I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about the ‘SpeedPoets Only’ collaboration between Pascalle Burton & Tylea that will envelop one and all at the Hideaway (188 Brunswick St) this Saturday, August 31. Anyone who saw them together on the stage at QPF 2012, will, I am sure, share my excitement.
To get you buzzing, here’s the film that won Pascalle Burton the 2013 QPF Filmmaker’s Challenge and an absolute gem from Tylea’s former band, Gota Cola. Now imagine the combined adventurous spirit of these two ladies on stage… good times ahead!
And of course, there will be bountiful open mic opportunities, free zines, raffles and the guitar roar of Sheish Money. Be there to experience something special!
Date: Saturday August 31 Venue: The Hideaway, 188 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley Time: Doors at 1:30pm for a 2pm Open Mic Start until 5pm Entry: Gold Coin Donation
August is a massive month of poetry here in Brisbane – it’s QLD Poetry Festival time – so it seems right that SpeedPoets brings it to a close when it returns to The Hideaway (188 Brunswick St) on Saturday August 31. The lineup for August is another stunner, with solo feature sets from Pascalle Burton and Tylea, as well as a special collaborative performance.
Singer songwriter Tylea’s ethereal music has been resonating for the past two decades in either her solo work or in Gota Cola. She will be featuring at the next Speedpoets alongside performance poet Pascalle Burton. Tylea’s recent show, featuring the music of the Twin Peaks soundtrack at the Brisbane Powerhouse, was astonishing and her otherworldly yet unpretentious music has the ability to trigger emotion in virtually any audience. Pascalle and Tylea collaborated on a Yoko Ono based piece at QPF last year. For this year’s QPF, Pascalle has been working on the Letter.Box.Stamp.Collect. installation as well as a new performance work based on the idea of conceptual poetry called Poems by Telephone. By request, Pascalle and Tylea will collaborate again on some new pieces especially for Speedpoets. Both artists continue to be inspired by the work of Yoko Ono and promise to bring ample amounts of light and dark.
And as always, there will be plenty of space in the Open Mic Section with all readers in the running to be named Call-Back-Poet for the month. Each of the Call-Back-Poets will earn themselves a feature spot at the November event where they will have the opportunity to take home cash prizes, be crowned SpeedPoets Open Mic Champion. There will also be free zines, raffles and the guitar roar of Sheish Money! What more could one want?
Ink it in your diary people!
Date: Saturday August 31 Venue: The Hideaway, 188 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley Time: Doors at 1:30pm for a 2pm Open Mic Start until 5pm Entry: Gold Coin Donation
SpeedPoets keeps the poetry coming at Brew (Lower Burnett Lane, Brisbane City) from 2pm – 5:30pm. The month of July features the re-launch of Pascalle Burton’s reversible poetry project on 45rpm vinyl, The Outlandish Watch in collaboration with David Stavanger and Nathan Shepherdson.
The July gig will also feature the debut feature reading from Brisbane poet and songwriter, Clinton Toghill from The Bell Divers as well as serving up the regular delights of free zines, raffles, the guitar roar of Sheish Money & Giselle Sheehy and Brisbane’s hottest Open Mic Section. And let’s not forget that all poets in the Open Mic are in contention to be named Call Back Poet of the month!
Clinton Toghill
The Call Back Poet is selected by the monthly features and given the opportunity to perform a mini-feature to close the event (2 poems) as well as win the right to perform at the last gig of 2012 and be in the running for cash prizes and the title SpeedPoets Open Mic Champion for 2012.
June Call Back Poet was Michael Cohen for his mesmerising poem that paid homage to Wallace Stevens and the humble sausage roll.
So come along and take in the SpeedPoets experience… we’ve been keeping poetry fast in Brisbane for more than a decade!
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