The Charles Causley Poetry Competition 2015 Closing Date 3rd November 2015 Entries by post. Entry fee £7 per poem. 1st Prize 2,000 plus one week's residency at 2, Cyprus Well, Charles Causley's house. 2nd Prize £250. 3rd Prize £100. Now in its third year, with poets Jo Bell and Angela Readman the previous winners, there is… Continue reading Win £2,000 and a week’s residency at Charles Causley’s house
Category: Poetry Event
Launch of ‘Cur’ by Martin Malone
Just to say I'll be reading a poem or two at the Albion Beatnik Bookshop (34 Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6AA) in Oxford this Friday, 16th October, 7pm, for the launch of Martin Malone's new book 'Cur', fresh off the press at Shoestring Press. Other poets reading include Hilda Sheehan, Richard Skinner, Roy Marshall, Robin Houghton… Continue reading Launch of ‘Cur’ by Martin Malone
Uncut Poets, Exeter
I really enjoyed reading at Uncut Poets at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter last week. Before the event, my lovely friend Emily treated me to a delicious Turkish meal at the Dinosaur Café. I ordered a mixed salad - one generous spoonful of every type of salad on the menu - with home-made hummus, warm haloumi… Continue reading Uncut Poets, Exeter
A New Lyrical Ballads: Bristol Festival of Ideas
On Friday I went to the New Lyrical Ballads event in Bristol, part of Bristol Festival of Ideas, and listened to 23 poets read their specially commissioned poems for a new version of Wordsworth's and Coleridge's 1798 collection. New Lyrical Ballads will be published this Spring and two Radio 4 programmes are also imminent. There were… Continue reading A New Lyrical Ballads: Bristol Festival of Ideas
Reading at The Poetry Café, Monday 8th December 7.30pm
Only 21 days to Christmas..........but before that I'll be reading from my new pamphlet 'The Misplaced House' at The Poetry Café, Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX, on Monday, 8th December, 7.30pm. There will also be readings by Matt Haw, Joe Duggan and Jo Bell, and tall-lighthouse Editor, Gareth Lewis, will be reading from… Continue reading Reading at The Poetry Café, Monday 8th December 7.30pm
‘The Misplaced House’ available from tall-lighthouse website
If you would like to buy a copy of my poetry pamphlet, 'The Misplaced House,' it's now available to order here. Copies will also be available to buy at these events: The Poetry Café, Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX, on Monday, 8th December, 7.30pm, when my pamphlet and other new publications from tall-lighthouse… Continue reading ‘The Misplaced House’ available from tall-lighthouse website
I’m reading at Vanguard on Thursday 20th November
Just a quick post to remind anyone within easy reach of SE London that I'm reading at the Vanguard Reading Series this Thursday, 20th November, 7.30pm. The reading series was created by novelist, poet, and writing tutor, Richard Skinner, who is also Director of the Fiction Programme at the Faber Academy. It's a monthly series of… Continue reading I’m reading at Vanguard on Thursday 20th November
‘The Misplaced House’ to be published on November 30th. London launch December 8th.
Really, really happy to tell you that my debut poetry pamphlet, The Misplaced House, will be published by tall-lighthouse on November 30th. The pamphlet will be launched, along with other new publications from tall-lighthouse, at The Poetry Café, Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BX on Monday, 8th December at 7.30pm. More details here. It… Continue reading ‘The Misplaced House’ to be published on November 30th. London launch December 8th.
Free tickets to see top writers at Trowbridge Library
Julia Copus and Patrick Gale reading at Trowbridge Library, Thursday, November 27th, 7.30pm Book your FREE tickets by calling Trowbridge Library on 01225 716700 The reading, at Trowbridge Library on Thursday, 27th November at 7.30pm, is part of a SW England Library promotion called the Reading Passport. It features award-winning poet and children's story writer Julia Copus, and novelist… Continue reading Free tickets to see top writers at Trowbridge Library
Swindon Poetry Festival 2014
Two days after Swindon Poetry Festival, I am still in a high and happy poetry place, and I risk losing my euphoria if I try to set down in words what it was about Swindon that I loved so much. Luckily, there are already two brilliant posts for you to read, as Robert Peake and… Continue reading Swindon Poetry Festival 2014
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