Thursday, May 18, 2006

The Best of The Rialto at The Troubadour, London, 22nd May

"What news on the Rialto?"

The much-awaited return of a top-quality, highly popular poetry magazine
that consistently features the best in established and up-and-coming poets
from across the country...

WHEN?
Monday 22nd May: 8 pm

WHERE?
The Troubadour, 265 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 (Nearest tube: Earl's Court)

WHAT?
What news on the rialto?: a celebration of “the rialto” poetry magazine (founded 1984) makes a welcome return to the Troubadour where editors Michael Mackmin and Dean
Parkin will host an evening of the best of Rialto poetry.

- Julia Casterton (b. Nottingham, 1952), 2005 Poetry Trust
(Aldeburgh) Writer-in-Residence, won the Jerwood Aldeburgh Prize for The
Doves of Finisterre (2004);
- John Siddique (b. Rochdale, 1964) worked for 3 yrs as
Writer-in-Residence at Wetherby Prison—his first collection is The Prize
(2005);
- Lorraine Mariner (b. Essex, 1974, see poem below) is a librarian
at Tate Britain—her first pamphlet is Bye for Now (2005). All three are
published by Rialto publications and are joined by four regular magazine
contributors,
- Lizzie Thistlethwayte, Carrie Etter, Joanna Guthrie and Sam
Riviere.

Tickets £5.50 concessions £4.50,
season tickets 40% off…
cheques payable to Coffee-House Poetry, no credit cards

phone 020-8354 0660,
write to Anne-Marie Fyfe
at Coffee-House Poetry, PO Box 16210, LONDON, W4 1ZP
or e-mail: CoffPoetry@aol.com

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