Category Archives: we recommend

Plenty To Say

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

This summer, my imprint 79 rat press will be launching NOTHING TO SAY, a project featuring pieces and collections from some of the very best poets currently writing in the UK, and one or two beyond. There will also be … Continue reading →

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Dictionary of Peril

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

“Each entry describes someone in peril, the nature of the peril generated by the word of the day” That’s all I need to say really about the wonderful Dictionary of Peril, the invention of Laura Heron. I met Laura whilst … Continue reading →

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Cheers!

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

It’s been a while since we brought you one of our delightful serendipitous discoveries. So here we are. Nostrovia! Poetry is named, as its founder Jeremiah Walton explains, after the Russian drinking toast Na Zdorovie. That sounds like an excellent … Continue reading →

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Dark Corners

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

We are ridiculously excited to have Adelle Stripe confirmed to perform at next year’s Not the Oxford Literary Festival. Adelle’s 3rd collection, Dark Corners of the Land, was published by eight cuts gallery favourites Blackheath Books last month and my … Continue reading →

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all of these taxonomies are political

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

Click the image above or click here to download your free pdf copy of all these taxonomies are political, or go to the book’s smashwords page for a free copy in all digital formats. This book is an examination of … Continue reading →

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Phone Poetry and the wonderful world of James Webster

Posted on August 25, 2012 by

I have been privileged to have James Webster perform as part of The New Libertines a couple of times this year. James, a contributing editor for the fab Sabotage Reviews, represents what’s good about poetry – thoughtfulness, engagement, powerful delivery, … Continue reading →

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Urban Words

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) The Literature Lounge at Covent Garden Poetry Cafe is one of my favourite nights and at the most recent episode, it was my privilege to meet … Continue reading →

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Send a Love Letter to London

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) I love London with a fierce passion. One of my recent poems was an elegy on Hungerford Bridge and I wrote a whole series of poems … Continue reading →

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Points of stillness

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) I first saw Trevor Barton’s art at this year’s Oxford Internationl Women’s Festival and was taken by it mixture of reflective stillness and dynamism. Talking to … Continue reading →

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Animal Magnetism: the poetry of Paul Askew

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

(We have a Facebook page – do come and “like” us and say hi) I first met Paul, having seen his videos on YouTube, at Blackwell’s, after This is Oxford, last autumn. He terrified me in that “oh no, you’re a really … Continue reading →

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