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Depth beneath surface energy
My reviews of On Purpose by Nick Laird (above), Mario Petrucci’s Flowers of Sulphur and Todd Swift’s Winter Tennis appear in the Summer 2008 issue of Poetry London, out now (£5). I also … more »
this is yogic
Life, Laughter, Love, Truth
reconsummation wrote 1 week ago: I fell, stumbled, succumbed Yet, the thought of you kept me I hope you will someday know Know this, … more »
Depth beneath surface energy
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permanenttourist wrote 2 weeks ago: My reviews of On Purpose by Nick Laird (above), Mario Petrucci’s Flowers of Sulphur and Todd … more »
new and unedited, "Voting Virgin" (written 6/12/08)
jenniferbadgley wrote 3 weeks ago: The Voting Virgin I explained again how to fill out the registration form, Skeptical, I ask … more »
stiffed (written 4/27/08)
jenniferbadgley wrote 1 month ago: stiffed searching for continuity a haze of could-be customers swirl in beer soaked air driving … more »
Digging around in Bishopsgate
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permanenttourist wrote 1 month ago: I spent this afternoon digging around in the Bishopsgate Institute’s archive, which is housed … more »
'How to Build a City' published in The Edgeless Shape
permanenttourist wrote 2 months ago: Most excellent literary magazine The Edgeless Shape (’a collection of new words and pictures … more »
"Black Panther" and Ackerman's Microcosm, &c.
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permanenttourist wrote 3 months ago: Today was a good day. First, a meeting with the lovely Will Carr, Director of The Poetry School. … more »
Tears in the Fence 47
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permanenttourist wrote 3 months ago: I’ve just received my copy of Tears in the Fence 47, which I think is one of the strongest … more »
April is the cruellest month
permanenttourist wrote 3 months ago: Work off the intellectual lethargy of the Easter holiday with three forthcoming readings wot I am gi … more »
End of the beginning
permanenttourist wrote 3 months ago: London Word Festival ended on Thursday night with our lively discussion event, Book Futures, fo … more »
Canon law
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permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: Sean O’Brien defends the canon in yesterday’s Guardian. I don’t quite know what to … more »
The Hill Fort
permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: Its only defences now, a ring of gorse, cat snake in strange fruit tangling the land with vine, its … more »
Landless space
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permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: In a discussion event I organised as part of London Word Festival, Melanie Challenger advoca … more »
Vomage and other neologisms Pt. II
permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: Video from London Word Festival launch party. There is a short clip of me reading the ‘Festiva … more »
Vomage and other neologisms
permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: Vomage n. a tribute to the night before Just one of the coinages featured on ‘The Wall of Neo … more »
Paternoster vs Babelfish
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permanenttourist wrote 4 months ago: Thanks to George Ttouli for translating some work in progress that I’d posted up here using va … more »
Various Poetastings
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permanenttourist wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been out and about a fair bit this last week, handing out flyers for London Word Festival … more »
Brahmodya
permanenttourist wrote 5 months ago: Whole books are written in the quest to define the art of poetry. Not a definition as such, but I ra … more »
Christmas parties
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permanenttourist wrote 6 months ago: A brief hiatus in slowly bankrupting myself in overpriced gift shops allows me a moment to update … more »
