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Posted: April 6th 2006:
T S ELIOT SOCIETY LAUNCH
In May there is a weekend to celebrate the 70th anniversary of T.S.
Eliot’s visit to
Little Gidding, with Ruth Padel, Chair of the Poetry Society of
Great Britain.
Mrs. Valerie Eliot very much hopes to be with us for the day.
Saturday, 20th May 2006
12 noon onwards
Please bring a picnic lunch (Lunch will be provided for prize-winners
and their families)
1 p.m.
Poetry prize-giving: reading of winning poems, talk and
presentation
by Ruth Padel
2.15 p.m.
Eco-walk to Steeple Gidding and Poetry Workshop for under 16s
with
Philip Wells
2.15 p.m.
Talk and poetry reading by Ruth Padel: the importance of place,
Eliot
and spirituality in contemporary poetry. Question and answer
session
3.30 p.m. Tea
4.00 p.m.
Open Forum chaired by Malcolm Guite, and launch of T.S. Eliot
Society in
England
Reading of poem ‘Little Gidding’ in the Church
6.30 p.m.
Evening programme: £6 to include glass of wine; £12 to include
buffet
supper and wine
7.30 p.m. Introductory talk on Eliot and music
8.00 p.m. Beethoven Quartets live in the Church
Reading of the poem ‘Little
Gidding’ by candlelight in the Church
As the maximum seating capacity of the Church is 45, please apply
for
these tickets as soon as possible, certainly by the end of April.
The
evening will end about 9.00 p.m.
Other costs: £2.50 per child, £5.00 per adult, £10 for family
ticket
for the day programme
There will be no charge for prize-winners and their families
Sunday, 21st May 2006
11.00 a.m. ‘The Lord’s Remembrancer’: a special
commemorative Communion service
Lunch will be available afterwards.
Information and tickets available from Ferrar House, Little
Gidding,
Huntingdon, PE28 5RJ. Tel: 01832 293 383 email: info@ferrarhouse.co.uk
Posted: April 3rd 2006:
NEW ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL
Latest issue of The
Journal, #15, available now for £2.50 (cheques
payable to 'Sam Smith' please) from 18 Oxford Grove,
Flat 3, Ilfracombe, Devon EX34 9HQ
Poems in this issue by Shane Allison,
Olivia Atkinson, Raymond K Avery, Linda Benninghoff, Andrew
Boobier, John Buck, Roger Caldwell, Geoffrey Clarke, Kathryn
McLoughlin Collins, Belinda Cooke, Simon Currie, Holly Day, Jan
Oscar Hansen, Ann Harrison-Broninski, Daniel Healy, Wolfgang
Hilbig, Emma Lee, Paul Lee, Gill McEvoy, Jaume Munoz, Papa
Osmubal, Stephen Owen, Frank C. Praeger, Michael James Roach,
Gordon Scapens, K. V. Skene, Chris Smith, Nathan Thompson, Elena
Tincu-Straton, Carol Thistlethwaite & Robin Lindsay Wilson...and
prose/reviews/interviews/articles by Alan Corkish, George
Hammond, Emma Lee, Paul Lee, Paul Newman, Sam Smith &
Paul Sutton.
Posted: March 27th 2006:
LEDBURY
POETRY FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 10 YEARS
30th June - 9th July 2006
Poets
from around the world get set for the UK’s biggest poetry
festival!
*
Football poetry * Poetry & Wine * Erotic poetry * Cabaret *
* Bed
of Roses Love Café * Scottish poetry * Poetry Slam *
Don
Paterson headlines as Festival poet in residence
American
poet CK Williams makes a rare UK appearance
This
year sees the Ledbury Poetry Festival, the UK’s biggest
poetry Festival, mark its 10th birthday with a bumper programme
of over 60 events. With a performance to suit every kind of
lyrical taste from football to the food of love the Festival
looks set to be a real celebration!
Ledbury Poetry Festival will be celebrating all things Scottish
as it takes a look at the nation’s poetry in all its glory.
Don Paterson, as poet in residence for the Festival will lead a
series of workshops, one to one sessions and judge the poetry
competition. Liz Lochhead will be performing in her own
inimitable style and Alan Riach will speak on Scottish poetry and
culture. Douglas Dunn and Robert Crawford will also discuss
their latest work. Finally, Robin Robertson will read from his
new collection, Swithering whilst Bill Herbert will ‘sing’
from his Bad Shaman Blues.
