SP Book Launch Shindig!
This event on 6th June 2017 at 19:30 has past.
Contact: adam.steiner@silhouettepress.co.uk
A BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF THREE NEW SP POETRY BOOKS!
There will be books to buy and refreshments (donations recommended) C£SH ONLY
FEATURING:
THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION by Jamie Thrasivoulou
Jamie Thrasivoulou writes poems for hard times - underdog tales of tough lessons learnt the long way round. His poetry is rooted in his native Derby but takes aim at the bigger issues of racism, political control, drug addiction, class-division and identity. Adopting a polemical no-holds-barred approach to writing, the intensity of Jamie's live shows have seen him forge a reputation as one of the most exciting poets in the UK.
'These are not poems but caged animals snarling at the bars; this is less a collection, more a declaration of war, a class-bound, bombastic, rhythmical delight,
-Andy Mulletproof Graves
'These are raw, insistent poems to make you take a long, hard look around.'
-Helen Mort
'Thrasivoulou's voice is vital, visceral, angry and urgent - fucking brilliant!'
-Matt Abbott
'Asphalt whisperers, mediators of a sonic correspondence between broken hearts and broken promises, busted causeways and lost causes'
-Miggy Angel
THE AFRICA IN MY HOUSE by Andrea Mbarushimana
Blending fiction, poetry and urban legends, The Africa in my House presents a tapestry of experience though the eyes of a woman in love with the continent and all it has to teach: about racism, suffering, joy, generosity; and ultimately hope and reconciliation.
'An absorbing work that shines a light for humanity in the face of overwhelming darkness - Andrea Mbarushimana is one to watch.'
-Antony Owen
LOVE AND LOSS AND OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
by Jonathan Pinnock
Jonathan Pinnock is the author of MRS DARCY VERSUS THE ALIENS (Proxima Books, 2011), which occasionally gets included in lists of things that should never have been done to Jane Austen, the Scott Prize-winning short story collection DOT DASH (Salt, 2012) and the bio-historic-musicological-memoir thing TAKE IT COOL (Two Ravens Press, 2014). His stories and poems have won a few prizes and have been read on BBC Radio 4, among other cool places. He is editor of the online poetry magazine SPILLING COCOA OVER MARTIN AMIS (www.spillingcocoa.com).
Jonathan blogs at www.jonathanpinnock.com and tweets as @jonpinnock.
Entry: FREE
Time: 7:30pm
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