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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:48:35 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Openned Blog</title><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:35:43 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-GB</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>First Annual Brighton Poetry Festival</title><category>Alan Halsey</category><category>Alan Hay</category><category>Andrea Brady</category><category>Carol Watts</category><category>Chris Goode</category><category>Geraldine Monk</category><category>Jeff Hilson</category><category>Jeremy Hardingham</category><category>Jonty Tiplady</category><category>Justin Katko</category><category>Marianne Morris</category><category>Michael Kindellan</category><category>Sean Bonney</category><category>Sophie Robinson</category><category>Stuart Calton</category><category>Tim Atkins</category><category>Tom Jones</category><category>Tom Raworth</category><category>Trevor Joyce</category><category>UK Events</category><category>Vahni Capildeo</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/12/first-annual-brighton-poetry-festival.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6895498</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Friday 16th - Saturday 17th April</p>
<ul>
<li>Tim Atkins</li>
<li>Sean Bonney</li>
<li>Andrea Brady</li>
<li>Stuart Calton</li>
<li>Vahni Capildeo</li>
<li>Chris Goode</li>
<li>Alan Halsey</li>
<li>Jeremy Hardingham</li>
<li>Alan Hay</li>
<li>Jeff Hilson</li>
<li>Tom Jones</li>
<li>Trevor Joyce</li>
<li>Justin Katko</li>
<li>Michael Kindellan</li>
<li>Geraldine Monk</li>
<li>Marianne Morris</li>
<li>Tom Raworth</li>
<li>Sophie Robinson</li>
<li>Jonty Tiplady</li>
<li>Carol Watts</li>
</ul>
<p>Information about costs, times, venues, and line-up will be sent out shortly. In the meantime, festival contacts include <a href="mailto:k.sutherland@sussex.ac.uk" target="new">Keston Sutherland</a>, <a href="mailto:djk5474@gmail.com" target="new">Daniel Kane</a>, and/or <a href="mailto:s.crangle@sussex.ac.uk" target="new">Sara Crangle</a>.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6895498.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Arthur Shilling Press Overload</title><category>Online</category><category>Publications</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:14:20 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/11/arthur-shilling-press-overload.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6978017</guid><description><![CDATA[Harry Godwin is doing too much over at Arthur Shilling, so just <a href="http://arthur-shilling-press.blogspot.com/" target="new">go there</a>.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6978017.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>FREAKLUNG Submissions</title><category>Calls for Work</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/11/freaklung-submissions.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6894199</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>FREAKLUNG is accepting submissions for its 'Odes' issue up until 31st March. The issue will be commemorating the 10th anniversary of Barry MacSweeney's passing.</p>
<p>All work should be sent to the Editor, <a href="mailto:ninerrors@googlemail.com" target="new">Linus Slug</a> for consideration.</p>
<p>Further details on <a href="http://ninerrors.blogspot.com/" target="new">the website</a>.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6894199.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Mehmet Yashing, Parasol Unit Reading</title><category>London Events</category><category>Mehmet Yashin</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/10/mehmet-yashing-parasol-unit-reading.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:5778162</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Thursday 18th March, 7pm&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Mehmet Yashin</li>
</ul>
<p>Parasol Unit, 14 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-5778162.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Knives, Forks and Spoons Launch</title><category>Alex Davies</category><category>Dermot Glennon</category><category>John Hall</category><category>Neil Campbell</category><category>Steven Waling</category><category>UK Events</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:07 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/9/knives-forks-and-spoons-launch.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6864934</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Tuesday 16th March, 7pm</p>
<p>Featuring:</p>
<ul>
<li>Neil Campbell</li>
<li>Alex Davies (via recording)</li>
<li>Dermot Glennon</li>
<li>John Hall</li>
<li>Steven Waling</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>You are invited to the first Knives Forks and Spoons launch night. There will be a fully laden bookstall and plenty of real-ales, European lagers and real-cider.</blockquote>
<p>The Crescent, 20 The Crescent, Salford, Manchester M5 4PF</p>
<p>Admission is free.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6864934.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Infinite Difference: Other Poetries by UK Women Poets</title><category>Andrea Brady</category><category>Anna Reckin</category><category>Anne Blonstein</category><category>Carlyle Reedy</category><category>Carol Watts</category><category>Caroline Bergvall</category><category>Carrie Etter</category><category>Catherine Hales</category><category>Claire Crowther</category><category>Denise Riley</category><category>Emily Critchley</category><category>Frances Kruk</category><category>Frances Presley</category><category>Harriet Tarlo</category><category>Isobel Armstrong</category><category>London Events</category><category>Lucy Sheerman</category><category>Marianne Morris</category><category>Publications</category><category>Rachel Lehrman</category><category>Redell Olsen</category><category>Sascha Akhtar</category><category>Sophie Mayer</category><category>Sophie Robinson</category><category>Wendy Mulford</category><category>Zoë Skoulding</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:28:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/8/infinite-difference-other-poetries-by-uk-women-poets.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6944594</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.openned.com/storage/post-images/Infinite300.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1268053329002" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>An anthology of radical new women's poetry from the UK, featuring work by: Sascha Akhtar, Isobel Armstrong, Caroline Bergvall, Elisabeth Bletsoe, Anne Blonstein, Andrea Brady, Emily Critchley, Claire Crowther, Carrie Etter, Catherine Hales, Frances Kruk, Rachel Lehrman, Sophie Mayer, Marianne Morris, Wendy Mulford, Redell Olsen, Frances Presley, Anna Reckin, Carlyle Reedy, Denise Riley, Sophie Robinson, Lucy Sheerman, Zo&euml; Skoulding, Harriet Tarlo, Carol Watts.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&pound;12.95 / $20, ed. Carrie Etter, Shearsman, 2010 (Paperback, 211 pages)</p>
