Sadly, Corina Copp is unable to read for us on June 24th as previously advertised, but happily, Sarah Crewe can. The changed line up is now cris cheek, Sarah Crewe, and Lewis Freedman. Previews of all three readers will appear on the site over the next few weeks. An amended flier can be found in the ‘Upcoming’ section in the centre column.
sarah crewe
Sarah Crewe & Sophie Mayer: Signs of the Sistership

Out now on Knives Forks and Spoons press.
Sarah Crewe: a preview
Sarah Crewe will perform at The Other Room on April 8th at The Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester. For a flavour of her work, watch this clip of Sarah performing at Manchester Poets for Pussy Riot on 2012. For more of her work, try her poems in Bone Orchard Poetry and Peony Moon, or samples from her recently published collection flick invicta at the Oystercatcher Press site.
The other readers will be Patrick Coyle, Rhys Trimble and Chrissy Williams.
The Other Room 5th birthday line up revealed
After our next event, on 6th February, is The Other Room’s 5th birthday which takes place on 8th April at The Castle Hotel. Confirmed readers are Patrick Coyle, Sarah Crewe, Rhys Trimble and Chrissy Williams.
Put it on your calendar now!
Sarah Crewe’s flick invicta reviewed by Tom Jenks
“This short book by Sarah Crewe, published by Peter Hughes’ always interesting Oystercatcher Press, poses many questions. The first is: what exactly is it? Is it a long poem, a sequence of poems or a collection of discrete pieces? Reading flick invicta, the reader is repeatedly presented with these questions and is always looking for connections, for a way of navigating the text and understanding its internal wiring. Content is constantly framed and reframed. Perhaps the most pertinent analogy is that of a Venn diagram with many circles of context, voice, syntax and style. Where these circles intersect is where the poetry happens.”
Read more. Buy a copy at the Oystercatcher site.
press free press RESPOND
A monthly series of active reading. This month:
- Sarah Crewe – ‘flick invicta’
- Philip Terry – ‘Advanced Immorality’
Online now at the press free press site.
POEM ART THREAT
Stinky Bear Press return to Mascara Bar for an evening of poetry inspired by the knavish Mark E. Smith and his legendary band The Fall.
Readers include: Becky Cremin, Marcus Slease, Richard Barrett, Juha Virtanen, Mike Weller, Jeff Hilson, Chris McCabe, Pat Phaggs, Sarah Crewe, Pascal O’Loughlin, Amy Key, Andrew Taylor.
Others to be confirmed.
Friday, 1 March 2013. Mascara Bar 72 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6XS. More here.
Binders Full of Women: LIVE
Sarah Crewe: flick invicta
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
The Alchemist’s Mind

A book of narrative prose by poets.
An anthology edited by David Miller in collaboration with Ken Edwards. Contributors are: Barbara Guest, Lee Harwood, Ian Robinson, Rosmarie Waldrop, Robert Sheppard, Bernadette Mayer, Paul Buck, Lyn Hejinian, M J Weller, Brian Marley, Johan de Wit, John Levy, Vahni Capildeo, Paul Haines, Lawrence Fixel, Robert Lax, Fanny Howe, David Miller, Keith Waldrop, Giles Goodland, bpNichol, David Rattray, Guy Birchard, Will Petersen, Tom Lowenstein, Kristin Prevallet, Stephen Watts, Daphne Marlatt. More at the Reality Street site.
poetry /// from Department Press
Binders Full of Women’s Poems

A binder, full of outspoken poems by writers who identify as female, trans, intersex or gender-neutral, featuring Sarah Crewe, Nia Davies, Amy Evans, Maria Gornell, Sarah Hesketh, Kirsten Irving, Mara Katz, Rowena Knight, Melissa Lee-Houghton, Agnes Marton, Sophie Mayer, Sally McAlister, Michelle McGrane, slmendoza, Steph Pike, Chella Quint, Nat Raha, Shelagh M. Rowan-Legg, Jacqueline Saphra, Claire Trévien, Jackie Wills, Alison Winch. More here.
Catechism: Poems for Pussy Riot
CATECHISM: POEMS FOR PUSSY RIOT, edited by Mark Burnhope, Sarah Crewe & Sophie Mayer, is out now on PEN. ePUB, Kindle and PDF versions are available here. The book is distributed on the ‘Pay What You Think It’s Worth’ model popularised by Radiohead and others. £5 is recommended, but any amount is welcome. All revenue will go to the Pussy Riot Legal fund, and the English PEN Writers at Risk Programme.
From Liverpool with love
streetcake issue 21 now live
- Iain Britton
- Sarah Crewe
- Phil Howard
- Wade Lewis
- Bruno Neiva
- Winston Plowes
- Rachel Stevenson
Available now at the Streetcake site.
New Issue of Sunfish
New issue of Manchester-based Sunfish now out, featuring work by Stan Rogal, mIEKAL aND, bill bissett, Ed Baker, derek beaulieu and Sarah Crewe.
Contact Nigel Wood at sunfishmag@googlemail.com for details



