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Poetry for ALL

Some personal anecdotes and a plea follow...

As quite a few of you know, I’ve been engaged in disability awareness and rights campaigning and other work since sometime in the 90s, so when I was given an opportunity to support and host an event dedicated to making performance poetry as accessible as possible in 2018, I jumped on it.

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Poetry for All is the brainchild (and heartchild, and soulchild) of Rose Drew, who I first met through one of Richard Tyrone Jones’s Utter events in London. She’s an extraordinary writer and performer, and a powerhouse of an events host and organiser. Within about 30 seconds of watching her on stage, I knew I wanted to be like her when I grew up as an artist. When she got in touch three years later to ask if I’d like to help out with what turned out to be the inaugural event, I threw myself into providing as much support as possible with enthusiastic abandon, and we pulled together a line-up which included the extraordinary performers Raymond Antrobus and DL Williams (“DeafFirefly”), both of whom I’d performed with before and was keen to see again. 

Now, there’s a whole section on our new website about the history of the events where you can read the facts, but I want to say here that, personally, that first event in March 2018 (coincidentally on my birthday!) was an absolute eye-opener – seeing how poetry events could expand and develop the ideal of accessibility in ways I hadn’t considered. It was also extremely inspirational as I realised that, well, I was allowed to write about my disabilities. Seeing and hearing artist after artist sharing so much and so eloquently unlocked something in me that I didn’t even know I’d been repressing:

I’m allowed to be an openly disabled poet. I’m allowed to express my neurodivergence. I can tell my truth. 😱🤯

Bit of a culture-shock, but I owe so much to the poets and to Rose (and to Dave Wycherley, BSL interpreter extraordinaire – that’s a hard and physically/ mentally taxing job as it is, but to do that with poetry? on the fly?! breathtaking...) for helping me get to that starting point, knocking down the walls of my own internalised ableism.

So, apart from a paean to self-expression and why representation and finding tribe matters, and a screed of gratitude for new friends made and old friendships strengthened through the course of these events, why am I writing this? What’s with the hashtag? “Plea...?”

Well, so far, since you ask, all of our events have had local funding in York, where they’ve taken place exclusively so far. Rose applied for Arts Council England funding for this and next year for a tour comprising several venues and a host more disabled artists and BSL interpreters from various parts of the UK (all getting paid properly!), but we found out last week that we’d not got the money. Any of it. So our forthcoming event on 24th November in the gorgeous National Centre for Early Music is in jeopardy and, since the thought of Rose (herself a disabled artist on low wages) having to pay for this out of her own pocket was not to be supported, I threw myself at a plan of creating a (somewhat last-minute) Crowdfunder, so that we can at least pay for the venue, the artists’ and interpreters’ fees, the travel and accommodation expenses of those of us coming from out of town, and the costs of producing merchandise to sell. We’ll be producing an anthology in print and ebook form, as a joint publication between indie publishers Stairwell Books and Allographic Press. And, if we exceed our funding goal, there’ll be video and audio available of the event to boot!

We’ve created a frankly very exciting range of pledge rewards for people wanting to support us (all the way from £1 and £2 options, since money is tight, especially for disabled folk, right now, to more chunky ones like private mentoring, workshops, and a publishing package), and we’ve got three weeks(!) to raise our £1,500 to cover the shortfall from ticket and merch sales. Eeep! So, if you’re able to and would like to help us, we’d be ever so grateful. The campaign is here:

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/poetry-for-all-2023-fundraiser

And if you have absolutely no funds to share with us at all, we’d be incredibly grateful if you shared on social media, with friends, on blogs, all of that!

Thanks for reading all this, and have a great day!

Hi. Um. So...

I've been quietly working on a really, really big, beautiful, maddening, PUNK AS FUCK collaborative DIY art project for about a year now with a whole bunch of people I've known for a loooonnng time and love a whoooole bunch.

I don't just believe in them as musicians. I believe in them as vibrant, brilliant, fiercely kindhearted human beings who make completely unclassifiable music and theatrics and wonderful community happen, and who deserve to be lifted up and celebrated and nurtured.

We FINALLY launched their Kickstarter today, after many months of collective work. Much to my delight, said Kickstarter has already made OVER FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS in less than five hours.

