Latest Spoken Label features the wonderful Fokkina McDonnell who I met back in March at her home. She is the author of three collections 'Another Life (2016 - Oversteps Books), Nothing serious nothing dangerous (2019 - Indigo Dreams) and A Stolen Hour (2020 - Grey hun Press)   You can find out more about Fokkina at: https://acaciapublications.co.uk/  Poems read in this session were:   1) Cellar  2) Music  3) A Stolen Hour  4) Quantum

Back in the house, latest Spoken Label features a writer right from my old home town, Stretford D_James_Bond More about D can be found out at: https://twitter.com/D_jamesbond https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/dbond34  https://www.wattpad.com/davidjbond He is also the cohost of the new Podcast series Managing Without Football: https://soundcloud.com/managingwithoutfootball Pieces read out in this session include: 1) 1913 2) Silent Sunset 3) English Village 4) Alpine Sunset

Latest Spoken Label session features Crumpsall Riddle. Crumpsall Riddle is Steven Ball and Jude Cowan Montague talking about their debut album 'Looking after the Duck'. The album can be purchased from: https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/looking-after-the-duck Song played after the session is 'The Old Man'  www.judecowanmontague.com twitter.com/JudeMontague www.facebook.com/jude.montague directobjective.blogspot.com twitter.com/Steven_Ball www.facebook.com/ballsteven

** Contains language not suitable for everybody ** Recorded pre lockdown and at Stretford’s always welcoming Literature open Mic night, Speak Easy before a recent show (and includes two pieces recorded live) features the wonderful Amy King. More details about Amy can be found on Facebook at: amykingpoetry. Poems read out include two bonus pieces recorded at Speak Easy on the night Which give a feel for Amy live too: 1) Eight things that prove I am growing. 2) Coming out in Witherspoons 3) Eight things that prove I am growing (Live SpeakEasy April 2020) 4) It’s fine to get checked for a FTI (Live SpeakEasy April 2020)

Featuring special guest co host, Amanda Steel - Making a long overdue return to Spoken Label is David Hartley was originally featured back on Spoken Label all the way back in April 2016, and at the time was the runner of Speak Easy, Stretford's always welcoming open mic literature night. Since I (Andy N) took over the night with Steve and Amanda, David has now moved onto to running Big Words, a very similar kind of night in Chorlton which ran from 2018 to the end of 2019. David also talks about his work starring in new indie horror film 'Chasm of Lies' and his new EP 'Yawn' a ep of stories. Yawn can be streamed / downloaded from https://davidhartley.bandcamp.com/ His official website is http://www.davidhartleywriter.com/ Chasm of Lies can be seen on youtube at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES3OGPSQrJs Tracks from Yawn played following the interview are: 1) Yawn 2) Float

Latest Session Spoken Label recorded recently features the wonderful Thomas McColl, author of "Grenade Genie" from Fly in the Wall Press (Thanks to Fly in the Wall for putting us in touch) who I chatted to recently. Poems recorded during this session included: 1. the greatest poem 2. Security pass 3. the phony war 4. the surgery I go to has a two headed doctor More details about Thomas can be found at: Website: thomasmccoll.wordpress.com Twitter: thomasmccoll2

Latest Spoken Label features the wonderful Anthony Smith, a regular at Speak Easy, the Literature open mic night I co run. Anthony can be contacted at: [email protected] Pieces read out during this session: 1) One at a time. 2) A intriguing idea 3) P T S D (Darker Days and Nights) 4) A change of perspective. 5) A love for the simple things so beautiful. 6) Listen to you 7) A love letter 8) Manchester

Following from the welcome reissue of her first session on Spoken Label a few days ago, Spoken Label is proud to present a brand new session from Sarra Culleno where she reads the following pieces: Pieces read out here include: 1. Burn Out 2. Fireworks in February 3. Shut Up 4. Big Voice 5. Beacon 6. Dam Busting London born and Manchester based, Sarra Culleno is a poet, mother of two and English teacher who is widely published and performs at poetry events across the UK. She writes about children’s rights, motherhood, identity, gender, age, technology, the environment, politics, modern monogamy and education. She features in numerous podcasts, radio shows, and literary festivals as Featured Poet. She was longlisted for the Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Prize. @sarracullenopoetry – Instagram @sarra1978 – Twitter [email protected] – Email facebook.com/sarracullenopoetry – FaceBook

Recorded live on twitter on 09 April 2020, Amanda Steel reads out a extract from her new book 'Ghost of Me' and answers questions sent in by Andy N (Spoken label). Ghost of Me can be bought from all booksellers including Amazon on: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Me-Amanda-Steel-ebook/dp/B07YNRH3FC/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=amanda+steel+ghost+of+me&qid=1586451879&sr=8-2 (among lots of places) 

Latest Spoken Label Podcast features the amazing Pete K Mally, rock compere/DJ/comedian and Author of 'Resurrection Mill' and the forthcoming 'The Call' More information about Pete can be found at: petekmally.co.uk

Latest Spoken Label flashback episode dates back to June 2019 and features is the lovely Sarra Culleno who I met at Stretford's leading Spoken Word night 'Speakasy' just before. More of Sarra's poetry can be seen at her youtube channel of www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXQq5kcpq5hhOZBvA0T_Ag Poems read out during this session include: 1. Lamb & Tiger 2. Wedding Lie 3. Muruch Gollerus 4. Madam May 5. Lost in my D.Ms 6. Anahita

