Past Events

2011

Mon 3rd January, 7.00pm: Shakespeare & Co., (opposite Notre Dame), 75005, Paris.; Katherine Gallagher reads her translations from French at the launch of Anglo-French literary magazine, Chimera (ed. Robert Cole)
Mon 24th January, 6.30pm: Barbican Library, London.; Timothy Adès at launch of Long Poem Magazine, issue 5,
reads his translation of Robert Desnos 'The Ode to Coco'.
Wed 9th February, 8.00am: Benjamin Meaker Theatre, Jersey Arts Centre, Phillips Street, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 4SW.; Katherine Gallagher reads from Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems, and talks about her writing.
There will also be a workshop for adults and one for children, more details to follow.
Thu 10th February, 7.30pm: Heritage Room, Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania.; Organized by the Schemel Forum cultural series and the Friends of the Weinberg Library. Philip Mosley, translator of The Book of the Snow (Le livre du neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads from his new translation. With classical guitar punctuations by Jason Smeltzer.
Thu 17th February, 8.00am: The Music Studio, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.; Philip Mosley, translator of The Book of the Snow (Le livre du neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads from his new translation. With classical guitar punctuations by Jason Smeltzer.
Thu 17th February, 9.00pm: The Munster Literature Centre, Cork, Ireland
www.munsterlit.ie; Cork Spring Literary Festival:
Kristiina Ehin
Fri 18th February, 9.00pm: The Munster Literature Centre, Cork, Ireland
www.munsterlit.ie; Cork Spring Literary Festival:
Valerie Rouzeau
Thu 3rd March, 7.30am: Southgate Circus Library, High Street, Southgate, N14 6BP. Info: 020 8350 1124; World Book Day reading with Maggie Butt, Martyn Crucefix, Katherine Gallagher and Myra Schneider
Fri 4th March, 7.30pm: Hexham Library; Reading with Linda France
Mon 7th March, 7.00am: University of East Anglia, Norwich; Philip Mosley, translator of The Book of the Snow (Le Livre de la Neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads from his new translation.
Thu 10th March, 8.00am: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG Ph: 020 8348 8716 Tickets: £5.00 (Concessions £3.00); Poetry at Lauderdale House: Programme for 10 March 2011. International Women’s Poetry Reading with Fleur Adcock, Shanta Acharya, Katherine Gallagher, Ruth Fainlight, Penelope Shuttle, Jane Yeh
Fri 11th March, 8.00am: March 11th Colpitts, Durham Alington House; Reading with Linda France (with Lucy English)
Sat 12th March, 2.30am: Friends' House, Leicester Road, East Barnet, London. EN5.; Katherine Gallagher reads from Carnival Edge: New & Selected Poems, and talks about her writing.
Mon 14th March, 8.00am: Troubadour details: 263-267 Old Brompton Road LONDON SW5 (no mail to this address, see correspondence address below) nr. junct. Earls Court Rd & Old Brompton Rd nearest Tube station: Earls Court (District & Piccadilly Lines) for info, booking, season ticket & mailing list enquiries, e:coffpoetry@aol.com w:www.coffeehousepoetry.org or write to Anne-Marie Fyfe, Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP; 'magma 49' launch with guests w.n. herbert & jackie wills
Unmissable as ever, magma launches remain the hottest ticket in town, bringing together for predictably packed poetry audiences the widest imaginable selection of poets and poetries - under the eclectic editorial eye of, this time, Clare Pollard ('Voice Recognition', 2010, co-ed.) - with readings from contributors, showcase poet, and special guests,
- Jackie Wills - fourth collection, 'Commandments' (Arc, 2007) - one of Mslexia's top 10 new poets of the past decade; and
- W.N. Herbert ('Bad Shaman Blues', 2006) who teaches creative writing at Newcastle Univ. & lives in a North Shields lighthouse.
Always a magnificent poetry night!
Thu 17th March, 6.30pm: Foster Auditorium, Penn State University, State College, Pennsylvania; Translam! Performances of World Poetry in English Translation
Philip Mosley will be reading from The Book of the Snow.
