I am very pleased to announce that 'The Words Already Around Us: A Conversation Between Rupert Loydell and H. L. Hix' is now published in volume 10 of Writing in Practice, which can be downloaded for free at https://www.nawe.co.uk/writing-in-education/writing-at-university/writing-in-practice/current-issue.html

The issue also includes a wide range of other material including a fascinating piece'Kinepoetics: An Embodied Journey Through Poetry, Dance And Therapy' by Scott Thurston



The Words Already Around Us: 
A Conversation Between Rupert Loydell and H. L. Hix

In this dialogue H. L. Hix and Rupert Loydell discuss the reasons for “impersonal” methodologies in writing, in response to the overcrowded information age we live in and to fragmentation, appropriation and remixology. Philosophy, creativity, politics and the personal inform this debate, with the authors interrogating one another’s recent and past books of poetry as a springboard to think about the nature of 21st Century writing and current poetics.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025, 7:00 PM PST

Gloria Frym

This event will be held onsite at City Lights. It will also be broadcast on zoom. To experience the virtual part of the event you will need a device that can access the internet and registration is required.

City Lights and BlazeVox Books celebrate the publication of Lies & More Lies  – by Gloria Frym – Published by BlazeVOX

Geoffrey Gatza's Self Geofferential Reviewed

Jan 16

Geoffrey Gatza's Self Geofferential, his latest collection of poetry and mixed media art, invites readers to embark on a journey that is as visually captivating as it is intellectually stimulating. In this intricate blend of words and images, Gatza creates a world where dreams, nature, memory, and myth intersect, all while referencing the self in ways both playful and profound. With echoes of John Ashbery’s surrealism and a bold, pop-art flair reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Gatza’s work is a celebration of the art of representation—whether it be in the form of text, visual collage, or the quiet spaces in between. This duality of form and content provides readers not only with a collection of beautiful poetry but also with striking, thought-provoking artwork that speaks to both the eye and the mind. In his self-referential exploration of life, death, and the imagination, Gatza offers a rich tapestry of meaning, weaving wisdom from the natural world and the realm of dreams into each poem. Charles Rammelkamp, in his review of Self Geofferential, takes us through Gatza's work, revealing its multilayered richness and the two-fold pleasure that both the poems and the artworks provide.

THE ALWAYS ALREADY ABSENT PRESENT BY ANNE TARDOS by Greg Bem in North of Oxford

Happy New Year!!!

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Bachelor Holiday by William Huhn is a starred review in Kirkus Reviews

Verse Daily features a poem is by H. L. Hix from American Outrage

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