Other People

A post about Frank O'Hara on a blog that has nothing to do with poetry. Heartening.

(W)reading Performance Writing

In (W)reading Performance Writing writer and Co-Director of Open Dialogues Rachel Lois Clapham has assembled twenty practitioners from diverse fields of poetry, theatre, visual art and performance on the topic of Performance Writing. This unique guide comprises of syllabuses, manifestos, scores, personal testimonies and practical exercises, many drawn from resources available in the Live Art Development Agency study room. It also includes a detailed subject area index. This publication is highly speculative and encourages an active read. A note on its reading can be found in the section Invitation to (W)read.

Authors included:

• Charles Bernstein
• Caroline Bergvall
• David Berridge
• Rachel Lois Clapham
• Emma Cocker
• Mark Caffrey
• Alex Eisenberg
• John Hall
• Claire Hind
• Richard Kostelanetz
• Johanna Linsley
• Claire MacDonald
• Rebecca May Marston
• Marit Münzberg
• Tamarin Norwood
• Mary Paterson
• Joshua Sofaer
• Danae Theodoridou
• Peter Walsh
• Simon Zimmerman

Design by Marit Munzberg.

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Writers Forum - Jennifer Pike Cobbing's 90th Birthday Videos

Videos of the Writers Forum workshop in celebration of Jennifer Pike Cobbing's 90th Birthday are now available in the Projects section.

Thanks to Jeff Hilson for filming the event.

Update on Thursday 12 August, 2010 by Openned

Thanks to Antony John for identifying some of the readers.

Bunting & Wieners

A new page for John Wieners on the EPC and some newly uploaded Basil Bunting material from PennSound.

* Reviewed

Tom Jenks' * has been reviewed by Phil Davenport over at Intercapillary Space.

Blue Bus

Tuesday 17th August, 7.30pm

• Adrian Clarke
• Wayne Clements
• Michael Zand

The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, WC1

Admission £5 / £3 (conc.)