The 39th Contextual poetry reading event is on Thursday 29th October @19:30-20:30 UK-time. To request a Zoom link for the event, please complete the form below. Our readers this month will be: John Adlam Annemarie Cooper Abdullah Imran Dave Kurley Alan Mansell Kate Miller Janet Philo Anthony Watts Should be another good one! To request [...]
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Contextual 39 – Next Week!
The 39th Contextual poetry reading event is next week, Thursday 29th October @19:30-20:30 UK-time. To request a Zoom link for the event, please complete the form below. Our readers this month will be: John Adlam Annemarie Cooper Abdullah Imran Dave Kurley Alan Mansell Kate Miller Janet Philo Anthony Watts To request an invitation to attend [...]
“New Contexts: 9” – now published!
In this, the ninth edition of New Contexts, you will discover more contemporary poetry and prose from both sides of the Atlantic: serious work which examines ageing and the past, nature and nurture, opportunities taken or missed; and softer and more light-hearted pieces perhaps inevitably addressing similar themes. New Contexts: 9 is a collection in [...]
“New Contexts: 9” – published this week!
New Contexts: 9 (published on Saturday, October 10th) In this, the ninth edition of New Contexts, you will discover more contemporary poetry and prose from both sides of the Atlantic: serious work which examines ageing and the past, nature and nurture, opportunities taken or missed; and softer and more light-hearted pieces perhaps inevitably addressing similar [...]
“Platform 1” – Thursday 26th November
Since November 2021 I have been hosting Contextual, an hour-long virtual poetry reading event hosted on Zoom. There have been thirty-eight Contextual evenings since then. These have been international events at which many people have read, primarily from the UK and the US, but also from Scandinavia and numerous other European countries. It has become [...]
“New Contexts: 9” is being published on the 10th October!
New Contexts: 9 (October 10th) In this, the ninth edition of New Contexts, you will discover more contemporary poetry and prose from both sides of the Atlantic: serious work which examines ageing and the past, nature and nurture, opportunities taken or missed; and softer and more light-hearted pieces perhaps inevitably addressing similar themes. New Contexts: [...]
Contextual 39 – Thursday 29th October!
The 39th Contextual poetry reading event is on Thursday 29th October @19:30-20:30 UK-time. To request a link for the event, please complete the form below. Our readers this month will be: John Adlam Annemarie Cooper Abdullah Imran Dave Kurley Alan Mansell Kate Miller Janet Philo Anthony Watts To request an invitation to attend the event [...]
Two books being published this October
Writing to Gisella and Other Stories by Ian Gouge (October 3rd) Writing to GisellaIn many ways it was the perfect summer break: taken on impulse, and filled with the beauty of Tuscany. For Rick it was also filled with love; the kind of love that changes a young man’s life forever. Then, without any explanation, [...]
Contextual 38 – what a splendid hour!
The 38th Contextual poetry reading event was held yesterday, Thursday 27th August @19:30-20:30 UK-time. As ever, thanks to all those who attended, especially our wonderful New Contexts: 8 readers: Isabel Greenslade Stephen Poole Gillie Robic Keith Willson Robin Wilson Jeffa Kay Iain McClure We all enjoyed a relaxed hour with a splendid variety of voices. [...]
Contextual 38 – in four days!
The 38th Contextual poetry reading event is in just four days, on Thursday 27th August @19:30-20:30 UK-time. To request a link for the event, please complete the form below. This month our readers have all had poems published in the New Contexts: 8 anthology Sam Aureli Isabel Greenslade Imran Abdullah Jenna Plewes Stephen Poole Gillie [...]
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