EVENT: Every Day A Battle

Wet Ink and Scenery Chewer Present ‘Every Day A Battle’

Wet Ink and Scenery Chewer Present
EVERY DAY A BATTLE

Poets:
SEJAL CHAD
BECKY CREMIN
RYAN ORMONDE
KAREN SANDHU
LAWRENCE UPTON

ALLEN FISHER (ON FILM)

ROBERT HAMPSON (TBC)

Place: Mosaic Rooms ( 226 Cromwell Road London SW5 0SW )

Time: Saturday 11th July from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm.£5

All proceeds to go to charity.

We seek, for an evening, to revisit the notion of Earls Court as cultural battleground. This event takes inspiration from Peter Barry's book Poetry Wars: British Poetry of the 1970s and the Battle of Earls Court which uncovers the 'battle' at the National Poetry Society during the 1970s between radical and conservative factions. Thirty-five years after Eric Mottram heralded a 'British Poetry Revival', the question of how to negotiate with the poetic mainstream still infiltrates choices made in the everyday practice of many emerging poets. We present the work of several new poets and hope they will be joined by some of the leading figures of this historical moment to revisit the scenes of an important struggle for creative freedom.

QuestionING

Battling for Earls Court

Writer
Just
Seems
Principles
By
Explication
Dichotomy
Single
To
Do
Kind
In
Of
Text
Stasis
Instead
Coherence
All
That
Essay
Write
Poetry
Moves
Linear
How
Of
Sheer
And
The
Kind
Books
Pointer
Words
Plasticity
Cohere
Vital
Sheer
Whatever
Training
Writer

Wet Ink does Choose What You Read

Proud Galleries Camden
15/06/09

A night of music and free books and newspapers.

Choose what you read gives out free books to commuters

look out for them at your London stations!

An experiment in Recycling/Procedure/Performance conducted by Karen Sandhu, Ryan Ormonde and me.

our instructions:sources:

results:

and some ramblings:

waiting

Last week was one of those weeks of waiting.
I wrote and rewrote while waiting.
while waiting I performed the following

waiting I

Heres my point he says – thick American
Accent drinking whiskey@ 15:01 my
Time- minus two for yours A
Call to prayer sounds out- comforting
As an itsy bitsy spider No YOU SEE
He walks light of foot with a dickey bow
Minus dick I sit and walk as at
12 o’clock a man scratches his head
Egyptian I would say – he probably
Wouldn’t A native tongue my native
Tongue heard amongst coughing and
Cups sneesex long white fabrics
Canvas the area a woman
The first her cuffs shed light
On her person- cuffs beaded with
Silver beads – beads are an of finished
MAM- yes thank you very much an
Exchange – I am not a MAM
MAM – MAN – MAM – MAM – MAM
MAM – MAM – MAM this is all
Too close to –
My feet look browner today- somehow
The sun strikes them differently than
My face – with an ease an unforced
Ease- I will not be here in an
Hour Some noise from behind me
MAN heavy footed WHO declares this
Pandemic headline of the Bahrain
Tribune today that southern whiskey
Laugh smiled at me-
Sikh man in grey suit- red turban
I would say. Heals are strange objects
Only A in cabin I just realised I should
Wirte a folk song – shoot – shoot – haze
Haze a real word not a semi haze
Of to be expected
HAZE Ha- Aa- Zz- Ee-
ITS ALL FOR YOUR SAFETY
Bubbly brain not content with this
Reatures sonic expect a registered position
2 lines deligated of a similar hue
I am getting closer to the sun
And to you
Pin holes is this buzz normal
Normality is
Cutting off a light you are now
Free to move and you may move
Permission to movement – she slidea
Closed curtain similar ro an exagereated
Cell in sky
It’s a blue of carpet and grey
Armrest- armrest when do we need
Armrest
Soulrest- soulrest life vest life vest-
So much concerns
Non normal care
Sun this is shadow line
I can adjust shadow with movement
Finally cool air – this means
Means
Ahlan Wa Sahlan
please Ahlan
please Wa
please Sahlan
please
please
please
please
please
please
when you smile those eyes
she said at 25 you should
find someone but they should find
Eyes – they can
Eyes – they will
Eyes – they who
Spent at a disSembodIment of the
Universe - You important
- You important
- You Im
He never wordens my sense – wordens my sense
Wordenes my sense
I open a shutter to chronic light
chronic grounded less the grounding
Petals on a fabric he knows
Pink orchid in hair at 17 it was
Followed by eyeshadow Come –
Tell You can blank out time in transit
Shooting upon- searching for
We should relocate to auto
Auto pilot tends to lead me
Ashtray one hidden fact he dismisses
Smoke when emotional
His breath in my head that had
A weakness it’s a weakness a weakness
A weak ness a weak ness
a weak ness a weak ness
a weak ness a weak ness
a week ness a week ness
a week ness a week ness
a wett ness
a wetness
witness
There’s a girl There’s a girl There’s a girl
do you see her
There’s a girl There’s a girl There’s a girl
do you see her
There’s a girl
There is a girl
Late night Late night that’s all that
Comes up
up – to-
to – tell you

