A date for your diary: On 21st October at 6.30pm, Cathy Bryant launches her new poetry collection: Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature.
The venue is City Library, just off Deansgate, in Manchester (the library that’s a stand-in for Central Library while it’s being refurbished).
There’ll be a chance to hear Cathy read poems from the collection, and she’ll be supported by several of Manchester’s very best poets.
As well as co-editing the Best of Manchester Poets anthology, Cathy is a favourite on Manchester’s live poetry scene. Her work has won several literary awards and she’s been published in anthologies around the world. Irritatingly hard to classify, her poetry hints at what it means to be female and intelligent in the 21st century, and is humorous, ingenious, charming, and punchy in equal measure.
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We’re working hard on Cathy Bryant’s new collection of poems: Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature. This is the first collection from a woman who is undoubtedly one of Manchester’s best emerging talents.
If you’re involved in the Manchester performance poetry scene, you’ll already know about Cathy. Here’s what fellow poet Angela Smith said about Cathy a few months ago:
“Cathy is a poet of great warmth and humour, whose poetry often looks at the everyday from a wry perspective, but still manages to retain a sense of wonder, beauty and the magical.”
We’re hoping to launch the book as a fringe event during the Manchester Literature Festival in mid-October 2010. To learn more about this book or any of Puppywolf’s activities, click the Newsletter link above.
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What are you doing on 16th June? Learning to play the Duduk? Winding balls of wool?
What a waste! Why not pop along to the Greenroom theatre on Whitworth Street to celebrate the launch of Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 1?
Entry is free of charge and you’ll be treated to performances by several of Manchester’s very best poetic talent, including Gerry Potter, Dominic Berry, Steve O’Connor, Cathy Bryant, Angela Smith, Simon Rennie, Gordon Zola, and many others.
It all starts at 7.30pm. Copies of the book will be available for purchase too. We hear rumours there might be free cake, but they’ve yet to be confirmed.
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We’re just about finished putting together Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 1. It’ll be hitting the bookshops around the middle of June 2010.
All poets whose work has been included have now been contacted. If you submitted work and haven’t heard from us, click the Contact link above and get in touch.
By way of a sneak peek, we can tell you that the book includes work by Manchester greats such as Gerry Potter, Dominic Berry, Steve O’Connor, Jackie Hagan, Dermot Glennon, Gordon Zola, Cathy Bryant, Angela Smith, Simon Rennie, Marvin Cheeseman, and many, many more!
And don’t forget the book’s launch gig, taking place at the Greenroom on 16th June, starting at 7.30pm. Many of the poets listed above will be performing, along with a host of other stars!
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Unfortunately, and with apologies, a series of unusual circumstances has meant the reviewing of poems submitted for Best of Manchester Poets, Volume 1, has only just begun.
We said that we’d be in touch by the end of March if your work has been accepted but now it’s looking more like it’ll be the beginning of May when we send out the emails. As always, watch this space, or join our Facebook group, to keep up with the latest information.
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The deadline for submissions to Best of Manchester Poets has now passed. Thanks for your submissions.
The book will be published in June 2010. Why not click the Shop link above to pre-order a copy? We offer FREE DELIVERY on orders placed in advance!
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A date for your diary: On 21st October at 6.30pm, Cathy Bryant launches her new poetry collection: Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature.