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Adrian Spendlow |
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Performance Poet
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Poemspotters - Latest news - Adrian
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The Many Faces of Adrian
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Performance Poet Adrian
Spendlow who originally was a psychiatric nurse now travels widely for
gigs
from his York home entertaining a wide range of audiences. From festivals to
community work he can be seen involving the audience in an unforgettable
experience His specially commissioned
‘Poetry Adventures’ are very popular with children and adults and
he works widely in
schools, libraries, museums and festivals. Adrian believes that poetry can be taken
anywhere. As well as his popularity among children he also works widely with
older people creating lively shows in
poetry and song from their memories, which are all available
as
books. He
is, perhaps, best known for his
festival work where as host he writes an
introductory poem for each act. He is intriguing
solo and
his work with
music is
amazing even if only for its wide range; Adrian has worked with over a dozen
different combinations of musicians in the past six months; a selection of
these professional
acts are
available as part of Adrian’s current touring schedule. Latest news includes, Adrian’s first national publication
Poemspotters, (an exciting new publication from Hopscotch
Educational Publishing featuring around 30 poem forms and over 200 creative
ideas),
children’s letters and poems,
Two Adrian Poems, courtesy of Nick of the Open Universities
Poetry Society and Cathedral School at Ripon Festival. There is also news on
writing weekends: Inner Landscapes, that worked so well for the OU weekend is
now available (Adrian with Sharon Emery), featuring, writing for performance,
search for song, creating a place and a whole new line in creative energy for
you to take away with you. Adrian’s book
The Ghost Show contains drama poetry based on his mother’s
first hand experiences and acts as a tour of York in a book or a live show.
Adrian is also working on a new album with Willow Songsmith and the live DVD
of SPENDLOW will be available shortly, in fact a TV Producer is champing at
the bit for a copy. “This man has got to be on television - he is something
totally new and has a marketable face” Adrian
‘Melds’
Adrian is a unique poet who
blends wonderfully with music and performance. When mixing his spoken word
with the work of well respected singer/songwriters people frequently say,
“Adrian – You are a singer!” Audiences are generally spellbound and thoroughly
entertained. He is currently available through Bright Light Arts with a wide
selection of professional
musicians. These currently include:
Julie Ellison,
Dave Moss of Banoffi,
Nick Hall of the Hall Brothers,
Em Whitfield,
Dave Carley,
James Christie (Deep Heat),
Willow Songsmith (Weaving With Willow), Jon Harvison, Alex
Kirby,
Satnum Singh, and
Dan Webster. Adrian has also worked recently with
Celtarabia and
Martin Fletcher’s Usual Suspects and would very much like to repeat the
experience with your help. Other News and Features Adrian has a Live DVD
available shortly and a demo CD available of his work with Willow. There is
also a
poem of the month feature and you can order all his books from
here. Adrian has many
books of
his work, both from his solo work and from his work with
children and
older people. As well as this massive out-put he also creates a book for every set
he performs so you can order a copy of any gig you’ve seen or outfit you’d
like to see. New Feature:
Word and Rhythm of the Seasons Adrian the Love-poet?!? Here
are the
Valentines poems to prove it. Other features available from
this site include: A
Free
Newsletter with around a thousand
readers which features a great links link and a
poem page each issue, a
photo page, a
guest book where your comments can be added by
e
mailing Adrian, The
quotes page is useful if you have a feature to write or a gig to promote,
and a useful
links
page. There is also a page on the
work of Creative Writing tutor
Sharon Emery, a section called
payment in kind which is all about ways you can hire Adrian
without dosh, and a section called
Poetic Advice but be warned, these poems might put you off
writing forever! The poems from Adrian’s
Writer in Residency in
Bridlington can be found on Michael Thornton’s site. Updated September 2003 Site
Navigation: Each bit of highlighted
text above is a link to further information - there are nearly a hundred
pages on this site. Follow your interests. I rarely put a back button on
the pages, well you have one of your own don’t you. There is a home button on
each page so if you get a bit lost you could always start again at the
beginning. Please use the above link to
email Adrian (there is a mail link on most pages) or use the contact details below: Bright Light
Arts 23 Bright
Street York YO26 4XS UK 01904
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