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!!!
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Hi Fiona
ReplyDeleteMaybe I am missing something but when is this event and at what time please?
Thanks
Narayani
Thursday, 29 April 2010 18:30 at Owl Bookshop
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