VENT spoken & written word

Ventnor Fringe 2023

Saturday 22nd July to Tuesday 25th July

All events were free and non-ticketed. 

Please see the VENT 2023 programme page on this website for further information on each performer.

Some events were recorded for radio

Links to radio shows broadcast on 16 Gwendoline Street during autumn 2023 are below, and will be updated.

 

Information from 16 Gwendoline Street's presenter, Stephen Jones

Anyone with a shortwave radio can hear it all over Europe on 9510 kHz at 1130 UTC on Sunday - that is 1330 in Italy, 1230 in the UK. On medium wave the signal should be good in northern Italy and into central Europe. If you live anywhere between Padova, Venetia, Como, Bergamo and Milano the signal should be good. at 1930 UTC, 2030 UK time or 2130 Italy on Sunday.

Internet only is 2330 Friday, Saturday 0000 (which varies from time to time) 0530 Saturday, 1230 Saturday, 2230 Saturday UK time. Also broadcast randomly during the week.

See also www.nexus.org/mp3 or click live as are the shortwave and medium wave broadcasts.

 

Weekend 1,2,3 Sept. (Petra Hilgers/Angelina Grimshaw). Click once on link then once on pop-up link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xugZHWkJ90mVMMGfx5_npdbfAZ81on8H/view?usp=gmail

 

Sadly, we were unable to connect with Vaughan Rapatahana for his scheduled zoom performance on Tuesday 25th July 2023. However, we've attached a link to a youtube video of Vaughan's for your perusal (see above). There are a number of other videos of his on youtube, as there are of many poets from VENT - why not check them out. Also, Vaughan has sent us a beautiful poem to post (in Maori and in English) - see below

 

te manu

 

whakarongo whakarongo whakarongo

ki te manu huia

hui hui hui huia

tihei mauri ora.

 

ka ahau te huia

te manu me he reo pākiki,

he reo whaka pātaritari,

he reo kei te kōrero te pono te wā katoa.

 

whakarongo ki tēnei manu

ki ngā kupu e kāore te tokomaha e hiahia ki te oko,

kei te ora tonu te manu

i roto i tēnei whenua ināianei.

 

whakarongo whakarongo whakarongo

ki te manu huia. 

 

 

[the bird

 

listen listen listen

to the huia bird

hui hui hui huia

I claim the right to speak.

 

I will be the huia

the bird with the inquisitive voice,

the challenging voice,

the voice speaking the truth all the time.

 

listen to this bird,

to the words the majority do not want to hear,

the bird that is still alive

in this land now.

 

listen listen listen

to the huia bird].

 

Ko Vaughan Rapatahana taku ingoa, ko Pātea taku tūrangawaewae i raro i te kaitiakitanga a Taranaki.

 

Also, Juliusz Bolek was unable to attend VENT so sent us a  brief video from Poland (also see above) - thanks Juliusz!

 

VENT performers 2023 (in-person and online)

In order of performance

 

Sat.22rd July

Noon

Ventnor Arts Club, 13 High St, Ventnor PO38 1RZ

K.V. Skene (Toronto, Canada, online)

George Marsh (Portsmouth UK, in-person)

 

 

Sat.22rd July

6pm

Ventnor  Library, 142 High St, Ventnor PO38 1LZ

Jim Willis (Ventnor, Isle of Wight UK, in-person)

Arrianne Destiny (South London UK, in-person)

 

 

Sun.23th July

Noon

Ventnor Arts Club

Harold Rhenisch (Vernon, BC, Canada, online)

Petra Hilgers (West Yorkshire, online)  

 

 

Sun.23th July

4pm

Ventnor Library

Wight Writers (IOW, in-person)

VENTED (Ventnor, in-person)

 

 

Sun.23th July

6pm

Ventnor Library

John Goodwin (Ventnor, in-person)

Walking With Keats (Karen Shenfeld and Stephen John Jones, podcast, in-person)

 

 

Mon. 24th July

Noon

Ventnor Arts Club

Renée M. Sgroi  (Toronto, Canada, online)

Brian Hinton /Angelina Grimshaw Poetry and Verse (Isle of Wight, in-person).

 

 

Mon. 24th July

6pm

Ventnor Library

Dr Alison Habens (Brading, Isle of Wight UK,, in-person)

Brading Station Writing Group  (Isle of Wight UK, in-person)

 

 

Tues. 25th July

Noon

Ventnor Arts Club

Vaughan Rapatahana (Philippines, online)

Karen Shenfeld (Ontario, Canada, in-person)

 

 

Tues. 25th July

6pm

Secret location (meet at the bus stop outside Ventnor Botanic Garden, Undercliff Rd, PO38 1UL at 6pm. Venue 5 minute  walk away)

Closing Party

Featuring short sets from special guest Karen Shenfeld, award-winning poet Maggie Sawkins, poetry and sound project Ovid with Reverb, music from OurAnnieR, Richard Key and Diamond Jack and much more.

 

Cover image: Karen Shenfeld. Photo by Cathy Gauthier