In a nod to the football fever that will be sweeping the nation
Sarah Wardle, Tottenham Hotspur’s very own poet in residence
and Cheshire’s Poet Laureate, John Lindley will share their
unique take on the beautiful game.
As an antidote for those whose passions lie elsewhere, love is in
the air with an evening entitled the Bed of Roses Love Café
whilst later in the week Tim Atkin and Peggy Reynolds will be
talking all things poetry and wine. To round off the exploration
of the senses, Nick Yapp’s Night of Love might be just the
ticket for those in an adventurous frame of mind!
This year also sees the Festival dipping its toes in
international waters with outstanding American poet CK Williams
making a special UK appearance, Jamaican poet Mervyn Morris
giving us a preview of his new collection, I Been There, Sort Of:
New and Selected Poems which is out in July. Dunya Mikhail,
originally from Iraq and now for the first time writing in
English, will read from her new work entitled The War Works Hard;
she will be joined by Syrian poet Maram Al Massri who will read
from A Red Cherry on a White- Tiled Floor.
For press information please contact
Eleanor Johnsey or Sophie Rochester
Colman Getty PR Tel: 020 7631 2666
Email: firstname@colmangettypr.co.uk
Posted: May 23rd 2004:
Liverpool-born Phil Bowen has an extensive published list of work – with poetry, drama and a recent biography of the Liverpool Poets- and a distinctive and quirky performance style. Mary Maher has had three books of poetry published: Snow Fruit, Cold Flushes and Dusting Round the Jelly.
Marshall and Taylor perform standards from the American show tune repertoire, swing numbers from the Fats Waller era and contemporary Latin American tunes by composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim. The accent is on melodic, swinging but accessible jazz.
The George Hotel, South Molton Sat 12 June 8pm
Tickets: £6/£5 Tel: 01805 603201 for meal bookings Tel: 01769 572514
Posted: June 19th 2003:
POETRY WEEKEND IN OXFORD
Back Room Poets invite you to join us for a Poetry Weekend in Oxford
on the 18th, 19th & 20th July 2003
Friday, 8 p.m. Northgate Hall, St Michael's St.
"Hosts and Editors Let Loose"
a reading by participating hosts, convenors and editors
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Town Hall, St Aldates
readings presented by poetry groups, magazines and presses,
plus workshops, discussions, open mic readings,
and a roomful of your publication stalls
Saturday 8 p.m., Mitre Hotel
Bristol Funicular; Poetry Quiz; Project Adorno;
and A. F. Harrold
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Newman Rooms, St Aldates
readings, discussions and workshops continued
Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Botanic Garden
"Open Air Poetry"
anthology reading of outdoor pieces from the C17th to the C21st
presented by Tilla Brading
Registration: £5 thru 30 June 2003, £6 thereafter
for registration forms and further info please write to: Poetry Weekend in Oxford, 6 Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DD or email us at: poetryweekend@ntlworld.com
Posted: March 22nd 2003:
POLISH LITERARY SEASON
26th March - 30th May 2003
For this spring the Polish Cultural Institute has prepared an exciting Polish Literary Season, which includes an evening with the writer Olga Tokarczuk, a UK tour of Polish poets launching the anthology Altered State: The New Polish Poetry, screenings of films on Polish literary figures (Czeslaw Milosz, Stefan Chwin and Rafal Wojaczek), a British premiere of the play Helver's Night by Ingmar Villqist, as well as readings of Silesian poets in London, Cardiff and Bristol.
In March the Polish Cultural Institute is bringing to London Olga Tokarczuk, one of Poland's most popular and talented contemporary writers, who will discuss her prize-winning novel House of Day, House of Night, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones and published by Granta Books last year. House of Day, House of Night is a wonderfully funny and poetic tapestry of myths and dreams, local recipes, gossip and stories.
This April four Polish poets: Julia Fiedorczuk, Marzanna Kielar, Tadeusz Pióro and Andrzej Sosnowski will be reading in London, Brighton, Cambridge, Nottingham, Manchester and Beverley to launch Altered State: The New Polish Poetry - the first bilingual anthology of this kind to appear in the UK (ARC Publications, 2003). Altered State: The New Polish Poetry, edited by Rod Mengham, Tadeusz Pióro and Piotr Szymor, breaks new ground in the English-speaking world by publishing translations of poems by Polish writers all under the age of forty-five, and reflects the range of different writing practices that have flourished in various parts of Poland over the last fifteen years.
