So... a poem off is it? Eh Niamh? Bring it on...
this is one of the best loves poems I've ever read. I saw it perfomed by JCC who is this insane punk with skinny legs at Halifax GCSE poetry slam many many moons ago, it should be screamed at the audience very fast.
I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
Breathing in your dust,
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust,
If you like your coffee hot
Let me be your coffee pot,
You call the shots,
I wanna be yours.
I wanna be your raincoat
For those frequent rainy days,
I wanna be your dreamboat
When you want to sail away,
Let me be your teddy bear
Take me with you anywhere,
I don't care,
I wanna be yours.
I wanna be your electric meter
I will not run out,
I wanna be the electric heater
You'll get cold without,
I wanna be your setting lotion
Hold your hair in deep devotion,
Deep as the deep Atlantic ocean
That's how deep is my devotion.
Deep deep deep de deep deep de deep deep
I don't wanna be her's
I wanna be yours!
I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke...
Dates for your Diary
A HUGE Thank you to the lovely people at Headingley Lit Fest for inviting me to the very entertaining evening of poetry last Friday. A few people were interested in the library, but I clearly need more promotional material! Really enjoyed all the poets, especially Helen Burke, and the sausage rolls!
I'm going to be in Arcadia Bar on Sunday 11 April from about 3 ish, and will hopefully have some more dates in my diary before then...
Lookign forward this week to seeing David Peace talk at The New Headingley Club, St Michael's Road Headingley this Saturday and reading The Damned Utd in prepartion.
Happy Reading!
Headingley Lit Fest
I'm going to be setting up shop at Headinglye Lit Fest this evening, from about 7 ish at the New Headingley Club, St Michael's Road, Headingley. Hope to see lots of lovely book lovers there!
This week I have been reading 'The Oaken Throne' by Robin Jarvis, blast from the past!
Happy Reading
Jess
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World Book Day
Had a really good night in Arcadia on Thursday- honestly nothing to do with the 2 pints of Black and Tam (which were very nice...)
Met loads of lovely people who all love books and were very excited about borrowing books in a pub! Also have been invited to set up my stall at Headingley Lit Fest which will be great- really looking forward to that.
Reading wise- I'm just nearly finished Andrew Pepper's Pkye myseteries, which are set in 1830s London- v.g.
Will be back in Arcadia on the 14th March, see you all then!
Happy Reading
xx