@jamesdomestic.bsky.social
Poet and spoken word bloke, musician, DJ, punk. Tattoos. Vinyl. Coffee. Cats. Suffolk/Essex, PhD, S.A.D. Books at www.jamesdomestic.com / www.earthislandbooks.com. Records at www.kibourecords.bigcartel.com
I'm doing my 'That's Not Poetry!' show at Colchester Fringe on 26th & 28th October. It's a mix of the heartfelt and the comic and the 1st time I've done a 1 hour show with a timeline and visuals! It'll be a fun night!
#poetry #spokenword #comedy
Tickets:
colchester.ssboxoffice.com/events/james...
I can announce that my 'that's not poetry!' show will be performed twice at Colchester Fringe in October. It's an hour of poetry, chat, laughs, nonsense, visuals, and more in a kind of wonky timeline that takes you from childhood to the present day. Fun+
colchester.ssboxoffice.com/events/james...
10th August in Stowmarket. Part of the week of events that make up @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social - check www.forewordfestival.uk for more details!
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SOLD OUT! If you snoozed, you, er, loozed! Chelmsford is in for a major treat! on the 31st!
18.07.2025 07:11 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
4 weeks to go until the wonderful Mark Grist headlines the poetry event at @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social in Stowmarket at The John Peel Centre - some great support from Lorna Mackinnon, Sam Marsh, @getonthesoapbox.bsky.social and, er, ME! compered by @ajdeane.bsky.social - what a lineup!!!! #poets
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Father's Day is always a bit of a weird one for me.
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#fathersday #fathersdaypoem
##poetrycommunity
Grab a ticket ASAP!!!! Walk-ups are nice, but buying a ticket in advance really helps to reduce stress!
Andy Riley has written for Big Train, Smack The Pony, Armstrong & Miller, Black Books, Spitting Image, Armando Iannucci, Veep and many more.
colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
CHELMSFORD PEOPLE! AND THOSE NEARBY! If you want a ticket for this DO NOT DELAY!
It's going to be a special - night!
#andyriley #smackthepony #bigtrain #blackbooks #spittingimage #veep #hyperdrive #Pirates #spokenword #yearoftherabbit #bunnysuicides #triggerhappytv #comedy
dice.fm/event/bbwdav...
A new poem (half-finished for ages, completed this week) about David Attenborough made its debut last night at a small gig in Trimley-St-Mary, Suffolk. Went well!
#davidattenborough #blueplanet #spokenword #punkpoet #livepoetry #essex #suffolk #baddavidattenborough #nature
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TOMORROW! FRIDAY 23RD MAY!
Last chance to grab a ticket for this excellent evening in Trimley-St-Mary near Felixstowe! Me, Virginia Betts, AJ Deane, and Dawn Vincent offer a variety pack of poetry, spoken word, comedy, and even some songs!
Hope to see y'there!
www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-...
Monday morning on @suffolksound.bsky.social we chat about @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social and lots of other cool stuff!
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On Monday morning it's me and @jcarreirawriter.bsky.social on @suffolksound.bsky.social with @julesbutton.bsky.social talking about all kinds of stuff!
#suffolkarts #poetry #forewordfest #authors #suffolkcreatives #artsnews #ontheradio #Felixstowe #Stowmarket #wordnerds #tunes #excitingstuff #poems
Next Friday (9th) I support the always excellent Luke Wright at Sudbury Arts Centre. Without doubt it'll be a brilliant night!
#lukewright #sudburysuffolk #poetrycommunity #punkpoet #livepoetry #spokenword #funnypoems #poetrylegend #wordnerds #poetrygigs #poems
sudburyartscentre.com/event/luke-w...
Tomorrow I headline Good Shout in Peterborough. Loved doing this last year and happy to be returning!
Doors at 6.45!
#poetrycommunity #goodshout #livepoetry #performancepoetry #punkpoet #peterboroughpoetry #poetryfans #wordnerds #funnystuff #poetrybooks
Can't stress enough what a wonderful night this is going to be! BAFTA & Emmy winning writer Andy Riley with no less than 3 poets in support. If you're in or around Colchester and you โค๏ธ words, this is for you!
