Left: The inspirational Charles Boyle of CB Editions and prime mover of the Fair, introduces Christopher Reid, who opened the fair. For once he was entitled to stand on a soap-box!
Right, poet Martina Evans reads at the Fair from her Rack Press pamphlet, Oh Bart! Even the camera trembled with admiration.
Left: Denise Saul reading from her Rack Press pamphlet, House of Blue including her Geoffrey Dearmer prize-winning poem, "Leaving Abyssinia".
Right: Melos Press founder, William Palmer, reads his moving poem "The Island Rescue" from the collection of that name.
Left: In the audience during the reading Rack Poets Denise Saul, Michèle Roberts, and Martina Evans
Right: The Rack Press book fair quiz:
Q: which national poetry treasure on the left is Michèle talking to here?
A: M****** Hor***tz
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