just to let you know there is a one hour Caravanserai Xmas special broadcast on Wednesday Dec. 21st, at 1pm on The Source FM.
www.thesourcefm.co.uk/listen
or 96.1FM if you’re around the Carrick Roads.
The show was recorded live at The Courtyard Deli in Falmouth and features:
Seamas Carey
Nick Jarvis
Rob Barratt
Caroline Carver
Michael Carver
along with your Caravanserai host, Mac Dunlop
hope you can tune in and join us
happy yuletide!
www.caravanserai.info
www.thecourtyarddeli.co
Posted by mac dunlop on 20 December, 2011
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Please join us for a delicious Caravanserai Yuletide meal and cabaret at the Courtyard Deli in Falmouth.
Courtyard Deli
Posted by mac dunlop on 13 November, 2011
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Jam is a brand new collective based in Falmouth which combines live music, poetry and open mic. Our first event will take place at 5 Degrees Below on the 28th November. It’s free entry and there will also be a bar available for those in need of some alcohol fueled courage! So feel free to come spread your words whether it’s through song or poetry.
Posted by mac dunlop on 26 November, 2011
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Taking over The Rum Bar, Falmouth on Tuesday 29 November, Telltales will be celebrating the launch of The Parabola Project Issue II: Quickening with an entertaining night of word wizardry, showcasing the rich creative talent featured in the new issue and beyond.
With readings from recently signed author Chelsey Flood, captivating travel writer Chris Brown and satirical performance poet Nick Jarvis on the cards, as well as free Winter Pimms, mince pies and an opportunity to look through the proofs and plates that all fed into the production process, it promises to be great evening. Not to mention the fact that it’ll be your first chance to get your hands on a copy of The Parabola Project Issue II: Quickening.
For those of you that don’t know, The Parabola Project is an independently published creative writing anthology that showcases creative talent from Cornwall and beyond. Available online in Waterstones Truro and from independent bookshops across Cornwall, it costs £6 – with all profits going back into the production pot for issue III.
So what are you waiting for? Get out your diary and write this in in permanent pen - “29 November, 7.30pm @ The Rum Bar, Falmouth, celebrating the launch of The Parabola Project and picking up my copy, can’t wait to see it…” or something similar.
Posted by mac dunlop on 26 November, 2011
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PICCOLINA November 2011
Thursday 1st December
David Grubb is to read at University College Falmouth – Tremough PL Lecture 4, 4.30pm – 6pm. To book, contact Helen Thomas: Helen.Thomas@falmouth.ac.uk
Wednesday 7th December: Lorna Thorpe launches her second poetry collection – SWEET TORTURE OF BREATHING (Arc Publications).
The Crown Inn, Lanlivery*, 730pm – FREE. (*off the A390 between Lostwithiel and St Austell.) Find out more on her website, where there is also a videoof her reading a poem from her last book – www.lornathorpe.com
Thursday, December 8th, from 7pmPlease join us for a delicious Caravanserai Yuletide meal and cabaret at the Courtyard Deli Art Cafe in Falmouth.
Hosted by wordsmith Mac Dunlop, featuring local accordion maestro Seamas Carey, and the popular poets Rob Barratt & Nick Jarvis.
Tickets are £20 – which include the festive meal below -are available in advance from the Courtyard Deli at 2 Bells Court Falmouth, or by phone on 01326 319526 (places are limited so it is advisable to book early)
Yuletide cabaret menu:
Home-baked Bread on arrival
Ham Hock Terrine with Spiced Red Cabbage Chutney
Veggie option: Baked Cornish Organic Brie with above chutney
Roast Baby Pumpkin with Melted Gruyere fondue filling & Roast Cornish Vegetables
Christmas Tarts with our own Boozy, Quince Mincemeat & clotted cream
Gluten free, Vegan & Dairy free diets will also be catered for on request.
www.courtyarddeli.co www.caravanserai.info
Saturday 10th December Camelford. The Indian King Poets are running two more Saturday morning sessions at Garmoe Cottage to discuss the T S Eliot Prize shortlisted poets, on 10 December from 10 am – 12 pm, and 7th January. No fee,but contributions to heating and refreshments welcome. Non-members welcome.