Sat 19th March, 8.00pm: Phipps Concert Hall, Huddersfield. (tickets £8/£6); Chrissie Gittins will be reading with Simon Armitage at the Huddersfield Literature Festival.
Thu 24th March, 6.30am: Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3GA Tickets for this event are £5 for English PEN members and £8 for non-members. To book, please call the Free Word Centre on 020 7324 2570. The ticket price includes a glass of wine. www.englishpen.org; Big Writing for a Small World
A nourishing night of poems and stories from Amarjit Chandan, Pascale Petite, Nii Parkes and Shazea Quraishi alongside newly published writers from English PEN's Readers & Writers programme who will be launching their latest book. Readers & Writers works with refugees and asylum seekers across London, encouraging creative expression through the written word.
Sat 2nd April, 3.30pm: SIA Gallery, Furnival Building, Sheffield Hallam University - £8 / £5 (conc) Book tickets at The Showroom Box Office, or on the door; Water, Earth and Sky: Three Poets; Elizabeth Barrett will launch her fourth collection A Dart of
Green and Blue (Arc) as part of Sheffield Poetry Festival.
It's a book bound by feeling: the central, spellbinding
sequence is entitled 'Kingfisher', where the poet charts
the final few months of her mother's life, and explores the
instances of grieving that haunt her over the following year.; Also Matthew Hollis and Maurice Riordan
Thu 7th April, 12.00pm: Word Thursdays at Bright Hill Literary Center, Treadwell, New York (Catskill Mountains).; Philip Mosley, translator of Griffin Poetry Prize nominated The Book of the Snow (Le Livre de la neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads from his new translation.
Sat 7th May, 7.30pm: Salisbury House, Bury Street West, Edmonton. N9. Info: 8881 1418; Australian Poetry evening for SH Poets with Ross Donlon, Katherine Gallagher and Kaye Lee
Wed 11th May, 8.00pm: 'eg poetry' . . .at the Red Roaster Coffee House, St. James St., Brighton.; Katherine Gallagher
Fri 20th May, 6.00pm: Arts SEEN Gallery, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.; Philip Mosley reads from The Book of the Snow (Le Livre de la neige) by François Jacqmin, nominated for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize.
Wed 25th May, 5.15pm: Miall Lecture Theatre, Baines Wing 2.34, University of Leeds; The Literary Studies Research Group in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures presents a recital of poetry and prose by the acclaimed poet, translator and editor, Michael Hulse.
Tue 31st May, 7.30pm: Griffin Poetry Prize Reading, Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory,TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning
Toronto, Ontario; SOLD OUT! (1000-seat capacity); Philip Mosley, translator of Griffin Poetry Prize nominated The Book of the Snow (Le Livre de la neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads with Seamus Heaney, Adonis, Dionne Brand, Suzanne Buffam, and others...
Wed 1st June, 8.00pm: Poetry Library, RFH London Southbank, SE1.; ARTEMIS poetry launch reading with Katherine Gallagher Meg Peacocke and Kay Syrad
Sun 12th June, 7.00pm: ALBION BEATNIK BOOKSTORE, 34 Walton Street, Oxford, OX2 6AA; James Byrne will be reading with Ernest Hilbert, Katy Evans-Bush and Niall McDevitt
Tue 21st June, 6.30pm: The Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere; Poetry readings by Tony Curtis and Bernard O'Donoghue. Tony Curtis will be reading from his seventh collection 'Folk'; Tickets £7.00/£8.00 (on the door)
For bookings please call 015394 35544
www.wordsworth.org.uk/events
Tue 21st June, 7.45pm: Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution, 11 South Grove, London N6; 7.45 for 8.15pm
Timothy Adès solo event:
'Rhyming Translator-Poet'.
Sun 26th June, 10.30am: Manor House Library, 34 Old Road, Lee, London SE13 5SY. Hither Green overland British Rail.; Celebration of National Reading Group Day. Reading and panel discussion with Chrissie Gittins and novelist Claire Seeber
10.30 - 1.30 Free and open to all. Tel: 0208-852-0357.
