Tim Atkins
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Liberating Literature
After an exhausting year of high school teaching, summer has arrived and I am finally writing. Tim Atkin’s new big Buddhist book of everything, NOTHING CONCLUSIVE HAS YET TAKEN PLACE IN THE WORLD THE ULTIMATE WORD OF THE WORLD AND ABOUT THE WORLD HAS NOT YET BEEN SPOKEN THE WORLD IS OPEN AND FREE EVERYTHING… Read more
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POETRY MAGAZINE Reading List: November 2017
My poem “Feedback” (part of my manuscript The Green Monk forthcoming from Boiler House Press) was published in the November issue of Poetry magazine. Nice! Folks published in the Nov issue of Poetry magazine were asked for readings lists. I’ve added mine. Some Tim Atkins, Jeff Hilson, Colin Herd, bill bissett, Victoria Brown, Isabel Waidner,… Read more
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Marcus Slease and Tim Atkins
I am performing with Tim Atkins this Saturday. Tim Atkins is innovative British poetry at its very best. Scrap that. He is more than British innovative poetry. Buddhist dharma poetry. Camarade 61 – January Saturday 16th – 7pm – Free Entry – Apiary Studios: 460 Hackney Rd, E2 9EG http://www.theenemiesproject.com/camarade http://www.apiarystudios.org/2015/12/the-enemies-project-presents-camarade-61/ with: Lavinia Singer &… Read more
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RIDES LAUNCH
AT XING THE LINE. LONDON. 8TH OCTOBER 2014. A bit of flarf poetry. Of course part of the larger nomadic surrealist project as well. RIDES IS AVAILABLE FROM BLART BOOKS AND AMAZON: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rides-Marcus-Slease/dp/1291923381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412958522&sr=8-1&keywords=rides+marcus+slease Read more
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Auld Enemies poetry: London – Tim Atkins & Jeff Hilson
Innovative British poetry from Tim Atkins and Jeff Hilson. Terrific. They make me believe poetry is alright again! a great reading in London as part of the Auld Enemies project by SJ Fowler. Read more
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Tim Atkin’s reading from launch of his Petrarch
SJ Fowler organised it all. WOW! What a night!! And lots more poets reading on the night . . . check ’em out over at youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om1Qq2Ekhhk&index=1&list=UUH-fLGyt8YZrtNctaU1OauQ Read more
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Philip Terry puts Tim Atkin’s Petrarch through a music box
Here is Philip Terry. An member back in the day of Oulipo. He puts Tim’s Atkin’s poems from Petrarch through a music box. It is very interesting. Tim Atkin’s Petrarch is available from Crater Press over here: http://www.craterpress.co.uk/ Crater 27: June 2014. Tim Atkins, Complete Petrarch. Atkins Collected Petrarch / Petrarch Collected Atkins. All of… Read more
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Holly Pester performing Tim Atkin’s Petrarch
Holly makes her own spin on Tim Atkin’s spin on Petrarch. Oh yeah! and many more readings over here: Read more
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Jeff Hilson reading at Tim Atkin’s launch
The awesome Jeff Hilson reading from Tim Atkin’s Petrarch: Read more
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Marcus Slease reading from Tim Atkin’s Petrarch
Crater 27: June 2014. Tim Atkins, Complete Petrarch.All of Petrarch translated / transfigured / transplanted by Tim Atkins – a hallucinogenic, euphoric striptease of a traductory odyssey. 550 odd pages of pure lyric gold. [Not letterpressed.] £16 + p&phttp://www.craterpress.co.uk/Lot’s of London poets reading from Tim Atkin’s Petrarch last Saturday. Terrific night!!! One of the best readings… Read more
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Miles Champion covers Tim Atkins – Petrarch 199
Reminds me of the amazing plays of Kenneth Koch. But with a Tim Atkins twist. It doesn’t get any better than Tim Atkins!!! Amazing launch of his Petrarch at Rich Mix last Saturday. You can get the magnum opus (plays, poetry, outsider art and more) from Crater Press. Freakin brilliant. NY School Poetry meets British… Read more
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UPTIGHT!