Reading in Camelford (venue t.b.c.): Saturday 10 December open mic session with visiting poet Lorna Thorpe reading from her second collection, Sweet Torture of Breathing, out soon from Arc. Entrance by donation; do bring a couple of poems in case your name gets drawn out of the hat. Time t.b.c. but usually 2.304.30 pm.Contact Helen Jagger Wood on 01840 212161 or indianking@btconnect.com
2012 Looking Ahead:
Saturday 11th February Caroline Carver and Michael Swan reading and discussing their work at the Morrab Library 10.15 to 12.30Caroline will be launching her new book.
Open Mic – contact Jenny Hamlett jenny.kanow@hotmail.co.uk
Thursday 16th February
FPG AGM at 6.30, followed by readings/launch of Caroline Carver’s new collection (due January) and Moira Andrew’s ‘Firebird’
Ongoing:
INDIAN KING POETS, CAMELFORD
Indian King Poets meet most Monday mornings at Garmoe Cottage, Camelford, from 10 am – 12/12.30 pm for writing together and to bring poems for peer criticism. Become a member for £12 p.a. and then £6 per session (and occasional day long workshops for £15 instead of £30 or £25).
Penzance Poetry Society Stanza meets the first Monday in the month (second Monday when there is a Bank Holiday) at The Orchard Room The Centre – Newlyn
Chywoone Hill Newlyn TR18 5AR 01736 365890
The cost will be £2.00 per session to be paid on the day and will include tea and coffee. Please get in touch with Jenny Hamlett if you need directions. 01736 363146 jenny.kanow@hotmail.co.uk
Liskeard Poetry group meets second Monday of month at Stuart House. Barras St. Liskeard 4.30pm to approx 6.30 More details
contact sec: annfoweraker@yahoo.co.uk
The Falmouth Poetry Group meets every second Monday of the month at 7.00pm in the library of Cornwall Polytechnic, Church Street, Falmouth, (the Poly), FPG members £2, non-members £3 per session. Poems are read aloud by the poet, then discussed and work-shopped before the poet comes back in. Criticism is acute and professional, (always friendly), but can be very helpful. (FPG annual subscription is £10.) For more information go to: moira.andrew@uwclub.net.
Posted by mac dunlop on 26 November, 2011
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CARAVANSERAI PRESENTS:
An evening with Caravanserai at the Independent School of Art.
Annie Lovejoy and Mac Dunlop present caravanserai – a residency programme and performance platform on the Roseland Peninsula, along with special performances by Nick Jarvis, Danielle Allen and Seamas Carey.
You are invited to bring food and drink to share to:
St. Gluvias Church Hall, Penryn
(pathway/gate next to #46 West Street)
on Thursday November 3rd at 7:30pm
Posted by mac dunlop on 2 November, 2011
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Upcoming Poetry events in Cornwall
(from piccolina)
Thursday November 3rd, 7:30pm
An evening with Caravanserai at the Independent School of Art.
You are invited to bring food and drink to share to:
St. Gluvias Church Hall, Penryn
(pathway/gate next to #46 West Street)
Annie Lovejoy and Mac Dunlop present caravanserai – a creative residency programme and performance platform on the Roseland Peninsula, along with special performances by poets Nick Jarvis, and Danielle Allen and music from Seamas Carey.
Saturday 5th November: The Indian King Poets are running two Saturday morning sessions at Garmoe Cottage to discuss the T S Eliot Prize shortlisted poets, on 5th November and 10 December from 10 am – 12 pm. Members have been allocated one poet and will take it in turns to lead discussion, 5 poets per session. No fee, but contributions to heating and refreshments welcome. Non-members welcome.
Contact Helen Jagger Wood on 01840 212161 or indianking@btconnect.com
Saturday 12th November: Trebah Gardens Workshop
with Caroline Carver andTom Scott. Cafe Annexe on Saturday November 12th. As it’s the day after Armistice Day, and remembering Trebah’s close links with the Normandy landings, the theme will be Departures, not just of war but departures in every sense you can think of, perhaps even threatened departures of much beloved species,due to diseases like Sudden Oak Death.
The workshop is 10:00 – 2:30, price is £12 including admission to the gardens.
contact: carvers@macace.net
Wednesday 7th December: Lorna Thorpe launches her second poetry collection – SWEET TORTURE OF BREATHING (Arc Publications).
The Crown Inn, Lanlivery*, 730pm – FREE.
(*off the A390 between Lostwithiel and St Austell.)
