Habitat
Homo sapiens speedwelli, while frequently elusive, has been identified in a variety
of habitats (see sightings, below). When not in damp woodland or venturing onto foreshores, it is frequently found taking cover in municipal or specialist libraries.
Should you wish to convey a message or request an
appearance, Germander Speedwell can be contacted via:
Tel: London (020) 8341-2873
Mobile: 07986 776488
E-mail: g. speedwell@yahoo.co.uk
or click here for link.
Please write something relevant in the subject
heading so that genuine messages can be
distinguished from electronic weeds!
The real Germander
Speedwell. Appearing
in a meadow near you.
Reported Sightings
Expected sightings:
March 21 (Sunday)
Dockyard Dictionary walks at Museum in Docklands, Canary Wharf:
Germander Speedwell marks World Poetry Day by leading a wordy wander around the docks, spotting nautical curiosities and performing en route her factual but fun pieces about the Thames
and its dockyards. From ship names and shellfish to curious cargoes and strange occupations, Germander will explain many of the interesting examples of nomenclature and terminology she has found in the Museum of Docklands and elsewhere, and point out examples and evidence along the way.
Walks start at 11am and 1pm, and last an hour; cost £5.
Book via the Museum in Docklands: www.museumindocklands.org.uk, tel: 020 7001 9844
Past sightings include:
Various performance venues
e.g. The Klinker, the Bonnington and the Vortex, as well as various Thames-moored waterborne venues.
Resonance FM 104.4fm - several guest appearances on London's art radio station, including:
Jubilate Agno - reading on Resonance FM 104.4fm
A recording of this epic poem by Christopher Smart, read by Frank Key of Hooting Yard with Germander
Speedwell. Originally broadcast on Resonance FM on December 27, 2007 (the first ever complete reading
of this work?), it is still available to listen to as a podcast. Christopher Smart was an 18th C religious poet,
who wrote this bizarre, all-encompassing and sometimes unintentionally hilarious epic while in a period of
madness. Go to http://podcasts.resonancefm.com/archives/877 to hear it in podcast form.
Read about it here: http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/12/for_i_will_consider_jubliate_a.html
Link to the actual text: http://www.hootingyard.org/?p=290
Phil Hogg. Can be heard on Wednesday mornings 10-12 locally at 87.7fm, or via sw1radio.co.uk .
The Sea Sheppey Maritime Festival
Germander is one of the artists featured on the Atlantic Basin Project, based in Newfoundland and launched in December 2007. See www.atlanticbasinproject.com .
