E Y E W E A R, THE BLOG - FREEDOM MEANS BEING UNAFRAID TO WRITE WHAT YOU THINK

Eyewear likes to celebrate its seasonal book launches at the London Review Bookshop in Bloomsbury, London - one of the legendary and best bookshops in the UK. If you wish to attend our October 24th event, at 7pm - 9pm  please rsvp to: info at eyewearpublishing dot com - admission is free, all welcome, and we offer free wine or water. This book signing/ drinks reception, with brief readings, will feature the following authors: Gary Lachman (Occult expert, writer and Rock n Roll Hall of famer) and Colin Stanley (Wilson expert, novelist and poet) - who wrote the introductory essay for, and annotated the edition of, respectively, the acclaimed Colin Wilson reprint, Eagles & Earwigs Brian Jabas Smith - writer, singer-songwriter, journalist, in from Arizona Rebecca Close - over from Barcelona to accept her £1,500 Melita Hume prize selected by Vahni Capildeo Ken Evans - in from Manchester to launch his riveting debut Alex Wylie - our very own editor read...

Patron: Andrew Motion Tuesday October 15th 2013       (doors open 6.30 for 7p.m.) Ruth O'Callaghan P resents      Shoestring Poets Deborah Tyler-Bennett Roy Marshall Poets from the floor very welcome. Please leave the  poem you read to be considered for the next anthology.   LUMEN   88 Tavistock Place W.C.1 Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras.             Entrance £5/£4        WINE Camden/Lumen Poetry Competition Judge: Andrew Motion . Prize: 50 free copies plus a reading.Poems up to 40 lines. Single poems £2.50,  6 poems £10. Closing date 14 February 2014. Poetry must not be previously published. Proceeds to Homeless Cold Weather Shelters. No entry form is necessary. Please make out cheques to Caris Camden and send Ruth O'Callaghan, 49...

A rather late but nonetheless heartfelt reminder that Poetry in the Crypt returns on Saturday September 28 th at 7pm in St Mary’s Crypt, Upper Street.  Guest readers are Maitreyabandhu, Sharon Morris & Ian Parks with a supporting cast of floor spots, book & craft sales and refreshments (including cakes).  All for £4 in aid of Hospice Care Kenya.  Hope to see you there! Mike & Nancy

Patron: Andrew Motion               4th October 2013     7.00p.m.        (doors open 6.30)                           Ruth O'Callaghan Presents                                                    Ruth Padel                   Matthew Hollis                             ...

Patron: Andrew Motion Tuesday March 19th 2013 (doors open 6.30 for 7p.m.) Ruth O'Callaghan presents Gillian Allnut Elaine Feinstein Fiona Sampson Poets from the floor very welcome. Please leave the poem you read to be considered for the next anthology. LUMEN 88 Tavistock Place W.C.1 Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras. Entrance £5/£4 WINE

S.J. Fowler masterminded another huge mash-up of poetic talent in the hip heart of London's East End last night, here is what he sent out today as announcement... A thank you to everyone who contributed and attended last night. There were a few hundred in attendance and the performances were inspiring. I’m very happy the Enemies project could begin in such an atmosphere of pluralism and ingenuity, and that everyone is so enthusiastic about the project. Here is the footage from the event:   Intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQVxS5egZUY Carol Watts & George Szirtes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8phvyg1Euhc Tim Atkins & Peter Jaeger http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2_G6niIJiw Holly Pester & Daniel Rourke http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlA21GaQCz4 Astrid Alben & Sophie Mayer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCzbkoXL9Cs Ryan Van Winkle & Kirsty Irving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyNJTr_o9Qo Paul Perry & Todd Swift http://www...

Camarade IV – February 9 th / 7pm / the Rich mix The lineup for the next Camarade event is finalised, it will officially be the first event of the Enemies project www.weareenemies.com   Chris McCabe & Tom Jenks ​ George Szirtes & Carol Watts Peter Jaeger & Tim Atkins ​ James Wilkes & Christodoulos Makris Stephen Emmerson & Lucy Harvest Clarke Alex Niven & Joe Kennedy ​​ ​ Roddy Lumsden & Carrie Etter Todd Swift & Paul Perry Marek Kazmierski & Stephen Watts Sophie Mayer & Astrid Alben Holly Pester & Daniel Rourke Kirsty Irving & Ryan Van Winkle Tamarin Norwood & tba

Poetry in the Crypt: Saturday October 13 th at 7 pm St Mary’s Crypt, Upper Street , Islington, N1 2TX Featured readers: D.M. BLACK MURRAY BODO SHEILA HILLIER

Poets for Pussy Riot Wednesday August 29th 2012 - 7pm until late - Free entrance at the Rich mix arts centre , main space venue 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA 020 7613 7498 http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/poets-for-pussy-riot/ http://www.poetrylibrary.org.uk/events/readings/?id=7916 With the news that Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Yekaterina Samutsevich of the Russian punk collective, Pussy Riot, were sentenced to two years in prison for a wholly necessary and valid political protest, contemporary poets in London will come together in a unique evening of readings, featuring original poetry and text, as well as the words of Pussy Riot themselves. This event is an act of solidarity through the medium of poetry - a celebration of the courage and spirit of fellow writers of this generation, writing for real political change in a country that needs it. The event will feature over 30 poets, including Tim Atkins, David ...

