Tuesday, 17 May 2011

May VELVET TONGUE - THANKS!

After the high standards of the first erotic literary salon in February, one was not sure what to expect from the second Velvet Tongue. Gladly, not only were those standards met but were probably even surpassed in May. An exciting, varied, sexy and packed event! 
Thanks to Bar Kick for providing a lovely intimate space & support, thanks to the fantastic audience and thanks indeed to the amazing array of talented writers and performers who contributed to an awesome Spring Edition of Velvet Tongue.
Scroll down this post to read a brief report on the night by one of the participants, Rubyyy Jones: "There Were So Many Interesting And Talented Performers" http://rubyyyjones.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/velvet-spank/
A review at the Erotic Review Magazine: "Whether you're a performer, a poet, or just like listening to other people's fantasies, Velvet Tongue offers a place to hear and be heard.http://www.eroticreviewmagazine.com/content/velvet-tongue
The next Velvet Tongue will take place on Sunday 7 August, at the same venue: Bar Kick in Shoreditch.
The fabulous performers on the 16th of May were (in order of appearance): 
Fran Isherwood, Eirini Kartsaki, Mel Jones, Jet Moon, Stephanie Ware, Ant Smith, Timothy Graves, Rubyyy Jones, Alison Brumfitt, Steven Pottle, Renato Volker, Al Cowie, Blake Heller & Ying, Graham Buchan, Philip Herbert
(and your host: Ernesto Sarezale) 
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011

16 May - Lineup

After a packed first edition (with excellent performers, a lovely audience and great reviews), Ernesto Sarezale is hosting Velvet Tongue again in May!

Find out more about the first night here

A Literary Soiree dedicated to erotic writing and performance.

Guest readers on Monday 16th of May 2011 include (in alphabetical order):
...plus special appearances by Rubyyy Jones, Jet Moon, Alison Brumfitt, Eirini Kartsaki & The Open Sauce Project, ... and other surprises.
 

The event on facebook.

Also open mic slots:Bring along your sexy words and share them with us. Have you got an erotic poem, a sexy short story, a salacious monologue, a sexually charged section of your novel, a provocative comic strip, a risqué stand up routine? Would you like to share a piece of erotica from an author you admire? Come and read it in front of an appreciative audience. Free entrance for open mic performers.

To sign up for the (5min) open mic slots, email Ernesto: ernesto@sarezale.com

(or give your name on the night, if there are any slots left)

Keep your velvet tongue hot & viscous!

Monday, 7 February 2011

Velvet Tongue - 6 Feb - Thanks! + POEMS

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the first edition of Velvet Tongue, which has received a 5 STAR review at remotegoat.co.uk:
"Fun, diverse and so sexy!"
http://www.remotegoat.co.uk/review_view.php?uid=6555

Thanks to 10 Gales, for providing a stunning physical space; thanks also to Sina Evil, Cathy Flower, Jonathan Kemp and Sophie Cameron, for their brilliant guest readings; as well as Ant Smith, Marcus Reeves, Graham Buchan, Mel Jones, Kevin Maxwell, Alan Wolfson, Natasha Moskovici, Sophia Blackwell, Scarlet French and Mathew Stradling for their fabulous open mic performances; and, last but no least, a wonderful (packed) audience. 

Here's some photographic evidence:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarezale/
Also by Ant Smith:
I include here two pieces that were written specifically for the event. They're both entitled "Velvet Tongue" and were performed on Sunday 6th February 2011 at Ten Gales. One is a  breath taking poem by one of the featured poets, Cathy Flower (pictured  - below -  by Lewis Horsman); the other one is a little limerick by the host, Ernesto Sarezale. Here they are:



Velvet Tongue
(by Cathy Flower)

Oh velvet tongue don’t ever leave me
Your velvet ribbon on my skin
Does such tanta-lizing things
Oops-ay… I spilt my…  coff-ay
My wee favourite ever so small espresso cup
blooms a floral Cezanne mixture on the side…
Tipped it over next to me
Too close it was
Whilst you were stroking my… … …
With (pause)
Your (pause)
Velvet (pause)
Tongue! (pause)
(mellow-ecstasy) Don’t stop (pause)
(mellow-ecstasy) Don’t stop (pause)
(mood change: domineering) I will evict you
if you cease.
Your velvet tongue (pause)
is (pause)
your lease.

