missive 20/06/11

Apologies for being a day late with this. Terribly unprofessional. Cheryl Burke I’m saddened to hear of the passing of Cheryl Burke after her battle with Hodgekin’s lymphoma that she so bravely and honestly documented in her “WTF Cancer Diaries”. She performed at the Cellar at the Poetry Cafe a few years back and really [...]

In defence of Poetry Unplugged

I still remember an Independent article by Christina Patterson from a few years back. The only part relevant to this blog is the first paragraph: One of the worst evenings I’ve ever endured was at an event called Poetry Unplugged. About 50 people were crammed into a sweaty basement, all perched expectantly on orange plastic [...]

Poetry Unplugged in the Grauniad

Stephen Moss is launching a bid for the Oxford Professorship and decided a night at Unplugged might help him. I come across as a bit of a nob. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/17/oxford-poetry-professor