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Camarade VI: The Enemies Project

S.J. Fowler masterminded another huge mash-up of poetic talent in the hip heart of London's East End last night, here is what he sent out today as announcement...
A thank you to everyone who contributed and attended last night. There were a few hundred in attendance and the performances were inspiring. I’m very happy the Enemies project could begin in such an atmosphere of pluralism and ingenuity, and that everyone is so enthusiastic about the project. Here is the footage from the event:
 
Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQVxS5egZUY
Carol Watts & George Szirtes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8phvyg1Euhc
Tim Atkins & Peter Jaeger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2_G6niIJiw
Holly Pester & Daniel Rourke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlA21GaQCz4
Astrid Alben & Sophie Mayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCzbkoXL9Cs
Ryan Van Winkle & Kirsty Irving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyNJTr_o9Qo
Paul Perry & Todd Swift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBRx2OEywIw
Alex Niven & Joe Kennedy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsicd2boMus
Marek Kazmierski & Stephen Watts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcxSzAxyyrY
Lucy Harvest Clarke & Stephen Emmerson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICDHyV2B010
James Wilkes & Christodoulos Makris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt3PZHhjOoU
Roddy Lumsden & Carrie Etter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N_GrfOqKMM
Daniel Barrow & Ollie Evans http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFFHV1Mk274
Chris McCabe & Tom Jenks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YVPBSfS-gM
Thanks to Ben Morris for his poster design magic, and to David Kelly for his usual help on the night. Gratitude too to the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and Arts Council England for making it possible, and the Rich Mix, as ever, for their generosity.
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