>
> Dear Britpo,
>
> Hello all. Just joined in this group so thought I'd introduce myself. 
> Um. Sam. Writing about Clark Coolidge from my mercy seat in Cambridge. 
> So my first post is an advert I'm afraid, but hopefully one you'll be 
> keen to know about if I haven't hassled you with it already. The 
> Summit this year should be pretty fine and I hope some of you will be 
> able to make it. I'm hoping people will be able to stay around as much 
> as possible. We'll be in the theatre or the bun shop round the corner.
>
> A briefer prelude to the longer Corkage, which looks great by the way. 
> And hoping to make the Angel Exhaust event on the 4th which also looks 
> terrific.
>
> Yours truly,
> Sam
>
>
> ANNOUNCING
>
> CAMBRIDGE POETRY SUMMIT
> and the launch of
> www.cambridgepoetry.org
>
> which includes websites for
> AREHOUSE
> EQUIPAGE
> CAMBRIDGE SERIES
> UNIVERSITY OF ROMSEY TOWN
>
> This year's CAMBRIDGE POETRY SUMMIT
>
>
>
>
>
>  will take place on
> Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June, 2005
>
> The line-up thus far:
> TOM LEONARD
> PETER MANSON
> KELVIN CORCORAN
> PETER LARKIN
> ADRIAN CLARKE
> BRIAN CATLING
> JEREMY HARDINGHAM
> NATHALIE QUINTANE (France)
> ERIC GIRAUD (France)
> MICHAEL HASLAM
> TONY LOPEZ
> KAIA SAND (USA)
> JULES BOYKOFF (USA)
> ANNA MENDELSSOHN / GRACE LAKE
> JOHN WELCH
> ALAN HALSEY
> TADEUSZ PIORO (Poland)
> ANDRZEJ SOSNOWSKI (Poland)
> VAHNI CAPILDEO
> MAURICE SCULLY
> KARLIEN VAN DEN BEUKEL
> MICHAEL KINDELLAN
> JOW LINDSAY
> NICK POTAMITIS
> JEROME GAME
> NEIL PATTISON
> Films of and on ROBERT CREELEY by COLIN STILL
> and music/noise by our house band
> THE MAN FROM URANUS
>
> AT
> THE QUEENS' THEATRE, EMMANUEL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
> St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AP
>
>
> ALL ARE WELCOME
>
> Any enquiries to Sam Ladkin at     [log in to unmask]
>
> Tickets cost £3 per session, £12 per day or £20 for the weekend. 
> Tickets will be available on the door. Several poets are still to be 
> confirmed. More information will be made available on the website or 
> on request. The event will run from Friday at 7.30pm till around 
> 10.00pm Sunday evening. The first sessions on Saturday and Sunday will 
> begin at 11.30am.
>
>  A book stall will be running selling works by the authors and 
> publications from Barque, Equipage, Arehouse, Salt, Landfill and many 
> more... Wine will be available.
>
> Readings will be arranged so that the audience can make the last train 
> back to London, should they wish to do so. We hope the atmosphere will 
> be friendly and would be delighted if people can stay over the 
> weekend. For more information please visit the website 
> www.cambridgepoetry.org or contact Sam Ladkin at [log in to unmask] For 
> more accommodation information please visit 
> http://www.visitcambridge.org/visitors/wheretostay.php
>
> www.cambridgepoetry.org
>
> The website www.cambridgepoetry.org is up and running. The Summit will 
> be updated soon, with more information about poets, reading times, 
> tickets and travel. The Summit is largely organised by Sara Crangle 
> and Sam Ladkin, with many thanks due elsewhere.
>
> The website is also for:
>
> AREHOUSE
>
> books available by Malcolm Philips, Neil Pattison, Emily Critchley, 
> Meg Foulkes, Nicholas Murgatroyd, David Rushmer. Arehouse is un by 
> Neil Pattison and Sam Ladkin.
>
> EQUIPAGE
>
> The first website for EQUIPAGE, the press run by Rod Mengham with 
> books available by JH Prynne, Barry MacSweeney, Tony Lopez, John 
> WIlkinson, Caroline Bergvall, Anna Mendelsohhn, Brian Catling, 
> Marjorie Welish, Tadeusz Pioro, Drew Milne, Ian Patterson, Michael 
> Haslam, Alan Halsey... and many more... That's why you need to see the 
> full list.
>
> CAMBRIDGE SERIES
>
> poetry readings held in Cambridge over the last year (and future 
> years...)
>
> THE UNIVERSITY OF ROMSEY TOWN
>
> The new university set up for you. Soon to appear, "CONSIGNIA: Journal 
> of Straw Men" and further details on the plans of Romsey Town 
> residents to form a breakaway republic.
>
>
> ...also the notice board, contact details, links to websites for 
> Barque, Object Permanence
> and many more...
>
> If anyone is receiving this information and can't imagine why please 
> let me know and I wont bother you again. Alternatively, if there is 
> someone you think should know about this event and poetry in and 
> around Cambridge who hasn't received this information then please tell 
> them to get in touch to [log in to unmask] That''s also the email to 
> let me know what you think or ask questions. Alternatively, if there 
> is anyone you do not like and would like them to be sent notices about 
> poetry events in Cambridge for seemingly no reason then please pass 
> their details to me. Many thanks for reading this far.
>
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