The last of the light is not the last of the light by David Calcutt Published by Fair Acre Press Book Launch. Waterstones, Birmingham, Thursday 28th June, 7pm. Hosted by Jonathan Davidson supported by readings from: Helen Calcutt, Roz Goddard and Nadia Kingsley with music from: Glen Buglass. Free entry. Food and drink. “The […]
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Please support! – here is a list of poets and writers in Matthew Oates’ new book
We haven’t received all the permissions yet from the living poets’ and writers’ publishers – so this list is incomplete – but here is a list – in alphabetical order – of poets and writers – both dead and living – that you can find extracts and full poems within Matthew Oates’ forthcoming book […]
Had to share: Humfrey Coningsby
I just wrote the following on William Gallagher’s Facebook post – I am feeling so elated and rather evangelical and so just had to share with you all. Nadia x Back story… William had written a post yesterday to say that he had chatted with Jonathan Davidson – author (poet) of Humfrey Coningsby (Valley Press), Early […]
Jonathan Davidson – new poetry book
Having pre-arranged a place and time with him, Jonathan Davidson surreptitiously passes me a copy of his new book. I imagined its brown paper wrapper, it turns out. Money exchanges hands I scarper before he changes his mind … I don’t know if you have read Jonathan’s Smith/ Doorstop 2011 collection EARLY TRAIN ? It is […]
WHAT POETRY/POET AND/OR COLLECTION IS YOUR INSPIRATION?
This was a question I was recently asked to answer – on behalf of Wenlock Poetry Festival and their search for the second ever Shropshire Young Poet Laureate. It was one of several questions. The answers that I and other poetry lovers gave can be found on http://www.wenlockpoetryfestival.org/laureate/ Unfortunately I got somewhat carried away – there wasn’t […]
Next Generation Poets in Birmingham !
Gregory Leadbetter and Jonathan Davidson are two poets whose work I love and go back to again and again. They are also champions of poetry – and on Tuesday night this week – because of their passion and organisational skills – I was able to see two of the Next Generation Poets… I was […]
Writing West Midlands and their Writer Networking sessions around the region rock !!
Yesterday I went along to Wellington Library for a free Writer Networking session run by Writing West Midlands. For no money whatsoever I was given two wonderful hours of talks, questions and answers, and chances to chat one to one with the two speakers, and with our host, Jonathan Davidson Go to : http://www.writingwestmidlands.org/events/ The […]
The Blogging Tour
4.3.14 I have just been asked to be part of “the bloggers tour”. Wonderful ! And I have been meaning to have a blog too! I have also been meaning to improve the fair acre press website, so I have decided to create this makeshift blog page, until I have sorted the whole website out. Nadia 13.3.14 […]
