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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLEN GINSBERG!Friday 3rd June, 7.30 - 11pm, Forest Hall POETS + AH! SUNFLOWER + WITHERED HAND FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2011 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 85TH BIRTHDAY OF BEAT GENERATION LEGEND ALLEN GINSBERG! To celebrate, READ THIS PRESS in association with FOREST is holding a Beat birthday bash featuring poetry, film and music. 3RD JUNE, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL + + + + + + THE LINE-UP + POETRY INSPIRED BY ALLEN To celebrate the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, READ THIS PRESS has produced a limited edition handmade chapbook of poetry by contemporary poets writing in response to the great man’s works (ed. Claire Askew, Stephen Welsh). STARRY RHYMES: 85 YEARS OF ALLEN GINSBERG features new work by Kevin Cadwallender, Colin McGuire, Tracey S Rosenberg, Ryan Van Winkle & many others (full list here: http://www.readthismagazine.co.uk/onenightstanzas/?p=1472). Poets published in the chapbook will read their own work as well as work by Ginsberg. Confirmed to read: MICHAEL CONLEY // TRACEY S ROSENBERG // ALEC BEATTIE // COLIN HERD // MATT MACDONALD // SARAH QUIGLEY // COLIN MCGUIRE // MARION MCCREADY // RYAN VAN WINKLE AH! SUNFLOWER SCREENING We are hoping to screen AH! SUNFLOWER, Ginsberg’s 1967 documentary/London travelogue, in its entirety (running time approx. 25 minutes). There will also be a chance to hear recordings of the great man reading from classic works such as HOWL and AMERICA MUSIC SET — WITHERED HAND (solo set) I’m very excited to confirm that the night’s musical entertainment will be provided by the truly excellent WITHERED HAND: “Bummed-out folk with the saddest, most beautiful wistful sparkly banjo jams and the most hilarious, and yet totally heart-melting, lyrics ever, sung with a grizzled UK croak that’s hard not to love.” — WVKR FM, New York http://www.witheredhand.com/ 3RD JUNE, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL + + + + + + The event is + FREE + and BYOB! Donations to the SAVE THE FOREST FUND will be encouraged! Merch from the performers will be available in abundance, along with copies of STARRY RHYMES and other READ THIS PRESS publications. 3/6/11, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL (above the FOREST CAFE), BRISTO PL, EDINBURGH ALL WELCOME!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLEN GINSBERG!
Friday 3rd June, 7.30 - 11pm, Forest Hall
POETS + AH! SUNFLOWER + WITHERED HAND

FRIDAY 3RD JUNE 2011 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 85TH BIRTHDAY OF BEAT GENERATION LEGEND ALLEN GINSBERG! To celebrate, READ THIS PRESS in association with FOREST is holding a Beat birthday bash featuring poetry, film and music.

            • 3RD JUNE, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL + + + + + +

  • THE LINE-UP +

  • POETRY INSPIRED BY ALLEN

To celebrate the life and work of Allen Ginsberg, READ THIS PRESS has produced a limited edition handmade chapbook of poetry by contemporary poets writing in response to the great man’s works (ed. Claire Askew, Stephen Welsh). STARRY RHYMES: 85 YEARS OF ALLEN GINSBERG features new work by Kevin Cadwallender, Colin McGuire, Tracey S Rosenberg, Ryan Van Winkle & many others (full list here: http://www.readthismagazine.co.uk/onenightstanzas/?p=1472). Poets published in the chapbook will read their own work as well as work by Ginsberg.

Confirmed to read: MICHAEL CONLEY // TRACEY S ROSENBERG // ALEC BEATTIE // COLIN HERD // MATT MACDONALD // SARAH QUIGLEY // COLIN MCGUIRE // MARION MCCREADY // RYAN VAN WINKLE

  • AH! SUNFLOWER SCREENING

We are hoping to screen AH! SUNFLOWER, Ginsberg’s 1967 documentary/London travelogue, in its entirety (running time approx. 25 minutes). There will also be a chance to hear recordings of the great man reading from classic works such as HOWL and AMERICA

  • MUSIC SET — WITHERED HAND (solo set)

I’m very excited to confirm that the night’s musical entertainment will be provided by the truly excellent WITHERED HAND:

“Bummed-out folk with the saddest, most beautiful wistful sparkly banjo jams and the most hilarious, and yet totally heart-melting, lyrics ever, sung with a grizzled UK croak that’s hard not to love.” — WVKR FM, New York http://www.witheredhand.com/

            • 3RD JUNE, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL + + + + + +

The event is + FREE + and BYOB!

Donations to the SAVE THE FOREST FUND will be encouraged! Merch from the performers will be available in abundance, along with copies of STARRY RHYMES and other READ THIS PRESS publications. 3/6/11, 7.30PM, FOREST HALL (above the FOREST CAFE), BRISTO PL, EDINBURGH

  • ALL WELCOME!

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