Hammer & Tongue
Hammer And Tongue promotes the best in live literature from the UK and the rest of the world, and gives new artists a stage on which to flourish.
The biggest promoters of Slam Poetry in the UK, making champions from everyday people, handing the power of judgement to the poets’ peers, creating a democratic cutting-edge spoken word culture, reaching out to communities, organizing workshops in schools, universities and prisons, Hammer And Tongue creates “the best live poetry” events in The UK in venues that you wouldn’t expect to see poetry to a hip hop and world music backdrop.
Now the UK poetry scene was on the international map and Hammer And Tongue were able to persuade some of the best in Canada and The United States to compete against an Irish team and a best of British slams team in the first ever Four Nations Slam.
This event was sold out The Zodiac with Four Hundred people crammed in to witness a breathtaking display of poetic ability, performance and culture; each nation’s poets bringing with them their own unique style and voice.
Since then Hammer And Tongue has launched in Brighton, London, Bristol and Cambridge.
Work has now extended beyond promoting events, writing and performing workshops for those that have been sat in the audience wanting to express themselves. The fluid group poets are being used in education more and more. They have plans to make a film using the footage they have taken so far and to create a great interactive website that hosts the first ever poetry charts exposing people to the spoken word in the same way that people have been exposed to music. They also plan to unite all the people promoting spoken word in Oxford under one banner for a festival next year, so their work is cut out.
The Nail – Special Feature ‘Reversing the Damage’
A climate change book / CD that contains poems, photo’s, drawings, prose, articles and a whole CD of amazing performance poetry and song including Will Holloway, Inflatable Buddha, Mark Browne and Seize The Day, all responding to the issue of Climate Change. Available at any Hammer and Tongue event. Otherwise contact Steve Larkin or Sophie.
E V E N T S
all events feature an extended set from the special guest star and an open poetry slam, unless a final
TUE 5th June
Hammer & Tongue HACKNEY
The Victoria, 451 Queensbridge Road, Dalston, E8 3AS
WED 6th June
Hammer & Tongue BRISTOL
The Grain Barge, , Mardyke Wharf, Hotwells Rd, Bristol BS8 4RU
THU 7th June 7:30
Hammer & Tongue BRIGHTON
Komedia, Gardener St
MON 11th June
Hammer & Tongue CAMDEN
Green Note Cafe, Parkway
TUE 12th June
Hammer & Tongue OXFORD
The Old Fire Station, George St
OXFORD SLAM FINAL
WED 13th June
Hammer & Tongue CAMBRIDGE
The Fountain, 12 Regent Street, CB2 1DB
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