An afternoon of Poetry with Julian Stannard and Peter Robinson

Poetry Launch
Saturday, 30 September, 3pm-5pm

Join poets Julian Stannard and Peter Robinson for their launch of Julian's forthcoming collection Please Don't Bomb the Ghost of my Brother

Julian's last event with us, for his excellent collection Heat Wave, is one still discussed in the shop some three years later. His latest venture is not to be missed!  This is his ninth collection and he will be very happy to answer questions about the book. When he’s not writing poems in Southampton he  teaches Creative Writing at the University of Winchester. He is delighted to share the occasion with his friend and fellow poet Peter Robinson who will also be reading.

Peter Robinson is poetry editor for Two Rivers Press and The Fortnightly Review. The author of aphorisms, a collection of stories, two novels, and various volumes of literary criticism, he has been awarded the Cheltenham Prize and the John Florio Prize, as well as two Poetry Book Society Recommendations for some of his collections of poetry and translation, mainly from the Italian. His most recent collection of poetry is Retrieved Attachments.

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Access info
There is one step to get into the shop. We have a mobile ramp which we can set up upon request or if a customer rings the bell. The floors throughout are level and the doorways and all spaces, including the toilet, are accessible.

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