Events imminent

I'm currently preparing the next Issue of IMMINENT to start posting out in May, which is exciting, and there's some great events by artist friends and poets coming up which could interest you. 

Image by Saintly Amok

IMMINENT contributor Saintly Amok is holding a Seed Sankalpa at Primary in Nottingham, on Sunday April 30th. Described as a seed planting workshop and Intention Ritual, the gathering takes inspiration from ceremonies carried out by rural farming communities to honour the land and bless seeds and tools for the coming season of cultivation. I've really enjoyed working with Saintly over the years, and her ritual / meditative workshops are beautifully calming and contemplative experiences. The workshop is free to attend but you need to book. Read more here.

The wonderful Carlisle Poetry Symposium is due to take place on 13th May. This annual event includes free workshops, speakers and poetry readings, open mic and a book table, with a range of poetry books and pamphlets available (including IMMINENT). The Symposium is a generous event, with all sales going directly to the poets to support their work. Read more here.

Do attend an event to support the artists and poets if you can, and if you would like to support IMMINENT you can buy or subscribe on the Shop page at this link.

Thank you.

Of Light: A Celebration of the Poetry of Robert Hogg

Robert Hogg (Source: Facebook Profile)

Another reading of poetry in memory of poet and scholar Robert Hogg will take place on 27th April at Carleton University, Ottawa, where Robert used to teach. Guest speakers will read poems from Robert’s 56+ year publishing career to celebrate his life and poetry.

Speakers include IMMINENT contributors Chris Turnbull and Phil Hall (Phil's poetry will appear in Issue 7 coming out next month), as well as Jennifer Baker, Natalie Hanna, Rob McLennan and Collet Tracey. Read more about this event and the speakers.

Robert Hogg and I collaborated to make issue 5 of IMMINENT, which was published in his final year, 2022. You can read more about Issue 5 What the Tide Does: Port Mann Bridge in my previous blog post.

One of Robert's colleagues at Carleton, Cameron Anstee, wrote a wonderful post about Robert and his poetry at this link. The final photo of Robert illustrates exactly how I think of him: funny, intelligent, kind and open.