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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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Bandcamp platform launch

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

Bonjour a tous, on this Sunday 13th of may 2018, we have the pleasure to announce that Our Bandcamp platform is now available. This is where we will give the possibility to our exclusive supporters to listen to professionally recorded productions.

There are 10 tracks total in 2 albums for now and we will be developing on a regular basis now. Much love to Mr Lach (Click here to discover) who inspired this start as the bloke is at least as mad as we are…. we may have to ask him for a poetry battle to settle on who is crazier.

Meanwhile here is where you can find our records: Benoit Pierre BenZ – Humming Bard
This also means that this website will be due a reorganisation soon! And after tonight we will start working on the Unicorn speaker project which aims to tour schools with stories and workshops….. but for now, we need to get ready for tonight’s show…. I need to plan the unplanned.

Much Love, and faith 🙂 And remember, Time is always now Continue reading →

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Exhibit RJW8 Poet on bail

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

Exhibit RJW8 It is,is it a name for a poet, Who explicitely name and slate, those who inspire the hate, who despicably desecrate, our land without respect

Exhibit rjw8 phonetic criminal, Exhibit RJW8 poetically lethal

Sexy boy oh don’t you wait, You’ll get your date at the magistrate. How lucky are you poet they used to burn you at the stake Yea times haven’t changed mate you re on bail, just don’t you wait.

Exhibit RJW8 Sooth sayer Exhibit RJW8 truth straighter

complicit to obfuscatethe culprit who perpetrate Explicit advocate for a fair debate Exhibit RJW8 I ooze higher Exhibit RJW8 than those loose layers )x2

[I don t need a doctorate to recognise where there’s hate I’m on a mandate to exasperate And I probate myself from your fake dictate] x2

RJW8 I’m a poet on bail RJW8 And I’m not fit for Jail 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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Let’s Hear it

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Benoit Magician Poet and Wordcaster

“either write something worth reading…. or live something worth writing about…!”. 

So there has been a lot of activities that my various selves have been undertaking. Please bear with us while we restructure our projects priorities. For now and before introducing correctly the unicorn (wth?*) …. yeah you read right….. So first things first, The event below will feature our musical self and much rehearsals and open mics etc have drawn our time and energies.

Much thanks to Tommy Binks of Twoteas records who kindly recorded 4 of our tracks on a casually mad afternoon….. and probably regretted having ever proposed the idea!

Scroll down for a Musical Pre-hearing. 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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