Also in April we will be showing documentaries on Polish literature: Stefan Chwin – the archeologist of memory and Czeslaw Milosz’s history of Polish literature of the 20th century by Ewa Pytka at the Polish Cultural Institute, whereas in May at the Barbican Cinema there will be an opportunity to see the acclaimed Wojaczek by Lech Majewski, which tells the story of the cult Polish poet of 1960's - Rafal Wojaczek.
The rebellious poet Rafal Wojaczek is played by one of the best Polish poets of the new generation, Krzysztof Siwczyk, and the script for the film was written by another well known poet, Maciej Melecki. Both poets will introduce the film on 15th May, and take part in readings in London, Cardiff and Bristol together with their Silesian colleagues Bartlomiej Majzel and Marta Podgórnik. All four poets from the region of Silesia will be reading from the new anthology Altered State: The New Polish Poetry (ARC Publications 2003, see above).
New Polish drama will be represented by the acclaimed Helver’s Night by Ingmar Villqist, a Polish playwright from Silesia, who will visit London for this UK premiere. Helver's Night is a powerful and moving drama about tolerance and the right to be different, and has played in major theatres all over Poland and Europe. It opens in London at the White Bear Theatre on May 6th, produced by Brit-Pol Theatre Company and directed by Peter Czajkowski.
For further information, please contact Agnieszka Ginko on 0870 7742 911 or e-mail her at agaginko@polishculture.org.uk
Posted: March 4th 2003:
QUEST BEGINS TO FIND NEW WILDLIFE POET OF THE YEAR
If the natural world inspires you to get creative with words, rhythm or rhyme, you could soon be sharing in a poetry prize pool worth over £1,500, and hearing your work read out on national radio.
Britain’s best-selling nature monthly, BBC Wildlife Magazine, is starting its annual quest for the best new nature poems, by amateurs or professionals, juniors and adults.
For the overall winner, there’s a £500 cash prize, plus the title BBC Wildlife Magazine Poet of the Year 2003, publication in the magazine’s September issue and a broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Poetry Please.
In addition, prizes of £100 each, plus publication, will be awarded to a further eight adult runners-up, with four junior winners (in the age groups 7 and under; 8-11, 12-14 and 15-17) each receiving £50 plus publication in the BBC Wildlife Magazine and BBC Learning Is Fun! and BBC The Magic Key.
The free competition is open to all previously-unpublished compositions which take nature as their theme, and which are 50 lines or less in length. The judges include poets Roger Deakin, Helen Dunmore, Philip Gross and Simon Rae; Anna Bassi, editor of BBC Learning Is Fun!, and Poetry Please producers, Viv Beeby and Sara Davies.
An entry form, and the rules, appear in April’s issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine, on sale at good newsagents everywhere from 25 March, price £2.90p. Entries need to be received at BBC Wildlife Magazine Poetry Award, PO Box 229, BS99 7JN, by 27 May. Winners will be notified in August.
Posted: February 23rd 2003:
ANON POETRY MAGAZINE
Mike Stocks is the editor of a new print-based poetry magazine called Anon that uses anonymous submission and assessment procedures. The first issue is scheduled for Summer 2003. Price: £4 per issue or £9 for three issues. Anon aims to provide a level playing field for known and unknown poets, and to put the focus squarely on poems rather than on poets. For full details on every aspect of Anon, please visit our website at www.blanko.org.uk/anon. Anon is not criticising the methods of existing magazines. Anon seeks to exist side by side and cooperatively with existing magazines, adding an extra perspective to the whole.
Posted: October 13th 2002:
ELASTIC PRESS RELEASE FIRST BOOK
Elastic Press is a new publishing house formed with the purpose of showcasing popular independent press writers in a series of high quality, single author, short story anthologies.
The first collection to be published under this banner will be The Virtual Menagerie by Andrew Hook (publication date 1st November 2002). Andrew Hook’s publication credits include appearances in The Third Alternative, Roadworks (featured writer #5), Dreamzone, and Not One Of Us amongst others. He has recently had a story honourably mentioned in Ellen & Datlow’s Years Best Fantasy & Horror anthology, and writes book and magazine reviews for two major independent press publications.
