Free Virtual Reading on March 3, 2024

Launch of the Seasons, an excerpt from Welcome to Upper Zygonia

Feb 17, 2024

I’m very excited to announce the forthcoming launch and publication of the Seasons, an excerpt from Welcome to Upper Zygonia to be published by UK’s Full House Literary on February 29, 2024.

Reading with me on Sunday, March 3, 2024 7:30 pm GMT, 2:30 pm EST will be James Knight, Karenjit Sandhu and Maria Sledmere, three writers I asked Full House to invite because I love their work, which often includes a sense of whimsy.

If you’d like to attend the free virtual event, please register in advance.

Meet the readers for The Seasons Online Launch with Amanda Earl. Image of Knight as bird king. James Knight is a poet, artist, performer and publisher based in the UK. His visual poetry has been widely published and exhibited, and his books include Cosmic Horror (Hem Press), Chimera (Penteract Press) and Void Voices (Hesterglock Press). Website: http://www.thebirdking.com Sunday, March 3, 2024 7:30pm GMT; 2:30pm EST

Meet the readers for The Seasons Online Launch with Amanda Earl. Image of Sandhu throwing papers in the air Karenjit Sandhu is a poet, artist and teacher. Her debut poetry collection young girls! was published by the 87 Press in 2021. Her poems appear in Judith: Women Making Visual Poetry (Timglaset, 2021), Writing Utopia (Hesterglock, 2020) and Nemeses (HVTN, 2019). Her performance work has led to collaborations with the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Flat Time House and Camden People’s Theatre (all in London), as well as the Arnolfini (Bristol) and Galerie Eric Dupont (Paris). Her latest book is Baby 19 (intergraphia books) Sunday, March 3, 2024 7:30pm GMT; 2:30pm EST

Meet the readers for The Seasons Online Launch with Amanda Earl. Image of Sledmere seated on a rock and reading Maria Sledmere is an artist, writer and managing editor of SPAM Press. She is lecturer in English & Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde and her latest poetry collection, Cinders, was recently published by Krupskaya. Other books include Woundscape (Osmosis Press, 2023), An Aura of Plasma Around the Sun (Hem Press, 2023), Cocoa and Nothing - with Colin Herd (SPAM Press, 2023), Visions & Feed (HVTN Press, 2022) and The Luna Erratum (Dostoyevsky Wannabe, 2021). In 2023, Maria was included in the Saltire Society's ‘40 under 40’ list celebrating ‘outstanding Scottish creatives’. https://mariasledmere.comSunday, March 3, 2024 7:30pm GMT; 2:30pm EST

Meet the readers for The Seasons Online Launch with Amanda Earl. Image of Earl holding a copy of Beast Body Epic Amanda Earl (she/her) has been a working writer in multiple genres for over twenty years. Her mission is whimsy, exploration, and connection with fellow misfits. She has published poetry, visual poetry, short fiction and a novel. Earl is a pansexual polyamorous feminist writer, visual poet, editor, and publisher who lives on Algonquin Anishinaabeg traditional territory colonially known as Ottawa. Her poetry books include Beast Body Epic (AngelHousePress, 2023), Trouble (Hem Press, 2022), and Kiki (Chaudiere Books, 2014; Invisible Publishing, Canada, 2019). Sunday, March 3, 2024 7:30pm GMT; 2:30pm EST

I hope you can attend! The digital chapbook book will be available for purchase starting February 29, 2024 from Full House Literary, where you can also pick up digital chapbooks from great writers now!

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