First Velvet Tongue of 2013! Thanks!

Flooding, flogging, bondage, skinny waltzing, naked stand-up, sensuality, beauty, audience participation and general misbehaviour,...  just an average night at Velvet Tongue, London’s Erotic Literary Soiree. 

Well, we could have done without the stench from the sewage leaks…. but, in spite of the sinking Titanic moments (and a couple of unsavoury back-stage incidents), the return of Velvet Tongue in 2013 was SPECTACULAR thanks to a fantastic parade of performers/readers and a very lovely, sexy, audience. Thanks also to the staff at Bar Kick for their support in difficult circumstances.

(Apologies to those who could not read because of the "sewage problems" - get back to me: I will give you priority when we return to Bar Kick for the spring edition on 3rd June).

Two reviews of last Monday’s edition:

"Velvet Tongue had the perfect mix of engaging and mesmerising wordplay and pure hilarity" http://www.thisiscabaret.com/review-velvet-tongue/

"I was really impressed with the night in total (...). I feel like i expanded my mind, took in some culture and best of all got inspired." http://thingsipickedupontheway.blogspot.co.uk/

The contributors were (in order of apperance): Coffe+Sponge, Roz Kaveney, Ernesto Sarezale (also hosting), Rene L'Amour, Steven Pottle, Gideon K, Al Cowie, Tom Bland, Jay Walker, Poeterry, Graham Bucham and Cathy Flower.

A few photos  

(of Pippa at the door, the audience and all the performers in order of appearance)
(More photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarezale/sets/72157633050121421/)

VELVET TONGUE, 25 FEBRUARY 2013

London's Erotic Literary Soiree will be back in February 2013 - a few days after Valentine's - for some romantic eroticism. 

At Bar Kick, 127 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE, London. Entry: £5 / £3 conc. / free to participants. Doors open at 7pm; show starts at 7.30pm.

Hosted by Erotic Award winning poet, Ernesto Sarezale 
(http://www.sarezale.com/)

RSVP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/417035618366071/?fref=ts


OUR FEATURED AUTHORS AND PERFORMERS FOR FEBRUARY 2013 ARE:

• Coffee+Sponge
• Steven Pottle
• René L'Amour
• Roz Kaveney

NOTE: The pre-booked open-mic quota for this month's Velvet Tongue has been met, which means that anyone requesting a spot after the 3rd of February will go onto a "waiting list". There are usually drop-outs on the night, so many of those on the waiting list will probably have the chance to read/perform anyway (and will get in for free).

Velvet Tongue is dedicated to erotic writing and performance, with poetry, fiction, spoken word, plays, stand-up, comic strips, cabaret, monologues,… 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 bold, the brash, the brassy, the flashy, the risque, the pervy, the licentious, the queer, the depraved and the downright kinky. 

THINGS PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT VELVET TONGUE:

"For literature really laid bare, poet Ernesto Sarezale’s Velvet Tongue in Shoreditch is just the titillating ticket." metro.co.uk

"Fun, diverse and so sexy!" (Five stars) Remotegoat.co.uk

"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." Erotic Review Magazine

"Velvet Tongue is the word-spinning sister of the burlesque revival that has stormed London - humorously titillating with tongues very firmly in cheeks" "...a wonderfully entertaining way to spend the night" thisislondon.co.uk

"...exploratory literary night of performance and poetry with a raunchy edge" Time Out 

“It's the perfect place to try new work and show off your talent with a room buzzing full of writers and fans of poetry and word. It's not simply readings though, the performers that it attracts are hands on, hansom and props and interaction with the audience often occur...”  eroticmeet.net

More reviews here:
http://velvettongueuk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/reviewspreviews-and-reports.html

Velvet tongue in the Metro (free daily) - today

Velvet Tongue gets a mention in the Metro today! 

http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/918576-fleshing-out-the-story-the-rise-of-erotic-book-clubs

...and don't forget we are back in February 2013!

Autumn Velvet Tongue, Thanks!

Wow, yet again, Velvet Tongue, London's Erotic Literary Soiree, surpassed all expectations. 

Beauty, death, sex, pain and humor mingled seamlessly last Monday.

Thanks to the amazing readers and performers, the accommodating & atmospheric venue and the sexy audience for contributing to an outstanding Velvet Tongue... just two days before Halloween!

