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About Me

I'm a published author, performance poet, writer, workshop facilitator, teacher and researcher, based in Bristol, England. I've performed at festivals, theatres, pubs, clubs and pavements around England, America and Japan and have worked with groups such as 'Paralalia', 'Ambush Artists' and 'Bristol Funicular'. I've published my own volume of poetry 'Verbatim' and have had poetry and short stories published in a number of magazines and compilations. I'm the Artistic Director for Bristol's longest running poetry and music open mic. night 'Acoustic Night' (www.acousticnight.co.uk).I quit my secretarial job to study a PhD with the Department of Sociology at the University of Exeter in October 2005. It still means I spend most of my time typing, but I get to conduct research into poetry slam communities and networks - oh and have lots of lie ins!

Go to my website to find out more about my work in the worlds of poetry and academia.

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If you're after high culture or just a giggle, take a look at this video. It may not be poetry, but it's pretty good anyway. Go 'OK Go!'

Have a gander at this video for some inspiration for those bedtime lullabies for the little ones...

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Member Since: 7/26/2006
Band Website: hgregory.co.uk
Band Members: Helen Gregory
Influences: I have enormous respect for anyone who has the guts to get up on stage and tell an audience what they think about something or - an even greater feat - try to entertain them with their words.

Sounds Like: Somewhere between melting chocolate and frantically fizzing jelly beans.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

My Poetry C.V.

If you’re interested in booking me for commissions, performances or workshops or just want to know more about some of what I’ve got up to in the past, then read on for my poetry ...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 08:46:00 PST

www.acousticnight.com

Hi allBelow is a plug for the Acoustic Night website, please log on and join us in our virtual creative zone type thing...Dear all As you may know, Acoustic Night is a fortnightly open mic. poetry an...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PST

Article on Metaroar - Part II Now Available

Hi allPart two of my article 'Studying Slam' is now available on the poetry website MetaRoar. This completes the account of my experiences conducting research into poetry slam. Once again,...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:27:00 PST

Article on Metaroar - Update

Apologies to anyone who tried to access this article previously and couldn't (see my orginal blog below for details). There were a few teething problems, but it is now available on Metaroar.&nbs...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 08:31:00 PST

Lou Bell

The musician you can hear on Diva/Vampire Butterflies is Bristol-based singer, songwriter Lou Bell. You can hear more about her work, upcoming shows and find out how to contact her through ...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:07:00 PST

Wychwood Aftermath

Well Wychwood was a storming success. - if thoroughly knackering So much so that I came back to a handful of e-mails from poets wanting to be on the bill next year! You can see the photos ...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 01:54:00 PST

Wychwood Festival Update

Poetry has exploded into this year's Wychwood Festival. We will be bringing you a luscious line-up of lithe linguistic luvvies. Drop down to the Oak (Muse) tent to have your ears massaged and yo...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Sun, 27 May 2007 01:46:00 PST

Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham, U.K.

The performance poetry line-up for the Wychwood Festival has now been finalised i.e. I'm fed up of rearranging it and have declared it finished. The press release and performance programme will ...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Wed, 02 May 2007 06:12:00 PST

Having a Fluffy Moment...

Is it nearly May already? I guess it's time for me to post one of my four monthly blogs then! This time it's going to be in poetic form - another thing I don't usually do. In fact, ...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:59:00 PST

Farrago Zoo Awards

Hi guysI've been thinking of posting up another blog for a while now, but sad to say, despite the best of intentions and the vast array of exciting things I've been doing over the last couple of month...
Posted by Helen Gregory on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:52:00 PST