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10.3.2014 - Evidently poetry night, Salford
Punk poetry bites back in Salford
Eagle Inn,18 Collier Street,City of SalfordM3 7DW7.30pm
£3 on the door
Join us for another night of "clever, witty and thought-provoking entertainment" at Evidently!
Boasting the fabulous talents of Rosie Garland and hosted by Salford's own Kieren King.
Not to be missed!
Also eight open mic spots are available (one poem - two minutes per poet) on a first come first served basis so if you would like a slot please arrive early to avoid disappointment. We are filming each night so everyone who performs will get a shiny new Youtube video if they want one.
Host, multiple slam winner Kieren King says "If you walk down a street and see three signs, one advertising live music, one advertising live comedy and the third advertising live poetry chances are people would go to either of the first two. We are looking to change that and give people a fun and entertaining night out".
Forget what you learned in school. This is poetry at its best.
15.2.2014 - ALL OUT Radio show, ALLFM Manchester
ALL OUT Radio Show of the year on ALLFM
ALL OUT the LGBT radio show on ALLFM 96.9 AND ONLINE
11am – 1pm
Saturday 15th February - Guest Rosie Garland
South Manchester's leading community radio station broadcasting across South Manchester for over 10 years.
We're on air every other Saturday at 11am til 1pm.
We'll bring you guests and comment of interest to the LGBT community of Manchester, if you've got something of interest to our community please get in touch using the contact page. If you want to get involved we'd love to hear from you, this show is not about the presenters it's about the diverse community of Manchester.
31.1.2014 - The Quiet Compere Tour 2014, Manchester
THE QUIET COMPERE TOUR OF THE NORTH - FIRST STOP - MANCHESTER
Three Minute Theatre,Affleck's Arcade35-39, Oldham StreetManchester, M1 1JGFRI 31ST JAN, 2014 Doors at 7:00pm
Sarah L Dixon, The Quiet Compere introduces her ten poets, ten minutes format at the delightful 3 Minute Theatre.
Book for this stunning line-up now as the ticket number are limited.
Jeff Dawson
Rosie Garland
Charlotte Henson
Jackie O'Hagan
Shirley May
Steph Pike
copland smith
Rebecca Audra Smith
Rod Tame
Tony Walsh
The Quiet Compere Tour is 'Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England'.
http://www.wegottickets.com/event/252313
17.9.2013 - Loose Muse anthology launch, Manchester
Loose Muse Women's Poetry Anthology Launch
Thomas's Bar & Restaurant,49-51 Thomas Street,Manchester M4 1NAEntrance £3.00Doors open 7.30pm
Performances start 8pm
Featuring 5 Manchester poets (including Rosie Garland, Steph Pike, Rebecca Audra Smith and others)
and 2 London Poets.
Plus Open Mic
(The open mic is women only but men are very welcome to attend and listen to some amazing women's poetry)
http://loose-muse.com/
23.8.2013 Stirred @Queer Alt.Manchester
Stirred @Queer Alt.Manchester
Date: Friday 23rd August
Time: 6pm
Venue: The PentHouse NQ,
Hilton House26-28 Hilton StreetNorthern QuarterManchesterM1 1EHhttp://thepenthousenq.com/
'Resistance may only be a paper's width
but use it all'
- Anna Percy
Stirred will be performing feminist, queer poetry at The PentHouse as part of Queer Alt.Manchester.
Featuring Rosie Garland, Sarah Logan, Rebecca Audra Smith, Anna Percy, Steph Pike and others tbc.
Come give your support to this free alternative festival.
http://stirredpoetry.wordpress.com/2013/07/21/mass-writing-is-action/
https://www.facebook.com/Q.Alt.Manchester
'Because we feel-we can act.
Inaction is a weapon of mass destruction.'
https://www.facebook.com/events/570566976336265/
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Jan 2022 - 'Why I Write Poetry' (Nine Arches Press)
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 10:00
‘Why I Write Poetry’
I’m honoured – my essay ‘Don’t Fence Me In’ is included in this wonderful collection! (Nine Arches Press, ed Ian Humphreys)
‘What motivates poets in the 21st century? How do they find their voice? What themes and subject matters inspire them? How do they cope with set-backs and deal with success? What keeps them writing?
In Why I Write Poetry twenty-five contemporary poets reflect with insight, wit and wisdom on the writing life, each offering their distinctive take on what inspires and spurs them on to write poetry. Also - individual writing prompts to help you create your own new poetry.’
https://ninearchespress.com/publications/poetry-collections/why-i-write-poetry.html
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Dec 2021 - The Poetry Society Best Books of the Year
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 09:55
The Poetry Society Best Books of the Year
A wonderful way to end a difficult year – ‘What Girls Do in the Dark’ selected by Pippa Hennessy as a Poetry Society Best Book of the Year!
https://poetrysociety.org.uk/poetry-news-best-books-of-the-year/
“Finally, Rosie Garland’s What Girls Do in the Dark (Nine Arches) – Garland is a true gothic polymath. This is reflected in her poetry, which roams through astrophysics, war zones, quantum theory, human biology, history, relationships and non-relationships, and more. The poems in What Girls Do in the Dark take this variety to extremes, yet somehow manage to bring concrete details and abstract ideas from all these areas together into a coherent, explosive, dazzling, gorgeous whole.”
– Pippa Hennessy is a bookseller at Five Leaves Bookshop, Nottingham. -
Dec 2021 - Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Written on Sunday, 23 January 2022 09:50
Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Thank you Henry Normal for selecting What Girls Do in the Dark for Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021!
Books: Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
Henry Normal, poet and writer
What Girls do in the Dark (Nine Arches Press) by Rosie Garland is my favourite poetry book of the year. Garland was a singer in the 1980s post-punk/goth band The March Violets. More recently, she’s established herself as a poet and novelist with several titles. I had the honour to read with her in Birmingham a while back, so when her new collection was released I was already interested. From the first poem I was captivated. She has a way of keeping one foot tentatively in the world we know with the other searching for a foothold in an unseen or imaginary world. I was inspired and transported by these poems in a way I’ve not experienced since first getting excited by the possibilities of poetry in my teens. I suspect it would not be good form to choose one of my poetry books for this feature but even if it was, I would choose Garland’s What Girls do in the Dark.https://www.northernsoul.me.uk/books-northern-souls-best-reads-of-2021/
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The March Violets in Vive le Rock!
Written on Saturday, 13 November 2021 13:54
Thank you Vive le Rock magazine, for the great feature on The March Violets!
https://vivelerock.net/product/vive-le-rock-84-motorhead-girlschool-preorder/
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The March Violets - 'Big Soul Kiss'
Written on Saturday, 13 November 2021 13:48
The March Violets at Record Store Day 2021
Well, look at what happened on Record Store Day UK on July 17th 2021!
The March Violets ‘Big Soul Kiss’ - all the 1980s BBC Sessions in one place.
And PURPLE vinyl too #RSD21 #rsddropsUPDATE – the entire pressing sold out in 24 hours. Jungle Records are releasing a CD version in 2022… plus more releases planned. Watch this space!
https://www.facebook.com/JungleRecords/
https://post-punk.com/the-march-violets-to-release-big-soul-kiss-double-lp-compilation-of-bbc-recordings/
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