"You could attend a different spoken word night every night of the week in east London" pic: Thomas Hawk
On Pick of the Line this week we bring you our guide to spoken word events in east London.
Spoken word is an upcoming form of poetry performance. Across east London artists and enthusiasts gather in halls, pubs, bars and restaurants to share their love of spoken poetry.
Following a thoroughly enjoyable night at Jawdance in Bethnal Green, EastLondonLines felt compelled to share enough spoken word events to fill your week.
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In case you haven’t heard, there’s a wedding happening today. A royal one. When I took to the streets last week to ask east Londoners how they felt about the upcoming nuptials of Wills and Kate, it was clear a lot of people seemed – how shall I put this – indifferent (more…)
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After years of heartbreak Millwall finally made it to the Coca-Cola Championship League on Saturday. Before the match, everyone in my family chose their seat, preparing not to move for at least ninety minutes. Texts came in from relatives sitting up at midnight in Australia and my cousins who clenched the backsides against the red seats of Wembley Stadium. This was all slightly marred by the Lion who roars loudest in my family was a cousin stuck in New York, unable to utilize his play-off tickets. (more…)
Before beginning this piece, I would like to make clear; I am neither a fan of Swindon, nor football. (more…)
Palace of Westminster from Lambeth Bridge. Photo: Tim Crook
Who lost the elections? Conservative ideology comprehensively lost. Only just over a third (36%) of the British electorate voted Tory, a handful voted for Ulster Unionists and the BNP were routed. (more…)
Opening the gates of power to Downing Street. Photo: Tim Crook
Today’s General Election promises to be one of the closest in recent history. Polls across the UK opened at 7 am and will close at 10 pm tonight. In many of our boroughs there are also local council and mayoral elections. (more…)
At EastLondonLines, we’re in the business of local news. And as our stories show, you can’t have local news without local politics.
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Whether you like it or not, Valentine’s Day is approaching and businesses and local government are harnessing the event to drum up sales or highlight important issues. (more…)
Dear Reader,
It has been an eventful week to say the least, with news that has sparked strong reactions within our boroughs and amongst our readers. The BNP announcing that they plan to stand for the Mayoral elections in both Hackney and Lewisham has indeed caused a stir. (more…)
