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Photography by Jason Grant for Apples & Snakes  

 

 
 
Photography by Jason Grant  

 

 
 
Photography by Inua Ellams for OneTaste  

 

 
 

 

‘Words have blessed me sanctified and caressed me Succeeded in berating and undressing me Forced me to see red and caused me to swear blue Raised me, roughed me up and shamed me Gave me strength when I thought none was left Demanded I listened, listened, listened’…. (Blessed by Words, Kat Francois)    

Blessed by Words, Kat Francois

Welcome to Shot from the Lip, a season of well written spoken word events.

Shot from the Lip is presented by a collective of London’s spoken word artists and promoters to bring the thriving underground scene a little closer to the surface.

Find out on this site what spoken word is all about and check out details of the Shot from Lip Launch event and Season. Tell us what you think on the feedback page and get our latest downloads from the news section below.

One poem or a performer, or a series of words will mesmerise you, hypnotise you.

Take our word for it.

   
         

News

     

A few extras to accompany Shot from Lip...

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Our Guide to spoken word in London is now ready! You can download it from the about page or email us at info@shotfromthelip.org to receive a hard copy.
 

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Visit our myspace
 

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Heather Elliot and Anna Barzotti won the Shot from the Lip competition. You can catch their poems performed at these season events: Speakeasy (4th March) and tall-lighthouse (28th March).
 

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Watch the films that Roundhouse Studios young film makers made of poems as part of Shot from the Lip.
Mr Invincible by Dean Atta

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Furnace Improvisation by Yemisi Blake


Correction: written by Kayo Chingonyi, Yemisi Blake and Jay Bernard. Narrated by Kayo Chingonyi.

 

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Download our MP3 featuring DJ and poet Mr Gee (from R4 and Resonance fm) mixing some musical words and get the cover details: pdf | word.
 

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Download our screensaver with snippets of poetry: mac | pc
 

   

Coming up…

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photo credits: 1 (top): Jason Grant for Apples & Snakes | 2: Jason Grant | 3: Inua Ellams for One Taste | 4 (bottom) Inua Ellams for One Taste

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Funded by Arts Council England

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Managed by Audiences London


     

Partners:

Partner: London Libraries Development Agency Partner: Apples & Snakes Partner: Metaroar
   
  Partner: The Roundhouse
       
  Partner: London Libraries Partner: Impact Partner: Get London Reading