Sat 2nd July, 1.00pm: Burgage Hall, Ledbury; Ledbury Poetry Festival live reading
New Order: Hungarian Poets with George Szirtes, Anna T Szabó and András Gerevich
Anna Szabó was born in Transylvania and is a prize winning poet and translator. András Gerevich is a poet, translator and screenplay writer. With George Szirtes, the editor of Arc Publications Hungarian anthology 'New Order: Hungarian Poets of the Post 1989 Generation', they will share the poetry of the new, post- 1989 Hungary.
Tickets £8.00
Sat 2nd July, 3.15pm: Ledbury Poetry Festival. 20 minutes with... Common Room. Free; 20 mins with ... Joel Lane; Arc Publications present a short reading by Joel Lane from his latest book The Autumn Myth Joel Lane’s two previous collections of poems are The Edge of the Screen and Trouble in the Heartland, His other work includes two novels, From Blue to Black and The Blue Mas, and three collections of short stories, The Earth Wire, The Lost District and The Terrible Changes. Come and hear him read!
Mon 4th July, 1.00pm: City Library, Becker Room, first floor, Elliot House, 151 Deansgate, Manchester; Poetry@city library presents readings from Hungarian poets Anna Szabó and András Gerevich.; Free event.
Mon 4th July, 7.45pm: B@r Place, Crown Street, Hebden Bridge; An evening of Hungarian poetry with Andras Gerevich and Anna Szabo, introduced by George Szirtes.; Suggested entrance donation £3.50 (conc. £2.50)
Sat 9th July, 7.45pm: Southwell Poetry Festival, Southwell Library. 01636-812148; Chrissie Gittins will be reading at Southwell Poetry Festival with Sarah Jackson.
Thu 21st July, 7.00am: The Poetry Café,22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, WC2.; Poetically Speaking,
with Katherine Gallagher, Jeremy Page, Anne Stewart and Merryn Williams.
Tickets £5 / £3
For information call 01689 811 394
Fri 9th September, 6.00pm: Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, New York.; Poetry reading with Chrissie Gittins
Sat 10th September, 11.00am: Children's Room at the Poets House, 10 River Terrace, New York. (212)-431-7920; Poetry reading with Chrissie Gittins
Sat 10th September, 7.30pm: Venue: HAVERHILL ARTS CENTRE, HIGH STREET in HAVERHILL.
Web Site: www.haverhillarts
Contact: boxoffice@haverhillartscentre.co.uk on 01440 714140; POETRY LIVE!
A night of poetry (plus music and fine art) with National Poetry Competition winner, Christopher James. The local poet launches his new collection, Farewell to the Earth with verse about Seamus Heaney breaking down in a lane to John Lennon on the Great Wall of China; an unpredictable world tour that reaches from Cromer to Kathmandu. With an open mic from 10.00pm. Free poetry workshop at 4.00pm. 15 spaces available. Please book in advance. 'The UK's brightest newcomer' The Poetry Society £2.00
Thu 15th September, 12.00pm: Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City, Iowa.; Philip Mosley, translator of Griffin Poetry Prize nominated The Book of the Snow (Le livre de la neige) by François Jacqmin, one of Belgium's leading poets of the late twentieth century, reads from his new translation.
Fri 16th September, 7.00pm: The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, London. WC2.Info: 020 8881 1418; Poetry Reading: Connections,
June English, Katherine Gallagher, Kaye Lee.
Tue 20th September, 7.00pm: Auditorium (on the ground floor).
Amnesty International UK, The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA
Phone +44 (0) 20 7033 1500; 'Poetry and the State' reading in parnership with Poet in the City. Readers will have 15 minutes each.
The readers will be:
Jennie Feldman
Tim Allen
Amarjit Chandan
Zuzanna Olszewska
Carlos Reyez Manzo, The Amnesty Poet in Residence
David Constantine
Fri 23rd September, 12.00pm: 23-25 September, King's Lynn Poetry Festival.; Michael Hulse. See festival website for details.