© Cathy Flower 2011
 25th January 2011

Velvet Tongue limerick
(by Ernesto Sarezale)

I sip honey to warm up my tongue.
I use plenty because he’s well hung.
He pulls back the helmet,
it feels just like velvet,
but his dickhead just stinks like old dung.

(February 2011) 
(Picture by Ant Smith)

Thursday, 6 January 2011

VELVET TONGUE: Featured Performers + Open Mic

Guest readers and performers on 6 Feb 2011 include:
(note new line up)

Host: ERNESTO SAREZALE (sarezale.com)

Open mic slots:
Bring along your sexy words and share them with us. Have you got an erotic poem, a sexy short story, a salacious monologue, a sexually explicit section of your novel, a provocative comic strip, a risqué stand up routine? Would you like to share a piece of erotica from an author you admire? Come and read it in front of an appreciative audience. Free entrance to open mic performers.
To sign up for the (5min) open mic slots:
  • just turn up on the night and give your name, 7pm onwards
  • or email Ernesto: ernesto@sarezale.com

7-10pm @ Ten Gales, Arch 10, Gales Gardens, E2 0EJ (tucked away under the railway arches by Bethnal Green tube station), London, UK. £3 donation.

Ernesto Sarezale presents VELVET TONGUE

Besides the slang term for a delectable oral sex practiceVelvet Tongue is the name of London's Erotic Literary Soiree. Now with an exciting branch in the Antipodes: Velvet Tongue Australia (in Melbourne).

Velvet Tongue kicked off on Sunday 6 February 2011 at Ten Gales gallery in Bethnal Green and then moved to Bar Kick in Shoreditch for its May, August and November editions. It continues there in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

Presented by Erotic Award winning poet Ernesto Sarezale, Velvet Tongue is dedicated to erotic writing and performance, with poetry, fiction, spoken word, plays, stand-up, comic strips, cabaret, monologues,…  

It features some of the country's most exciting writers and performers of erotica together with plenty of sexy open mic slots for anyone who wants to join in! 

Open mic slots: Bring along your sexy words and share them with us. Have you got an erotic poem, a sexy short story, a salacious monologue, a sexually charged section of your novel, a provocative comic strip, a risqué stand up routine? Would you like to share a piece of erotica from an author you admire? Come and read it in front of an appreciative audience. Free entrance for open mic performers.

To sign up for the (5min) open mic slots, email Ernesto: ernesto@sarezale.com

(or give your name on the night, if there are any slots left)
 

Velvet Tongue celebrates the hot, the sweet, the viscous, the carnal, the sexy, the racy, the provocative, the lustful, the voluptuous, the libidinous, the playful, the flirtatious, the teasing, the suggestive, the explicit, the cheeky, the romantic, the bold, the brash, the brassy, the flashy, the risque, the pervy, the licentious, the queer, the depraved and the downright kinky.

Keep your velvet tongue hot & viscous! 

Saturday, 1 January 2011

What is Velvet Tongue?

Let's keep it hot, sweet and viscous:
 
According to everything2.com, Velvet Tongue is an advanced oral sex technique "said to be immensely pleasurable. It was supposedly a favorite of Marilyn Monroe in her many encounters with famous men. She was quietly quite famous for her repertoire. The basic idea is to keep a warm viscous liquid in the partner's mouth to enhance the pleasure of oral sex."

Read more here:
http://everything2.com/title/Velvet+Tongue
...and at the Urban Dictionary:
http://www.urbandictionary.com

But in 2011, in the
East End of London , Velvet Tongue is the name of the Erotic Literary Soiree hosted by Ernesto Sarezale. It kicks off on the 6th of February... Further details will be posted here!