Andrew Philip
Distant Voices -- a one-day virtual poetry festival.I’m delighted to be reading at Distant Voices, the StAnza Virtual Poetry Festival on Saturday 14 November. It’s a free event linking up poets and poetry from 12 cities and towns across the world, from Mumbai to Sacramento, and stre...
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Natural MechanicalYesterday, the winner of the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize was announced as JO Morgan for Natural Mechanical. It’s a fine book and a deserving winner. A book-length narrative poem that so deftly handles shifts in time, perspective and voice would be an impressive achiev...
Andrew Philip
The reason for the shortness of breathing space mentioned in the previous post was, of course, Linlithgow Book Festival. LBF is now in its fourth year and simply going from strength to strength. This year, I was nowhere near as involved in organising and running it as I was the previous two but, ...
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip Nail biting over: J O Morgan won the Aldeburgh prize. A fine book it is too.

Yesterday at 8:05am
Andrew Philip
Andrew Philip
Thanks, Brian. See you at the Byre next week?
Yesterday at 1:50pm
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Andrew Philip Full details of the Virtual Festival on the 14th are here, where the webcast will be. I'm in the 2.30 pm to 3.00 pm slot:

"Live from The Byre Theatre, St Andrews, StAnza presents Andrew Philip, whose new book The Ambulance Box (Salt, 2009) has been shortlisted for the Aldeburgh Jerwood Prize for a first collection, plus surprise guests."

(And, no, I don't know who the surprise guests are!)

Source: stanzapoetry.org
StAnza, Scotland's Poetry Festival, is held every March in St Andrews, Scotland's oldest university town. With readings, exhibitions, performances, music, film and children's events, all in exciting and atmospheric venues, StAnza celebrates poetry in all its many forms.
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip will be reading as part of this event, which will be webcast.

Bringing a poetry festival right into your own home ...
Location:The Byre Theatre
Time:1:00PM Saturday, November 14th
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip hopes his nails will hold up until the appropriate point on Saturday ...

Rebecca Tickle Landscapes

Rebecca Tickle Landscapes
I honestly didn't know this until it pubbed today. It might not have any relevance. I know nothing (like most snobby Americans) about how anything works anywhere but here, but I thought it was apropos to yesterday's topic. I am not sure if I like the thought or not, but did think it interesting and didn't think PW woul...d come across your desk.



Sourcebooks PoetrySpeaks to Sell Poems by the Work

Read the full article at:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705223.html?nid=2286&rid=##CustomerId##&source=title&
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Source: www.publishersweekly.com
Sourcebooks has begun PoetrySpeaks.com, a site that features information about poets, their works, with the ability to buy a poem for 99 cents.
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip Nice write-up of my workshop by Mairi Sharrat. (Thanks, Mairi!)

Source: alumpinthethroat.wordpress.com
Last Saturday I found myself, through a lack of planning, in the predicament of needing to attend two book fairs in the one day, with the added complication of beginning to develop a heavy cold.
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip has just polished up an insomniac sonnet.

November 3 at 3:01pm
Rebecca Tickle Landscapes
Rebecca Tickle Landscapes
I can't wait to see that, one of my favorite subjects... This video, brief though it is, is another beautiful example of how important the voice can be to poetry. While I enjoy reading poetry, it is a different thing entirely to hear it spoken and to hear the author's own emphasis, his timing and his own dialect. I hope digital recording makes ... Read Morethis possible more and more frequently. I also hope you continue to record, I've seen you pass by on Doug Robertson's page, but now have signed on for first hand.
November 3 at 3:27pm
Andrew Philip
Andrew Philip
Welcome, Rebecca! Glad you enjoyed the clip.
November 4 at 1:10am
Andrew Philip
Feels like I’ve hardly had time to breathe since last week’s reading in Aberdeen, where Rob A Mackenzie and I read for Dead Good Poets. In Books and Beans, they certainly have a good venue: a good space with a clear acoustic and a great chai latte!The evening kicked off with half an h...
Andrew Philip
Andrew Philip
I should also say a huge thank you to Eddie Gibbons for taking this video.
November 4 at 5:11am
Rebecca Tickle Landscapes
Rebecca Tickle Landscapes
This might interest you, too.

Sourcebooks PoetrySpeaks to Sell Poems by the Work
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http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705223.html?nid=2286&rid=##CustomerId##&source=title&
November 4 at 1:49pm
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip A short video of my introduction and reading of "Summa" at the Aberdeen gig last week.

Source: www.youtube.com
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip enters the week of Aldeburgh-related nail biting.

November 2 at 1:39am
Spl Scotland
Spl Scotland
Can text you live updates if you like?
November 2 at 6:34am
Andrew Philip
Andrew Philip
Yes, that would be great. I'll be popping in tomorow pm, so we can swap numbers then.
November 2 at 12:01pm
Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip A good festival all round, I think!

Andrew Philip

Andrew Philip is pleased how well his workshop and the open mic went.