Readings for 2007 January 6, Dept of Lifelong Learning. Writers' Day, with Jim Perrin March 9, Oxfam Marylebone Rd, Oxfam Poetry Reading Friday 20 April, Maison de la culture du PLateau Mont-Royal, Montreal, 5.30 pm (event in French); Friday 20 April, Paragraphe Bookshop, McGill Avenue, Montreal, 7.30 pm (event in English) 6 June, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 7 pm.
21 August, lecture: 'Charles van Lerberghe et la Chanson d'Eve à Bouillon', 8pm, Salle Godefroid, Chateau-fort de Bouillon, Bouillon. Lecture arranged by the Syndicat d'initiative de Bouillon and the extension de l'Université libre de Bruxelles. More information at www.quartierdebretagne.be
September 20th, Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, launch of the Red Poets new issue, 7pm
November 15th, Passa Porta, Brussels, with Gwynth Lewis, Richard Gwyn, Erik Spinoy, Eva Cox and others, 8 pm.
Thursday November 29: Ty Newydd writers's centre, Criccieth, North Wales: translation workshop and reading with Girogia Sensi, 5.30 pm
Tuesday January 29: Venice: Poetry reading with readings from I Canali di Marte by Giorgia Sensi. Arranged by Old World Books, Al Ponte Gheto Vechio, Venice. More details from
Monday 4 February, Reading at Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor
Thursday 7 February, reading at Oxford University Poetry Society
Friday 28 February: lecture, University College Dublin, department of French: Derek Mahon's fin de siècle: The Yellow Book
Saturday 29 February, Belfast, Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry: Reading with Ciaran Carson, Gearoid Mac Lochlainn, Gwyneth Lewis, Ifor ap Glyn, Sinead Morrissey.
23 August 2008, Fête du Quartier de Bretagne, Bouillon, Belgium: lecture 'Louis Boumal et la poésie des Ardennes en guerre' (French)
24 August Fête du Quartier de Bretagne, Bouillon, Belgium: Poetry reading with Frank Liefooghe (in French and Flemish). More details on both events from Guy Adam, tel. 003261467156.
September 9-14th, International Robert Graves conference, St John's College Oxford: 'Graves and the Contemporary Poet', Saturday 14th Sept.
November: Reading Tour of Czech Republic, dates and places to be arranged. The Canals of Mars appears in Czech, translated by Alexandra Buchler and Eva Klimentova, from Periplum Press (www.periplum.cz) in November.
2009
May 15, 16, 17 Prague Book Fair, launching Cerna Skrinka, a Czech translation of Canals of Mars and 19th Century Blues, by Eva Klimentova and Alexandra Buchler. Published by Periplum Press.
June 8 - Blue Sky Café, Bangor: Reading with Carmine Starnino. 7 pm. Event hosted by Poetry Wales.
June 10, Manchester Public Library, reading with Carmine Starnino, 1pm.
June 10, Poetry Wales Reading with Carmine Starnino, Ian Gregson and Zoe Skoulding at St Anne's College, Oxford. 7 pm, Mary Ogilvie Theatre.
19th Century Blues now out
Written by Patrick McGuinness
The new pamphlet, 19th Century Blues is now out, published by Smith/Doorstop and priced at £3. The pamphlet was a winner in the 2006 Poetry Business competition and is available to order from www.poetrybusiness.co.uk or from Amazon
Italian Translation of "The Canals of Mars" to be Published
Written by Patrick McGuinness
An Italian version of The Canals of Mars (Carcanet, 2004) will be published by Mobydick, a publisher in Faenza, on March 29th 2006. I canali di Marte is a parallel text edition, edited and translated by Giorgia Sensi. It includes 32 poems from the collection The Canals of Mars and four new poems which were included by kind permission of its author. The publication of the book was made possible by a grant from Llenyddiaeth Cymru Dramor/Welsh Literature Abroad.
Una versione italiana di The Canals of Mars (Carcanet, 2004) verrà pubblicata dall’editore Mobydick (Faenza) il 29 marzo 2006. I canali di Marte è un’edizione con testo a fronte, cura e traduzione sono di Giorgia Sensi. Il volume comprende 32 poesie dalla raccolta The Canals of Mars e quattro nuove poesie che sono state incluse per gentile concessione dell’autore. La pubblicazione del volume è stata resa possibile dal contributo di Llenyddiaeth Cymru Dramor/Welsh Literature Abroad.
In October 2007, Poetry Wales publishes a special issue of contemporary Québecois poets. The poets include Hélène Dorion, Pierre Nepveu, Paul Bélanger, Jacques Brault and Yves Boisvert.
The issue can be ordered from Poetry Wales or Seren books online.
In March 2008, Lynette Roberts's prose will be published by Carcanet. The book includes her war diary, short stories and essays.
In November 2008, the Czech publisher Periplum will publish a Czech translation of The Canals of Mars, translated by Alexandra Buchler and Eva Klimentova. See www.periplum.cz
An Italian version of The Canals of Mars (Carcanet, 2004) will be published by Mobydick, a publisher in Faenza, on March 29th 2006. I canali di Marte is a parallel text edition, edited and translated by Giorgia Sensi. It includes 32 poems from the collection The Canals of Mars and four new poems which were included by kind permission of its author. The publication of the book was made possible by a grant from Llenyddiaeth Cymru Dramor/Welsh Literature Abroad.