PIGHOG ON THE FRINGE
4 - 26 May 2012
Spoken words: poetry, prose, performance

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Pighog on the Fringe is the place to be this May for poetry, fiction, spoken word and interactive entertainment! With accessibly-priced and FREE events, there's really no reason why not to indulge your literary taste-buds with some of the best local and international talent!

All ticketed events are now priced just £5 (£3 concessions)!

Please browse through the listings below and click through to take advantage of our amazing 2 for 1 offer! For best value you can invest in a bumper Fringe Pass.

 

THE SHED SHOW
Daily 17 - 19 May, Bali Brasserie 16.00
Shedman voyages up and down the country hosting poetic encounters in a variety of end-of-garden hideaways. Both poetry tutor and oral historian, Shedman celebrates his 10th anniversary in these interactive family events.
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HALLUCINATED HORSE: NEW LATIN AMERICAN POETS
22 May, Metrodeco 18.00
A new generation of Latin American poets shows off its wit and verve in Hallucinated Horse, the new bilingual poetry sampler from Pighog. Experience a mixture of live readings and poetic video presentations from across the Americas!
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AN EVENING WITH CIARAN O’DRISCOLL
22 May, Redroaster 20.00

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The seminal Irish poet Ciaran O'Driscoll is a transfixing and moving performer. Be there for the launch of his surreal, hilarious and challenging debut novel, A Year's Midnight. Feat. guest host the novelist Susanna Jones.
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BERNADETTE CREMIN
23 May, Metrodeco 18.00
Highly Commended in the 2009 Forward Poetry Prize, Bernadette Cremin is one of Brighton's favourite literary talents. See her read from her forthcoming Pighog Sussex Series Pamphlet.
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THE BOOK OF INVISIBLE BRIDGES
23 May, Redroaster 20.00
The launch of Boca2Mouth's The Book of Invisible Bridges from Pighog is guaranteed art-ertainment! - where else would you get an avant-garde blend of new concrete poetry and visual arts?
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ROBERT WALTON AND MARY NOONAN
24 May, Metrodeco 18.00
Robert Walton's rich poetry is formed around the spirit of special ocassions and places. See him launch his new Pighog Passport Pamphlet alongside award-winning Irish wordsmith Mary Noonnan.
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PIGHOG POETRY NIGHT
24 May, Redroaster 19.30 for 20.00
Pighog's wildly popular poetry Thursday series offers up a compelling triumvirate of poetic talent: Gregory Award winner James Brookes, Ellen Zaks & Kay Syrad. Syrad will be launching her exquisitely-weighted new collection from Pighog, Double Edge.
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THE ECHO ROOM
25 May, Redroaster 19.30 for 20.00
Rakish punk-poet Brendan Cleary relaunches seminal underground periodical The Echo Room, aided and abetted by the spellbinding talent of Matthew Sweeney, Martin Myers and Jackie Wills. This unmissable event furthermore boasts Sarah Jackson, one of our foremost young talents, launching her exceptional collection Pelt, from Bloodaxe.
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AN EVENING WITH KEVIN ELYOT
26 May, Redroaster 19.30 for 20.00
Two stellar intellects come together for an evening of insight and discussion. Multi award-winning Kevin Elyot is one of the foremost screenwriters of his generations. He'll interviewed about his writing and his identity as a gay writer by acclaimed journalist Paul Hoggart. With Q&A.
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