Venue: Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park , Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG Ph: 020-8348 8716 Time: 8pm; Tickets £5.00 (Concessions: £3.00) 12 July 2012: David Harsent, Anne Stevenson David Harsent has published ten volumes of poetry. Legion , won the Forward Prize for best collection 2005 and was shortlisted for both the Whitbread Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize. His Selected Poems, published in June 2007, was shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize. A new collection— Night —was published in January 2011. It is the Poetry Book Society Choice for the Spring, and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize, the Costa Poetry Prize and the T.S. Eliot Award. He is currently working on English versions of poems by Yannis Ritsos. Harsent’s collaborations with composers, most often with Harrison Birtwistle, have been performed widely. He is Visiting Professor at Hallam University , Sheffield and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. ...

This is an open invitation to a launch reading-reception, at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, to be held 7 pm, Thursday, August 16th, 2012. This will be for my 8th poetry collection, When All My Disappointments Came At Once , from Tightrope Books (Toronto, 2012). I will be joined by three other Canadian poets, Ian Burgham, Catherine Graham , and Griffin-winner A.F. Moritz , who will each read with me. It is vital to know the names of those attending in advance, so if you are able to attend, please do rsvp me no later than July 16.  toddswift at clara dot co dot uk . I look forward to hearing from you soon. kind regards Todd

Tuesday 19th June 2012 (doors open 6.30 for 7p.m.) Ruth O'Callaghan Presents Readings by Martyn Crucefix Frank Dullaghan Poets from the floor very welcome. LUMEN 88 Tavistock Place W.C.1 Tubes: Russell Square , Kings Cross, St Pancras. Entrance £5/£4 Wine Patron Carol Ann Duffy - Poet Laureate

June 2012 3rd – Lucy Hamilton and Aviva Dautch – introduced by Mimi Khalvati 10th – John Hartley Williams and Chris Hamilton-Emery 17th – Jude Rosen and Stephen Watts 24th – Oliver Bernard All readings start at 7.30pm - £5/£3 according to pocket Address: 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, London NW5 2RX Directions: From Kentish Town tube station walk up Leighton Road and turn left onto Torriano Avenue. Map Phone: 0207 267 2751

A message from Martin Penny, of Oxfam: We would be pleased if you could join us on Wednesday May 16th 7-10 pm, for a celebration of the launch of Lung Jazz , an anthology of young British poets, from Cinnamon and Eyewear presses. All proceeds from the sales go directly to Oxfam. Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. The  Lung Jazz Celebration will be at Goodenough College, London, in Bloomsbury, The Churchill Room. Some of Britain's best young poets reading one poem each in support of the anthology: FIRST HALF 7 PM Agnieszka Studzinska Alex Macdonald Alice Willington Alistair Noon Anna Johnson Ben Parker Chris Mccabe Todd Von Joel   Declan Ryan Eileen Pun Emily Berry Evan Jones Helen Mort Holly Hopkins Jacob Sam-La Rose INTERVAL SECOND HALF 8.30 PM James Byrne Jane Yeh Jon Stone Kate Potts Kathryn Simmonds Laura Bottomley Lorraine Mariner Liz Berry Neil Gregory Richard Lambert Sandeep Parmar Siddhartha Bose Stefan Mohamed Tiffany A. Tondut Cla...

Nine Arches Press and Sidekick Books present… Poetry Rodeo (London) Thursday 17th May 2012, at 7.00 p.m. Big Green Bookshop, 1 Brampton Park Road, Wood Green, London N22 6BG FREE ENTRY To celebrate the launch of Alistair Noon’s Earth Records, we welcome you to the Poetry Rodeo…. With special guest poets, Nia Davies, Alistair Noon, Edward Mackay, Andrew Frolish. Alistair Noon  was born in 1970 and grew up in Aylesbury. Besides time spent in Russia and China, he has lived in Berlin since the early nineties, where he works as a translator. His poetry and translations from German and Russian have appeared in nine chapbooks from small presses. Earth Records is his first full-length collection. Andrew Frolish was born in Sheffield in 1975.  After studying politics at Lancaster University, he trained to be a teacher in the Lake District.  His poems have been published in a variety of magazines, including PN Review, Acumen, Envoi, Tears in the Fence...

Readers (one poem each) for May 16 th   Lung Jazz celebration at Goodenough College, London.... should be a great night. AGNIESZKA STUDZINSKA ALEX MACDONALD ALICE WILLINGTON ALISTAIR NOON BEN PARKER CHRIS MCCABE CLARE POLLARD DECLAN RYAN EILEEN PUN EMILY BERRY EVAN JONES HOLLY HOPKINS JACOB SAM-LA ROSE JAMES BYRNE JANE YEH JON STONE KATE POTTS KATHRYN SIMMONDS LIZ BERRY LORRAINE MARINER NEIL GREGORY RICHARD LAMBERT SANDEEP PARMAR SIDDHARTHA BOSE STEFAN MOHAMED TIFFANY TONDUT

The next Poetry in the Crypt will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday May 26th in the crypt under St Mary's Church, on Upper Street, Islington. The evening will feature Kingston University's Emerging Poet in Residence, Liz Berry , an exciting new voice from Canada, Jenna Butler, (whose previous invitation to the crypt was thwarted by the Icelandic ash cloud), and Poetry in the Crypt host Nancy Mattson reading from her brand new collection Finns and Amazons. More details of all these excellent readers can be found on the attached flier. As always, there will also be floor spots, free tea, coffee and cake at the interval and an excellent bookstall. All proceeds will go to Hospice Care Kenya.