| Foraging/ WITH PAPER FOR FEET launch |
2 excellent poets, 2 different styles, and evening of magical words. Long live poems and their publishers! |
Fairly succinct really |
| Foraging/ WITH PAPER FOR FEET launch |
Narrative weave of Jennifer McGowan’s poems, succinct beauty in the smallness of Joy Howard’s |
Life-swept poet therapist |
| Foraging/ WITH PAPER FOR FEET launch |
I delighted in Jennifer’s spirited and evocative readings of her work. She brings new life to words. I’d never heard Chinese spoken while reading the phonetic version before. |
Middle-aged stressed editor |
| Foraging/ WITH PAPER FOR FEET launch |
Stories as poetry, poetry as stories, in a spiritual home of poets (Keats House Library) |
Necessarily evil author |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed burley F |
The informality was initially relaxing, followed by a well-rehearsed & performed reading. Very personal and enjoyable way to spend the evening – like being in a living room full of engaging and inspirational minds |
Under-worked London writer |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed burley F |
Beautifully dark and comedic frivolity |
Undervalued London actor |
| HAPPY ENDING NOT GUARANTEED Greenwich |
Very interesting evening writer/actor great and well-spoken you should continue your good work of bringing up and coming authors together and giving them a voice |
Maybe upcoming writer |
| HAPPY ENDING NOT GUARANTEED Greenwich |
Good variety of style in the stories, actor interpretation was excellent, dynamic energetic author reading |
Fascinated fiction fan |
| HAPPY ENDING NOT GUARANTEED Greenwich |
Makes me think when passing statues in the streets … what if …? |
Energetic, creative, idealistic |
| HAPPY ENDING NOT GUARANTEED launch |
Very well organised enjoyable program with diversified activities. I really appreciated all the marketing material |
New horizon explorer |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed launch |
It’s events like these that make me think that maybe there IS a point to North London |
Hairy bee enthusiast |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed launch |
Nothing’s sacred, great venue, great writer, great narrative |
Travelled, gypsy, overheated |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed Lewisham |
Enjoyably hanging darkly in a cloud of suspense |
Overthinking underpaid scientist |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed Lewisham |
Made me tingly, a bit like the Dr Who theme did when I was a kid. Hide behind my hands, but can’t wait for more |
Dreaming London lady |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed Lewisham |
Not heard of Arachne Press before, but will look out for them from now on. A fascinating assortment of short stories brimming with otherworldliness and simmering spasms of evil blessed with reliving streaks of humour. Full of weird and wonderful reverberations as it should be. |
Bebop jazz poet |
| Happy Ending NOT Guaranteed Oxford |
Intimate, salon-like. As if I’d stumbled into an invitation only séance peopled by the spirits of Victorian huckster and exotic beasts |
earnest, quotidian, boring
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| Liberty Greenstead |
The ay the storytellers involved us, brought us into the atmosphere of their narration |
Quietly persistent |
| Liberty Greenstead |
A joyous evening to delight
the listeners on this Burns’ night
with ne’er a haggis no’ dram in sight
a joyous evening to enthrall all right. |
pernickety political poet |
| Liberty Greenstead |
Exciting expedition into previously uncharted area of poetry and short story reading ‘poetry to the ears!’ |
retired bored housefrau |
| Liberty Housmans |
1st time experiencing, so didn’t know what to expect, but enjoyed the live experience of an author reading their own work |
Lover of Ares |
| night write |
such a new and beautiful experience, who would have thought that writing in darkness revealed such gifts |
Restless London photographer |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Bath |
Live, loud & varied, an eclectic mix of poems & prose that veered from tragic to whimsical. |
Bath writer in need of sleep |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Bath |
Bookish whirlwind of tales & poems that provide thought-provoking insight into the writers minds |
Intensely formidable critic |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Bath |
Entertaining varied & imaginative programme ranged from contemporary issues to timeless stories and poems vividly performed, Evoked a warm response from the audience |
M&M |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Bath |
Completely gripping, never thought such a mix could be entertaining. The very high quality of the writing made it so |
Barmy Bath Bivalve |
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| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Bath |
An excellent evening with an inspiring mix of poems & Stories. Poignant, witty, intelligent work supported by the incomparable Cherry Potts who does such crucial work in supporting and developing opportunities for writers. A big shout out for Arachne Press!! |
Enthusiastic Bathite |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Lewisham |
beautiful eclectic mixture of styles completely inspiring if slightly unsettling at times, in a good way |
Londoner by choice |
| SHORTEST DAY, LONGEST NIGHT Lewisham |
A thrilling eclectic mix of humour dark reality and myth |
Arbitrator/writer |
| Solstice Shorts Festival |
Excellent evening of song & Storytelling. Intriguing short stories that made you wonder laugh & Cry Definitely an experience to savour and repeat. Next Summer Maybe? |
Hopeful mother of twins |
| Solstice Shorts Festival |
Huge variety of work, great introduction to an international set of writers. Loved the music and actors great work. Wassailing was such a wonderful touch! |
Poetry loving librarian |
| Solstice Shorts Festival |
Wonderful variety of writing and composition suitably short to match the daylight today. Always a joy to hear new writing performed |
Broken armed poet |
| With Paper for Feet Lewisham |
Quality and humour of stories and poems, engaging performance, erudite, clever, lighthearted, accessible fun, quirky. Thank you! |
Frantically busy fan |
| With Paper for Feet Lewisham |
Witchy, feisty, a brilliant way to celebrate International Women’s Day |
Inspired every time! |
| WITH PAPER FOR FEET Oxford |
Compelling narratives from a poet who gives her work and her audience the respect and pleasure of a lively direct performance. |
Poetry reading regular |
| WITH PAPER FOR FEET Oxford |
Fine writing well-read and artistically presented |
Reader engineer listener |
| WITH PAPER FOR FEET Oxford |
The poet is not only a fantastic poet, but a first class performer of her work. Very worth going out on a rainy night |
P.S. |
| WITH PAPER FOR FEET Oxford |
Visual, curious, mythical, resonant |
Poetical psychologist |
| Story Sessions |
A place to hear good fiction and more, practice with other writers, It’s always good to perform your work to an audience I encourage you to go along and listen, or perform |
Ever learning writer |
| Story Sessions |
Relaxing entertaining and intense in the best way |
Fox loving optimist |
