Saturday 28th January, upstairs in Waterstones’, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW. Richard Barrett reads from LOVE LIFE!, out now on Stranger Press. Gareth Twose reads from Sven Types of Terrorism out now on KFS. Free entry, 4 PM start.
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Gareth Twose: Sven Types of Terrorism
Out now on KFS.
WF(N)
The next meeting of the WF(N) writing group is on Saturday 9th January, Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester. 2 – 4 PM. Bring a poem of your own and one by somebody else.
WF(N) flash mob meeting
An additional, impromptu WF(N) workshop is happening Saturday 18th July, in the café of Manchester Central Library, St. Peter’s Square, 2 – 4 PM. Bring photocopies of a poem by someone else you like and one of your own.
WF(N)
The WF(N) reading and workshop group organised by Gareth Twose is meeting on Saturday 31st January, 2-4 pm in the function room above Terrace bar in Edge Street, Manchester M2. Bring photocopies of poem you like (by someone else) – and one of your own.
Manchester No Spy Zone anthology
April 12th 2014 at Terrace Bar, Northern Quarter, Manchester Peter Barlow’s Cigarette held a reading to protest against state spying and the creeping erosion of freedom of speech. The pieces performed that night dealt with those topics and more. Manchester Poets Declare A No Spy Zone is the anthology that collects together the work first heard that night. New and original work from 14 poets features in the book: Tim Allen; Richard Barrett; Sue Birchenough; Sarah Crewe; Matt Dalby; Philip Davenport; Joey Frances; Tom Jenks; David Keyworth; Rachel Sills; Chris Stephenson; Scott Thurston; Gareth Twose and Steven Waling. The anthology also features a CD recording from Matt Dalby of his performance on the night – Mass Observation Live. Copies of the book are available from PBC Press.
Gareth Twose video from August’s The Other Room
The Other Room – Tonight
M J Weller – A Preview
The next Other Room takes place on August 13th at The Castle in Manchester and starts at 7pm: see the middle panel for more. Readers are Gareth Twose, Alison Gibb and M J Weller. Hope to see you there.
Read all about Mike here >
http://www.homebakedbooks.co.uk/
WF(N)
The next WF(N) workshop meeting is August 16th, in the function room of the Terrace Bar, Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, 2 – 4 PM.
Bring a poem you like by someone else & and one of your own.
Peter Barlow’s Cigarette
Alison Gibb – a preview
The next Other Room takes place on August 13th at The Castle in Manchester and starts at 7pm: see the middle panel for more. Readers are Gareth Twose, Alison Gibb and M J Weller. Hope to see you there.
Gareth Twose – a preview
The next Other Room takes place on August 13th at The Castle in Manchester and starts at 7pm: see the middle panel for more. Readers are Gareth Twose, Alison Gibb and M J Weller.
Here’s a preview – part nine of his sequence Top Ten Tyres Ltd published by Red Ceilings Press
9.
Did prehistoric man have bone-music discos?
Saturday night femur? The funk-fracturing
of tibia and fibula in the caves of mutually
assured destruction, musical marathons
alternating blisters and bliss in the hard minutes
that follow the clinical cosh. The ear-y discharge
of erotic heat always with a potential for disaster.
Vital that the patient keeps the leg elevated
and doesn’t let it dangle, grinding down
the debts, low and slow, with iceflame austerity.
Did prehistoric man have bone-music discos?
Saturday night femur? The funk-fracturing
of tibia and fibula in the caves of mutually
assured destruction, musical marathons
alternating blisters and bliss in the hard minutes
that follow the clinical cosh. The ear-y discharge
of erotic heat always with a potential for disaster.
Vital that the patient keeps the leg elevated
and doesn’t let it dangle, grinding down
the debts, low and slow, with iceflame austerity.
WFW(N) dates
The next meetings are August 16th, October 25th and 13th of December. 2-4pm at the function room above Terrace bar, in Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester. Organised by Gareth Twose, WFW(N) is an opportunity for innovative/experimental poets to present their work for feedback in a mutually supportive atmosphere. Ideally, please bring along copies of the work you intend to read for the other group members. Anyone who wants to come along but doesn’t want to read is also very welcome.
Other Room dates for your diaries
A busy 2014 summer period from The Other Room and also the beginnings of a winter programme for your diaries.
4th June 7.00 @ The Castle, Oldham Street, Manchester with Leanne Bridgewater, Allen Fisher, Agnes Lehoczky & David Miller
15th June 3.30 @ Bank Street Arts, Sheffield: The Other Room presents The Other Room as part of The Midsummer Festival (Scott Thurston, James Davies & Tom Jenks)
2nd July 7.00 @ The Castle, Oldham Street, Manchester with Hazel Smith&Roger Dean and Clive&Robin Fencott
13th August 7.00 @ The Castle, Oldham Street, Manchester with Gareth Twose, Mick Weller & Alison Gibb
15th October 7.00 @ The Castle, Oldham Street, Manchester with Emma Cocker, Matt Falaize & Ulli Freer
No Spy Zone
WFN dates
The next WFN workshop meetings are February 22nd, March 8th and April 26th, in the function room of the Terrace Bar, Edge Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester, 2 – 4 PM.
Bring a poem you like by someone else & and one of your own.
Gareth Twose: a preview
Gareth Twose will read at the next Other Room, on Wednesday 4th December, The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE. 7 PM start. The other readers are Robert Sheppard and Sandeep Parmar. The clip above shows Gareth reading at the launch of Top Ten Tyres in August 2013. Preview of Robert Sheppard to follow.
Bio.:
Gareth Twose is organiser of the Writers Forum North and one of the organisers of the Peter Barlow’s Cigarette series of Manchester based poetry readings. In 2012, he co-organised the Manchester Poets for Pussy Riot event at the Lass O’Gowrie. Recent work has appeared in publications including 3 am, Depart, Litter, Sunfish, Assent and Ink, Sweat & Tears. His debut collection, Top Ten Tyres, was recently published by Red Ceilings Press.
Some links:
Poems in 3 AM Magazine.
Poems in Depart.
Writers’ Forum North next event
Writers’ Forum North is meeting again next saturday (26th October). It’s 2-4 pm in function room above Terrace bar in Edge street, Manchester M2. It’s just down road from Madlab, go through back entrance of Terrace and turn immediately right and go up the stairs.
Bring photocopies of poem you like (by someone else) – and one of your own.
Coming next in December
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