by Kate Birch | Jun 18, 2021 | News
We are thrilled that the Poetry Book Society has chosen Gail McConnell’s pamphlet Fothermather from IS&T Press as one of the six books in their FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE along with Six (Zaffar Kunial), My father (Eduardo Moga), Noctuary (Niall Campbell),...
by Kate Birch | Jun 8, 2021 | News, Picks of the Month
READ AND HEAR THE POEM HERE. Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it’s the near-apocalyptic world we are living in, the raging pandemic, the creep of global warming. Maybe it’s simply the depth, beauty and nuance of this startling poem. Whatever the reason, voters chose Jayant...
by Helen Ivory | Jun 4, 2021 | Featured, News, Poetry
Please join us on zoom for live readings from Christopher Reid, Leslie Ingram and Kymm Coveney on Saturday 5th at 4pm GMT This is part of our monthly award-winning ‘Live from the Butchery’ series, hosted by Helen Ivory and Martin Figura from their home (an old...
by Kate Birch | May 18, 2021 | News, Picks of the Month
READ and HEAR their poem here. ‘Beautiful… and provoking’ Add memories of ‘long lost summers, childhood curiosity and innocence’ to that as well as an excellent metre, rhythms, imagery and wordplay and you get the reasons why “Little boy dream’ by...
by Kate Birch | May 15, 2021 | News
WE’VE WON! Today Sabotage Reviews announced that Live From the Butchery, run in association with Ink Sweat & Tears, and co-hosted by Martin Figura, Helen Ivory and Kate Birch, had won the #SabAwards21 Best Regular Spoken Word Night and that is despite the...
by Helen Ivory | May 8, 2021 | News, Poetry
Please join us on zoom for live readings from Tim Liardet, Jennifer Militello and Jenny Pagdin on Sunday 9th May at 4pm GMT This is part of our monthly ‘Live from the Butchery’ series, hosted by Helen Ivory and Martin Figura from their home (an old...
