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Forthcoming readings by Shearsman authors (names in bold):
See the Readings page for details of readings sponsored by Shearsman Books in London. The listings below are for other events featuring Shearsman authors.
On Wednesday 1 September, 8pm, Carrie Etter will be part of a panel on women's poetry anthologies, WHAT EVERY WOMAN WOULD CARRY: WOMEN'S POETRY ANTHOLOGIES, moderated by Jane Dowson and hosted by The Poetry Library, South Bank Centre, London.
On Tuesday 14 September, 7:30pm, Ken Edwards reads with Harry Gilonis in the Blue Bus series at The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC1, in the upstairs room. Admissions: £5 / £3 (concs).
On Thursday 30 September, 7:30pm, Kelvin Corcoran reads at Uncut Poets, with open-mic, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS. Admission £5 / £3 (concs).
On Sunday 10 October, 3:00pm, Elisabeth Bletsoe, Damian Furniss and Jaime Robles read in a special Shearsman event at the first Exeter Poetry Festival, Exeter Central Library. Further details tbc, but, apart from the Shearsman reading, Jen Hadfield, Julia Copus and Greta Stoddart are all scheduled to read at the Festival. Follow news about the Festival here.
On Tuesday 12 October, 7:30pm, Robert Sheppard reads with Hazel Smith in the Blue Bus series at The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC1, in the upstairs room. Admissions: £5 / £3 (concs).
On Monday 18 October, 6:30pm, there is a a reading & symposium on the work of Roy Fisher, organised by the Centre for New Writing at the University of Manchester, for the Manchester Literature Festival. Venue: John Thaw Studio Theatre, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, Bridgeford Street, The University of Manchester, M13 9PL. Shearsman authors involved are Peter Robinson and Robert Sheppard; also featured are Fleur Adcock, John Glover, Ian Pople, Michael Symmons Roberts and Jeffrey Wainwright, several of whom also appear in the recent Shearsman volume An Unofficial Roy Fisher, edited by Peter Robinson. Admission £5/£3 concs.
On Thursday 28 October, 7:30pm, Alice Kavounas reads at Uncut Poets, with open-mic, Exeter Phoenix, Gandy Street, Exeter EX4 3LS. Admission £5 / £3 (concs).
On Monday 1 November, 8 p.m., Carrie Etter reads at the London Festival Fringe Best New Poet Prize reading, The Troubadour, 263–267 Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JA. Judges and shortlisted poets read at this event.
On Tuesday 9 November, 7:30pm, Christopher Gutkind reads with James Wilkes in the Blue Bus series at The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit Street, London WC1, in the upstairs room. Admissions: £5 / £3 (concs).
On Thursday 25 November, 7:30pm, Carrie Etter reads at The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea.
On Tuesday 7 December, Carrie Etter reads at the University of Salford. Further details tbc.
On Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 7pm, Carrie Etter reads in The Other Room reading series, The Old Abbey Inn, 61 Pencroft Way, Manchester M15 6AY. Free admission.