Hopefully we will double that amount by the end of the campaign (and THEN some) and my favorite live band of all time, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, can feed themselves and keep roofs over their heads, their family's heads, their crew's heads, while the band woodsheds and the full team preps to finish and release a studio album and a short film and then (WE HOPE! 100K OR BUST!) pile back into their magical doomsday bus and tour the continental US once again for the first time in 13 years.

I wouldn't be doing this for any other band. Not even one of my own projects. That is how much I love Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and how deeply I respect what they make and who they ARE.

Go check out the campaign! Pitch in if you're inspired! Share the link far and wide if you care about me EVEN A LITTLE BIT PLZ AND THANK YOU because this job'll earn me a substantial paycheck as well, but ONLY if we're fully funded.

AMBUGATON.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sleepytimegm/sgm2024

Hi! Are you a fan of fiction podcasts? Are you familiar with pods such as Spirit Box Radio, Not Quite Dead, and Clockwork Bird? Do you like stories about magic and magical schools?

If you answered "yes" to any of those, then I think you'll love The Twelvelms Conspiracy! Twelvelms is a university of magic attended by young mages who hail from any of the seven covens that exist in the British Isles. However, students Reilly, Felix, and Quinn discover that learning may not be the only thing going on within these hallowed halls.

This pod is also being produced by Hanging Sloth Studios, responsible for the aforementioned pods, so you already know what you're in for! (That being a great story with amazing writing, loveable characters, and top notch acting and production).

If this all sounds great and you can't wait to get your hands (or, rather, your ears) on this indie audio drama, you can't just yet; first, it needs your help to come to life!

Hanging Sloth Studios is currently crowdfunding to get the first season on your podcatchers as soon as possible! They are trying to raise £10000 by August 18th to cover costs of production and compensate voice actors for their hard work. Please consider supporting if you've got the means!

You can also help by reblogging this post and/or this post, retweeting this tweet, giving the show's tumblr and twitter a follow, or just spreading the word!

Me and three friends are trying to set up a makerspace in our town, but it ain't easy 'cos we're BROKE and so is the town. :D Would you like to donate a bit of money and get a cheesy 3D-printed souvenir doubloon for your trouble?? PROBABLY

It closes on 28th August, click here to help out.

Also, since it is September 10th, some of you may know: it's Syntax's linguist's birthday! Perhaps a little gift for Silas by donating to the crowdfund? If you'd like to give our wet cat protag some funds, check out the campaign below!

THE @kingsandcanvas @kickstarter is NOW LIVE AND 25% FUNDED! To celebrate, here's a link to a FREE Kings and Canvas comic—the zero issue one-shot that started it all! At 50%, backers will get something else pretty nifty. Here's a link to the free comic: bit.ly/3PWbll9

AND MAKE SURE TO PLEDGE TO GET THE FULL COLLECTION via Outland Entertainment: bit.ly/3PPfuYp

Fans can pledge to get the collected digital or physical edition of our book (or both!), collecting issues #0-5 along with the brand-new, never before seen sixth issue that wraps up the first story arc. Additionally, folks can pledge to get the book with a brand-new cover by @jakeallenesq...or a variant cover by our friend and comics superstar, @oeming (Powers, United States of Murder Inc)!

ABOUT THE BOOK Years ago, a boxing champion named Mammoth was exiled and imprisoned. Now, a decade later, he’s ready to return to the family, title and country he’d left behind…though all have passed him by. But before he can return, Mammoth has to escape. And every escape has a story. This, then, is the beginning of that story. Kings and Canvas, an original boxing fantasy tale, explores the lengths a man will go to find purpose after life, liberty and career have passed him by. “Game of Thrones meets Rocky Balboa”—but with sea dwarves, pirate referees and talking, boxing dragons—Kings and Canvas journeys across the frontier of a changed America in which honor is gained not by using guns or swords, but rather fists, wits and the courage to change. It’s a world in which man, beast and champion stride battlefields and either raise their gloves in triumph…or taste canvas in bitter defeat.

Thanks for your support—pledge using this link, reblog this post and and let's keep it going!!!

