Tuesday 20th October, 2009, 6.45pm, FREEBirmingham Conservatoire,
Birmingham.
Part of Birmingham Book Festival, with Salt Publishing and Nine Arches Press...
readings from Tom Chivers, Luke Kennard, Simon Turner and Matt Nunn.
Through their distinctive and bold poetry, these four poets re-imagine and re-interpret the digital age and the urban spaces in which we live. Their frequently surreal and wry poetry challenges language and poetic form to produce work that responds to the peculiarities of contemporary life and the ever-shifting landscapes it inhabits.
Tom Chivers’ first collection, How To Build A City, won the Crashaw Prize. He has also published a pamphlet, The Terrors, and is Associate Editor of literary journal Tears in the Fence.
Matt Nunn is a freelance writer and workshop leader. He is the co-editor of Under The Radar and Nine Arches Press.
Simon Turner’s collections include You Are Here, and Difficult Second Album, due out in 2010. His work has appeared in Tears in the Fence, The Wolf, and The London Magazine.
Luke Kennard is an award-winning poet, critic and dramatist. He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2005. His latest collection, The Migraine Hotel, was published in 2009.
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More details about Birmingham Book Festival here: http://www.birminghambookfestival.org/index.php
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