James Hannah in conversation, Rowley’s House in the centre of Shrewsbury 3:30 – 5pm Sunday 27th November 2016 To buy tickets (£8, or if under 21 £5), or for information about the other events at this first Festival of Literature in Shrewsbury go here AN OBSERVER ‘NEW FACE OF FICTION 2015’ AN AMAZON RISING STAR […]
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Shauna Robertson’s “Blueprints” taught at University level
The poet Carrie Etter has chosen four poetry pamphlets for her third-year poetry module at Bath Spa University: Blueprints for a Minefield by Shauna Robertson (Fair Acre Press) Heroes by Christy Ducker (Smith Doorstop) The Swell by Jess Mookherjee (Telltale Press) Delicious by Padraig Regan (Lifeboat Press) I asked Carrie Etter a few […]
A personal blog – on a wonderful pamphlet
Earlier this afternoon I had written the essential emails for the day, and just thought I would peek between the covers of my newest poetry acquisition. I knew I liked the poems as I had heard Deborah Alma read some of them alongside Cape poet James Sheard last night at the wonderful Mid Wales Arts […]
Shropshire Star on Wilderland
Wilderland: Wildlife and wonder from the Shropshire Borders was featured on the front page of Shropshire Star last week – and they also ran a feature inside its pages. Wilderland can be bought from “all good bookshops” in Shropshire and beyond plus, thanks to Ludlow Books recently taking it on, you should also be able […]
Danuta Kean interviews Lisa Blower, Mslexia
Danuta Kean interviews Lisa Blower for this season’s Mslexia, in their Debut Interview slot. She writes, within the two page spread: “A bright, witty woman, Blower wears her academic credentials lightly: she has a PhD and lectured in Creative Writing at Bangor University. Sitting Ducks was written out of her frustration at never hearing working-class voices, […]
Wildlife Photography talk and slideshow, Birmingham, October 19th
Wildlife Photography Talk, and SlideShow by Andrew Fusek Peters Waterstones Birmingham, 24-26 High St – 100 yards from Birmingham New St railway station 19th October 7pm – lasts an hour, plus book signing after £3 – Book through Waterstones Birmingham (0121 6334353) WILDERLAND, WILDLIFE AND WONDER FROM THE SHROPSHIRE BORDERS, (click on this for more […]
Examples of Nadia Kingsley & Giancarlo Facchinetti’s recent work
1. Click below to listen to/download the fifth out of nine ‘chapters’ – recorded from a live continuous performance in a mobile planetarium dome, which was performed at Birmingham Art & Science Festival,Wenlock Poetry Festival, Stratford Literary Festival and Birmingham Literature Festival. Music/soundscapes: Giancarlo Facchinetti. Voices, in order of appearance: Professor Trevor Ponman, astrophysicist; Emma Purshouse – poet; Nadia Kingsley […]
on Kaite O’Reilly – playwright extraordinaire
I have just finished reading and listening to an interview with Kaite O’Reilly – the 2010 Ted Hughes Poetry Award winner, and I thought you would be interested. She is an extraordinary giving and talented woman. Just reading her emails fills my day with light; but when I saw her most recent play COSY, in […]
Book Now – for Birmingham Literature Festival!
It’s that book-ey time of year – Birmingham Literature Festival starts October 6th!! Full of such varied (in subject) and consistent (in quality) events – there is sure to be something for everyone… if they haven’t sold out already! They offer Festival Passes, Euro Passes and more, and all the ticket prices are very reasonable. There […]
Event cancelled this Saturday at Waterstones Birmingham – please share
Oh – what a pity! Emma has lost her voice completely – and is in bed with the flu. So Waterstones Birmingham and I have decided to cancel this Saturday’s event that was to be held in the WONDERFUL children’s book floor. Because what is a performing poet without her voice?! Especially an award-winning poet! […]
