Slowly, Slowly, the Tongue Unrolls: an Evening of Poetry and Sound
Tue 14 Jul 2026, 6:30pm
Venue: The Horse Hospital, London
Address: The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, Gower Street, London, WC1N 1JD
UCL Special Collections and Monitor Books present Slowly, slowly, the tongue unrolls: an evening of poetry and sound bringing together experimental poets and artists. Inspired by UCL’s Small Press Collections of independently produced literary little magazines, experimental art and poetry, this event will feature performance poetry, sound art and screenings to celebrate 60 years of small press collecting at UCL. It also concludes two projects rooted in these collections: Monitor Books’ tenure as the inaugural UCL 2025 Small Press in Residence, and the 2025 Liberating the Collections Visiting Fellowship held by Andrew Whiteman (AroarA, Apostle of Hustle, Broken Social Scene), for which he focused on rare sound poetry recordings.
Join us for performances by veteran poet Allen Fisher, renowned contemporary artist Tris Vonna-Michell, NTS Radio favourites DJ duo Time Is Away, Andrew Whiteman’s new sonic poetry project Poets Workout Sound System, experimental choir Vocal Constructivists, UCL’s own artist-poet Christine Kirubi, artist-writer Samra Mayanja and performer-director Rowland Hill.
