Writers Forum

Saturday 16th July, 4 - 6pm (arrive at 3.30pm)

Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Rd, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 3BL

Admission is free.

Writers Forum - new series

Saturday 9th July, 4 - 6pm (arrive at 3.30pm)

Please note, to avoid confusion, this is Writers Forum - new series, not Writers Forum run by Lawrence Upton.

William IV, 7 Shepherdess Walk, London N1 7QE

Admission is free.

Ezra Pound Evening

Wednesday 6th July, 8pm

A talk and reading exploring the influence of Ezra Pound on radical contemporary British poetry. Keston Sutherland and Tim Atkins will discuss their relationships with Pound's poetry and essays, how they may be important to British poetry today, what the difficulties might be for poets writing now in negotiating Pound's achievement, and how his work has influenced these poets specifically.

Poetry Library, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

Admission is free but space is limited. E-mail specialedition@poetrylibrary.org.uk to guarantee a place.

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Polyvocalia at Birkbeck

LATE NOTICE

Monday 20th June

6pm

• cris cheek

Room 124, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0

7.15pm

• cris cheek
• Chris Goode
• Holly Pester
• Lawrence Upton

32 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9

Admission is free, all welcome.

Alex Czinczel - Stop Frame Animation

Wednesday 6th, 11am - Sunday 31st July, 8pm

Following Bob Cobbing’s cut-up instructions, German book artist Alex Czinczel’s stop-frame animation re-enacts The Young Hedgehog (1956). Taking clippings from The Observer, Czinczel re-contextualises Cobbing’s poetry in relation to current affairs and highlights the library’s collection of his books, magazines and sound recordings for a new audience.

Saison Poetry Library, Level 5, Royal Festival HallSouthbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

Admission is free.

Poetry by Vincent Katz and Barry Schwabsky

Thursday, 23rd June, 7.30pm

Introduced by Jeff Hilson:

• Vincent Katz
• Barry Schwabsky

The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD

Becfest

Alongside the festival there will be two events organised by Mike Weller at Beckenham Library.

Writers Unlimited Beckenham Bubble One - 'The next hundred years'

Wednesday 29th June, 7 - 8pm

Members and former members of Writers Unlimited, The Beckenham Scribblers, and Shortlands Poetry Circle read poetry and prose and discuss local writers groups and their place in the literature of the next hundred years.

Writers Unlimited Beckenham Bubble Two - 'Independence day self-publish and be blessed'

Monday 4th July, 6.30 - 8pm

• Natalie d'Arbeloff
• Alex Davies & Steve Willey (Openned)
• Leila Dewji
• Sejal Chad, Becky Cremin, Ryan Ormonde, Karen Sandhu (press free press)

Beckenham Library, 22 Beckenham Rd, Beckenham, Greater London BR3 4PE

Admission £1 per event (available in advance by telephoning Beckenham Library's enquiry desk: 020 8650 7292)

Update on Tuesday 14 June, 2011 by Openned

You can also get your tickets by e-mailing beckenham.library@bromley.gov.uk or visiting Beckenham Library.

The £1 admission fee also gets you refreshments.

Maintenant Slovakia in association with Literature across Frontiers & Arc Publications

Saturday 18th June, 7pm

• Mila Haugova
• Colin Herd
• Tamarin Norwood
• Marcus Slease
• Ivan Štrpka
• Jonty Tiplady
• James Wilkes
• Michael Zand

The Rich Mix arts centre, 5 - 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA

Admission is free.

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The Blue Bus

Tuesday 14th June, 7.30pm

• Jeremy Hilton
• Tom Lowenstein

The Lamb (upstairs room), 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC1

Admission £5 / £3 (conc.)