Wednesday 21 September, 7pm
Aubin & Wills, 188 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RH
Nearest tube: Westbourne Park / Notting Hill Gate
Free entry; refreshments provided
Please RSVP to info@pennedinthemargins.co.uk
Mark Waldron‘s first book, The Brand New Dark was published by Salt in 2008. His work appears in Identity Parade, New British and Irish Poets published by Bloodaxe in 2010. He lives in east London with his wife and son. His second collection, The Itchy Sea, is also published by Salt and is released in September.
Ahren Warner‘s first collection, Confer, is published by Bloodaxe in September. It has been shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection and was a PBS Recommendation. His poems have appeared widely in magazines and in the anthologies Identity Parade: New British and Irish Poets, Voice Recognition: 21 poets for the 21st Century and City State: New London Poetry, as well as in a pocket book, Re:, published by Donut Press. He lives in London.
www.ahrenwarner.com
Nathan Penlington is a poet, writer, live literature producer and magician. His work has appeared on stage, in print and on the radio. For seven years he co-organised London’s spoken word series Shortfuse, creating a number of new formats including Bards in their Eyes, Speed Cabaret, and Poetry Idol. His latest one-man show is Uri & Me, an obsessive look at the life of spoon-bending psychic Uri Geller.
www.nathanpenlington.com
SJ Fowler‘s publications include the collections Red Museum (Knives Forks and Spoons), Fights (Veer books) and forthcoming, the Lamb pit (Eggbox). His chapbooks include Johnny Tapia (Oystercatcher), the Songs of Salvador Sanchez (Red Ceilings press), Antonio Margarito (Arthur Shilling press), Klitschko (Zimzalla) and Poggel Intricate (Writers forum press). As well as written poetry, he has produced asemic writing, calligrams, concrete poetry and sound poetry. He edits the weekly interview series Maintenant for 3am magazine which aims to introduce European poets to English language audiences. He has also interviewed contemporary philosophers including AC Grayling and Simon Critchley. In 2011 he was appointed UK editor of Lyrikline and poetry editor for 3am magazine.
www.sjfowlerpoetry.com