Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Rack Press Interviewed

Poet Martina Evans interviews Rack Press publisher Nicholas Murray (aka moi) on the Writer's Hub.  Have a look!

Sunday, 9 September 2012

Free Verse poetry publishers' fair

Here are some pictures from the wonderful Free Verse poetry book fair held in London on Saturday.

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

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Poetry Book Fair Approaches!

Don't miss the poetry book fair in London this Saturday 8 September.

We will be there with readings from Denise Saul and Martina Evans at 11.30am

And countless other poets and publishers; it's the event of the season for lovers of real poetry

Fiona Larkin Wins National Poetry Competition

  Congratulations to Fiona Larkin for winning the National Poetry Competition. We said this morning we had just three left of her 2020 debut...