There’s a girl



waiting II

He he is kinder than he thinks
She she is less inviting – les than she
Knows This a floating turn in
Front of face she her mother and
Her cat got raped yesterday one eye
Stings a scar across her pink nose
Lying – lying – flat
She is the cats mother
If I could moan I would
Eye sting
This is comparison
The care of my mouth overflows Too
Often
Shiny teeth
When your concerned
You know I say that with pain in
My heart
Pen follows shadow and I wear
Socks which aren’t mine
Central figure – central figure
Figured – She is
She is
She is
She is
She is sure
Reminded of a loud music
Freedom in sand
Shaking and dancing – UNTOUCHABLE
To return – to return – to return to
HER SHE

I folded the page to
Break from you
Break from you
Crave that song you
I adore you is that
This check this is this
Signature – twisting through ventricular
Partially lit by
I’m hearing the drums-
This please this please this
Do this please you
Louder
VERBSkickin
Lavishly bite to a grape
Seems once again you hang on the line
Lines – take one pick one
Static on the screen only my
Screeching through ears
Prick of fizz in water
Horizon blurred in
Take it back
Let’s go dancing- ok lets stop now
Am I speaking for you too
This – Wish it -t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t—t
Can I ask a question
Will you come with me
Engulf it engulf me that’s what
Emoticons do – forgive me- I
Don’t speak frankly-
Because now is beyond
Compatibility ability comability
What do your fingers taste like
Tow and behave this is fugitive behaviour
Sleeping in a revel – let’s lie it
He and lemon a debate of mind
Corner angled towards me brings good weather
Lets begin again – No
I’m going I’m going I’m going to try
That day
One day
That One day
Look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I’m saying look at me
I SAID look at me
I SAID look at me
I SAID look at me
I SAID look at me
I look at me
I look at me
I look at me
I look at me
I look at me
I look at me
I look at you
Turned over now cross border to
Face – face it – face me I
Can’t tell
Do you a herald bring an
A just crossed under me
This uneasy look
Does it you?



waiting III

Listening to recover to place
Open door long door long door long door
My right shoe sticks to linoleum
An oil by product- a BY product
Fluorescent tap fluorescent tap
Fluorescent tap fluorescent light
After each
Recoil- but this becomes
Twenty five paces seems to be an
Appropriate place to turn
Squeak – cuts through
– cuts through
– cuts through
Finishing is
Face in cold water to run over mascara line
This puffy not needed
Deep – and then close door long door
Long door long door
My left foot is in shadow – an absence
Of right – a BY product
Now again
Ceiling tap ceiling tap
Ceiling tap ceiling tile
Now again
Utter - not waste now
Sipping to count time it is
Not appropriate to
Tear – cuts through
– cuts through
– cuts through
Breathing is
Iris shut at replace lens blurred
Is easier to be straight
Ache- and then close door long door
Long door long door.


thank you for waiting with me

smiling words!

This is not mine, but it made my day, it will soon be on my wall!
Thanks for making a useless day end with a smile.
Thanks RYAN!

EVERY DAY I AM SINGING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM BRINGING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM CLEANING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM DANCING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM WALKING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM SMILING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM SUNSHINEING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM ABODEING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM LAMENTING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM FOLLOWING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM TURNING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM SHIFTING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM TRYING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM THING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM ADVANCING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM STARING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM MEETING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM AMAZING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM GRILLIN BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM PIERCING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM HURTING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM STRUGGLING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM STRUGGLING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM STRUGGLING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM MORNING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM HANGING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM LEADERING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM WEAVING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM SEEING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM BRANCHING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM YIELDING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM PATTERNING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM ASKING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM BLENDING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM COUGHING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM CARESSING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM MEANING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM CUTTING BECKY
EVERY DAY I AM ING BECKY

BOOKS and MAKING and BOOKS

The day was:

Our surroundings:

Wet Ink made books:

Thanks to Ryan Ormonde and Sejal Chad and Karen Sandhu for a day of talking and drinking and making. A truly PERFECT day! Karen Sandhu has documented the day of frolics here!

