14 Hour: Teachers en Regalia
Join four fantastic poets in the Griffin this May for their free poetry night 14 Hour
14 Hour returns to The Griffin in May and features the talents of the four following poets...
Roddy Lumsden is former Vice Chairman of the Poetry Society of Great Britain and has carried out several residency projects, including being poet-in-residence to the music industry and in a five-star hotel and golf resort. He works as a puzzle and quiz writer for BBC MindGames magazine. He was recently commissioned to write for a fashion shoot involving Kate Moss, you can listen to Ms Moss reading the poem at the Show Studio website.
Tim Wells is the editor of Rising magazine (described by John Cooper Clarke as "the reader's wives of poetry mags") who in his time has performed at the likes of Latitude and Cargo.
Niall O'Sullivan the host of long running poetry event Poetry Unplugged. His books You're Not Singing Any More and Ventriloquism for Monkeys are available from Flipped Eye Publishing.
Stephanie Baker has previously performed at Touch Me I'm Sick, Bingo Masters Breakout and Causing a Scene, and will be reading a clutch of new poems designed to invoke demons.
On top of all these wordsmiths visitors to The Griffin will be treated to an unsettling psych soundtrack from guest DJ Rhys "Spider" Webb, of The Horrors while guest compere will be the host of now sadly defunct poetry night Vocal Schism, Theo Rowswell.
The event is taking place on Saturday May 17th from 7pm to 11.30pm.
Find out more about 14 Hour.
How to get there
The closest tube station is at Old Street.
If travelling by bus the 21, 43, 55, 76, 141, 205, 214, 243, 271 and 394 all serve Old Street.