Game Geeks News is proud to bring you another exciting new roguelite action shooter from Eldritch Tentacles Games. which has now gone live on Kickstarter. Cy: Cyberpunk Survivors features crisp, retro, pixel-art visuals, frenetic, fast-paced gameplay, ever-changing music, and easy-to-master controls. The worldwide release of early access is planned for November 14th, 2023 on Steam.

Morgan Caraway (Asheville, NC) fell in love with video games at first sight, over 45 years ago. This is a game made by a lifelong gamer for gamers everywhere.

Morgan came up with the idea of Cy over a decade ago but the technology wasn’t quite where he needed it to be yet. Now, using better tools Morgan is able to make faster progress.

Some funds will open up more time for Morgan to finish Cy quickly and to get to full release in the quickest fashion possible. He has LOTS of game ideas and by nailing this first release, hopes to open the door to many great releases for years, or possibly even decades, to come.

Cy is inspired by Vampire Survivors and ancient arcade classics such as Robotron 2084, and the unique upgrade system is inspired by action RPGs like the Diablo series. The game was broadcast live to thousands of viewers during two live streams on Steam’s Next Fest. The excitement about the game and it’s retro yet modern gameplay and look is already catching on!

About Cy: Cyberpunk Survivors

In the year 3051, the world’s cities fell to a nanobot plague of unknown origin. The bright, neon future that took centuries to build was burned to ashes overnight.

Two years later, a living weapon, a psionic superhero emerges from a secret underground bunker. She is humanity’s final hope.

Pledges start from as little as $1 but pledging as little as $4 will get you Early Access to the game on either Steam or Google Play, you will also have your name in the credits of the game. Other tiers include having your name on a hidden in-game “memorial for the fallen” and the opportunity to create an in-game creature or Boss. For a full breakdown of the rewards available, check out their crowdfunding page on Kickstarter.

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Video 📹 clip from BAFTA Scotland Awards livestream 20 November 2022

@fateliveswithin tells us Jack Lowden has thrown his weight behind the bid to save the Edinburgh Filmhouse. When accepting the Actor Film award on the 2022 BAFTA Scotland stage, Jack made a plea to the captive crowd gathered in Glasgow.

Remember… Edinburgh needs your help… we’re either in this together, or we’re not… There’s links everywhere… please give some money as you’re in this room tonight… And, honestly, if I catch anybody instagramming a picture with somebody from Outlander without first of all going to one of the links… — Jack Lowden

Only 6 days remain to back the second volume of Sleepless Domain on Hivemill!

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Day 7 and our campaign is now at 62% of the target. Will you help us go further (we don't get any unless we hit 100%)? We have 15 days left to raise the funds for our accessible poetry event.

(I'm honestly a bit in shock that we've got this far by this point! Clearly there are some extremely lovely people out there!)

Fun #Broadcasting campaign for TotalMen’s #Primary Care. . Producer @sketching_light_director Production Manager @missclosinger Directed/Edited by @lesterplatt DP @benrootfilm 1st AC @jakestockstill Gaffer @davidcommerman Grip @skylerianfrost . #tvcommercial #commercialvideo #crowdfundingcampaigns #crowdfunding #crowdfund #crowdfunder #kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #kickstarterproject #kickstartergames #indiegogocampaign #indiegogoproject #launchbooster #crowdcube #crowdcubeinvestors #crowdrise #crowdrisecampaign #seedinvest #fundlycampaign #startup #startupbusiness #startupcompany #startupcampaign (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqcGrVTM5CJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Kiwi kids! Our NZ Merchndise shop is now open with amazing printed Tees from our team of artists and contributors from $29 a Shirt! http://markabnettcomics.digitees.co.nz/shop/category/Tee-Shirt?c=2381503 #manga #anime #otaku #art #cosplay #drawing #indycomics #animeart #crowdfunder #fanart #comics #mangaart #nzcomics #comic #draw #kickstarter #animes #artist #independentcomics #mangadrawing #aotearoa #arohacomics #scholasticnz #scholastic #thisland #moana #xmen https://www.instagram.com/p/Coezl4Vsu2X/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

4 hours left to contribute to our makerspace fundraiser. :O

I feel like £1,621 is quite a lot really, I think we've done pretty well!

Some sneak peeks at some of the scripts for Season 3~ Can you guess the full titles?

Reminder to support us at our crowdfund so we can bring S3 to you SOONER! Only 12 more days to support!