As part of the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre which is crammed with interesting programming such as music based on Pablo Neruda’s poetry and discussions on fame, communities and the graphic novel, The Point Blank Poets (that includes Dean Atta, Hollie Mcnish, Deanna Rodger and Poejazzi bloggers Chimene Suleyman and Bridget Minamore ) ...
About: Poejazzi
Poejazzi is a six year old organisation, we write about poetry, music and multimedia. We have received two five-star reviews at Edinburgh Festival, been named Time Out Critic’s Choice and included in its list of 101 Things To Do Around London. We have also featured many acts who have gone on to become mainstays in the spoken word and music scene, which just goes to show how creepily aligned our tastes are with yours! Poejazzi line up favourites include Ed Sheeran, Scroobius Pip, Polarbear, Kate Tempest and Jamie Woon.
Recent Posts by Poejazzi
Going Out – Point Blank Poets – June 1st
Kojey Radical – Scratch
Here is another beautifully filmed narrative from poet/mixed media artist Kojey Radical. Scratch is the third instalment of his Chapter Two project, and this one deals with complex love and features the collaborative work of CMPH (director) Pegah Gashtasbi (assistant director), CONFZ (sound), Umps Machaka (styling) and ALVES london (wardrobe). All of these collaborative elements come ...
Going Out – Mindbaby – May 25th
One of the best newer festivals, Brainchild, is holding an all day fundraiser at The Amersham Arms on May 25th from 2pm – 2am. By the looks of the line up Mindbaby is going to be a taster of just how amazing the festival itself should be. Expect music from Benin City, Haraket, Ben Hauke ...
New Music – Bipolar Sunshine – Rivers
We’ve been fans of Bipolar Sunshine‘s half sung/spoken word delivery and his way of melding elements in unexpected ways and still retaining some serious catchiness ever since we heard Fire (it features a choir…we will never even pretend to resist a choir inclusion) Bipolar Sunshine gives all little blogs hope that there is interesting ...
Review – Sally Jenkinson – Sweat-borne Secrets
Sally Jenkinson’s debut collection opens with a declaration of failure, “Look I was going to say, / look what I’ve brought for you” - grazed knees and squished fruit. ‘Offering’ sets the tone for the following onslaught of reality. However, failure is not the tone Sally sets, but a “squashed show of splattered blackberries”, ...