“We are two poets, Sarah Maguire (Bristol) and Marcus Slease (London) that to put it mildly are sick of traditional intellectual, stiff, PHD driven British poetry and feel obligated to do something …anything ….to make a change. “ CHECK OUT UPTIGHT! A NEW POETRY AND ARTS COMMUNITY BASED IN BRISTOL, UK AND LONDON, UK. OUR… Read more
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Poems for Saints that are Poets as Saints
http://erkembode.com/2013/11/23/poems-for-saints-that-are-poets-as-saints/ THANK YOU SAINT ERKEMBODE! Read more
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POETRY AND SAINTS
Saturday 23rd November, 7.30pm – Poets as Saints hardy tree gallery near kings cross London Event specific poetry by avant-garde poets bouncing around the subject of saints. Poets/saints on board so far are Tim Atkins, SJ Fowler, Robert Kiely, Sarah Kelly, David Berridge and Marcus Slease. Read more
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FROM ON FATHERS > ON DAUGHTYRS
One of a handful of mighty mighty good poets who live in the U.K. Here are some of Tim Atkin’s poems from his forthcoming book On Fathers> On Daughtyrs. Now online at Summerstock magazine (edited by Elizabeth Guthrie). Tim Atkins from ON FATHERS > ON DAUGHTYRS http://www.summerstockjournal.com/2013/09/tim-atkins.html Read more
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Enemies: poetic mini-lectures – Tim Atkins: English poetry in the 90s
Here is a nice mini lecture by Tim Atkins on British Innovative Poetry in the 1990s. A small group. But at least something. Read more
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THE OUTSIDER ART OF DAVID KELLY
it is all of us in this spooky life . . THE OUTSIDER ART OF DAVID KELLY http://erkembode.com/2013/04/30/camarade-mimih-part-1-enemies-of-the-south/ Read more
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IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN TIM ATKINS . . ON ANY PLANET
“English poetry is suddenly in the happy state of being wide and generous enough to feel confident in its ability to draw upon art, music, the emotions, beauty, surrealism, language writing, comedy, the diverse strands of the New American Poetry, and, even (after a long time being banned by an academy which valorizes overwrought language… Read more
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Contemporary English Poetry and North American influences
A nice article today about some of the very best poetry coming from the United Kingdom. And it rocks. Big time! Brilliant! Some influences of NY school poetry and more. Check out the article in Jacket 2 magazine: http://jacket2.org/feature/contemporary-english-poetry-and-north-american-influences Read more
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new issue of Rampike Magazine
happy for my work to be in great company. Peter Jaeger, Tim Atkins, Richard Parker, Amy De’Ath, Cathy Wagner, bill bissett, Sachiko Murakami and lots more . . My poem is “Song of the Open Road.” A creative translation of Walt Whitman. lots to explore . . Fantastic issue that opens up possibilities. .… Read more
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new rampike issue
happy for my work to be in great company. Peter Jaeger, Tim Atkins, Richard Parker, Amy De’Ath, Cathy Wagner, bill bissett, Sachiko Murakami and lots more . . My poem is “Song of the Open Road.” A creative translation of Walt Whitman. lots to explore . . Fantastic issue that opens up possibilities. . the… Read more
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my new book available for pre-order
MY NEW BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW FROM POOR CLAUDIA. SUPER EXCITED. THEY MAKE SUPER HANDSOME HANDMADE LIMITED EDITIONS. It is called Mu (dream) So (Window). Part of my nomadic surrealist life project. No name but love, indeed, for Marcus Slease, in this exciting collection of small, surprising, lyrical poems which continue (very nicely,… Read more
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How to Keep Fresh
For almost seven years I traveled around the world with one suitcase. I had romantic notions that didn’t quite turn out romantic. Or sometimes they did. Now I am settling down in London. Waiting for the delivery of a used sofa that may not fit through the door. I have a big screen to type… Read more
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Maintenant Croatia – Tim Atkins
Tim Atkins reading at Maintenant Croatia event. Innovative British and European poetry organised by SJ Fowler. Thank goodness we have it! Read more
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upcoming reading with some fab Croatian and British Poets . . come out if you around in London .
Maintenant Croatia in association with the the Croatian Writers Association April Thursday 26th 2012 – 7pm – Entrance Free – at Europe House 32 Smith Square, London SW1P near Westminster / Pimlico tube stations from Croatia: Damir Sodan – Tomica Bajsic Ervin Jahic – Ivan Herceg not from Croatia: Tom Warner – Marcus Slease – Tim Atkins Mark Waldron… Read more
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Maintenant Camarade II: Tim Atkins ( a tribute to Stacy Doris)
dedication to Stacy Doris A great reading here by Tim Atkins with a tribute to Stacy Doris. Read more
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immigrating back to where you come from . . .
Cold toes and cold hands in Wood Green. Trying to save on heating. Smashing Time is done and needs to find a home. I am 60 pages into Nerve Movie (poems written during my commute on the underground from Wood Green to Hammersmith then Hammersmith to Richmond). When I first came to London in 2008… Read more
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Minimum Security Prison Poetry – Tim Atkins
Tim Atkins reading the other night for Steven Fowler’s book release of Minimum Security Prison Dentisry at the Horse Hospital in North London. Great evening. Many fine readings !!! Read more
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from Smashing Time! (MIPOesias Chapbook Series)
My chapbook Smashing Time is now available for free (digital version). Thank you MIPOesias. This book was written shortly after returning to live in London. From 2010 to 2011. Influenced by NY School poets (Kenneth Koch, Bernadette Mayer, and Ted Berrigan mostly). Also the buddhism and writing of Philip Whalen. Also my poet friends Tim… Read more
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comic book collaboration with Tim Atkins
it was a nice reading and collaboration with Tim Atkins. Comic book poetry. Check it out over here: comic book collaboration with Tim Atkins Read more
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new publication: The Comarade Project
The Comarade Project. Collaborations between U.K. poets. My Collaboration is with one of my favourite all time poets: Tim Atkins. It’s a poetry comic. Available now. Here is the announcement: Delighted to announce the latest limited edition chapbook from The Red Ceilings Press…Maintenant: the Camarade project featuring Tom Jenks & Chris McCabe; Patrick Coyle & Holly Pester; Sam… Read more
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Hello Tiny Bird Brain launch
hello tiny bird brain Poetry at the Soho Curzon Wednesday August 31st 2011~ 7pm ~ Entrance free Marcus Slease launches ‘hello tiny bird brain’ Wayne Clements launches ‘western philosophy’ collections published by Knives forks & Spoons press also readings by Tim Atkins – Elizabeth Guthrie- Michael Zand Linus Slug – Patrick Coyle & SJ Fowler the Soho Curzon cinema,… Read more
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Being Generous
Tim Atkins has written a fantastic review about a book that influenced me a lot when I lived in Poland and continues to inform me sense of what is possible. It is absolutely one of my favourite books of poetry from the last 15 years. It is interesting because I love Rhode Island Notebook a… Read more
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Tim Atkins
One of the best poets writing today. Horace and Petrarch in London. love hearing him read. And an all around fantastic guy. check it out: Tim Atkins Read more
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heading into 2009
sometimes a wee bit of whisky and coke with mince pies loosens up the throat and ach so I can write by gooley. So it is nice to think again. Been meditating on my travels and attempt to re-invent myself over the last three years. Well over the last many years but in particular the… Read more
Never Mind the Beasts 