Domesticity

I know I should be here more and I will. I have been working on NON FREE writing.

A series of domestic sonnets looking at "performing" domestic acts. Currently experimenting

with baking. Baking: writing through baking. Baking: performing baking. Baking: baking

This series will look at how physical performed processes degrades language.

BAKING I

She, stands still over wood to hand clean skin,
She, opens tears butter grams to pale whip,
Not quick, but thick sealing moisture out. Been
Handed knife in warm melting spread by lip,
Into dense siv fingers into plain fleur,
Sifted, mix hand over wrist pale motion,
Turn heat, beat hard, with wood, melting in beurre,
In mould, beat burns, pinch lick through emotion,
I, open woman, tend bake to tap pours,
Knife plunge to put Ceres beating of warm,
She waits in domestic wire blending hours,
Now cooling, but she will wait and reform,
She: A domestic leads with her own knife.
She: A domestic leads as her own wife.

This making and baking and producing in a defined form was strenuous!

While the oven baked I translated:

BAKING Ia

It, is held quiet above it wood to give the clean skin,
It, opens grams of butter of tears to fade the whip,
Pas quickly, but thick moisture of sealing outside. Given
The knife in the hot cast iron draw aside by the lip,
In the dense fingers of SIV in the flower dish,
Tamisé, the mixture give the pale movement of wrist,
Tournez heat, beat hard, with wood, melting in butter,
In the mould, of the burns of beat, pinching lick by l' emotion,
I, open the woman, tend make cook with the furnace to type pours,
The dive of knife to put Ceres the beat of heat,
It waits in hours of mixture of domestic wire,
Maintaining cooling, but it will wait and reform,
It: Domestic wire with its own knife.
It: Domestic wire as a its own wife.

BAKING Ib

Own is kept calm over the wood in order to replace the skin,
It, opens grams of butter of tears in order to wither the whip,
Not quickly, but thick humidity sealing outside. Replaced
The knife in the discarded warm cast iron from the lips,
In the dense fingers of SIV in the flat flower,
Leaked, the concoction replaces the movement wrist pale,
Turns the heat, hard heartbeat, with wood, flow in the butter,
In the stamp, of the skin burns of heartbeat, pinching consume for l' emotion,
I, open the woman, stretch make to cook to the furnace in order to type pour,
L' immersion of knife to put Ceres the heat heartbeat,
Waits for in hours of concoction of domestic thread,
That it maintains the cooling, but will wait for and reform,
It: Domestic sons with its knife.
It: Domestic sons like its spouse.

BAKING Ic

Oneself in order to substitute is maintained the skin which is calm in the wood product,
It, in order to do to make wither the whip opens the gram of the butter of a tear,
In the humidity sealing outside which quickly, is thick but.
The knife which is to the iron which is warm comes to throw away lip which substitutes,
From the finger which SIV where there is to a flower which is flat is dense,
The new, mixture substitutes the kinetic wrist which is pale,
The tree and to join in, the line, hard pulsation the interchange, is to the butter goes round,
From the stamp of the skin burn of the pulsation which pinches, consume; Emotion,
I in order the hitter stroke in order to cook, makes woman the stretch and follows, Opens;
Puts flooding of the knife which is a thing opens pulsation Ceres,
From time of domestic disappointment mixture the period expectation,
It to maintain cooling, but reform will wait,
It: The domestic son who has it knife.
It: The domestic son likes it spouse.

BAKING Id

To replace to do that skin maintained which of wood produces calmly is,
Him, to form, the whip to fade opens however the gram butter d' a tear,
In l' outside d' moisture which is fast, strong.
The knife is which to the iron which is hot, comes to throw far from the lip replacement,
Of the finger, the SIV, in him with a flower gives, is flat, narrow is,
The new one, mixture replaces the kinetic wrist which plates is,
Tree and with ‘interior to connect, the line, will palpitate lasts exchange which butter is,
With interior, of the stamp of fire skin to palpitate which wedges; the respect uses;
Feeling to cook I for the account, the woman and expansion form I opinion d' man d' impact
Follow; One s' open; flood of the measurer a thing opens to palpitate of cerium is,
Of the time to which a national mixture of disappointment l' makes an attempt period,
They wait however to maintain cooling, improvement, places to
Him: The national son who l' has measuring.
He: The national son wants it husband.

BAKING I BAKED: