‘Little Machines’ by Simon Rennie (Write Out Loud’s very own - Siren) was officially launched at Manchester Central Library on the 26^th November. And you can read Darren Thomas’s review by following this link:

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=7342

 

Simon’s debut collection is published by Knives Forks and Spoons Press, a new Manchester-based poetry press which focuses exclusively on linguistically innovative and experimental work. Look out for an article about Knives Forks and Spoons Press, and how you can see your work in print, coming soon.

There has already been considerable interest in ‘Little Machines’; Whitbread Poetry Award Winner and Professor of Poetry at MMU - Michael Symmons Roberts said:

‘Simon Rennie’s poems are full of assurance, skill and wit. His formal range demonstrates a willingness to experiment, but never for its own sake. At their best, these are poems of beauty and tenderness, carried by a distinctive new voice.’

‘Little Machines’ will be released for sale on Amazon just in time for Christmas, on the 15th of December 2009, but is available to pre-order. In the meantime, it is best for Simon's finances to buy it directly from him. Please send a cheque for £5, made payable to Simon Rennie, to: 28 Old Lees Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX7 8HW. And it is also possible to buy directly from the publisher; make your cheque payable to Alec Newman, and send to: Knives, Forks and Spoons, 47 Baron Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TY.

In the meantime, don’t despair if you missed Simon reading from his collection, you can still read some of his work here on Write Out Loud