#essexpoet #colchester #spokenword
colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
Next Saturday at The Brewery Tap Sudbury! NORTHERN SOUL! MOTOWN! FUNK! LATIN SOUL and MORE!
Always a quality night!
FREE ENTRY!
#eastrevent #suffolksounds #Sudbury #vinyl #soulmusic #FUNK
Poetical friends! Grab yourself a ticket to the 11th Festival of Suffolk Poetry at the famous John Peel Centre in Stowmarket while you still can. Some excellent performers and some cool looking workshops too! Not to be missed! Info and tickets here: suffolkpoetrysociety.org/events/
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The brilliant comedy writer, Andy Riley (check out that CV!) plus me, Leon The Poet, and Laura Bradley in Chelmsford? Hell yeah! Tickets are VERY limited, so don't hang about if you want one!
dice.fm/partner/jon/...
#poetrycommunity #spokenword #blackbooks #smackthepony #chelmsfordgigs #essexpoetry
The very funny poet, Heather Moulson, has (with permission) put one of my poems from the 'That's Not Poetry!' book up on her website, added some illustrations and written some nice words of her own. Please do check it out here: heathermoulsonpoet.com/2025/04/07/h...
#poetry #poetryscene #poems
Lovers of words and laughter in Colchester and surrounding areas...this is for YOU!
BAFTA and Emmy winning comedy writer, Andy Riley is coming to town with some excellent support!
#comedy #poetry #spokenword #essex #smackthepony #blackbooks
colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/....
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01.04.2025 17:30 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
THIS FRIDAY!...a brilliant night in Trimley-St-Mary (Nr Felixstowe)... www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-...
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I'll tell you what...this is going to be bloody amazing! Get yourself a ticket early to avoid disappointment! part of @forewordfestivaluk.bsky.social!
www.johnpeelcentre.com/event/8367/
#poetryevent #markgrist #johnpeel #stowmarket #forewordfestival #spokenword #battlerapper #suffolkarts #festival
All round top fella Pete Cardinal Cox mentioned me no less than 3 times in his slot on Louise Hulland's show on BBC Radio Suffolk today! Pete gets in the studio around 1 hour 18 minutes in...
#ontheradioagain #bbcsuffolk #louisehulland #poetry #punkpoet #poetrygigs
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
TOMORROW I'm back on BBC radio chatting about For the Love of Words at the lovely Sudbury Arts Centre on the 13th, amongst other stuff, and doing a poem from the That's Not Poetry! book. Head over to sudburyartscentre.com/event/live-l... for info and tickets! It's gonna be special and it's only ยฃ8!
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News about what I'm up to on the Earth Island Books website...
www.earthislandbooks.com/post/james-d...
#poetrycommunity #spokenword #punkpoet #poetrygigs #livepoetry #poeteybook #poetsday #earthisland #gigs
Smack The Pony, Black Books, Spitting Image, Armando Iannucci, Big Train, Year of the Rabbit? That's the quality writing Andy Riley's known for - you NEED a ticket to this!
sudburyartscentre.com/event/live-l...
#spittingimage #bigtrain #blackbooks #smackthepony #emmy #baftawinner #poetry #comedy
A couple more dates added in the past week. That's 18 gigs on the horizon, starting 2 weeks today with Andy Riley & co. in Sudbury. Am I coming to YOUR town?
#spokenword #poet #forewordfest #punkpoet #livepoetry #poetrybooks #writer #poetrycommunity #wordnerds #wordporn #funwithwords #poetryiscool
Writers of East Anglia...this looks fun!
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My new book is up for pre-order over at Earth Island Books. Just got my author copy and I'm chuffed to bits with it!
Will probably the last book from me this year as I want to focus all my energies on the live stuff. Got some crowd pleasers in it, this one!
www.earthislandbooks.com/product-page...
