Helen Gregory

Performance poet & writer

 

 “She glides and canters over hills and vales of words leaving a landscape of language hanging on the wall of your mind.”

                                                                             ~ Mal Travers, Acoustic Night

 “Charmer of words, bringer of tales, procurer of Winnie the Pooh.”

                                                                            ~ Rosemary Dun, Big Mouth

 “Her sparkling witty poetry is continuing to wow audiences on the performance poetry circuit.”                                                                        ~ Three Tuns Poetry

"...poignant yet sultry and stirring, complex and sweet."

                                                                             ~ Everton Hartley                        

"Stonking!"
                                                                             ~ Alan Summers

In June 2003, Helen released a collection of poetry – Verbatim.  The second edition of which was published in 2004.  In September 2006, she released her first CD A Metal Plate in A Microwave.  You can order a copy of this for £5 plus postage and packaging by e-mailing: H.Gregory@bath.ac.uk.  Helen has had poems and short stories published in a number of compilations and magazines, including:

 And This.  (1995).  Young Woodchester: Stroud, Glos.

More Words in Edgeways.  (1999).  The Cromwell Press Limited: Trowbridge.

Kansai Time Out.  (2002).  Osaka, Japan.

Pedestrian Poetry (2003).  Streets Alive!

Fusebox.  (2003).  Rattapallax.

The Hole Magazine.  (2004).

City: Bristol in Poems and Pictures.  Paralalia.  (2004).

The Daily Exploit.  http://www.myspace.com/critizineum.  (2007). 

 

In 2000, she set up and ran Voice Box -  an Osaka-based poetry series, featuring open mic night  and slams.  Until 2008, she was Artistic Director of Bristol's longest running poetry and music open mic. night, Acoustic Night.  In the same year as she resigned from her post here, Helen took over from the late Pat West as coordinator of Poetry&Words at the world famous Glastonbury Festival.  (Click here to link to the MySpace site for Poetry&Words.)  Helen has also performed at various festivals, slams and shows, at venues including:

Cheltenham Festival of Literature.  2000, 2002, 2003.

Oxford Playhouse.  2000, 2003.

Café Calibre.  Osaka, Japan.  2001, 2002.

Mukugowa Festival.  Osaka, Japan.  2001.

The Phoenix Arts Centre.  Exeter.  2003.

Bath Fringe Festival.  The Porter Cellar Bar.  2003, 2004

Ashton Court Festival.  Bristol.  2003, 2004, 2007.

Oxford Poetry Weekend.  The Mitre.  2003.

Ladyfest.  Il Bordello, Bristol.  2003.

Richmond Park.  London.  2004. 

Glastonbury Festival.  Glastonbury.  2004, 2005, 2007, 2008.

Commonwealth FM.  Bristol.  2004.

Ujima FM.  Bristol.  2005, 2008.

The Folk House.  Bristol.  2005, 2006.

Farrago.  Rada Foyer Bar.  London.  2006, 2007.

Queens Square  (for Refugee Week.)  Bristol. 2006.

Latitude Festival.  Suffolk.  2006.

Cornelia Street Café.  New York.  2006.

Galapagos.  New York.  2006.

Young Chicago Authors.  Chicago.  2006.

Heartland Café.  Chicago.  2006.

Wychwood Festival.  Cheltenham.  2007.

Vancouver Poetry Slam.  Vancouver.  2008

Thundering Word Heard.  Vancouver.  2008.

Helen also gives workshops for writers’ groups and schools, drawing on her experience of teaching English in England and Japan, as well as her background in performing and writing poetry.  She is available for any interesting commissions, performances or workshops. 

You can read some of Helen's poetry by clicking on the links to the left of this box.  Alternatively, go to her MySpace site, where you can listen to, read and comment on her poetry and find out about her forthcoming shows.

To read more about Helen's work facilitating poetry workshops go to the Teaching page or look at her Curriculum Vitae through the Academia link on this website.