John Cornwell - Speak Easy 23/03/10

Another returning performer this month is John Cornwell, who is pretty much a regular feature now, much to our delight. This time he has a couple of poems which present a frivolous, irreverent view of international relations, the first of which is titled Dont Hide from Me, Argentina. He pokes fun at every conspiracy youve ever heard of, suggesting that theres a village just south of the River Plate where celebrities are innumerable. John tells us his second poem is about his birthday, which is coming up soon (we wish him many happy returns), and its just as funny as the first one. If love was an underlying theme all through Februarys Speak Easy event, then getting older holds a special place in Marchs, having been brought up by multiple performers which, we must say, is extremely appropriate as it is Speak Easys birthday too! We look forward to another year as good as this one.

John Cornwell - Speak Easy 23/02/10

After Sarah we have John Cornwell, reading his poem, or rather letter, titled From Sid and Edna. John says he wrote it because of the number of round robins he gets at Christmas. I had to look this up, so for those of you that dont know, a round robin is a single letter sent to multiple addresses like kids do for Christmas thank you letters. John does a good job of drawing our attention to just how ridiculous this tradition is perhaps criticising the lack of proper communication that seems to be coming about and does so in an absolutely hilarious manner. I think his very non mechanical delivery actually helps the poem, making it seem more human, aiding him in making his point. Just the one poem from John, but it really is excellent this is one of the must see videos from the February Speak Easy.