book launches
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A huge thankyou to everyone who came to the Linlithgow launch of The North End of the Possible last night. It was a great turnout and, from my and Holm’s point of view, an enormous success. Here are a few photos of the evening, courtesy of my good friend Thomas Ritchie: Stewart, Frank and I
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It’s exactly a week until the launch of The North End of the Possible and Rob A Mackenzie’s The Good News at the Scottish Poetry Library! If you’re within striking distance of Edinburgh on Saturday 4 May, come on down for 1:00 pm to savour some readings from me and Rob, enjoy a glass of
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This week, I’m busy preparing for a poetry retreat I’m leading at Nether Springs, the mother house of the Northumbria Community, this weekend coming (12 to 14 April). I’m excited about this because it’s the first extended opportunity I’ve had to put together poetry and spirituality. My previous visits to Nether Springs — always as
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On Saturday, the fine London-based Donut Press celebrated its 10th birthday with a quintuple book launch — Matthew Caley, Jude Cowan, AB Jackson, Wayne Holloway-Smith and Ahren Warner all launched their new pamphlets. I’m particularly looking forward to ABJ’s Apocrypha. I’ve heard him read from the sequence before and will be at the Glasgow launch
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A wee update on the launch of The Golden Hour Book ii: the readers will be Aiko Harman, Robert Alan Jamieson, Alan Gillis, Julia Boll and me. The two Alans are well worth hearing. I’m not familiar with Aiko or Julia’s work, so I’m looking forward to hearing some writers new to me. It’s at
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On Friday 25th, I’ll be back at Blackwell’s to read at the launch of The Golden Hour Book ii, an anthology of poetry, prose and music (it comes with a CD) by writers and musicians who have appeared at the eponymous literary cabaret, held in The Forest Cafe. It should be a good evening. The
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Summertime (officially), and the temperature’s freezing. That’s Scotland’s wind chill for you. Otherwise, it’s a glorious morning; a fitting follow-up to a good night at the Black Bitch, with Herbie Hancock‘s Maiden Voyage playing in the background. I lost count, but I think there were close to 30 people there. It was mostly Linlithgow folk,
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Tomorrow night, I’m on home turf to launch The Ambulance Box in Linlithgow’s Black Bitch Inn*. I’m expecting a smaller crowd than at the SPL, but looking forward to it just as much. The event kicks off at 8 pm. There’s a bar and I’ll be reading two 15-minute sets, though I’ve yet to decide
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What can I say about Wednesday night’s launch of The Ambulance Box and The Opposite of Cabbage at the Scottish Poetry Library that isn’t already in the reports by Peggy at the SPL (who does the name dropping for us), Colin Will and Rob himself? Rob is right to say it couldn’t have gone any
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Last night’s launch at the SPL was a huge success. We ran out of seating and wine glasses though not wine, I’m glad to say. Or books, I’m equally glad to say, despite the goodly number sold. Really, though, I’m far too tired to give you a proper account tonight. I had an unavoidably a
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After the success of Thursday’s Mirrorball launch, I’m very much looking forward to the launch for Rob A Mackenzie‘s book and mine on Wednesday at the Scottish Poetry Library. It’ll be a bigger affair than Mirrorball, I suspect. There’ll be wine and crisps (oooh, the extravagence!), and both of us will read. I’ve not yet
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Thursday’s reading at St Mungo’s Mirrorball with Rob A Mackenzie and performance poet Robin Cairns was a good night. As usual, Mr Mackenzie has got in ahead of me and blogged about it already. As he says, it was a varied evening but the audience was happy to switch mood and style along with each
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The Month of Book Launches is nearly upon me! First up is a triple launch: myself, fellow Scottish Salter Rob A Mackenzie and performance poet Robin Cairns. An eclectic mix, hosted by St Mungo’s Mirrorball in Glasgow. If you’re in the vicinity, come along. The reading is free, and there will be books to buy.
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Just a quick note on readings I’ll be doing in the coming weeks and months. This Friday, I’ll be among those making their six-minute appearances at West Lothian Write! at the Regal Theatre in Bathgate, sometime between 7:00 and 9:30pm. It should be a good night, if the standard of the work and performances by
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