It’s not often that I (get asked to ) do a solo gig on the guitar these days. But RSD 24 was one such occasion. It was a pleasure to be on the same bill as The Limps, whose lovely record ‘Someone I Can Talk To’ / ‘Circa 2’ I first heard at a Matchbox … More RSD 24 Solo Show
No – not a review. You may have seen that I used to do these. The last one was back in July 2021 (it was ‘Dungeness’ by Stephen Emerson; great book, by the way). I used to preface this by saying that this isn’t a review because I am in no position to write poetry … More ‘i get lost everywhere, you know this’ by Galia Admoni and Wendy Allen (Salo Press) – 5 Reasons to Read
i get lost everywhere, you know this now, by Galia Admoni and Wendy Allen – from Salo Press. If you want to buy it even before I have written anything about it, then you can. Here: https://www.salopress.com/store/i-get-lost-everywhere-you-know-this-now-galia-admoni-wendy-allen/.
This popped up on You Tube whilst I was watching poetry things on there. I don’t remember ever having linked to it before – but if I have I make no apology for resharing. Here’s Kelly Davis reading ‘Not Waking You’ and ‘Whaleness’ from the 2022 Symposium at Tullie House.
March is here, and it’s been a slow time. But, under the soil things are getting ready to make an appearance. I was recently made aware that the (full) Nightjrrs make an appearance on the new Goatherder album (that you can pre-order here, but it’s limited edition: https://goatherder.bandcamp.com/album/goatherder). I think we’re probably a spectral presence … More Music from ‘To the Dabbin Houses’
Up on the Longbarrow Press blog is a great piece by Chris Jones. Jones is one of the high quality poets published by Longbarrow Press – you may remember the Symposium that featured several of their poets way, way back BC. Jones has made a podcast series interviewing other poets. The name of the podcast … More Poetry Podcast Recommendation!
Kelly Davis has been in touch with some lovely news that I wanted to share with anyone out there. You will (I hope) remember her work from her being a Featured Writer at a Symposium a year or so ago. Kelly has a poem published in the current Mslexia journal which started its life at … More Some Good News
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Thank you to all the people who came ‘To the Dabbin Houses’ event on Saturday. Hope you enjoyed the talks, the walk, and the music.
Small ‘To the Dabbin Houses’ update. There are still tickets for both the talks and the music. However, the walk itself is sold out. Please see the Eventbrite for the full order of the day. I can also tell you that Richard Skelton is the first musical act on the bill from 6 o’clock. That’s … More To the Dabbin Houses – Update
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