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Slowly, slowly the tongue unrolls
An underground, slow-burn musique concrète night.
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UCL Special Collections and Monitor Books present Slowly, slowly, the tongue unrolls: an evening of poetry and sound bringing together some of the most interesting experimental poets and artists at work today. Inspired by UCL’s internationally renowned Small Press Collections of independently produced literary little magazines, experimental art and poetry, this event will feature performance poetry, sound art and screenings to celebrate 60 years of small press collecting at UCL. It also concludes two projects rooted in these collections: Monitor Books’ tenure as the inaugural UCL 2025 Small Press in Residence, and the 2025 Liberating the Collections Visiting Fellowship held by Andrew Whiteman (AroarA, Apostle of Hustle, Broken Social Scene), for which he focused on rare sound poetry recordings.
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What is the focus of this evening?+
This event celebrates 60 years of UCL's small press collections through a series of performance poetry, sound art, and archival film screenings.
Who is performing at the event?+
The lineup features Vocal Constructivists, Andrew Whiteman, Time is Away, Allen Fisher, and several other experimental poets and artists.
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Tickets are available for purchase through the Eventbrite platform. Tickets on Mood.
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