REVIEW: JOE CARRICK-VARTY’S NEW PAMPHLET
54 QUESTIONS FOR THE MAN WHO SOLD A SHOTGUN TO MY FATHER || Reviewed by Stella Backhouse The banal landscape of suburban childhood and the comforting sing-song of early-years story books slowly zero in on something much more sinister. […]
Writing Advice: Poetry Reviews
By Stella Backhouse || Reviewing is a uniquely parasitic art form. Put bluntly, it’s writing about someone else’s writing. So what’s the point? Why doesn’t the reviewer simply let the source material speak for itself and then bog off and write their own damn poetry? In fact, most poets welcome reviews because they raise awareness, and may lead to […]
NOVEMBER 2020: LITERARY EVENTS ONLINE
Creative communities across the UK, and all around the globe, are STILL plugging the void in our lives with some amazing virtual events! No need to match the weather and be gloomy. HCE has created another list of some literary open mics, events and workshops to help you plan for the weeks ahead. […]
DOG POETRY – WITH MATT BLACK! COMPETITION & MORE
Details about Matt Black’s poetry competition (open NOW) & upcoming book launch/open mic.
COVENTRY-CORK TWIN CITIES POETRY EXCHANGE (2020)
The annual Coventry-Cork poetry exchange is now in its twelfth year. Two rising stars of Coventry's local poetry scene, Emilie Lauren Jones and Matt Black, were this year selected to travel to Cork (Ireland) to represent the city and perform their work. ...
REVIEW: TINA SEDERHOLM’S ‘EVERYTHING WRONG WITH YOU IS BEAUTIFUL’
The title is deceptive; the collection as a whole is far more nuanced and reflective than its smiley-faces moniker might suggest. For example, it’s comforting that failure makes Tina not beautiful, but interesting – something which for me has always been a more realistic ambition. […]
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS KATY WAREHAM MORRIS
Katy’s most recent publication, Making Tracks, is a pamphlet exploring the working life of her dad at the MG Rover car site in Longbridge, Birmingham. On UK National Poetry Day 2020, Katy was the headline guest at our Fire & Dust poetry event. We caught up with her after the gig, to ask a few questions…
EVE VOLUNGEVICIUTE: IRA LEVIN AND THE GREEN ISSUE
Ira Levin and the Green Issue By Eve Volungeviciute These classics have been widely discussed since they were first released; many interpretations and essay questions proposed, multiple adaptations made (some worse than others). There’s probably little...
October 2020: Virtual Literary Events
Here is the good news: creative communities across the UK, and all around the globe, are STILL plugging the void in our lives with some amazing virtual events! No need to match the weather and be gloomy. […]
REVIEW: RUTH STACEY’S ‘I, URSULA’
Review: Ruth Stacey’s I, Ursula I, URSULA BY RUTH STACEY V. PRESS ISBN: 978-1916505278 £10.99/72 pages Reviewed by Andrea Mbarushimana I, Ursula, published in 2020 by V. Press, is the latest collection from Ruth Stacey. A quick search on her website won’t...