compelling and puts a smile on yer face, and we’ll have a selection of the usual suspects for a warm up, as well as an appearance from the mighty Mouthy Poets!

Music will be from the always excellent Paul Carbuncle.
DIY Maze may 2016 PDF final

DIY POETS at The Maze – May 14th – Spoken Word At It’s Finest!

DIY POETS at The Maze – May 14th – Spoken Word At It’s Finest!

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However many billions UK politicians pledge to put aside to fund the NHS, even when the election is over, it’ll still only cost £3 to see DIY POETS perform at the Maze, and that includes a free copy of the latest magazine! The evening will conclude with live music from Louis Antoniou.

That’s our manifesto, pretty straightforward really.

DIY POETS Quarterly Gig – August 14th – The Maze, Nottingham

DIY POETS Quarterly Gig – August 14th – The Maze, Nottingham

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Pedestrian crossings can often cause an unhinged moment when a shopper, student, silver surfer or goofball (like me) arrive at them, wondering whether to press the button or take a chance on scampering across without pausing to follow the expected procedure. Could be a British thing, or maybe most people’s minds are pondering when the next DIY Poets gig might be. The latter is more likely. Unwittingly, DIY Poets can make a major contribution to road safety by revealing early doors when and where the verse will be spoken:

The featured poet Martin Grey is fresh from field studies in phonetics, punnery and one liners. He cruises through a diverse range of subjects, look out for his bread poem, he may try to sandwich it in somewhere. Grey’s anatomy of verse has the legs to make it a kicking night of rhyme (or free verse as the case may be).

And to complete a ‘safe’ night of entertainment, Pegefo and Marita provide the music.