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PAUL SIMS:

Paul Sims is an artist and writer living in Bristol, England. Inspired by Surrealism, he has produced paintings, photography as well as narrative fiction. His debut book of Poetry ‘Beyond All The Graves Of Yesterday’ was recently with Between Shadows Press. He has previously published poems with Between Shadows Press in the “Cotard” and “Haikus, Nearkus, Fauxkus, Fuckyous #2” collections.


NICK MOORE:

Nick is a Bristol-based poet, improvising musician and abstract painter. He has been writing and performing poetry for over thirty years, and as poet and musician has collaborated with dancers, visual artists, musicians and other poets, in various combinations.

His first book of poems was Getting Blood Out of a Stone; Goban Press, 1992. He was a Slam Winner in 1995 and was included in the Bristol Slam Poetry Anthology; Pimps of the Alphabet Press, 1998.

He was included in Entertainment USA, a collection of poems commissioned by Bath Literature Festival; Stride Publications, 1995.

His second book was a long poem, Moontides; boiling wells publications, 2006. He is currently working on ARCHITRAVE, a book of ConcreteSonicPhonicWordPlay, and EXTEMPoRiSATIoN, a collection of visual music/graphic scores.


GWIL JAMES THOMAS:

Gwil James Thomas is a poet, novelist and inept musician. He lives in his home town of Bristol, England but has also lived in London, Brighton and Spain. His poetry can be found widely in print and online in places such as Viper’s Tongue, Haikus, Fauxkus, Nearkus and Fuckyous and DFL Lit. He has been nominated for The Best of The Net twice and once for The Pushcart Prize. He was also once a member of the band Irreparables (Nominal Records). He is part English, part Welsh and part wolf. Instagram: @gwiljamesthomas

DANNY D FORD:

Danny D. Ford’s poetry & artwork has appeared in numerous online and print titles. He has numerous chapbooks to his name, including the recent collections 'Polenta Poems & Other Obscenities' (Between Shadows Press, 2024) and 'What's A Monday Called?' (Yellow King Press, 2024). He can be found in Bergamo, Italy.

SEER SISTERS:

Seer Sisters weave threads of ecopoetry and music, taking inspiration from jazz and blues, free improvisation, songs of love and protest, and the sounds of nature.

Helen Moore is an internationally acclaimed British ecopoet and Nature educator. She is passionate about inspiring others to connect with their authentic creativity and wilder selves and loves performing her ecopoetry collaboratively with musicians and sound artists. helenmoorepoet.com

Kay Grant is a musician and composer whose work is marked by an open-ended approach to genre and an exploration of the instrumental capacity of the human voice. She has collaborated with many reknowned musicians, touring and recording throughout the UK, Europe and the US. kaygrant.com

Armorel Weston is a singer/musician who started out working in jazz and blues bands and promoting at festivals, pubs and theatres. She co-wroite eight albums with the late John Gibbens, collaborated with a long list of improvisers and continues to bring music and poetry together with her powerful voice.
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