Monday, 27 June 2011
Round Robin for Rascals
Have you got children? How very dare you! No doubt they'll be running about causing havoc in the streets as you sit here idly tap tapping at your Microtoff Ap-full Bambino-pod. Just don't have any more, okay?
Well anyway because I love children so much I've been working on a round-robin sound poem for them to spew from their stupid little stupid smiley mouths.
The idea is that one group starts to read the poem and as they move to the next set of words another group begins to read the poem, and so on (depending on how many groups of mini-yous you have locked away). Something like this:
Evil minion group 1: buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz
Evil minion group 2: silence
Evil minion group 1: busy busy busy busy busy busy busy busy
Evil minion group 2: buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz
The idea is it creates a hive of noise, a little like bees. The more of them the better I suppose: more honey.
Click the picture to make it massive
Russell Jones
Monday, 20 June 2011
Shore Poets - 26 June 2011
I'll be reading alongside poets Jane McKie and Martin McIntyre, with music from Blue Flint.
26 June, 7:45pm - 10:15pm
The Wee Red Bar
Edinburgh College of Art
74 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh EH3 9DF
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Day 4: A Poem for Jordan
Okay so I missed a day. Sue me. No, go on, see just how little money you'll get.
It was Jordan Nielson's birthday yesterday so this poem, which I wrote for her when she left Scotland and headed back for Americaland, seems suitable. You can find out more about Jordan and her shenanigans in kid's lit here: http://www.therustykey.com/Welcome.html
Russell Jones
It was Jordan Nielson's birthday yesterday so this poem, which I wrote for her when she left Scotland and headed back for Americaland, seems suitable. You can find out more about Jordan and her shenanigans in kid's lit here: http://www.therustykey.com/Welcome.html
Russell Jones
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Day 3: Chromosome Medley
This is the poem which won 3rd place in the Genomics Forum Poetry Competition. Click it to enlarge and then use the magnifying glass that appears to get a good old look-see, you kinky git.
Russell Jones
Russell Jones
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Kiss my face
Could it be Christmas already? Or your birthday, perhaps? What's that? No it's nothing to do with your recent success with the alcoholic nymphomaniac at the office party or a pity gift because you're so adorably lonesome. Though you are.
For the foreseeable future (I give it a week) I'll be posting a poem a day for you to love, hate or be completely indifferent to.
The first one is inspired by a painting (above) by a rather marvelous and strange artist friend of mine, Daniel Young.
(click to ENLARGE)
Russell Jones
Monday, 13 June 2011
Shhh Wan, it's a library
The AHRC-funded "Poetry Beyond Text" exhibition has kicked off at the Scottish Poetry Library. Berets and bongos are flying, the books are covered in vomit, blood and a little bit of wee.
Come along to the SPL on Wednesday 15th June to hear a menagerie of poets read their work for the "Chinese Whispers" event. The collection is formed by artists and poets who responded to one another's work through their various mediums.
There might be free wine! And fist fights! And me, drinking the maybe-free wine!
Starts at 6pm
Russell Jones
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