Andrew Hook’s stories transport the reader into a bizarre world where, although you may think you recognise the scenery, it very soon becomes obvious that this is merely a backdrop for nightmares to take control – Trevor Denyer, Roadworks
These stories are unsettling dissections of the mind and the strangeness of the world it perceives. A collection of value and ambition – Nicholas Royle
Attractively packaged with a full colour cover this anthology of 19 stories is a must for anyone interested in modern literary fiction which skates the twilight zone of our own imaginations.
The Virtual Menagerie. 200pp. Full colour cover. £5.00. Available direct from the publisher at 85 Gertrude Road, Norwich, NR3 4SG. Email: ElasticPress@elasticpress.fsworld.co.uk for further information and details of our upcoming publications.
Posted: October 12th 2002:
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM SKREV PRESS
Short
stories wanted for a magazine dedicated to radical texts,
experimental shorter fiction and the avant garde in short stories.
Contact the editor, Daithidh MacEochaidh, at editor@skrev-press.com. Look at the website
www.skrev-press.com for avant garde short
fiction.
Posted: October 11th 2002:
WORLD POETRY COUNCIL
The goal of the
World Poetry Council is to create one unified voice through the
support of independent poetry programs.
The World Poetry Council is a direct result of a conversation
between poet Samuel Taylor Paige and the administrative staff of
the www.poetsforpeace.net organization. The goal is to
establish a world council that will submit statements and hold
public expressive event sessions for the media and governments
promoting our concerns about worldly events such as the current
conflict in the middle east.
Many people within
the poetic community have expressed their thoughts and views
about many events that have taken place in our world, and the
idea of creating a unified council to safely, correctly,
politically and peacefully address these views publically
warranted further discussion.
Poets For Peace organization is already gaining some media
attention and the benefit that attention could have on the poetic
community could directly impact a fresh and positive long awaited
change.
More information about the Poets For Peace organization and the
World Poetry Council can be found at www.poetsforpeace.net.
Posted: October 6th 2002:
SPEAKEASY VENUE CHANGE
Speakeasy has moved to the Railway Hotel, Southend-on-Sea, second Tuesday of each month, starting at 8pm. All kinds of poets read their work at this, the liveliest venue for poetry in South-East Essex. Entry £2.00. Tel 01702 393962.
Posted: September 20th 2002:
TONY CHARLES DIES
Tony Charles died of a heart attack on Wednesday, 18th September.
Sam Smith reports: "Sad news. A good man. A good poet. An
innovative publisher. He taught me much. I shall miss him."
Posted: August 18th 2002:
HILARY MELLON POEMS IN DEW-ON-LINE
Some of Hilary Mellon's minimalist pieces have appeared in "dew-on-line" issues 4 and 5, which can be found at www.into.demon.co.uk/home.htm. Hilary reports that, "The rest of the site is worth a look as well!"
Posted: May 18th 2002:
NEW EDITOR FOR ORBIS
Following
a fantastic finale in February with issue #120 of Orbis, a
leading title in the Small Press world, Mike Shields is standing
down after 22 years. Issue121 now available from the new Editor
Carole Baldock who also edits Competitions Bulletin, www.poettext.com and www.fictionette.com. Guidelines and subscription
details currently the same but subject to change, dependent on
funding. The aim is to maintain the high standard, mixing
education, entertainment and inspiration, along with promoting
talented newcomers. The magazine also encourages the development
of new audiences, bringing together both kinds of reading (as
well as contributors and subscribers, including those for
Poettext) via events throughout the UK.
Writers will eventually be able to sample Orbis at www.poettext.com. Rupert Loydell continues as
Reviews Editor and books should be sent directly to him: 11
Sylvan Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6EW. Magazines for review and news
items to new Associate Editor, Matt Bryden, 28A Tadcaster Road,
Dringhouses, York YO24 1LQ
Issue 122 due out end of July, 2002, quarterly thereafter: 80
pages of news, reviews, views, letters, features, prose and of
course, poetry. Submissions: usual 4 poems; via email, 2 in body.
Please enclose SAE/2 IRCs with ALL correspondence.
