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The Wandering, an opera by Ken Shakin

This happened a while ago at the Irsih embassy in Berlin. To record the Bloomsday festivities, Adrian was smuggled in by our man in the Flughafenstrasse and Ken Shakin. All he had to do was to put up ‘this friendly face’, which according to eye-witnesses was an Italo Svevo mask. Adrian says, that on arriving on a suitably wet day at the Irish embassy reception, having hastily prepared my passport and removed any articles that would not have survived a strip search, I was politely led in after saying I was with ‘ken’…

poetry, RadioArt, RadioPhonicsAugust 16, 2017radio-on-berlin No comments Permalink

Isn’t Everything Poetry – January ’17 Poetry Readings at Curious Fox Book Store in Berlin

I like these evenings. And I was never there. But it is one of those happenings in town of which I think that they should exist; they should exist for ever. It is the same with people who write long letters on paper and send them to friends who might live around the corner or on another continent. In times of Proust letters were written in the morning, send out and in eager anticipation of the returning post a new letter was written to be send out in the evening….

Adrian Shephard, Curious Fox Poetry Evening, poetryJanuary 27, 2017radio-on-berlin Permalink

Curious Fox Bookstore – Poetry Readings

As Adrian Shephard says in the introduction with his snooker live report careful whisper voice, the evening at the Curious Fox Bookstore welcomes budding writers and poets. Listen to a series of readings in front of a living and willing live audience. Please check the Schedule for broadcast hours/days. Get the Radio On App

Adrian Shephard, Curious Fox Poetry Evening, poetryAugust 7, 2015radio-on-berlin Permalink

Adrian Shephard – Curious Fox Books Poetry Night

Curious Fox is the name of an english bookstore in the Flughafenstrasse of Berlin NeukÃ¶lln. You will find it in a street filled with thrift stores and pilgrims on their way to Mecca. There is also obscure sports bars, illegal brothels, and the usual critical mass of night shops and phone booths. It is on your way to upper NeukÃ¶lln and the Tempelhof. In need of a second hand book? You will find it there. To celebrate their one year anniversary they organized a poetry evening. The store was packed….

Adrian Shephard, Curious Fox Poetry Evening, Literature, poetryNovember 11, 2014radio-on-berlin Permalink

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