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THE POETRY KIT NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2002
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Starting the year with an apology for the late
delivery of the newsletter is not my favourite,
and I hope I wont need to make too many more.
Having said which, a Happy New Year to one and
all.
*The Poetry Kit Newsletter, distributed by e-
mail on the 1st of every
month, provides highlights of the coming month's
poetry events and
competition deadlines. Fuller details of these
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CONTENTS
* January Events
UK
USA
* January Competition deadlines
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JANUARY EVENTS:
---UK -- http://www.poetrykit.org/events.htm
---------Cambridge
*Heffers, Trinity Street
18th January 2002 6.00pm
Cambridge Launch of the Oxford Poets
Anthology 2001, with readings by Jane
Draycott, Robert Saxton, Maureen Duffy,
Peter Howard, Peter Scupham,
Carmen Bugan.
---------Coventry
*Writers at Warwick
Unless otherwise, events take place in the
Conference Room of Warwick University at 7.15pm,
and
tickets cost GBP4.50 (GBP3.00).
Box Office: 024 7652 4524
http://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk.
Literature events include:
Wednesday 9th January 2002
Carol Ann Duffy
Wednesday 16th January
David Hart & Greta Stoddart
Friday 18th January
Paul Muldoon
Wednesday 23rd January
Jo Shapcott & Simon Rae
Tuesday 29th January 6.00pm
How To Publish Your Poems
Wednesday 30th January
The Crisis in Poetry Publishing
--------London
*Coffee House Poetry at the Troubadour
265 Old Brompton Road SW5
UK Café of the year 1999
Mondays 8.00-10.00pm. Plus workshops. Tickets
GBP5.00, concessions GBP4.00, season tickets 50%.
info, booking and mailing list 020 8354 0660 or
write to Anne-Marie Fyfe at Coffee-House Poetry,
PO Box 16210, London W4 1ZP or email
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14th January
Winter Syntax an evening with Billy
Collins
28th January
John Stammers, Greta Stoddart, Maureen
Roberts
*T S Eliot Prize 2001 Shortlist
Gillian Allnutt, Lintel - Bloodaxe,
Charles Boyle, The Age of Cardboard and String -
Faber,
Anne Carson, The Beauty of the Husband - Cape,
Seamus Heaney, Electric Light - Faber,
Geoffrey Hill, Speech! Speech! - Penguin,
Selima Hill, Bunny - Bloodaxe,
James Lasdun, Landscape With Chainsaw - Cape,
Sean O'Brien, Downriver - Picador,
Pascale Petit, The Zoo Father - Seren,
Michael Symmons Roberts, Burning Babylon - Cape
Sunday 20th January 2002 7.30pm
Bloomsbury Theatre
Tickets cost GBP10.00 (GBP7.00 concs) Box
Office: 020 7388 8822
The shortlisted poets will read from
their collections
Monday 21st January 2002
Lancaster House
The judges will make their final
decision and the prize of GBP10,000
will be presented by Mrs Valerie Eliot
*One Heart, One World
January 8th - 25th 2002
Cotton's Atrium, London Bridge City, Tooley
Street London SE1
Exhibition of poetry and art, featuring
winners from the One Heart, One World
competition for poets with disabilities.
**** Includes work by your
favourite webzine editor *****
*The Poetry Café
22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H
9BU Map
phone 020 7240 4810 Tickets 020 7420 9895
Open Monday-Friday 11am-11pm; Saturday 6.30-11pm
Crossing the Line
A series of poetry readings on the second Friday
of each month)
Each reading begins at 7.30. Admission: GBP5.00
or GBP3.00 (Poetry Society members/concessions).
January 11th 2002
Kelvin Corcoran / Simon Smith
Cats' Night Out
organised by Poetry Works
Regular platform for women's poetry, hosted by
Angela Dove
featuring a guest poet and a chance to read your
own work. Sign in by 7.30pm if you want to read -
one poem, not more than 50 lines please . Mixed
audience.
Tickets can be pre booked by sending a cheque
made out to Poetry Works(no credit cards) London
E5 OYY, specifying the date and event, ticket
price GBP5.00 GBP4.00 concessions. They will be
held for you at the door on the evening for
collection by 7.45. Information 020 7420 9888 e-
mail: [log in to unmask]
Wednesday January 30th 2002
Myra Schneider and Caroline Price.
*Poetry in the House
Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill,
N6 5HG
Tel: 020 8348 8716 Fax: 020 8442 9099
Saturday January 26th 2002 10.00am and
11.30am
GBP3.50/GBP2.50 conc. No advanced booking.
Adrian Mitchell's Thirteen Secrets of
Poetry Kids show.
*Shortfuse
at the Camden Head, Camden Walk, Islington, N1
Aims to present a fusion of performance comedy,
stand-up poetry and music. Hosted by Nathan
Penlington and dj'd by David Bush..
