Giles Goodland wins 1st Prize in The Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition

Congratulations go to Giles Goodland who has won first prize in The Academi Cardiff International Poetry Competition. Check out his winning poem on the Academi website here: http://www.academi.org/cipc/i/136803/.

Giles’ book Capital is available NOW from our online store with 20% [...]

Agnieszka Studzinska's Snow Calling Reviewed in Ink Sweat & Tears

“I was going to say something, / and stopped”.  Polish-born Agnieszka Studzinska’s choice, for the epigraph to her interesting and intriguing first collection, of these deceptively straightforward words from Irish poet Thomas Kinsella’s poem ‘Ancestor’, provides an early indicator as to how the entire collection may best be read.  In common with Kinsella’s [...]

Jared Stanley has readings this month in New York City and Philadelphia

May 21st 2010

Stain of Poetry With Melissa Buzzeo, Todd Colby, Karyna McGlynn, Christie Ann Reynolds, Rachel Zolf

Starts: 7pm Venue: Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

Check out the website for more information: http://stainofpoetry.wordpress.com/

May 22nd 2010

Poetry Time at Space Space With Lauren Levin and Catherine Theis

Starts: 8pm Venue: [...]

Harry Thorne Reviews Jared Stanley in Galatea Resurrects #14

Jared Stanley’s first full-length volume of poetry, Book Made of Forest, won Salt Publishing’s Crashaw Prize, and while prizes are not always the best judge of a book’s worth, in this case, Salt has brought to light a unique investigation into the relationship between people, language and nature. Stanley’s poems [...]

Latest Salt Cellar London Events

Ride the Word XX Book Launch of God of the Pigeons by Jay Merill

her latest short story collection, published by SALT April 2010

6.30pm-9pm / free entry also starring: Vincent de Souza – SALT, poet -  (Weightless Road, Resurrecting Knives) Plus Special Guests: Waterloo Press, with readers: John Donoghue, Simon Jenner & Niall [...]

Ride the Word XIX

on the road to The CAFE YUMCHAA Free Admission 45 Berwick Street, Soho, London W.1

Wed 31 March  7- 9.15pm

Cast: Vincent De Souza (Salt)

Mario Petrucci (RTW Launch reading of ‘i tulips’, Enitharmon) Martyn Crucefix (Enitharmon) Jay Merill (Reading from God of the Pigeons coming out from Salt in April 2010) Plus guests: [...]

Salt Author at The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

Tower Poetry – A Tower Miscellany Launch of A Tower Miscellany, edited by Peter McDonald, marking 10 years of Tower Poetry. Peter McDonald, poet, will host the event and introduce readings by some of the featured poets. Miscellany poets include Frances Leviston, Stephen Burt, Olivia Cole and Miriam Gamble and the event will [...]

Desperate For Love Poetry Reading

Salt authors Geraldine Monk and Alan Harsley will be reading from their work on 23rd March 2010 at the Desparate For Love Poetry Reading. This event will be held at the Komedia Studio Bar, Gardner St, Brighton, starts at 8pm and costs £4.

Underground punk rock legend Jon Slade (Comet [...]

StAnza 2010: Scotland's International Poetry Festival

StAnza 2010 starts this Wednesday, 17th March and runs until 21st March. Salt authors at the festival include Will Stone, Matthew Sweeney, Rob A. MacKenzie, Tom Pow and Victor Rodriguez Núñez.

Check out the full list of events on the official website www.stanzapoetry.org.

You can book tickets through the StAnza Box Office, Byre [...]

Salt authors at the London Word Festival

Shad Thames, Broken Wharf by Chris McCabe

Chris McCabe has written a brilliant new piece, a ‘play of voices’ exploring the history of London’s docks, with live music from Bleeding Heart Narrative and original film by Jack Wake-Walker. Iain Sinclair introduces Shad Thames, Broken Wharf on 18th March.

Tickets cost £8 adv / [...]