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ann

Talking Monkey

About Me

I'm a performer and writer. I am the curator of TALKING MONKEY a sub label of the alternative net label EARTH MONKEY. I love MC-ing at gigs, literature events and festivals. In 2006 I was Poet Laureate for South Cumbria.

"Dark, light, funny, moving. She went down a storm at Lavender Lounge." (Eleanor Levin from Lavender Lounge)

My Interests

Performance poetry, Writing, performing, singing, playing guitar, reading, analysing, eating, drinking.

I'd like to meet:

Poets, comedians, musicians, artists, singers, people who love to laugh, dance and reflect.

Music:

Kathryn Williams, Ani Di Franco, Nick Cave. Macy Gray, Catatonia, Elbow, Mew, Us 2, Jack Johnson, K T Tunstall, Tori Amos, The Cure, Placebo, Tool, Clutter.

Movies:

Dancer in the Dark, Proof of Life, Vanillla Sky, Ali, When Harry Met Sally, The Commitments, Closer.

Television:

Shameless + anything my aerial picks up when the wind is blowing in the right direction

Books:

The Electric Michelangelo - Sarah Hall
Black Wings and Blind Angels - Sapphire
The Mindfield - Dike Omeje

Heroes:

Stevie Smith, John Hegley, Eddie Izzard, Samuel Beckett

My Blog

Word Out, Word Market in association with Talking Monkey

Join us for an evening of words and music On Friday Feb 2nd at Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness - Guests include: - Ann Wilson, performer, writer and South Cumbria Poet Laureate 2006. Ann will MC the even...
Posted by ann on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:46:00 PST

Gigs coming up - Word Market Festival

If you'd like to come and watch me perform I'll be at:Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, Friday February 2nd hope to see you there
Posted by ann on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:19:00 PST

New poems

PledgeLight from the window is brighter,This space between us will be a memory,Tomorrow there will be celebrationsToday I will wipe this dusty sill.ImplicitWith you I reached out furtheror I kept my d...
Posted by ann on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:31:00 PST

Birthday Celebrations

Hello lovely people I'm having a 30th birthday party in The Cavendish Arms, Dalton on Saturday May 6th. There will be open mic 8-9.30 and Earth Monkey will be DJ-ing 9.30-late. If you're around and...
Posted by ann on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:46:00 PST

The bite

She clutches An apple till his image hisses sour kisses power leaks wet pulse through her fingers, She clenches teeth reaches for the shy girl he bruised her, is the seed embedded in her eye....
Posted by ann on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 08:23:00 PST

Check out my songwriting at http://www.myspace.com/annthepoet2

I've uploaded some of my songs ontohttp://www.myspace.com/annthepoet2Please check them out, let me know what you think :) Ann x
Posted by ann on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 01:39:00 PST

Betrayal

I've started taking sugar in my tea I'm still in shock Blaming myself For the missed celebrations and friendly smiles I passed you on the street Played your silent game Only I can taste the anger Ev...
Posted by ann on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:50:00 PST

Inhabit

Beyond quick fix, jump starts, wash downs,grains of sand scraping at my body, scratchingmore than kneading, mixing, cooking on gasfeeding, quenching a thirstI won't just decorate, paint it over, leave...
Posted by ann on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:48:00 PST

Pull you in

I'd like to pull you in Give you some action Express my emotion Inspire you with lyrics Till your heart sweats And I can feel you pounding the beat And I can see your words leaking from each pore of y...
Posted by ann on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 08:45:00 PST

Poem

My lover has hair like a forest fire I pine for burning skin ...
Posted by ann on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 06:52:00 PST