Lorna’s debut pamphlet was a Poetry Book Society Pamphlet Choice and her first collection, A GHOST INMY HOUSE, received critical acclaim. She has been called ‘a distinctive and powerful talent whose poetry conjures love, lust and music with naturalistic anecdotal brilliance.’ Of her work Alison Brackenbury said, ‘I have rarely read work with such a compelling emotional rush,’ while Linda France says of the new book: ‘With a tang of Frank O’Hara – ambivalent, allusive, ecstatic – Lorna Thorpe’s new collection toys with death and disappointment but ultimately is on the side of life, love and the perfect Martini.’ Lorna will read some poems from the book in what promises to be an informal and entertaining evening.Find out more on her website, where there is also a video of her reading a poem from her last book – www.lornathorpe.com
Saturday 10th December Please see Saturday 5th November and Indian King Poets
Reading in Camelford (venue t.b.c.): Saturday 10 December open mic session with visiting poet Lorna Thorpe reading from her second collection, Sweet Torture of Breathing, out soon from Arc. Entrance by donation; do bring a couple of poems in case your name gets drawn out of the hat. Time t.b.c. but usually 2.30-4.30 pm.
INDIAN KING POETS, CAMELFORD
Indian King Poets meet most Monday mornings at Garmoe Cottage, Camelford, from 10 am – 12/12.30 pm for writing together and to bring poems for peer criticism. Become a member for £12 p.a. and then £6 per session (and occasional day long workshops for £15 instead of £30 or £25).
Penzance Poetry Society Stanza meets the first Monday in the month (second Monday when there is a Bank Holiday) at The Orchard Room The Centre – Newlyn
Chywoone Hill Newlyn TR18 5AR 01736 365890
The cost will be £2.00 per session to be paid on the day and will include tea and coffee. Please get in touch with Jenny Hamlett if you need directions. 01736 363146 jenny.kanow@hotmail.co.uk
Liskeard Poetry group meets second Monday of month at Stuart House. Barras St. Liskeard 4.30pm to approx 6.30 More details
contact sec: annfoweraker@yahoo.co.uk
The Falmouth Poetry Group meets every second Monday of the month at 7.00pm in the library of Cornwall Polytechnic, Church Street, Falmouth, (the Poly),
FPG members £2, non-members £3 per session. Poems are read aloud by the poet, then discussed and work-shopped before the poet comes back in. Criticism is acute and professional, (always friendly), but can be very helpful. (FPG annual subscription is £10.)
For more information go to: moira.andrew@uwclub.net.
Posted by mac dunlop on 17 October, 2011
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Who Came First?
I remember
we met
in the birthing pool
our Genes collided
and welded together
like a virus and its host
I gave you a piece of my mind
You gave me love
And over time
We seriously considered
making
beautiful music together
Yet, after all that
many years later,
we were still left
wondering
who came first?
Posted by mac dunlop on 6 October, 2011
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It’s the Unspoken Word episode about ‘entropy’.
-the one where I try to make order out of the chaos of my kitchen-
recorded for radio with a live audience at Telltales XXV in Falmouth,
The one about Entropy
Posted by mac dunlop on 6 October, 2011
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source: PICCOLINA September 2011
The Poetry School Seminar · 6:30 to 8:30 pm £3.00 refreshments, THE COOKBOOK· ST JUST · PENWITH, RING AHEAD TO BOOK * 01736 787 266
with Revd Judith Pollinger on
rev.judith(at)btinternet.com. They cost £10.00 per day.
Nicholas Sagovsky until recently Canon Theologian Westminster Abbey on Eliot’s ‘Four Quartets.’
with Caroline Carver and Tom Scott. Cafe Annexe on Saturday November 12th. As it’s the day after Armistice Day, and remembering Trebah’s close links with the Normandy landings, the theme will be Departures, not just of war but departures in every sense you can think of, perhaps even threatened departures of much beloved species,due to diseases like Sudden Oak Death.
Fradgan House,
The Fradgan,
Newlyn,
TR18 5BE
For details and confirmation of the date please contact:Diana Dixon on 01736 333180,
email address: artemisdd@tiscali.co.uk
Please come and read some poetry to us and join in the drumming too, if you like…
Buffet supper inclusive but please bring drink of your choice. Retiring collection.
This unfunded poetic voice for Cornwall is read around the world, don’t miss out order today from: Poetry Cornwall. 11a Penryn St, Redruth, TR15 2SP.
Posted by mac dunlop on 21 September, 2011
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