Performances

Earth Poet's Night at the Earth Café
© Angela Smith 2009
At my first performance I stood on tiptoes to reach the microphone (rather than simply adjusting it), teetered and hit myself in the face with it, before reading my poem out nervously from a much-thumbed sheet of paper that trembled in a terrified hand. Things have improved since then, and now although I still have nerves, I get a buzz from a gig - and so do the audiences, thankfully!

The photo makes me smile although I look terrible in it - this was at the Earth Poets' night at the Earth Café in Manchester, hosted by Dominic Berry (the happy chap at the back). On the left is Ann Wilson who suggested that I set up this website - one great thing about the poetry community is how supportive it is for the most part. Ann is a wonderful poet and her work can be found at www.annthepoet.com.

The usual format is for me to do a ten minute slot, but I can do other sets and I'm open to any interesting writing or performance projects. Check the news section for details of upcoming events, or if you'd like to invite me to something then email me.