Category Archives: Activism

Marianne, Très pudique Française

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

Here is a little message of hope towards a positive resolve of the actual happening in France. The news in UK are barely talking about the situation, and our own self made yellow jackets here seem to be an idiot far right minority! I’m hoping for the best, and wish for the people to find cohesion in their demands…. and that France will not make itself famous for the way the government handles the protests ….(which seem to get heavier and heavier every year!) Continue reading →

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Poet suspended

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

It has been a while since we last posted, but there has been some developments lately. First, the poet has finally been granted a two months suspended sentence, which resulted in some serious photo shoot in front of the magistrate court in Sheffield: Continue reading →

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A Poet at War

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

It just so happened my mum made me realise the battle we are living in Sheffield with our street trees is also happening in many places in France, where residents either realised too late or are still fighting the administrative evil!

So I ended up gathering info about “Les platanes de Gien” (The planes of Gien) and made a song addressed to their mayor…… Continue reading →

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Cheeky democracy

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

[v1] Salut bonjour ma jolie cherie (french) I can’t help but to observe you, not that I wanna be creepy but there is defo something about you

[ch] that’s got my attention cheeky EU, there is something that’s got my attention, cheeky eu.

[V2] Hola Hey Que Tal? A que bailar? (Spanish) Hey what’s your name already? what?what?what? I can’t hear you. Ah Democracy! Lovely. [ch]

[v3] Hey RaggaZa a bere qualcosa? (Italian) So where are you from, tell us your story, Have you been here long? Do you work around? [ch]

[v’1] Geia Geia I come from greece my name means people power not everyone understands me Let alone is interested to… So let’s have fun while I’m here coz I may not stay too long, coupla drinks, you’ll be sure to hear what in my life goes wrong [ch]

[v4] Hey Zdrowie dievciena, prosze tell us (polish) {ok I tell you} first I’m broke, but that’s EU for me, coz here if you re not right you’re wrong. So minorities get a little crushed [ch]

[v5] Ach nein1 Wir leben dich genau (german) (Ah thank you guys you’re too nice) And it was so difficult to come here through calais by night, via nantes you should go visit, before brexit. [ch]

[v6] Alstublieft mooie meid, zegmeer (dutch) Well, there’s also your theresa she seems to want to keep me for herself she can be a little controlling, but that’s her (slips) [ch]

[v7] Nowden ahr lass we’d be well chuffed if ya steh (yorkshire) That’s very kind my fine gentlemen But I’ll probably have to decline Here in Sheffield I’m really struggling to work they arrest poets and old ladies on the streets [ch]

[v8] Spacibo democracy come see us in Ukraine well mate to be honest, I don’t know where to go I might consider your offer But I love my turkey warmer and I’m sensitive to food poisoning [ch]

[v’2] So I don’t really know where to go Everywhere wants me but not really It’s all over the same story again If you keep me for you I’m not for others So maybe I’ll just keep travelling I’ll go visit Dounia and Gaza on the way Then I’ll say hello to the Rohingya And why not in Yemen and Venezuela [ch]

[v9] [ch] Continue reading →

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#4 Riding the Unicorn by the Horn!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

So today has been a pretty crazy day for the Unicorn, She decided to try painting, and Ayse (https://www.instagram.com/aysebalse/) was very kind to let her come to her studio! It was great fun to imagine potential instant manifestations of the pictures in her mind suddenly appearing on a canva with only a few simple magic gestures as for all ritual…. not even a complicated spell of words to cast! Continue reading →

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Earthling Duty Day

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

Today has this kind of special vibe, you know, when it feels like staying at home and catching up with yourself and your own self work! Writing is an important process, well it is for me, spelling words is in some ways connecting me to the magic side of Life. And it is a ritual, as it brings my visualisations out the world of my thoughts and right into a “ready-to-be-manifested” state, a pre-organised structure of a potential future. Continue reading →

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Sheffield Women of Wood

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

Since our poetic self is banned from attending the ecocide happening in our soon to be grey-city, it means I can watch from home a lot of distressing videos from the protest sites in Sheffield…… and because there is no point moaning at my screen, here’s my homage to the women protestors who keep coming up with very creative ideas to bring ridicule to the situation. Continue reading →

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Ameyrica III Ameyndments

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

The saga continues in Sheffield, with more new words to teach our future children! Now the Police has invited Amey plc in their control room with views develop techniques to use on fracking protestors. We are loving it in Sheffield. My poet self is still on bail but a roundabout performance is on the way….. although swapping corporate entertainment for coporate* entertainment wouldn’t really fit my schedule and plans. So, here we are, Ameyrica III Ameyndments is I believe the best so far, we’ve had such a laugh working on it, enjoy, Continue reading →

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Ameyrica II Ameyndments

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

So here we are again, in the street of ex-leafy Sheffield, where I am not allowed because on bail….. which hopefully will soon be amended to allow me to collect more artistic evidence from the incredible one-in-a-lifetime human experience in the making there (albeit a 100m from work zones…… but possibly with a megaphone!).

This is the second parchment of words and their definition that we have recollected from our anthropological excursions in the Stump city. Enjoy Continue reading →

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#Ameyrica’s ameyndments

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

So today, and because there has been much happening lately in the streets of Sheffield, most of which by the way I have been banned from walking through weekdays 9 to 5! I indeed have been arrested (/targeted?) on claims that I assaulted 3 twicemesized bouncers who were reasonably twisting my fingers. So now, I cannot exercise my right to peacefully demonstrate and therefore get a lot of inspiration on site.

So here are a few new words we created to express our utmost disagreement with the way Sheffield city council, Amey plc and South Yorkshire Police are interacting with us, the people, the neighbours, the families, the lawful citizens. Continue reading →

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