Thursdays, 8.30pm GBP4.00 waged, GBP2.00 concs
with ID
Info phone: 020 8536 0652 e-mail:
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January 10th
Dan Antopolski and Julian Fox with a comedy/
music/ poetry fusion
January 17th
Launch of the latest Donut Press
publication The Switch by Joe Asser + Tim Wells
performing from his publication A Man Can
be a Drunk Sometimes but a Drunk Can't be a
Man + Sue Prince
*Somerset House
Strand WC2R 1LA
Special events organised by The Poetry School:
Poets' Poets (in the Lecture Theatre). Hosted by
Graham Fawcett. In association with The Poetry
Society. Start 6.30pm Tickets GBP8.00 conc
GBP6.00
January 10th 2002
Elaine Feinstein on Anna Akhmatova
Masterclasses
(in the Lecture Theatre). Hosted by Christina
Patterson
Start 6.30pm Tickets GBP8.00 conc GBP6.00
January 17th 2002
C K Williams
*The South Bank Centre
Runs poetry readings and other literature events
all the year round, either at the Voice Box or
other South Bank venues. Details from the
centre's web site or from the Royal Festival
Hall, London SE1 8XX
Phone: 020 7960 4242
15th January - 3rd March 2002
Poetry Library
An exhibition of cartoons from Poetry
Review, by BIFF and Mangan
*Sub Voicive Poetry
Readings usually on a Tuesday, Betsey Trotwood,
cnr Farringdon Road / Farringdon Lane Nearest
tube / train Farringdon
The start time is usually 8 p.m. for 8.15 p.m.
Admission GBP5.00 / GBP2.50 concession
[admission may include SPAD magazine when
published that day] Email [log in to unmask]
for more details
January 15th 2002
Eric Mottram Celebration - Ken Edwards
January 22nd
from USA: Charles Bernstein
THURSDAY January 24th
From USA: Joan Retallack
---------Oxford
*Oxford Playhouse bar
Monday 28th January 2002 8.00
8th Oxford Playhouse Slam
Details from Slam Productions e-mail:
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---USA --
http://www.poetrykit.org/usa/usevents.htm
----MARYLAND
--------Baltimore
*SLAMICIDE!
every MONDAY Night at XandO, 3003 N. Charles
St. (Charles @ 31st across the street from Johns
Hopkins University).
Info: 410-889-7076
sign-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. open mic $5
Cover +drink specials+
Hosted by Nicki Miller and Dave Schein
open mic ~ features ~ slam
January 7th 2002
Rachel Hyman/Boston via Baltimore
January 14th
The Guerilla Poets/Boston
January 21st
Da Boogieman/Cleveland
----TEXAS
---------Austin
*Cafe Mundi Poetry Circle
Every Wednesday.
5.00-7.00pm Freewrite session. 7.00-10.00pm-
Freeform poetic collaborations/features. Info:
1704 East 5th -phone 2368634
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January 9th
Susan Bright Ensemble/( Poetry,Music,Art)
January 16th
Sandy Freeman/(New Orleans)
January 23rd
Enrique Cabrera/(Xenogia)
January 30th
Diane Fleming/(POetry Editor Austin Daze)
----WASHINGTON DC
--------Washington
*Cafe Myth.com,
Contact Nicki Miller [log in to unmask]
Sunday Nights 7:00-10:00 p.m. ~ CafeMyth.com ~
now at TEAISM, 400 8th
St. NW Washington, DC
202 638-6010 (the corner of 8th and D Sts.)
~Greater Washington DC's track to the National
Poetry Slam ~ hosted by
DC Slammaster Toby
DeBarr ~ $5.00 cover charge ~ meet your friends,
bring your poetry ~
great food and java at the Cafe
January 6th 2002
Rachel Hyman/Boston
January 13th
The Guerilla Poets/Boston
January 20th
The Diva Squad: Chezia Thompson Cager, Linda Joy Burke & Jaki Terry
January 27th
Anthony Rucker (Da Boogieman)/Cleveland
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JANUARY COMPETITION DEADLINES http://www.poetrykit.org/comps.htm
(Addresses are UK unless otherwise)
15th January
Lexikon Publishing School Memories Poetry Competition for poems
not exceeding 40 lines on the theme of school memories by poets over 16
years old. Entry: GBP1.00 per poem or GBP5.00 for 10. Full details from
P.O.Box 754, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4BU
31st January
Kent and Sussex Poetry Society Open Competition for poems not
exceeding 40 lines by poets over 16 years old. Judge: Roddy Lumsden.
Entry: GBP3.00 per poem. Details and entry form from:
26 Courtlands, Teston, Kent ME18 5AS
31st January
Newcastle Poetry Prize Full details from http://www.artshunter.com.au/npp
or email: [log in to unmask]
31st January
Pitshanger Poets National Poetry Competition 2002 for poems of not
more than 40 lines. Judge: Roger Garfitt. Entry: GBP3.00 for the first poem
and
GBP2.00 for each subsequent poem, payable to Pitshanger Poets. Entry form
(required) and full details from http://www.pitshangerpoets.co.uk/ or from:
Pitshanger Poets 2002, The Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, London W5 3QD
31st January
The Poetry Party sponsored by "All About Art" and Coralcoast.com, for
poems or flash fiction inspired by one of six chosen paintings. Entry:
US$8.00
for one poem, $10.00 for two or $12.00 for three - or AU$8.00, $10.00 and
$12.00 in Australian funds. Full details from
www.coralcoast.com/poetry/party
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Particular thanks for help in providing the information posted here are
due to:
The British-Poets and Poetryetc mailing lists;
Local Ireland; Poetry London; The Saison Poetry
Library; The Poetry
Society; Regional Arts Councils.
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Ted Slade
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'The Last Arm Pointing' - pamphlet of poems by Ted Slade
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