Subs pa: £15/4 (Overseas: £20/32 EUR/$28), single issue: £4 (Overseas:
£5/9 EUR/ $8) Each issue, Readers' Vote: £50,
plus Editor's Choice: £40, £30, £20, 3 x subs. Advertising
rates: full page, £20; half: £10; quarter: £5. Orbis is
supported by North West Arts Board.
Oribis,17 Greenhow Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 5EL
carolebaldock@hotmail.com
Posted: May 9th 2002:
WRITING FOR THE NHS
Stride's
new anthology THE GIFT: NEW WRITING FOR THE NHS has been
attracting lots of news coverage and reviews. So far the book has
been featured in the TLS, TES, The Sun, The Daily Mail
and The Mail on Sunday, as well as local TV, radio and
newspapers. Boyd Tonkin made the book the subject of his weekly
books column in The Independent, whilst The Guardian
gave the cover and a 2-page spread of their G2 'Society'
section over to promoting the book. You can read this piece at
the following link: http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,7890,711302,00.html
Meanwhile the book is still available from us for £7.95 post
free. Also available are copies of our other two new titles:
FREEDOM TO BREATHE: MODERN PROSE POETRY FROM BAUDELAIRE TO PINTER
edited by Geoffrey Godbert, £10.00
WORDS OUT LOUD: TEN ESSAYS ABOUT POETRY READINGS
edited by Mark Robinson, £7.95
Cheques, made payable to 'Stride', should be sent to Stride, 11
Sylvan Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 6EW.
Don't forget Stride magazine, either, which is regularly updated
with reviews, poems, fiction and articles.
http://www.stridemagazine.co.uk
Posted: May 1st 2002:
POETRY PLUS
The Poetry Plus 7 festival is taking place at the Fairfield Hotel, Lansdowne Road, Croydon, Surrey on Sunday 23 June between 11am and 9.30pm. Headlining the festival are Matthew Sweeney, Sheenagh Pugh, Greta Stoddart and Stephen Smith, supported by Carole Baldock, Geoff Stevens, Kevin Cadwallender, Alec Linstead, Les Merton and many more. There will be workshops in Poetry Writing, Poetry Presentation and Haiku. The results of the Poetry Plus poetry competition will be announced and there will be a reading of the winning poems. There will be an aeronautical poetry competition - there will be poems on the walls - there will be music - but mainly there will be live poetry. There will also be refreshments and a bar and you can come and read your poetry to an appreciative audience. An entry form can be printed from the Poets Anonymous web site - www.poetsanon.org.uk - or can be sent by post. -Peter L. Evans, Poets Anonymous.
Posted: April 29th 2002:
SPEAKEASY LIVE POETRY
The Speakeasy open mic sessions at The Riga (next door to The Cricketers), London Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend in Essex, is the venue for live poetry. Tuesday 13th May, special guest poet will be Mervyn Linford, reading from his new collection, Autumn Manuscript, published by The Littoral Press. Tuesday 11th June, Jeremy Over will be the guest poet. He'll be reading from A Little Bit of Bread and No Cheese, published by Carcanet.
Entry £2.00. Tel 01702 393962.
Posted: April 18th 2002:
PURPLE PATCH POETRY CONVENTION 2002
The third Purple Patch Poetry Convention begins Friday evening, 26th July, continues Saturday 27th and ends Sunday 28th July, at Barlow Theatre, Langley, Birmingham. Readings, talks, workshops and book stalls. Tickets £4 in advance, from Geoff Stevens, 25 Griffiths Road, West Bromwich B71 2EH. £5 on the day. Send SAE for more info.
Posted: April 7th 2002:
CRIME NOVEL FROM POET SAM SMITH
Available now
in paperback, or the electronic format of your choice, is the
first of Sam Smith's Somerset crime novels.
The publisher is BeWrite Books. The title is 'Marks'.
The story is ....
.... three things happen to
turn Somerset divorce detective George Hawkins' view of life
upside down. On the same day that he witnesses a hit'n run, his
house is burgled and his live-in girlfriend disappears. As a
psychological novel, this has the detective subsequently
projecting his inner histories onto the puzzling events around
him. While on another level 'Marks' becomes an historical
novel, with its roots in the Japanese arena of WW2 and in post-War
Japanese industrial success...
'Marks' is available
in paperback, or in your preferred electronic format, from BeWrite Books - http://www.bewrite.net/
Have your credit card handy.
