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The Thompson Brothers on LeftLion's 100th Issue
Fri 27 Apr 2018Our favourite green grocers are well happy for us...
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: All We Need Is The Art of Love
Fri 27 Apr 2018We've been looking forward to this one: “super sibilant sisters” Panya Banjoko and Abii spent their evening exploring their heritage through vibrant verse and music at the stellar Soetry event. We sent our Chloe Rose Whitmore down to hear what they had to say.
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Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival
Fri 27 Apr 2018A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Lions and Tigers and... Trees?
Fri 27 Apr 2018Oh my. We've had a great time observing this year's poetry festival from the shadows, but this Thursday it was our turn to hog the limelight. Under a web of fairy lights, MC and organiser Aly Stoneman and co showed off some of the best and brightest poetry we at LeftLion have to offer.
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Tuesday's Child is Full of Poe(try)
Fri 27 Apr 2018Another day, another evening of poetic wonderment. We sent our Chloe down to the Fox and Grapes to check out this month's Poetry is Dead Good special, featuring comedy rap-battle legend and fastest tongue in the west Mark Grist.
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Comedy Poet Elvis McGonnagall is Tartanned Up in Nottz
Thu 26 Apr 2018Described as “side-splittingly funny”, “flamboyant” and compared to performance poets Adrian Mitchell and John Cooper Clarke, World Slam Champion and festival favourite Elvis McGonnagall is set to take Nottingham by storm on Friday night at Antenna. Tackling topics of the day head-on, his stand-up style of delivery and polished verse critiques the world’s woes with charm, intelligence and a bag-full of Scottish colloquialisms. LeftLion caught up with him for a quick chat ahead of his show with support from Poetry is Dead Good’s Stephen Thomas and our very own Bridie Squires…
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After They Left The Lion...
Tue 24 Apr 2018We’ve had thousands of brilliant and interesting people contributing to the mag for fifteen years. Plenty have gone on to do some proper interesting stuff after working with us. Here are a handful of the boggers…
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018: Another Manic Monday
Tue 24 Apr 2018This festival has us rushing about like a bunch of blue-arsed flies, and we love it. Here's today's round-up of all the groovy poetry that came out of Monday 24th April, 2018.
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The Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 Survival Guide
Tue 17 Apr 2018Nottingham's gone poetry mad, and with stellar events popping up in venues all over the city it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, your old pal LP Mills is here to give you the rundown on this year's Nottingham Poetry Festival.
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Storytelling in Notts: Beeston Tales at the White Lion
Thu 12 Apr 2018Our Lily got down to The White Lion in Beeston for a night of gripping storytelling, belly laughs and great company. Here she tells us all about this little-known monthly event and why she encourages the rest of us to check it out...
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Riding on Solomon’s Carpet: Poetry from Nottingham’s Refugees
Mon 26 Mar 2018“Projects like this open doors for people like me,” says Victoria Mponda, of her experience with Riding on Solomon’s Carpet, an anthology of poetry from refugees and asylum seekers living in the East Midlands...
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6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month
Wed 21 Mar 2018Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.
The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on [email protected]...
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018
Wed 21 Mar 2018Festival season officially starts here, and it’s kicking off with a right wordy celebration of all things lyrical...
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Exploring Technology, Spoken Word and Writing our Roots at WEM’s The Writers’ Conference
Thu 08 Mar 2018Last week, Nottingham’s literati gathered on a snowy Saturday to do some listening, learning and creating at The Writers’ Conference, all hosted by Writing East Midlands. We got down to check out some of the talks and workshops…
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Sound of the Lion #67
Sat 03 Mar 2018With Cecille Grey, Hellebore, Charlotte Evans, Distant Blue, Le Terme, The Hip Priests, VVV, Jetlines and Georgie...
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Nottingham Writers' Studio to Host Joint Networking Event with Society of Authors
Mon 26 Feb 2018Alright you literary lovelies, it’s time to sharpen those pencils and get them typing fingers at the ready — The Nottingham Writers’ Studio and the Society of Authors will be hosting their big networking event for 2018 on Saturday 3 March, following the Writing East Midlands Writer’s Conference. In preparation, we asked journalist, copywriter, and Writers’ Studio alumni Natalie Mills to have a chat with Society of Authors Head of Staff Anna Ganley about what can be expected on the night.
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Poetry Profile: Two Days With the DIY Poets
Sun 18 Feb 2018Every now and then you’ll come across something that does exactly what it says on the tin. Nottingham’s own DIY Poets are a prime example of this, with their tagline “We’re Nice and We Don’t Always Rhyme” neatly printed on the front cover of each issue of their monthly zine. We decided to pop in for a chat with the gang to get a gauge of just how nice they are, and we were not disappointed.
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Poetry, Persecution and Protest at Amicus ALJ Spoken Word Night
Sun 11 Feb 2018Last Monday saw a collection of young poets take to the stage in protest of one of the most controversial topics discussed in the twenty-first century: The death penalty. We decided to head to Jam Café to see the University of Nottingham’s Poetry and Spoken Word Society in action.
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The Write Stuff: Nottingham-Based Author Jon McGregor Set to Judge Leicester Writes Competition
Tue 06 Feb 2018Not content with being “Britain’s second-best short story writer”, Jon McGregor is set to judge the 2018 Leicester Writes short story competition.
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Sound of the Lion #66
Mon 05 Feb 2018With JC and The Sunshine Band, Taco Hell, Gallery 47, Cherry Hex and The Dream Church, The Chase, Louis Croft, Faceless, The Ruffs and T.O.W.E.R.S...
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Word War III: Poetry by First Story Students at Farnborough Academy
Thu 04 Jan 2018Local author Paula Rawsthorne treats us to a selection of writings from her First Story students at Farnborough Academy, published in their anthology Word War III...
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Notes from the Middle Kingdom: A Beijinger in a Lion's Den
Tue 02 Jan 2018Our man in Beijing is back in Notts, and he recently spent a week in the LeftLion office…
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Nottingham Poetry Festival 2018 is Coming
Thu 14 Dec 2017Clear out your lungs and get your pathos out, the third Nottingham Poetry Festival is gearing up to be a corker...
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Sound of the Lion #65
Sat 02 Dec 2017With Taurtollo, Lokumu, Yashmak Webs, Charlesworth, heurt, Torn Sail, Slumb Party, Oliver Whitehouse and Saint Raymond...
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Left Panther: Nottingham Panthers News & Updates
Thu 23 Nov 2017The Panthers have been hot on the ice and November brought another massive European game to the National Ice Centre. Our Sally was on hand to tell us all about the team's roaring success
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