Wirral's Winter - Where?
So, given THAT information, it would seem that the notions, concepts and ideologies that have influenced the wh...
31st December 2009
A new quick-fire open-mic night for Liverpool!
It will be a monthly event open to all – and giving everyone who wants to a chance to read / perform their work.
LIVERpoetry promoters Ieaun Cilgwri & Steve Regan (pictured) want the ...
29th December 2009
Proposals Wanted for 2010 NXNW Festival
'You say tomato, I say tomato'
The North by North West people are planning an exhibition about the nature of dialogic disagreement. The proposition is that in this context misunderstanding occurs due...
22nd December 2009
Those celestial spheres are at it again.
Yes, it's February and time to burn off all those New Year's Resolutions that you vehemently swore you'd adhere to. And what better way to start than by believing the following mumbo jumbo...
...18th December 2009
What Does the First Month of the New Year Hold in Store?
So that was Christmas, and what have you done? You've probably put on weight. Go for a run. And after you have done so, you will probably do the following...
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 19)
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18th December 2009
This Time It's Personal
The winter issue of Poetry Review - This Time It’s Personal – is available now.
Poetry Review, now a hundred years old, is full of Christmas cheer thanks to Carol Ann Duffy and Stephen Raw’s panels ...
18th December 2009
Attila the Stockbroker - 30th Anniversary Tour
Poet and songwriter, Attila the Stockbroker, did his first gig at Bush Fair Playbarn in Harlow in September 1980, supporting The De-Fex, The Condemmed (not a typo – there are two ‘m’s), and The Unborn...
14th December 2009
Lit Up Showcase and Conference Series
It is one thing to produce and create live literature, but how do you go about selling it?
Lit Up 3: Selling Live Literature, is the third and final showcase and conference in this series, and will...
14th December 2009
Show me even more money.....!
New competitions are being added all the time - as soon as we find out about them, so don't forget to check this news item regularly for updates.
Of course money isn’t the reason we write, we’d ...
10th December 2009
Christmas Wrapping
Every year since 1947 the city of Oslo has given a Christmas tree to the people of London in gratitude for British support during World War II. This symbol of Anglo-Norwegian friendship is displayed i...
8th December 2009
IRON Brew...........
IRON Press is looking for new humorous poems to include in an anthology of new comic verse. They are looking for poems which are either published after 1990, or are unpublished. As well as inviting su...
7th December 2009
WOL Chat - Back!
You will be delighted to know that the small technical problem we had with the WOL chat facility has now been resolved. You can now chat away to your heart's content without any more difficulty.
6th December 2009
Your Stars for December
What does December 2009 hold in store for you? Probably some of the following. After all, it's vague enough...
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 19)
O’, Aquarius!
This mon...
5th December 2009
Clay by Mandy Coe - Book Launch
Mandy Coe’s book launch took place last month at The Parr Street Studio 2, Liverpool. It was a wonderful venue for a launch; a room that looked as if Austin Powers had a hand in its design full...
5th December 2009
Cinnamon Writing Awards
Owing to the recent postal strikes Cinnamon Press are extending the deadline for their current competition to Monday, 14th December, 2009. They are also accepting e-mail submissions from writers not i...
4th December 2009
Not Lost in Translation
The Poetry Translation Centre translates the work of leading contemporary poets from Africa, Asia, and South America. They have just posted their first full length podcast featuring the poems of Al-Sa...
4th December 2009
All I Want for Christmas....
Choosing Christmas gifts is never easy, so what DO you buy the poet who has everything?
Well, Comma Press are offering special Christmas deals on all its titles - books to cater for a range of readi...
4th December 2009
Page One - Bah Humbug!
3rd December 2009
Troubador Poetry Prize
The winners of the Troubadour International Poetry Prize 2009 were announced on Monday 30th November at a packed prize-winner’s event.
The first prize of £1000 was ‘Mahler 9’, written by Sue Rose; t...
2nd December 2009
Earning a crust
2nd December 2009
Guidance for submissions
What I Do That's New is a monthly feature in which poets explain innovative or clever aspects of their technique and share their ideas about the creative process.
For those looking to submit an artic...
2nd December 2009
Manchester's Queer, Vegan Poet
The main angle in my work is that I am Manchester's Queer Vegan Poet. Each of those words is important both to me and to my writing.
I love this city but it has more than its fair share of darkness,...
2nd December 2009
Queen Pin
2nd December 2009
O, to be in April now that England's here.
Don't blame it on sunshine, don't blame it on moonlight, don't blame it on good times, just say that saturn was entering capricorn and you saw red and those pedestrians had to be made to pay. And tel...
1st December 2009
Beware the Ides of March
In the spring, a young Ted's fancy turns to thoughts of pretty much the following...
Aquarius (Jan 20 – Feb 19)
Why trace the end of
a flame when bayonets
fixed face synonymous delay -
...1st December 2009
Fabulate - Collaborative Story Writing
"Fabulate" is a project designed to combine the skills and ideas of authors and writers from around the world, to produce a collaborative sto...
1st December 2009
Talking Myself Home by Ian McMillan
He is not your stereotypical poet; those dusty...
1st December 2009
