Like tuning into radio waves, the sound of our voices contains the many echoes of where we come from. In the 21^st century, in a time when we have become global travellers, most of us have more than one accent haunting our past.  These accents are our labels, our broken love affairs, our history, our curse and our salvation. And the words we use, do we choose them or do they choose us?

accents on  words is a lyrical journey through the wilderness of Canada, the glittering lights of New York, the smooth creaminess of Dublin and the chameleon mix of identities which is London today. 

accents on  words is a two woman show featuring Aoife Mannix, with all the lyrical wit of the Irish, and Heather Taylor, Canadian wordsmith and sultry singer. It’s a unique blend of poetry and music served up by two extraordinary voices. It will challenge your emotions, it will make you think, and it will make you laugh at the pain of being subsumed into so many different worlds at once.


 
Aoife Mannix Aoife’s poetry is widely published in anthologies and magazines and has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, London Live, Resonance FM and the BBC World Service. In 2003 she recorded a spoken word CD 'Did You Forget To Take Your Tablets?' with musician Richard Lewis. Her first full collection the elephant in the corner was published by thetall-lighthouse in 2005
Lyrical and admirably free of clutter, Aoife’s poems make a direct appeal to the emotions.
This is a poet with a fresh, clear voice.            Maurice Riordan

Heather Taylor
A Canadian poet, playwright & educator, she is a regular on the London poetry scene where she displays her natural ability to reach out to an audience. Her poetry is darkly comic, moving & unashamedly honest, drawing inspiration from her home, travel & the headlines. Her writing has been published throughout Europe and North America and she has been a host on Resonance FM & Sound Radio with guest slots on CKUA (Edmonton), CFUV (Victoria) and BBC London Radio.  Her full collection Horizon & Back is published in October 2005.

Passionate, hard-won poetry, using words honed with razor wire to reveal the bright ice & bone beneath things
-Todd Swift


thetall-lighthouse is an independent literary organisation publishing poetry, organising poetry readings & events, facilitating education & learning through training & workshops. Founded in 2000 we have published more than twenty books & pamphlets of poetry and we organise poetry readings & events in and around London & the South East as well as facilitating writing workshops in conjunction with Arts, Library & Community Services…

For more information, contact tall-lighhouse on accentsonwords@tall-lighthouse.co.uk