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James Domestic
@jamesdomestic.bsky.social
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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
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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...
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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+

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August 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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SOLD OUT! If you snoozed, you, er, loozed! Chelmsford is in for a major treat! on the 31st!
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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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
July 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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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

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June 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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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-...
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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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
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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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
April 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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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 ❤️ words, this is for you!
#essexpoet #colchester #spokenword

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April 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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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
April 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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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!
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#poetrycommunity #spokenword #blackbooks #smackthepony #chelmsfordgigs #essexpoetry
April 11, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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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

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April 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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THIS FRIDAY!...a brilliant night in Trimley-St-Mary (Nr Felixstowe)... www.ticketsource.co.uk/two-sisters-...
March 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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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
March 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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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 £8!
March 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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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
March 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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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
February 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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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...
January 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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New bits in the store...the 'That's Not Poetry!' book, a re-stock of the 'Amateurcrastinator' chapbook, 'That's Not Poetry!' badges, and a new painting ('We Live In A Massive Snake') 30cm x 40cm acrylic + pen on canvas.
Check it out, or don't.
jamesdomestic.com/store

#diy #artist #poet #folkart #FU
January 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Badges! Black 'n' white (like badgers). New book badges. That's Not Poetry!

Er, badges!

#pinbadges #badges #oneinchbadges #25mmbadges #buttonbadges #poetstagram #poemsaboutpoets #poetsofinstagram #instapoets #poetrycommunity #poetrybadges #punkpoets #punkpoetry #suffolkcreatives #essexcreatives
January 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Some albums I've been spinning today... Rat Cage, Paul McCartney, GEVÄL, and John Cooper Clarke. Nice mix, that.
#ratcage #paulmccartney #johncooperclarke #geväl #musiclovers #vinylcollection #vinylalbums #recordcollection #musicfans
December 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Met this charming family of water bottles in the street earlier. Father's wearing his hat at quite a rakish angle!

#waterbottles #family #familytime #familytrip #waterfamily #spain #familysize #agua #familia #aguafamilia
December 16, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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ONE FOR THE POETS! 'that's not poetry!' is a brand new book of poems, prose, and musings about poets, poetry, performances, poetry careers, attitudes, snobbery, misunderstandings about poetry.

Order: www.kibourecords.bigcartel.com

#poetstagram #poemsaboutpoets #openmic #limited #thatsnotpoetry
December 11, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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Just read the first story in this collection from Ray Canham over pre-work coffee, and it's brilliant. Possibly my favourite writing of his so far (and it's all good stuff). Funny and sad in equal measure. Grab a copy from www.earthislandbooks.com
#theweightofsin #ray Canham #shortstories #fiction
December 9, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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Dug this 2013 beaut out for a play yesterday. Good stuff.
This purple vinyl version going for about £40 on discogs now and hard to find in the UK.
I am nerd. 😆😆😆

#gothpunk #darkpunk #vinylforever #catholicspit #punkrecordcollectors #punkvinyl #purplevinyl #recordcollectorsarepretentiousassholes
December 7, 2024 at 8:12 AM