U.S. poet Todd Moore, featured in the last BEATLICK NEWS, will be doing a couple of readings in the UK soon. First appearance will be at the Florence in Islington on May 26th, second appearance the Cellar in Covent Garden the following night. Contact the venues for more details. Todd's a very good poet, so it's going to be a nice way to spend a summer evening in the capital if you can get there.
Be warned, though: Todd's no gentle flowers and furry bears poet; he's not a Jack-struck Angel Head like yours truly either. The nearest publically-celebrated poet to Todd in style is Bukowski, but my old moan about legions of Buk-struck poets doesn't apply here because Todd writes with more discipline, more sharp focus and I think his mind is more daring than Buk's, he's gone further into those wild areas that most poets won't even talk about. So don't troop out to the readings expecting something cosey and reassuring. Okay? Because if the poems are anything to go by he's not going to give you back your travel money.
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