Michael Egan’s Holdfire Press is now publishing new work on its website and is also looking for submissions. Lots of interesting stuff to be found therein, including new work by Richard Barrett.
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DEPT/zimZalla
Department: Neil Addison
3 poems by Other Room reader Neil Addison at Richard Barrett and Simon Howards ever-growing and always interesting Department. And if you’re so minded, you can listen to the man below.
Now Worry, Jessica Pujol i Duran
Out now from Department.
New work at Depart
Lots of new work appearing all the time at Richard Barrett and Simon Howard’s Depart, an offshoot from their Department publishing project. Writers with work online included Ollie Evans (see in’n’on above) , Andrew Spragg and Jaime Birch.
DEPART
Depart is the new website for Department Publications, run by Richard Barrett and Simon Howard. Henceforth Department will concentrate on the print publication of books /pamphlets.
The Camarade project: édition II
Department #5. Now available
A4. 44 pages. £2.50.
New work from
- Iain Britton
- JP Duran
- SJ Fowler and Anatol Knotek
- RTA Parker
- Nat Raha
- Andy Spragg
- Steven Waling
Available now at the Department site.
Camarade 2 – update
An update from SJ Fowler to our post last week about the Camarade 2 project. Two more pairings have now been confirmed:
- Carrie Etter and Tim Atkins
- Richard Barrett and Nathan Jones
zimZalla object 10.2
zimZalla object 10.2 is a free PDF to accompany object 010, # by Richard Barrett. The document re-states the concept of the project, i.e. a unique microtext in exchange for a gift, provides a full catalogue of gifts received and photographs of gifts where available. The document concludes with an interview with Richard where he talks about the creation and dissemination of the texts.
WFN
Sunday 4 December · 14:00 – 17:00, Madlab, Northern Quarter Manchester. WFN 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.
New Covers
More videos have now been added to SJ Fowler’s Covers project, where poets read work by poets who have inspired them. Visit the site for the full archive, or enjoy Richard Barrett reading Stewart Home right here.
WFN presents an evening of contemporary poetry
December 9 from 6:30pm for a 7pm start for an evening of the best in contemporary poetry.
A one off-meeting of WFN sees MadLab’s monthly experimental poetry workshop play host to a reading line-up of three specially invited guests:
- Jessica Pujol i Duran
- Stephen Emmerson
- Ollie Evans
Entry is free and drinks will be available by donation before the reading and during the interval.
WFN
Saturday, November 5 · 2:00pm – 5:00pm, Madlab, Manchester.
WFN 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.
stutter studies by ollie evans new from deptpress
A magazine in print for innovative poetry & poetics, for cultural theory & social performance / cultural performance & social theory. A magazine dead set against the dead hand & deadly hands of instrumentalist reason & the banalisation / terrorisation / commodification of everyday life. A situation. Department is edited by Richard Barrett & Simon Howard. More at the DEPT site.
WFN poetry workshop
01 October · 14:00 – 17:00
Madlab
36-40 Edge Street
Manchester, United Kingdom
After the workshop this month:
Steven Waling on Charles Reznikoff: ‘Walking & Listening To New York’
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WFN 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.
WFN
03 September · 13:00 – 17:00
Madlab
36-40 Edge Street
Manchester M4 1HN
WFN 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.
This month WFN will be starting slightly earlier at 1pm, this is to make way for a discussion at 3pm about the riots and the role of the artist.
The riots that affected parts of Britain recently have been the occasion for much debate: what were the causes? What would be an appropriate response from government/local council to those involved? What can be done to ensure further riots do not occur?
This discussion is to consider what, if any, obligations/responsibilities in the aftermath of the riots are now incumbent upon people involved in creative work of every kind.
Is it necessary now for artists to concentrate on making work critiquing the ruling elite and/or demonstrating solidarity with the alienated populace?
Is it still even important that art is made?
Can art be a means to enable people to experience greater levels of engagement with their society?
Should art be calling for a complete re-organization of society?
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We believe that discussion and debate is necessary to analyse the events that took place on our streets this August and to reaffirm the postion of the artist in these times.
Please come to MadLab on september3, 15:00-17:00 to make your views known.
This event is open to artists of all disciplines.
Stephen Emmerson – Telegraphic Transcriptions
WFN
Saturday, August 6 · 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Madlab, 36 – 40 Edge Street, Manchester
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.
Richard Barrett reads #
The complete text of zimZalla object 010 read in its entirety. # consists of 50 unique micro-texts presented in a vial. More about the object can be found on the zimZalla site.
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