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FourXFour Issue 30

19/1/2020

 
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​"There is a gap between acceptance and happiness, between pride and self-knowledge; there is a gap, between who I am and who I aspire to be.
There is a gap, and in that gap – life is lived."

- from 'Spoken Word Seven' by Kavita Thanki

FourXFour Issue 30 is online now!

Our featured poets for this issue are Olive Broderick, Ray Givans, Nathanael O'Reilly and Kavita Thanki.

Elsewhere, we have new work from Jo Burns, Alec Solomita, Elizabeth McGeown, Howie Good, Robert Beveridge, DS Maolalaí, John L. Stanizzi, Paul Connolly, Joe Cushnan, Anita Greg, Yvonne Boyle, William Doreski, Jack e Lorts, Paul Butterfield Jr, Alison Ross, Linda McKenna, Jess Thayil, Karen Mooney, Mel Bradley and Imogen Darling.

New Panning For Poems for National Poetry Day

3/10/2019

 
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​We have a new issue of our micropoetry broadside Panning For Poems to download for National Poetry Day.

Issue Twelve features: Adrian Fox, Alison Ross, Elspeth Wilson, George Ryan, David A. Estringel, Kevin Dowling, J. Taylor Bell, Alan Summers, Agnieszka Filipe, Roisin Browne, Debbie Strange and Azeem Lateef.

Poetry NI at Music In Mind Festival video

3/10/2019

 
Recorded at the Music in Mind Festival, in Whitehead Library, Antrim, Poetry NI hosted showcase of poetry and spoken word back in late August.

The festival was to help raise funds for Lighthouse, the suicide awareness and prevention charity. Our featured poets were Colin Dardis, Peter Adair, Rae O'Dowd, Darren Reihill, Stephen Knox, Geraldine O'Kane and Anthony Ferguson.


Poetry NI at Bounce! Festival 2019

15/8/2019

 
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Poetry NI and University of Atypical present an array of Belfast-based poets for a live showcase reading at this year's Bounce! Festival.

Join us on Friday 6th September, 3.30pm, at the Black Box, Belfast for an afternoon of powerful words, dazzling verse and stimulating insight from a great range of established names, slam winners and exciting new voices. This array of literary talent features:

Peter Adair
Colin Dardis
Imogen Darling
Elizabeth McGeown
Geraldine O’Kane
Rachel Spence
Patrick Taggart

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Each of the poets are disabled, writing about their condition and experience of having a disability, in a wide range of voices and approaches. This is a secular and inclusive event - non-disabled audiences are welcome.

Book tickets via Eventbrite.

Music In Mind Fundraiser for Lighthouse Charity

1/8/2019

 
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​Poetry NI is having a showcase of poetry and spoken word as part of Music in Mind Festival, to help raise funds for Lighthouse, the suicide awareness and prevention charity.

Join us in Whitehead Library on Saturday 31st August, 3pm for readings from Peter Adair, Colin Dardis, Anthony Ferguson, Stephen Knox, Rae O'Dowd, Geraldine O'Kane and Darren Reihill.

Free event, donations welcome on the day. Booking essential due to limited spaces: phone Whitehead Library on 02893 353249 to reserve your place.

FourXFour 29 now online

20/7/2019

 
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​Issue 29 of FourXFour Poetry Journal is now online!


Our featured poets for this issue are: Vivian Wagner, Howie Good, Eve Lyons and Peter Wyton.

Our other poets are: 
Eduard Schmidt-Zorne, CLS Ferguson, Bruce McRae, Steve Klepetar, Ray Givans, Walter Ruhlmann, Miriam Sagan, Eimear Bourke, Viviana Fiorentino, Bob Shakeshaft, William Allegrezza, Sven Kretzschmar, Ellie Rose McKee, CS Fuqua, Tim Dwyer, Larry Thacker, Rebecca Ruth Gold, Mark Brownlee, Caroline Collins, Molly Rice, Chloe Thompson, Richard Waring and Paul Butterfield Jnr. 

Submissions are now open for Issue 30:
Deadline: 31st October, 2019.

Instant Feedback Podcast: Belfast Book Festival Poetry Slam

17/7/2019

 
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The new edition of Instant Feedback Podcast is now online, and it's a Belfast Book Festival special from our recent poetry slam!

Host Marcus Keeley speaks to artists and performers before and after a live event, capturing their nerves and anticipation before taking the stage, and then their assessment and thoughts afterwards.

Marcus spoke to organisers Colin Dardis and Geraldine O'Kane. Also featuring interviews with prospective slammers Michael Wilson and Anthony Haughey.

Performances of all of the above poets are contained within, as well a poem each by Nathan Armstrong and Stephen Knox.

There's also a bonus podcast focusing on the semi-finalists and finalists of the slam, and their poems read on the night!
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