I’ll be off soon for a new HappenStance launch – four new chapbooks – at the Scottish Poetry Library this afternoon, 3pm. The titles are.
The Oboist’s Bedside Book – Margaret Christie
The Body in the Well – Gregory Leadbetter
The Longing Machine – Marcia Menter
Poems for Alice – Michael Munro
I’ve read poems by Margaret Christie and Gregory Leadbetter before – both excellent poets. I don’t know of the other two, but I could lay bets on them being good.
3 comments:
I hope it's an enjoyable event.
Thee seems to be so many things at present, the run up to Christmas no doubt.
I'm not quite sure what the definition of a chapbook is. Does this mean a small collection?
Good launch. Lots of good poems etc.
Frances - yes, it means the same as 'pamphlet'. Chapbook is the U.S. term, but I prefer it. They tend to be around 32 pages or so and sell for about half the price of a book.
It's a popular method of getting poetry out to a reading audience - even well known poets like Edwin Morgan, Roddy Lumsden and Patrick McGuinness have brought out pamphlets/chapbooks in recent years, in addition to their books.
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