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https://hdfst.uk/e118819T.S. IDIOT presents a very special evening of punk-tinged poetry in celebration of their debut collection, BACK TO THE FUCHSIA. Featuring a special selection of their very favourite Bristol poets and a unique improvised collaborative set with musician Louie Newlands (Mildred Maude, Eva May, Double Pelican).
Although known for his high energy, humour laced performances seen at comedy nights, punk gigs and poetry shows across the UK, this collection shows a more intimate side of T.S. IDIOT. Written between 2019 – 2022, these poems document a fictional 12 hour window as the poet walks through 3 years worth of grief for lost friends, broken relationships, mental breakdowns – and ultimately, the scraps of love, resilience and belonging found along the way that might just help us get through this.
Books will be available for sale at this event!
Doors & Bar open - 7pm
Night starts - 7:30pm
Night ends - 10pm
The John Sebastian Lightship, Cabot Cruising Club, Bathurst Basin, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6SG
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Artist Information:
T.S. IDIOT is a queer post-punk poet living and working across the UK. A self-taught writer and performer, they cut their teeth on DIY punk gigs and community theatre projects and have since written and produced work for BBC Arts, UNESCO and the Tate. They were shortisted for the 2023 Outspoken Prize for Poetry in Film and the Pomegranate Poetry Prize and have been published in anthologies by Perennial Press, Sassify, Ample Press, Queerlings and HUCK. They have appeared on stages at festivals, dive bars and poetry nights across the UK and internationally, including shows with indie, punk and poetry icons (Attila The Stockbroker, John Cooper Clarke, Subway Sect, Penelope Isles, TV Smith). Their debut collection Back To The Fuchsia is due to be published by Arkbound Press in 2024. They are a regular on the UK spoken word scene including headline and feature sets with Milk Poetry, Raise The Bar, Verve Poetry Festival and Apples & Snakes. They write (and shout) about queerness, community, mental health and the rising price of Freddos.
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Bridget Hart (they/them) is a queer, working class writer, performer and creative producer.Their poems and short stories are a quietly heartbreaking look into the lives of working people, queer platonic love and a dry, witty take on survival and solidarity.
In 2017 they released the debut pamphlet Better Watch Your Mouth with Burning Eye Books. Their second collection Chewing Gum is a queer reimagining of characters from Grease and Grease 2 and is out now with Small Press Books.Their work has also been published by Comma Press, Bluebird Anthology, Late Britain, Paper & Ink Literary Zine, Untitled Writers, and Ink, Sweat and Tears. Bridget has performed at a variety of events including Manchester Punk Festival, Shambala, Boomtown Fair, Audacious Women Festival and Tolpuddle Martyrs.
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Saili Katebe is a writer, performer and workshop facilitator. Born in Zambia and now based in the South West of England, his work celebrates language and the power of story. Author of his debut poetry Pamphlet, “Katabasis”, published by Frosted Fire Press. His work has been featured on BBC Arts and BBC Radio Bristol Bristol. From commissions to collaboration, he looks for opportunities to explore and express the nuances of moving through the world.
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Born and raised in Stratford upon Avon, Perkie picked up their first guitar aged 7 (featured on the cover of 2022 album A Part of Everything). After leaving school at 14 to study Vocal Tech at BIMM, they quickly gained interest on MySpace with their early tracks that would become a blueprint for Perkie’s unique marriage of punk ideals with a tender underbelly.
Perkie released their sophomore album A Part of Everything in 2022 and continues to share their stories of love, loss and hope with a loving embrace and quiet strength with more recent singles, music videos and tracks under their new alias, Ave Hannah.
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Aish is a queer poet, facilitator and curator from Cornwall, living in Bristol. He was the poet in residence for the SS Great Britain in 2022 and has performed across the UK as well as internationally. His first poetry pamphlet, Saints of Golden Hour was released in February 2023 which explores soberness, girlhood, queer relationships and the gods we create for ourselves. He co-produced a queer poetry event for Lyra Festival 2024 and was a Young Curator with MAYK for Mayfest 2024. He is currently collaborating on the production of a spoken word theatre show exploring transness and masculinity.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
John Sebastian Flagship, Bristol, United Kingdom