New books released by Ravenshead.
This October Southampton is putting on a Festival of Words called SO: To Speak. Running from the 23rd of October to the 1st of November the program is packed with exciting workshops and events to attend, with more still being added. If you’re in the area it will be worth checking out and if you’re not in the area then it’s a great time for a holiday. As if that wasn’t exciting enough the festival organisers have commissioned a chapbook by Southampton poet Matt West.…
…then my news must be bountiful. I believe it is. Ravenshead Press has been quiet since last December and here are the reasons why. 1. My full time job changed to a more demanding role in IT and suddenly my free time diminished. It was/is a role outside my comfort zone with computers and demanded plenty of hands on learning. 2. Early enthusiasm for starting a press doesn’t make up for gaps in knowledge. Some interesting discussions with other publishers have helped to fill in some…
Although the blog might have seemed a little quiet of late much has been going on behind the scenes. Ravenshead Press has been busy working alongside the poets from the Poets’ Graves forum to produce a collection which captured a cross section of the poetry which passes through it. Many poems were submitted for possible inclusion and each received rigorous examination by the editors. Results were widely mixed with some poems getting equal yes and no votes, others fell into the maybe category. Quickly a…