<p><strong>ISBN</strong> 9781848610996</p>
<p>Available via the <a href="http://www.openned.com/bookshelf/">Bookshelf</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Wednesday 10th March, 7.30pm</p>
<p>The launch of Infinite Difference: Other Poetries by UK Women Poets, featuring:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sascha Akhtar</li>
<li>Isobel Armstrong</li>
<li>Caroline Bergvall</li>
<li>Andrea Brady</li>
<li>Emily Critchley</li>
<li>Claire Crowther</li>
<li>Catherine Hales</li>
<li>Frances Kruk</li>
<li>Rachel Lehrman</li>
<li>Wendy Mulford</li>
<li>Redell Olsen</li>
<li>Frances Presley</li>
<li>Sophie Robinson</li>
<li>Zo&euml; Skoulding</li>
<li>Harriet Tarlo</li>
</ul>
<p>Swedenborg Hall, Swedenborg House, 20/21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH</p>
<p>Admission is free.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6944594.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Runnymede International Literary Festival</title><category>Caroline Bergvall</category><category>Emily Critchley</category><category>Frances Kruk</category><category>Frances Presley</category><category>John Hall</category><category>Kristen Kreider</category><category>Sean Bonney</category><category>UK Events</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/8/runnymede-international-literary-festival.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6863812</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Tuesday 16th - Saturday 20th March</p>
<p>Events of interest on Saturday 20th:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>10.30am - 12pm</strong> Poetic Practice Workshop: Kristen Kreider (International Building In243) - 20 places</li>
<li><strong>12.30 - 1.30pm</strong> Students from the MA in Poetic Practice (International Building In243)</li>
<li><strong>2 - 3pm</strong> Caroline Bergvall and John Hall (Management Auditorium)</li>
<li><strong>3.15 - 4.15pm</strong> Emily Critchely and Francis Presley (Management Auditorium)</li>
<li><strong>4.30 - 5.30pm</strong> Sean Bonney and Frances Kruk (Management Auditorium)</li>
</ul>
<p>Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX</p>
<p>Admission to events is free.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/binary/com.epicentric.contentmanagement.servlet.ContentDeliveryServlet/RBC%2520Portal/LGCL%2520Categories/Leisure%2520%2526%2520culture/Rfest.pdf" target="new">Download full programme</a>.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6863812.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>SPINE Vol. 2</title><category>Charlotte Gringras</category><category>Chris McCabe</category><category>David Simms</category><category>Derek Henderson</category><category>Harry Godwin</category><category>Jack Seward</category><category>Jim Heavily</category><category>John Muckle</category><category>Online</category><category>Robert Leitz</category><category>Robert Smith</category><category>Simon Charlton</category><category>Simon Howard</category><category>Susan Banks</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:00:41 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/7/spine-vol-2.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6853253</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>SPINE Vol. 2: Issue 2 is <a href="http://www.spinewriters.com/" target="new">now online</a>, featuring:</p>
<ul>
<li>Susan Banks</li>
<li>Simon Charlton</li>
<li>Harry Godwin</li>
<li>Charlotte Gringras</li>
<li>Jim Heavily</li>
<li>Derek Henderson</li>
<li>Simon Howard</li>
<li>Robert Leitz</li>
<li>Chris McCabe</li>
<li>John Muckle</li>
<li>Jack Seward</li>
<li>David Simms</li>
<li>Robert Smith</li>
</ul>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6853253.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>CLR Online</title><category>Andrea Brady</category><category>Daniel Elstein</category><category>John James</category><category>Keston Sutherland</category><category>Lorqi Blinx</category><category>Marina Frasca-Spada</category><category>Online</category><category>Rebecca Stott</category><category>Robert Archambeau</category><category>Timothy Thornton</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/6/clr-online.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6852827</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Extracts from the first two Cambridge Literary Reviews are available <a href="http://www.cambridgeliteraryreview.org/online-content/" target="new">to view and listen to online</a>.  via Timothy Thornton</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6852827.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Geof Huth - ntst</title><category>Geof Huth</category><category>Online</category><category>Publications</category><dc:creator>Openned</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:11 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.openned.com/blog/2010/3/5/geof-huth-ntst.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">436447:4851876:6852837</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.openned.com/storage/post-images/ntst_frontsmall.PNG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1267790710932" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<blockquote>
<p>ntst collects 750 of Geof Huth&rsquo;s pwoemrds; one word poems, visual plays, portmanteaus, abbreviations and cuts of regular words. In the lineage of Aram Saroyan&rsquo;s classic 60s minimalist works these poems show the great maximalism of minimalism and are always both inside and outside.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>&pound;8, <a href="http://www.ifpthenq.co.uk/books.html" target="_blank">if p then q</a>, 2010 (120 pages)</p>
<p><strong>ISBN</strong> 978-0-9558641-5-5</p>
<p>You can view a sample of Geof Huth's forthcoming publication from if p then q, ntst, by clicking <a href="http://theotherroom.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/ntst20sampler1.pdf" target="new">here</a>.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://otherroom.org/2010/02/26/ntst-sampler/" target="new">The Other Room</a></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.openned.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6852837.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>