LONDON: Smith/Doorstop at the Troubadour

Monday, October 6th, 2008, 8pm, £6/£5
The Troubadour,
263-267 Old Brompton Road,
London,
SW5

Smith/Doorstop Pamphlet prizewinners: Yvonne Green, Padraig O’Morain, Julia Deakin, River Wolton... plus Peter Carpenter, Allison McVety, Judy Brown, Anthony Wilson, Cherry Smyth and Charles Evans, introduced by editors Peter and Ann Sansom.

Boukhara by Londoner Yvonne Green - "enthralling and lovely poems… rich recollections of another country".
You’ve Been Great by Kildare-born Padraig O’Morain - "quiet poetry, strong with the humours and occasional horrors of country life".
The Half-Mile High Club by Huddersfield–based Julia Deakin - "sharp and knowing… exuberance and sudden dark".
The Purpose of Your Visit by Derbyshire Poet Laureate River Wolton - "poems… full of life and promise".
(all published by Smith/Doorstop, 2008, all above quotes from Alison Brackenbury, 2007 Smith/Doorstop judge). - Plus guest readings from previous years’ winners/runners-up: Peter Carpenter, Allison McVety, Judy Brown, Anthony Wilson, Cherry Smyth and Charles Evans.