Robert Worby explores the spoken word in new music and sound art, with a concert which brings together a poet with musicians. Larry Goves: sinew Matthew Sergeant: this was not a film about a drowning man (world premiere) Larry Goves/Matthew Welton: Poppy Larry Goves: deaf John's dark house Ian Vine: X Larry Goves: riviniana and the vermilion border Matthew Welton: Writing 21 Simon Holt: brief candles Goves: talking microtonal blues Performed by the ensemble 'house of bedlam' and poet Matthew Welton (recorded at a Cutting Edge concert in the Warehouse, London) Plus Anne-Hilde Neset reviewing the book Playing With Words: the spoken word in artistic practice.