Posted: March 21st 2002:
NEW BOOKS FROM STRIDE
Stride
are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of two new
titles, and invite you to place an advance subscription for
either or both titles.
FREEDOM TO BREATHE
Modern Prose Poems from Baudelaire to Pinter
edited by Geoffrey Godbert
Aloysius Bertrand, Ivan Turgenev, Walt Whitman, Charles
Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Arthur Rimbaud, John Synge,
Gertrude Stein, Rainer Maria Rilke, Léon-Paul Fargue, Max Jacob,
Filippo Marinetti, Andrey Bely, James Joyce, Mina Loy, Virginia
Woolf, Saint-John Perse, Djuna Barnes, E. E. Cummings, Tristan
Tzara,Henri Michaux, Francis Ponge, George Seferis, René Char,
James Agee, Aimé Césaire, Elizabeth Smart, Alexander
Solzhenitsyn, Jack Kerouac,Harold Pinter
Reading the pages of this unique anthology should readily
persuade those who still need to be that prose poems have
achieved a very special and lasting place in the world of our
literature. Freedom to Breathe will be published in
paperback in May 2002, at a price of £10.00. You can make a
saving of a £2.00 and receive a copy before it reaches the
bookshops, by sending a cheque for £8 to Stride before April 30th
2002.
WORDS OUT LOUD ~ ten essays about poetry readings ~ edited by
Mark Robinson
Ric Caddel, Keith Jafrate, David Kennedy, Martin Stannard, Mark
Robinson, Andy Croft, Lawrence Upton, Ellen Phethean, Debjani
Chatterjee, Jonathan Davidson
'I am not a troubadour and I think the public reading of poetry
is something particularly ghastly.' (Wallace Stevens)
In recent years Britain has seen a mushrooming of poetry reading
series and literary festivals which mean that more poets read
more often than at any time since the troubadours. There are
readings in pubs in industrial towns, readings in abandoned
spaces, reading in town halls, libraries, community centres,
clubs, prisons, supermarkets and on boats, trains and anywhere
else you can imagine. Oddly enough this phenomenon has received
very little critical attention so far. This collection of thought-provoking
essays will open up fresh dialogue between those who secretly
agree with Wallace Stevens and those who see the public reading
as a vital and popularising renewal of the oral tradition.
These essays are put forward not as definitive answers to the
question of what goes on at a poetry reading, but as a
contribution to what needs to be an ongoing debate. The
collection covers a spectrum of poetries, from a variety of
perspectives which do not always accord with each other. As such
the poetry reading is identical to its parent art form: cause for
argument and violent objection.
Words Out Loud will be published in paperback in May
2002, at a price of £7.95. You can make a saving of a £1.00 and
receive a copy before it reaches the bookshops, by sending a
cheque for £6.95 to Stride before April 30th 2002.
Send your cheques and orders to
ADVANCE ORDERS, STRIDE, 11 SYLVAN ROAD, EXETER, DEVON EX4 6EW,
ENGLAND
Posted: March 5th, 2002:
PARADOXISM
Writers are invited to send manuscripts (poetry, very short stories or dramas, essays) to be published in the "Fourth International Anthology on Paradoxism". The creations should be in a p-a-r-a-d-o-x-i-s-t style, i.e. based on excessive use of contradictions, antitheses, antinomies, paradoxes in each text. See the Third International Anthology on Paradoxism (with paradoxist/tautologic/dualistic distichs) at http://www.gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/Third-Anthology-Prd.pdf for more information about pAradOXisM - the last literary vanguard of second millennium, and a critical e-book at http://www.gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/IonSoare2.PDF and at http://www.gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/Aesthetics.pdf .
Posted: February 12th, 2002:
THE TIME THAT SUNLIGHT TAKES TO REACH US
A
debate on how we can write poetry in the 21st Century, is now
available for you to read at http://www.stridemagazine.co.uk. Lots of interesting and
different responses to a statement sent out at the
end of 2001. Stride editor's Rupert Loydell's The Museum of
Improvisation ~ ten haibun for David Toop is
available now from Wild Honey press http://www.wildhoneypress.com The current PN Review
magazine contains an interesting article on e-zines, including Stride,
and also a review of Martin Stannards's Stride book Writing
Down the Days. The next issue is rumoured