Chlorine Reading

Wednesday 24th March, 8pm

• Chris Goode
• Justin Katko
• Marianne Morris

The Hope, Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3W

Admission £5 / £3 (conc.)

States of Independence

Saturday 20th March, 10.30am - 4.30pm

An independent press fair. Full programme available here.

Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Oxford Street, Leicester

Admission is free.

First Annual Brighton Poetry Festival

Friday 16th - Saturday 17th April

• Tim Atkins
• Sean Bonney
• Andrea Brady
• Stuart Calton
• Vahni Capildeo
• Chris Goode
• Alan Halsey
• Jeremy Hardingham
• Alan Hay
• Jeff Hilson
• Tom Jones
• Trevor Joyce
• Justin Katko
• Michael Kindellan
• Geraldine Monk
• Marianne Morris
• Tom Raworth
• Sophie Robinson
• Jonty Tiplady
• Carol Watts

Information about costs, times, venues, and line-up will be sent out shortly. In the meantime, festival contacts include Keston Sutherland, Daniel Kane, and/or Sara Crangle.

Knives, Forks and Spoons Launch

Tuesday 16th March, 7pm

Featuring:

• Neil Campbell
• Alex Davies (via recording)
• Dermot Glennon
• John Hall
• Steven Waling

You are invited to the first Knives Forks and Spoons launch night. There will be a fully laden bookstall and plenty of real-ales, European lagers and real-cider.

The Crescent, 20 The Crescent, Salford, Manchester M5 4PF

Admission is free.

Runnymede International Literary Festival

Tuesday 16th - Saturday 20th March

Events of interest on Saturday 20th:

• 10.30am - 12pm Poetic Practice Workshop: Kristen Kreider (International Building In243) - 20 places
• 12.30 - 1.30pm Students from the MA in Poetic Practice (International Building In243)
• 2 - 3pm Caroline Bergvall and John Hall (Management Auditorium)
• 3.15 - 4.15pm Emily Critchely and Francis Presley (Management Auditorium)
• 4.30 - 5.30pm Sean Bonney and Frances Kruk (Management Auditorium)

Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX

Admission to events is free.

Download full programme.

Cambridge Residency

Saturday 6th March, 8 - 10pm

• 'Death of Pringle' by Justin Katko
• 'Stomunculus the Homunculus' by Dummy Company

More TBC.

Judith E. Studio Drama Studio, Faculty of English, Cambridge

Cambridge Reading Series

Friday 5th March, 7.30pm

• Peter Manson
• Jefferson Toal

Judith E. Studio Drama Studio, Faculty of English, Cambridge

Admission is free, wine served.

via Justin Katko

2nd Hay Poetry Jamboree

Thursday 3rd - Saturday 5th June, 2010

Thursday 3rd:

• 6.30 - 7.30pm Festival launch and reception
• 7.30 - 9.15pm Robert Minhinnick, Childe Roland (aka Peter Meilleur)

Friday 4th:

• 2 - 4pm Keri Finlayson, Scott Thurston, Anthony Mellors, Claudia Azzola, Samantha Rhydderch, John Goodby
• 5 - 6pm Zoe Brigley lecture, 'Surrealism and Welsh Poetry'
• 7.30 - 9.15pm Geraldine Monk, Alan Halsey

Saturday 5th:

• 11am -12pm Phil Maillard, Ric Hool, Richard Gwyn
• 2 - 6pm Randolph Healy, Ian Davidson, Zoë Skoulding and other readers from the anthology Infinite Difference; launches of special Welsh issue of Angel Exhaust and of new Poetry Wales; Performance by Kathryn Ashill, other art events
• 7.30 - 9.15pm Elisabeth Bletsoe, Caroline Bergvall

Oriel Gallery, Salem Chapel, Bell Bank, Hay-on-Wye

Admission to 7.30pm events: £5 / £3 conc.

All other events free (voluntary £2 contribution welcome).

For further details and bookings, contact Lyndon Davies.

Facebook Event

via John Goodby

Sean Bonney at Edge Hill (CANCELLED)

Please note the reading this Thursday 25th February featuring Sean Bonney at Edge Hill has been cancelled.

Desperate For Love

Late notice:

Monday 22nd February, 8pm

• Antony John
• Richard Parker
• Linus Slug

Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, Brighton BN1 1UN

Admission £4