The Poetry Book Society has featured Ricantations as one of its Summer Recommendations 2018.
The Motley Muse
The Various Art of Poetry, or, ‘Not the Royal Wedding’
In The White Goddess, Robert Graves describes how the status of Irish ollaves was such that they were the only members of the court apart from the King entitled to wear six different colours in their apparel, and memorably compared roving bands of itinerant bards, dazzling in their motley, to the many-coloured mixed flocks of titmice — great, blue, coal, marsh, willow, long-tailed — that roam the countryside in autumn and winter, each singing their distinctive songs.
In Poetry International, John Robert Lee and Vladimir Lucien have teamed up to discuss the subject of Caribbean Collected Works, in which they mention a number of Peepal Tree titles.
Anthony Joseph: The Frequency of Magic
Saturday 9 June 2018, 5pm
St Pancras Room, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG
Sorrel & Black Cake: A Windrush Story
Saturday 23 June 2018, 7-10pm
Room 700, Leeds Central Library, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 3AB
A radiogram stands proud in the corner of Miss Letty’s immaculate front room. Gathered around are her family and friends, full of questions about her life and determined to give her the send-off she deserves. As they delve into her photo album and record collection, they are transported back to her arrival in Britain from the Caribbean in 1948, and the beginning of an incredible story.
To mark his birthday (70 years young!), John Robert Lee has published the poem 'Haiku at 70' at Arts Etc:
i.
on arthritic spurs
the aging cock’rel prances
to the chortling chicks.
The poem continues in six more stanzas, which you can read in full online.
Jacqueline Crooks is planning a number of exciting events in support of her upcoming book, The Ice Migration. She will be reading, delivering workshops and taking part in debates and discussions.
London Live (interview)
Friday 17 May 2018, 5.30pm
Jacqueline will be interviewed live on air. Tune in to hear more about her work and The Ice Migration.
Passport to the Motherland – Migration Dreams
Friday 8 June 2018, 18.00 – 21.45
V&A Museum
All tickets £5
There have been a slew of new reviews for the Slovenian translation of A Little Dust on the Eyes. Check them out:
Review written by Veronika Šoster for Trubarjeva Hisa Literature
This year through nominations by SABLE Lit Mag to The Literary Consultancy some Inscribe associated writers received free tickets to attend the prestigious London Book Fair, that took place 10-12 April at London Olympia.
Staged annually, LBF sees more than 25,000 publishing professionals arrive in London for the week of the Fair to learn, network, and kick off their year of business. LBF also features an Author HQ designed for writers, and a range of opportunities for those wanting to know more about the industry.
