WWW.MODERNPOETRY.ORG.UK: 
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Websites Useful for Understanding Avant-Garde British Poetry
Useful Lists for British Avant-Garde Poetry
Anthologies, Literary Histories & Critical Texts
Poetry And Me: A Writing Biography
Links to British Avant-Garde Poetry Sites
Quick Links to British Avant-Garde Poetry Sites
Readings etc in LondonYes, this is geographically limited! I can only personally get a sense of what's taking place in London (which I live just outside of). But here are good contacts for what I believe are the other English poetry scenes at present that may interest Great Works users:
Other good listings of events are on Openned, and also Shearsman. You may find some worthwhile stuff on Poets on Fire, which has a national coverage, but mainly of poetry as commercial entertainment or amateur therapy. Another excellent source of information is the Poetry Library's newsletter.
Email me to give me details of any readings or other events to put on this page.
Thursday |
Tina Darragh, James Davies, Harry Godwin, P. Inman, Rebecca Rosier and Steve Willey will be reading |
Openned night: in The Foundry | |
Saturday |
Poetic Pilgrimage: an exciting up-and-coming Muslim female Hip Hop and Spoken Word duo |
Rich Mix, 35–47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA | |
Wednesday |
SoundEye Festival: |
Best details at present online on the Facebook Group page | |
Thursday |
Onedit Launch: Harry Godwin, Jonty Tiplady, Richard Parker, Sophie Robinson, Emily Critchley, Rebecca Rosier (+ presumably Tim Atkins) |
Crossing the Line: The Leather Exchange, 15 Leathermarket Street, London Bridge, SE1 3HN | |
Saturday |
EVERY DAY A BATTLE — A POETIC PERFORMANCE: This event takes inspiration from Peter Barry’s book Poetry Wars: British Poetry of the 1970s and the Battle of Earl's Court which uncovers the 'battle' at the National Poetry Society during the 1970s between radical and conservative factions. The performance will include the work of several new and leading poets: |
Scenery Chewer (as part of
Earl's Court Festival 2009): The Mosaic Rooms, 226 Cromwell Road, SW5 0SW | |
Saturday |
Silent Lectures by Mohammed Yahya: |
Rich Mix, 35–47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA | |
Tuesday |
Barbara Beck, David Caddy, Jennifer K Dick, Brentley Frazer, Rufo Quintavalle, George Vance & Jonathan Wonham, introduced by Todd Swift |
OXFAM POETRY SERIES in tandem with BOOKFEST: Oxfam Books and Music, 91 Marylebone High Street, W1 | |
Tuesday |
Alan Halsey and David Annwn |
The Blue Bus: The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1 | |
Thursday |
xprmntl ptry |
Poor. Old. Tired. Horse. at ICA Theatre, ICA, The Mall SW1Y 5AH |
Wednesday |
Polis is This: screening of new documentary on Charles Olson by Henry Ferrini |
The Poetry Café, 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H
9BX | |
Thursday |
Tongue Fu hosted by Ventriloquist and The Tongue Fu BandDate |
Rich Mix, 35–47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA | |
Tuesday |
Angela Gardner and Laurie Duggan |
The Blue Bus: The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1 |
Tuesday |
Vahni Capildeo, Lesley Mckenna and David Miller |
The Blue Bus: The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1 |
Tuesday |
Gavin Selerie and another tbc |
Shearsman Reading Series at Swedenborg Hall, Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2TH | |
Tuesday |
Jeremy Hilton and Ric Hool |
The Blue Bus: The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, WC1 | |
Thursday |
tba |
Parasol unit, 14 Wharf Road N1 7RW |
Tuesday |
Frances Presley and another tbc |
Shearsman Reading Series at Swedenborg Hall, Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2TH |
Tuesday |
Alan Wearne and another tbc |
Shearsman Reading Series at Swedenborg Hall, Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2TH |