Tottering State @TotteringState
Poetry for unsteady times. A new reading series hosting the best in experimental, small press & innovative poetry from the UK & beyond. Bristol, England Joined March 2017-
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This Friday: Tottering State #7 with Michael Marcinkowski, Yé Yé & John Philips. Tickets: headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/east-…
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Fri 25th Oct: all welcome to @TotteringState #4, now homed at EBB: a landscape poetry special launching Harriet Tarlo's *Cut Flowers II* (@GuillemotPress) w/ poetry from our own Rowan Evans (*A Method, A Path*,@BloomsburyBooks). Tickets here: hdfst.uk/e115293.
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London: I’ll be performing from my @ForwardPrizes shortlisted ‘A Method, A Path’ @BurleyFisher on July 13, with an assembly of field recordings, voices, cassette tapes & music. Tix: tinyurl.com/3c7wk4f6
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Bristol: I’ll perform ‘A Method, A Path’ @bookhaus2 on July 25 with music, voices & cassettes, joined by @JMDemus for an experimental discussion of ‘pretexts, contested grounds, false lineages.’ Tix: tinyurl.com/24ua58px
Thank you all who came to our energised & rhizomatic 2nd event @bookhaus2 on Friday! Books by both brilliant readers @brihughespoet & @MarbledMayhem are available in store 🌱
Tomorrow!
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Tomorrow @bookhaus2! @TotteringState is back with more poetry for unsteady times with @brihughespoet and @MarbledMayhem. £5 includes a drink AND a book discount. bookhausbristol.com/product/bring-…
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I’ve made some mini Rhizome prints for the audience at tomorrow’s @TotteringState @bookhaus2 reading 🍃
Tottering State with @brihughespoet + @MarbledMayhem April 7 @bookhaus2 // Tix: tinyurl.com/4r75cahj
There’s just over a week until our next event @bookhaus2, don’t forget your tix! tinyurl.com/4r75cahj
There’s just over a week until our next event @bookhaus2, don’t forget your tix! tinyurl.com/4r75cahj
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We return on April 7th with a @brokensleep double bill, celebrating the launch of @brihughespoet ‘Rhizomes’ & Cat Chong @MarbledMayhem’s forthcoming collection! // Book now: tinyurl.com/4r75cahj
Thank you everyone who came to our first sell-out reading last night w/ the brilliant @jessica_pujol & @craterpress & our wonderful hosts @bookhaus2! Follow for details of our next event⚡️
THIS FRIDAY 20th Jan @bookhaus2
THIS FRIDAY 20th Jan @bookhaus2
There’s still time to grab tix for our first event NEXT FRIDAY 7pm: @jessica_pujol & @craterpress @bookhaus2 // Book at tinyurl.com/y7xm2a9m
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