Disposable Venus Bits

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Ron Silliman's Reading: Birkbeck Poetics Centre, May 5th 2009

[wpvideo tlM1vsEx] Ron Silliman reads from the Alphabet to a large audience at Birkbeck. The event was organized by Dr Carol Watts of Birkbeck University and the Birkbeck Poetics Centre. On the video Dr Carol Watts introduces Ron Silliman. At the end of the video is a section of the Q&A session that occurred after the reading. Thanks to Birkbeck for allowing us to distribute this video.

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Ron Silliman's Talk: Birkbeck Poetics Centre, May 5th 2009

[wpvideo 03ypem8l] Ron Silliman talks on poetry and blogging to a mainly postgraduate audience at Birkbeck. The event was organized by Dr Carol Watts of Birkbeck University and the Birkbeck Poetics Centre. On the video Professor William Rowe introduces Ron Silliman. At the end of the video is a section of the Q&A session that occurred after the talk. There is also an audio file (MP3, 1hr 42min, 46MB) of the entire talk, including the final section of the Q&A missing from the video. Thanks to Birkbeck for allowing us to film and distribute the Talk.

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Chlorine Reading Mk. II

Monday 11th May, 7.30pm (8pm start)

• Ed Luker
• Michael Kindellan
• Gareth Farmer

More TBA. Upstairs in The Hope, Queens' Road, Brighton Admission £5 (waged) / £3 (conc.)

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Sundays at the Oto

Sunday 17th May, 3 - 5pm

• Bleeding Heart Narrative
• Andrea Brady
• Carol Watts

Café Oto, 18-22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL Admission £4

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Marjorie Perloff Lecture

Monday 18th May, 2pm (reception and drinks at 4pm) Majorie Perloff on Oulipian Ideogrammatics: Charles Bernstein’s Poem Including History’ Lecture Theatre B, Avenue Campus, University of Southampton

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Crossing the Line

Thursday 7th May, 7.30pm

• Gareth Farmer
• Richard Parker

The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London Bridge, SE1 3HN Admission £5 (waged) / £3 (unwaged)

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Otoliths issue 13

Otoliths enters its fourth year with an issue that's much more stimulating than any fiscal package yet put forward to counter the current GFC. It contains a variety of poetry including — as described by the creators — prose, concrete, list, visual, & minimalist; photography; digital & analog paintings; assemblages; a selection of quite outstanding fiction; & the occasional piece that defies classification.

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Great Works 14

Now online, featuring:

• Jeffrey Side
• David Chaloner
• Hannah Silva
• Scott Helmes
• Christopher Barnes
• Lucy Harvest Clarke
• Richard Barrett
• James Price
• Aidan Semmens
• John Gilmore
• Kenny Knight
• Ben Stainton
• Ron Singer
• Charles Freeland
• Caleb Puckett
• Mary Michaels
• Boris Jardine
• Michael Egan
• Tomas Weber
• Alan Baker
• Rufo Quintavalle
• AnnMarie Eldon
• Mendoza
• Joseto Solis
• Tina Hyett
• Spencer Termott
• Richard Makin
• Peter Hughes & Simon Marsh

via Peter Philpott

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Apple Pie Editions

Apple Pie is a lab for poetic artefacts: art objects, billposters, prints, CDs, photographs, as well as books. The list contains work from invited artists, poets, musicians and collaborators. Works can be purchased through this website. Some billposters, images, soundworks, poems are available as free downloads.

via Philip Davenport

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