After the interest in my recent two magazines special, enclosed today is another special featuring the return of a dear friend of Spoken Label, Belle Kenyon of the publishers Fly on the Wall Press More details about Fly on the Wall can be found at: www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk

Latest Spoken Label Podcast features the lovely Attracta Fahy who I had the pleasure of chatting with recently.   Attracta is the author of 'Dinner in the fields' which is published by Fly on the Wall Press.   The book can be found at: https://www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk/product-page/dinner-in-the-fields-by-attracta-fahy  Pieces read out in this session include:   1) The Woman in waterside House  2) Etchings  3) Moon World  4) Our Sleeping World

Flashback episode from the Spoken Label archive (spokenlabel.bandcamp.com) originally recorded back in July 2019 featuring a dear friend of Spoken Label, Ant Briscoe. Pieces read out during this session include: 1. Report from the Clown Funeral 2. Space is Ace 3. Sell out 4. Heartbreak More details about Ant can be found at: Instergram: Abfreelanceartist Twitter: ABFArtist Facebook: anthony.briscoe.58

Latest Spoken Label is a extra little session done by the returning Roxy Walsh who did a few poems supporting myself and Amanda when we read out at Write Out Loud Sale on their first virtual gig (Our set will follow as a separate session shortly) More about Roxy can be seen here: Facebook @ fearlessmusicmcr Instragram @ fearlessmusicmcr Some of Roxy's poetry can be read on this facebook group @ groups/1606097133042691/

With special guest Amanda Steel, the latest Spoken Label Podcast features the excellent Juliette van der Mole Juliette van der Molen is an expat poet living in Wales. She is an intersectional feminist and member of the LGBTQIA community. Her work has also appeared in The Wellington Street Review, Nightingale & Sparrow, Burning House Press and several other publications. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize (2018) and Best of The Net (2019). Juliette is also the Poetry Editor for Mookychick Magazine. Her books include: Death Library: The Exquisite Corpse Collection and Mother May I? Forthcoming books: Anatomy of A Dress (The Hedgehog Poetry Press, December 2019) and Confess: The untold story of Dorothy Good (TwisiT Press, October 2020). You can connect with her on Twitter via @j_vandermolen. Her website is: www.juliettewrites.com Pieces read out in this session include: 1) Anatomy of A Dress 2) Extract from "Birth Night"

** Contains language in some of the poems not suitable for all ** Latest from Spoken Label features the wonderful Leeds based Mike Southwell. Mike can be found on facebook at: facebook.com/mike.southwell.9 or instragram at @mikespokenword Poems read out during this session were: 1) Masculinity 2) Every Single breath 3) Plenty of bumbling on tinder fish credits released March 19, 2020

A special tonight with Amanda Steel (Creator of Printed Words) and Alta Mabin (Creator of Poets United) talking about together their magazines they are both running. You can contact Alta about her magazine on [email protected] or her facebook page - www.facebook.com/alta.mabin.10 Amanda can be emailed at: [email protected] Printed Words be found at: www.amandasteelwriter.com/440793822

Latest Spoken Label session is from the lovely Alice Spencer. Links / more information about Alice can be found at: m.youtube.com/watch?v=CT8Bv2GdxoE&feature=youtu.be (Unleashed voices video) Instagram :alicegracepoetry Facebook: Alicegracepoetry Instagram: The Rise Collective Therisecollective.org.uk Poems recorded ofr Spoken Label include: 1) Unleashed voices 2) Superhero 3) underneath my head scarf all rights reserved

Flashback episode to January 2020 from Spoken Label featuring Roxy Walsh, Pieces read during this session include: 1. Looking Glass 2. Almost Over 3. Narcissist 4. Neglected Favourite More about Roxy can be seen here: Facebook @ fearlessmusicmcr Instragram @ fearlessmusicmcr Some of Roxy's poetry can be read on this facebook group @ groups/1606097133042691/

Latest Session is from the lovely Emily Oldfield. Her collection can be bought from www.poetrysalzburg.com/grit.htm Other links relation to Emily include: twitter.com/emilyvoldfield www.visitmanchester.com/ideas-and-inspiration/haunt-manchester Poems read out in this session include: 1) Bacup 2) Brock 3) Brown Wardle Hill 4) Waterfoot

Latest Spoken Label session is a rebroadcast of a recent session Amanda did for Jenny Berry's show on Salford FM in Feb. The extract Amanda read out from is his recently released book 'Ghost of Me' Book can be purchased from www.amandasteelwriter.com/440655072

Latest Spoken Label Podcast features the wonderful Mara Malins. Mara's official website is maramalins.com She is also on twitter @MaraMalins

Lastest Spoken Label Session is by the lovely Sophia Hadji-Michael. More details about Sophia can be found at: Instagram: artdressit Facebook: Artdress-it The Event Sophia is referring to can be found at: facebook.com/events/s/artdress-it-artistic-awareness/179180373142495/?ti=icl&__mref=mb ** Spoken Label is a podcast label and series designed to interview and record sessions from authors, poets, artists, musicians etc in North West England and beyond. Formed in 2015 and ran / edited by Andy N, author of ‘Return to Kemptown’ and ‘The End of Summer’,it is always often to submissions from interested artists It's full archive of over 150 episodes can be found at spokenlabel.bandcamp.com Email: [email protected]