Velvet Tongue will be back in 2013. Probably on Monday 25th of February.

Many photos from the night can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151102291526401.431292.571036400 (SFW)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarezale/sets/72157631896183592/ (NSFW)

The contributors were (in order of apperance): Anthony Howell, Ernesto Sarezale (pt1), K. D. Grace, S. P. Howarth, Ernesto Sarezale (pt2), Rubyyy Jones, Tom Bland, Rene L'Amour, Dave McGowan, Steven Pottle, Jazzman John Clarke, Ant Smith, Cynth Icorn, Kevin Moore, Almaz Ohene, Alain English, Gideon K, Andrew Fiver and Koel Mukherjee.

Velvet Tongue: pre-Halloween autumn edition

London's Erotic Literary Soiree is back this autumn at Bar Kick just two nights before Halloween. This month Velvet Tongue explores the darker side of desire,  celebrating supernatural erotica and the intimate links between death, sex and pain... Click here to join us on facebook. Hosted by Erotic Award winning poet, Ernesto Sarezale. This autumn, our featured writers are: - K. D. Grace (novelist) - S. P. Howarth (poet) with special appearances by: Rubyyy Jones (literary burlesque) & Anthony Howell (writer and performance artist) Plus the usual open mic slots and other surprises still to be confirmed.  To get one of the (5 mins) open mic slots: email Ernesto (ernesto [at] sarezale.com). Velvet Tongue is dedicated to erotic writing and performance, with poetry, fiction, spoken word, plays, stand-up, comic strips, cabaret, monologues,… with some of the country's most exciting writers and performers of erotica and plenty of sexy open mic slots for anyone who wants to join in! Things people are saying about Velvet Tongue: "Fun, diverse and so sexy!" (Five stars) Remotegoat.co.uk "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." Erotic Review Magazine "Velvet Tongue is the word-spinning sister of the burlesque revival that has stormed London - humorously titillating with tongues very firmly in cheeks" "...a wonderfully entertaining way to spend the night" thisislondon.co.uk "...exploratory literary night of performance and poetry with a raunchy edge" Time Out “It's the perfect place to try new work and show off your talent with a room buzzing full of writers and fans of poetry and word. It's not simply readings though, the performers that it attracts are hands on, hansom and props and interaction with the audience often occur...” http://eroticmeet.net/birthday

Velvet Tongue Collage

Summer Velvet Tongue 2012: Olympic edition - Thanks!

It looks like Velvet Tongue is just getting better and better!


Ernesto Sarezale would like to thank everyone who contributed to that spectacularly exhilarating, Dionysian experience that was the Olympic Velvet Tongue on the 30th of July 2012.


The writers/artists/performers were stellar; the packed audience, gorgeous; the Olympic flesh, beautiful.


Many photos from the night can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarezale/sets/72157630884581878/

As Steven Pottle put it on facebook: "Beautiful performances, grrrrrreat poetry, teasing flesh, Olympian cock rings, strawberries and screams and the best damn looking audience!" 


And this is a report by Jane Fae: http://janefae.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/on-the-boards-again/

Or as Lou Psyche, an admirer of contributor S. P. Howarth, wrote (also on facebook):

"this was the strangest night ive been to in a long time. A lady with her bare breasts out took my money at the door... then 3 compleatly naked people got on stage and anounced the next act...which was SP himself... SP was amazing as usual... Infact I would say he was the best turn that night so elequently describing the beauty of a fresh rosy cunt!.. tho I did enjoy the guy who masturbated at 8 years old , and the bewildering couple with the spooky hoods and strwaberries who basicaly jjust smothered themselves in crushed strawberry and red wine whilst rubbing themselves off and exposing thier tits and fanny! cool banannas..i must visit again ....I was totally sober too!"


See a few more photos from the night below. 

The contributors were (in order of apperance): Sina Shamsavari (artwork on screen), Ernesto Sarezale (the host, escorted by two beautiful nude living statues), S. P. Howarth, Jane Fae, James Hollands, Mmmmm (Luna Montenegro and Adrian Fisher), Andrew Fiver, Rene L'Amour,  Amy Neilson Smith, Graham Buchan, Becky Fury, The Hanging Gardener of Babylon, Steven Pottle, Stav B, Giles Abbot, Tonny A., Stephanie Chan, Philip Herbert.