Thanks (again!) to Narayani for this one.
Thursday 15th April 7.00 p.m.
THE PROSE AND POETRY OF BAUDELAIRE
John Calder introduces reading from the work of Charles Baudelaire,
including from the classic Les Fleurs du mal.The readers are Virginia
Byron and Tony Rohr.
at Calder Bookshop, 51 TheCut, London SE1 8LF
Unless otherwise stated, entry is £6 (concessions £4)
Contributions are invited for wine afterwards
Booking advisable
Telephone: 020 7620 2900
email: amiddleton@calderbookshop.com
Wednesday 14 April 2010
Wednesday 7 April 2010
no writing ......
I am not writing at all. Snippets here and there but nothing of any interest and no sustained effort. It has made me think about creativity and what is the enemy of creativity? There must be things in each of our lives that tend to stop us from spending time with our creative selves. I know for myself, that not spending enough time alone, walking, or just "being" in silence means that my own "writer" voice gets no air time. things like TV, twitter, facebook, too many friends around etc mean i hvae no space in my head for creativity. Only when i go for long daily walks on my own (at least an hour twice a day) do I start to feel the little whispers coming through- i write things in my head as I walk and then put them to paper a few days later when they have formed into a whole. Of course lots of rewriting on paper over time but they stat as an internal conversation I have out walking. No walks- no writing! I was wonder what everyone else feels is an enemy to their creative self? send thoughts!
Ambit magazine event- looks like fun yes? any takers
Join us to celebrate launch of Ambit 200, a special double issue starring... Jonathan Lethem, Posy Simmonds, Peter Porter, Geoff Nicholson, Fleur Adcock, Alan Brownjohn, Carole Satyamurti, Peter Blake, the *Ambit 200 Competition Winners* and many, many more....
The issue will be launched at The Owl Bookshop, Kentish Town with readings from
FLEUR ADCOCK
Fleur Adcock was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 2006, and in 2008 was named Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature. Her new collection, Dragon Talk (her first since Poems 1960-2000), is to be published by Bloodaxe in May 2010
SAM RIVIERE
Sam Riviere was born in 1981. He co-edits the anthology series Stop Sharpening Your Knives, and is currently working towards a PhD at the University of East Anglia. A recipient of a 2009 Eric Gregory Award, his Faber New Poets pamphlet is forthcoming this summer.
JEHANE MARKHAM
Jehane Markham is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter. She was commissioned to write On The Rim Of The World by the ROH with composer Orlando Gough in 2009. The Jehane Markham Trio performs poetry and jazz whenever it can.
...and an *as yet unconfirmed* prose writer
Join us to celebrate over 50 years of Ambit with free wine and words!!!
The issue will be launched at The Owl Bookshop, Kentish Town with readings from
FLEUR ADCOCK
Fleur Adcock was awarded the Queen's Medal for Poetry in 2006, and in 2008 was named Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature. Her new collection, Dragon Talk (her first since Poems 1960-2000), is to be published by Bloodaxe in May 2010
SAM RIVIERE
Sam Riviere was born in 1981. He co-edits the anthology series Stop Sharpening Your Knives, and is currently working towards a PhD at the University of East Anglia. A recipient of a 2009 Eric Gregory Award, his Faber New Poets pamphlet is forthcoming this summer.
JEHANE MARKHAM
Jehane Markham is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter. She was commissioned to write On The Rim Of The World by the ROH with composer Orlando Gough in 2009. The Jehane Markham Trio performs poetry and jazz whenever it can.
...and an *as yet unconfirmed* prose writer
Join us to celebrate over 50 years of Ambit with free wine and words!!!
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