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I am Rich and You are Poor: lines on dead Chinese cocklepickers and their rich benefactors

Anna Chen reads her poem, “I am Rich and You are Poor: lines on dead Chinese cocklepickers and their rich benefactors” about the 21 people who died at Morecambe Bay in 2004. Performed at the Morning Star May Day celebrations, … Continue reading

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Margaret Thatcher Died at the Ritz: May Day poetry from Anna Chen

Anna Chen’s first public reading of her poem “Margaret Thatcher Died at the Ritz”, written on the day news broke that the former prime minister had died … at the Ritz! Thanks to Charles Shaar Murray for shooting the video. … Continue reading

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Credit Crunch Suicide: May Day poetry

Had a lovely gig last week at the Morning Star‘s May Day celebrations in Kilburn, London. Also playing, singer songwriter Sean Taylor, a wonderful guitarist. Q Magazine called him, “A bluesey devotional intensity that rightly draws comparisons to John Martyn”. … Continue reading

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Live at Brioche NW6: Anna Chen and Charles Shaar Murray 29 October

Locally Sourced Productions Presents an evening with writer, comic and broadcaster Anna Chen reading from her “brilliant and dangerous” poetry collection REACHING FOR MY GNU on Monday 29th October. With Charles Shaar Murray on guitar and reading from his acclaimed book on … Continue reading

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National Poetry Day: REACHING FOR MY GNU free download from Amazon

If all goes well on the technical side of things, to mark National Poetry Day, I’m making my “brilliant and dangerous” poetry collection — Reaching for my Gnu — available as a free download from Amazon for 24 hours from … Continue reading

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The Steampunk Opium Wars at the St Ives Festival, Part 1

Here’s the first half of The Steampunk Opium Wars which we took down to the St Ives Arts Festival to play to a packed house at the Arts Theatre on Tuesday 18th September. We did it as a new concept … Continue reading

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