Monday 16th November, 8pm
The Octagon Theatre, Howell Croft South, Bolton BL1 1SB
Admission £4 / £2 (conc.)
A limited number of free tickets for under 26s are available for this event. Contact the ticket office for more details on 01204 520661.
Thursday 12 November, 2009 tagged UK Events in James Davies, Nick Thurston, Scott Thurston, Sophie Robinson, Tom Jenks Wednesday 2nd December, 7pm
The Old Abbey Inn, 61 Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 6AY
Admission free.
Thursday 12 November, 2009 tagged Publications in Antony John, Aodán McCardle, Piers Hugill, Tony Trehy, Will Rowe Further to our recent post on the Small Publishers Fair 2009, Veer Books has details of five, yes five, book launches taking place there, featuring:
Tuesday 10 November, 2009 tagged Publications in Jim Goar, Richard Barrett, Steven Waling, Tom Jenks, William Garvin The final issue of Tom Jenks's excellent Parameter magazine is now available from the Parameter website, featuring:
£3.50
via The Other Room
Tuesday 10 November, 2009 tagged London Events in Caroline Bergvall, Erin Mouré, Peter Philpott, Roshi Tuesday 1st December, 7.30pm (8pm start)
Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL
Admission £6 / £4 (conc.)
Short notice:
Tuesday 10th November, 8pm
A free chapbook for the first 50 of you through the door.
Komedia Theatre, 44-47 Gardner St, Brighton BN1 1UN
Admission £3.50
Monday 9 November, 2009 in Chris Hamilton-Emery, Robert Archambeau Robert Archambeau on Chris Hamilton-Emery on 'Cambridge Poetry':
The British experimental crowd for whom Cambridge serves as a center of gravity has been one of the most vital and interesting things going on in the U.K. for some time, and it hasn't really had much of an assessment. Even the degree to which it is correct to call it Cambridge Poetry hasn't been determined, although I've got a feeling the name will stick, despite how unhappy everyone is going to be with it. I mean, that's what happened with Language Poetry, and with New Criticism, and with Dada, and with just about everything
....
With regard to Chris' second point above, that the poetry has been left outside of the wider history of British poetry against its will, I'm ambivalent. There sure are editors, scholars, and academics who want nothing to do with the stuff, don't like it, and suspect that it's all a matter of the emperor's new clothes (as some small percentage of it surely is). But I think there's been a reciprocal rejection: just as the many have decided to ignore this kind of writing, there has been a rejection of mainstream publication and even critical attention by some people inside the movement.
Read the rest here.
Thursday 12th November, 7pm
David Antin, on a rare visit to London, will be performing "Talk Piece".
C A B I N E T G A L L E R Y, 49 - 59 Old Street, London EC1 9HX
Please contact art[at]cabinetltd[dot]demon if you intend to go to ensure there is enough seating.
via Ian Patterson
Saturday 7 November, 2009 in Alec Newman, Alex Davies Alec Newman has taken over from Richard Barrett as the editor of Knives, Forks and Spoons. Head to the Facebook group for details of the first batch of publications, including LONDON§TONE by Alex Davies.
Saturday 7 November, 2009 Inspired by a recent e-mail from Harry Godwin, he of the good ideas, we have put together a Calendar section which gives an overview of UK poetry events to help avoid clashes and plan trips. The Blog will still feature in-depth information about each event.
The Forum has, for now, been discontinued.