#aidan rivett

[cherryredlips]

When Women Of A Certain Age Decide To Get Fierce The Golden Girls Can Really Rock The Mic. 

​Due to an unforseen accident in the last Wednesday of April, It’s fair to  say that May was a quieter month than usual in my poetry calendar. Indeed I had to postpone my own event due to a badly sprdined ankle. This meant  there was no Words And Music at the Tin Hut on the first Tuesday of the month. I also missed cracking nights at Fail Better, Extra Second,  Express Yourself, and Last Monday…

View On WordPress

[cherryredlips]

17 Poets

Hey Readers On day 22 of NaPoWriMo I look back on a wonderful night of spoken word at Extra Second. This is a night I can’t recommend highly enough and to celebrate my first appearance at this excellent evening I have written a poem entitled 17 Poets. Though I have already written a poem with the one word title Poets which was inspired by my friend Audrey Marshall, this is very different in…

View On WordPress

[cherryredlips]

When A Woman Wants To Be The Change And Weave Threads In Our Hearts Then She'll Do It By Dancing With Words ( A Review Of Blue Chair Poetry Slam 2016)

When A Woman Wants To Be The Change And Weave Threads In Our Hearts Then She’ll Do It By Dancing With Words ( A Review Of Blue Chair Poetry Slam 2016)

Hey Readers. Those of you who are familiar with this blog will no doubt be aware I have both attended and competed in a number of spoken word poetry slams over the years and on occasion I have even been called upon to take my place at the judges table. However, I have never experienced atmosphere quite like I did on Sunday at the Blue Chair I qualify this by saying that slams are usually tense ,…

View On WordPress

[johnskelton]

This sums up my life basically.