Thu 13th October, 8.00pm: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG
Ph: 020 8348 8716; Tickets: £5.00 (Concessions £3.00); Poetry at Lauderdale House: Programme; Shanta Acharya, Todd Swift, Mario Petrucci, Susan Wicks
Sat 15th October, 7.00pm: Richmix, Bethnal Green Road, London.; Featuring poets from Six Macedonian Poets and Six Latvian Poets.This reading will be held alongside of Maintenant's Camaraderie project featuring original collaborations between 9 pairs of the UK's most vital poets.
Sun 16th October, 7.30pm: B@r Place, Crown Street,  Hebden Bridge; An evening with poets from Six Macedonian Poets and Six Latvian Poets.
Mon 17th October: Blue Sky Café, Bangor; In co-operation with Poetry Wales poets from Six Macedonian Poets and Six Latvian Poets in co-operation with Poetry Wales
Wed 19th October: International Anthony Burgess Foundation in co-operation with the Manchester Literature Festival.; Arc poets read from Six Macedonian Poets and Six Latvian Poets.
Thu 3rd November, 7.45am: Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7960 4200 Prices: £15 £12 Booking Fee: £1.75 (Members £0.00) Concessions: 50% off (limited availability); Mourid Barghouti reads and reflects upon life in Palestine to mark the publication of his second volume of memoirs, I Was Born There, I Was Born Here, in which he introduces his son Tamim Barghouti to their homeland.; The event is chaired by Maya Jaggi, an award-winning cultural journalist and critic who writes publications including the Guardian Review, the Economist and Newsweek, and contributes to BBC radio. She has been a judge of many literary awards.
Thu 3rd November, 5.00pm: Maison Française, 2 Norham Road, OXFORD; Timothy Adès at Oxford.
'Rhyming Translator-Poet - Translating the Poetry of Desnos, Cassou and Hugo.'
Open Seminar
Tue 8th November, 7.45pm: Level 5 Function Room, Southbank Centre,Belvedere Road,London, SE1 8XX. Switchboard: +44 (0)20 7960 4200
Ticket Prices: £8
Booking Fee:£1.75 (Members £0.00)
Concessions:50% off (limited availability); A unique opportunity to hear three poets from Algeria, Albania and Jordan read from and discuss their poetry. Luljeta Lleshanaku is regarded as the leading lyric poet in Albania. Michael Hulse. Details of all events will be posted nearer to the time.
Mon 21st November: University of Basle, Switzerland.; Michael Hulse. Details of all events will be posted nearer to the time.
Fri 25th November, 8.00am: Red Roaster Cafe, St James Street, Brighton; The launch of Lorna Thorpe's new poetry collection,Sweet Torture of Breathing with Charlotte Gann and music from Simon Beavis and friends. Part of the Pigbaby Festival organised by Pighog Press.
Wed 7th December, 7.30pm: Crown Inn, Lanlivery (off the A390 between Lostwithiel and St Austell); The Cornwall launch of Lorna Thorpe's new poetry collection,Sweet Torture of Breathing
Sat 10th December, 2.00pm: Camelford Poetry Stanza; Lorna Thorpe will be reading from her new book, Sweet Torture of Breathing. "Funny in that painful, truthful way." For more information, see the Poetry Society website.
Sun 11th December, 3.30pm: Echoes of Geoffrey Hill. Southbank Centre, London (The Front Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall); New poets from across the UK, including Arc's very own James Byrne, will be reading from their work and the poetry of Geoffrey Hill in celebration of the revered poet's influence. Admittance is free. More info on the Southbank website
Mon 12th December, 7.30pm: Aerial. Poetry, film, and live music. The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury, London. £5; Poets Jeremy Clarke, Stephen Watts, and Arc's own Astrid Alben will be reading from their work. This fascinating event also offers live music and short films, all for a fiver.; "The evening offers personal, passionate, lyrical and luminous responses to the ceaselessly rewarding questions of the air and its meanings, from breath to song, storm to space, surveillance to sea-bed reflections, and much much more." See the Horse Hospital website for more info.