A good night yesterday June 28th at Alexanders, compered joyfully by Leih Steggall. There were some really wonderful - funny and touching - readings from Mandy Coe, the guest poet for the evening. Mandy's new collection of poetry for children: "If you could see laughter" is due to be published in September 2010 (Salt. Check out Mandy's wed site for moreinformation about her work: http://www.mandycoe.com/
There were also some great poems in the open mike sessions from Leih Steggall, Jake Campbell, Alyson O'Hare (welcome back to Zest!), John Jones, Ron Entwhistle, Maureen Weldon, Tom Corry, Colin Watts, Angela Toppinng, Rita Lamb, David K. Lamb, Janine Pinnion, Gill McEvoy, Linda Guest, John Gorman, Sue Boardman, Laurence Tierney, Mike Penney, Edwin Stockdale, Helen Hill, Bill Sheppard, Rina Tillinger, Elisabeth Hart, Sarah McLellan, Heather Freckleton, Katy Konrad, Stephen Foot, Jamie Bernthal, Ruby (Eileen) McCann, and Judy Ugonna. Thanks everyone!
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My children's book, also from Salt, will be out this month, called The New Generation. You can see both my cover design and Mandy's at http://saltpublishing.com/kids/, which is a free website with teaching materials and other goodies, from all the poets in the children's bookshelf and more.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't make the launch as you know, Gill....but I enjoyed our cuppa on Thursday and I'm enjoying a luxurious dip into your poems each bedtime. Congratulations on a superb collection, GillX
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