diamond dove
he deals in doves with citrine eyes
wades into willow. this road dip was
a river to me. confluence of
terraces militant housing scheme
little bird wades no fear of sharks
daddy claims animal welfare badge
i have seen this before. a mermaid
held captive by tales of finsbury
park ’96. pigeon chick chirps through
catkin whisker twists and tales
feathers cross tar tybalt strolls
smiles. daughter to the prince of cats
Our festive hit parade continues with Ted Berrigan, revealing a hitherto unsuspected Brummy accent.
Out now on Mark Cobley’s The Red Ceilings, a new ebook by JD Nelson.
Nina Power:
A talk on the philosophy and control of public space
Redell Olsen:
London launch of ‘Punk Faun: a bar rock pastel’ (Subpress, 2012)
Parasol Unit, 14 Wharf Road, N1 7RW
Thurs 13th Dec / Drinks from 6.30pm, event begins at 7.00pm
Arrive early from 5pm onwards to view the retrospective of work by Jannis Kounellis as well as Shezad Dawood’s ‘New Dream Machine Project’ in the winter pavilion
Tickets: £5/£4 conc – Free wine. More here.
All through December, The Other Room is counting down to Christmas with some of our favourite writers and artists giving their own renditions of timeless festive hits. Today, Ed Dorn sings Merry Christmas Everyone by the immortal Shakin’ Stevens.
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