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Review: Mike Bartholemew-Biggs of Lond Grip reviews Utting’s Fair’s Fair

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Mike Bartholemew-Biggs of Lond Grip has reviewed Susan Utting’s collection, Fair’s Fair. His concludes his review with this summary… I’d like to close by revisiting Utting’s dexterity with language. Besides her freely-scattered and lively compound adjectives, there are many other … Continue reading →

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Review: The London Magazine review of A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens

Posted on April 18, 2012 by admin

In Our Own Hard Times by Andrew Mangham A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens, edited by Peter Robinson, Two Rivers Press, 160pp, £10 (paperback) It is the time for Dickens. Should anybody be left in doubt, 2012 is the … Continue reading →

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Launching A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens

Posted on April 2, 2012 by admin

Thanks to the collaboration of the poets anthologized and the team — coordinating editor Sally Mortimore, designer Nadja Guggi, and manager Barbara Morris — at Two Rivers Press, A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens, co-published with the English Association … Continue reading →

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Launch of Our Mutual Friend at The Portico Library, Manchester, UK

Posted on April 1, 2012 by admin

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 – Two Rivers Press had its Northern launch for Our Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens at The Portico Library, Manchester, UK. In celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, Two Rivers Press with the … Continue reading →

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Launch of Our Mutual Friend at Reading’s Great Expectations Hotel and Bar

Posted on February 14, 2012 by admin

Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 – Two Rivers Press launched Our Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens at the library of Reading’s Great Expectations Hotel and Bar. In celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, Two Rivers Press with the … Continue reading →

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Carol Rumens poem from A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens in The Times Literary Supplement

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

7 February 2012 Marshalsea Quadrille: a poem for Charles Dickens by Carol Rumens appears in The Times Literary Supplement (TLS). It is one of the poems from our collection A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens published in celebration of … Continue reading →

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The Guardian’s poem of the week is from our collection: A Mutual Friend: Poems for Charles Dickens

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

6 February, 2012 “I Am Greatly Changed” by Richard Price, is this week’s poem of the week. It is a complex but poignant reinvention of Pip and Estella’s final meeting in Great Expectations. In the accompanying review of A Mutual … Continue reading →

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Duncan Mackay’s Bizarre Berkshire in the Henley Standard – again!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

February 6, 2012 The Henley Standard has covered another of the stories from Duncan Mackay’s A to Z collection of strange and true tales of people and events in Berkshire (Bizarre Berkshire): that of the shrine of Our Lady of … Continue reading →

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Just published! A tribute to Charles Dickens

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

In celebration of the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, Two Rivers Press with the English Association present an anthology of new poems by contemporary writers responding to the life and work of this most enduringly popular of novelists: A Mutual … Continue reading →

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Duncan Mackay’s Bizarre Berkshire in the Henley Standard

Posted on January 23, 2012 by admin

January 23, 2012 The Henley Standard has covered one of the stories from Duncan Mackay’s A to Z collection of strange and true tales of people and events in Berkshire (Bizarre Berkshire): that of Thomas Day, who believed that people … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to our poetry editor, Peter Robinson, on the publication of his collection: The Returning Sky

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

Reading, 16 January, 2012 Peter Robinson’s The Returning Sky (Shearsman Books) is published! This is a new collection of poems written since his return to live in Reading after nearly two decades in Japan. It is a Poetry Book Society … Continue reading →

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Happy holidays!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by admin

Seasons greetings from all of us at Two Rivers Press – and a big thank you to the many people who’ve been so supportive in 2011! We wish you laughter and good cheer throughout the holidays and 2012.

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Review: Ghost Club reviews Duncan Mackay’s Bizarre Berkshire

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

2/12/11 This review is to be published in a forthcoming newsletter of The Ghost Club. BIZARRE BERKSHIRE by DUNCAN MacKAY, published 2012 by Two Rivers Press, 7 Denmark Road, Reading RG1 5PA Pb. 103 pages, scraperboard illustrations by Sally Castle. … Continue reading →

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RAFOS Newsletter reviews Gillmor’s Birds, Blocks and Stamps

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

(NOTE: This review will appear in the Spring 2012 issue of the Royal Air Force Ornithological Society Newsletter, published 7th March 2012) The Art of Robert Gillmor Anyone interested in birdwatching will almost certainly have enjoyed the beauty of Robert … Continue reading →

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Review of Gill Learner’s The Agister’s Experiment in South

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

Keith Bennett reviews Gill Learner’s The Agister’s Experiment in South 44, October 2011. The Agister’s Experiment – Gill Learner Two Rivers Press £8.00 It ain’t poetry unless you learn something! This book will tell you something about the Women of … Continue reading →

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Quizzes launch “The Reading Quiz Book” and “Bizarre Berkshire” – here are the answers!

Posted on November 6, 2011 by admin

On Saturday, 5 November, 2011 The Reading Quiz Book and Bizarre Berkshire were launched at Waterstone’s in the Oracle (Reading, UK). For a chance to win free copies of the books, customers had the chance to participate in two short … Continue reading →

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Peter Robinson, our poetry editor, awarded Poetry Book Society Recommendation

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin

Peter Robinson, poetry editor of Two Rivers Press, has been awarded a Poetry Book Society Recommendation in the Spring Quarter of 2012 for his new collection, The Returning Sky (Shearsman Books), to be published on January 15th. It contains the … Continue reading →

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27 October, 2011: “Birds, Blocks & Stamps” at An Evening with Robert Gillmor & Friends at the Reading Museum, Reading UK

Posted on October 28, 2011 by admin

“An Evening with Robert Gillmor & Friends” was a part of Reading Museum’s celebratory exhibition of the life and works of Reading native, Robert Gillmor, “Robert Gillmor: Retrospective” which runs from 23 Oct 2011 To: 29 Apr 2012. Guests joined … Continue reading →

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Adrian Blamires: 2011-2012 Creative Writing Fellow at the University of Reading

Posted on October 11, 2011 by admin

Each year, the English Department of the University of Reading invites a published author to be the Creative Writing Fellow and to host a weekly series of writing workshops open to all! Two Rivers Press is delighted that Adrian Blamires … Continue reading →

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Lesley Saunders and the Frogmore Poetry Competition

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Lesley Saunders has been awarded first runner up in the Frogmore Poetry Prize. Established in 1987, the prize of two hundred guineas, is awarded annually.

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Gill Learner wins first prize

Posted on August 5, 2011 by admin

We are delighted to announce that Gill Learner (The Agister’s Experiment, 2011) has won first place in open category of the 2011 Buxton Poetry Competition with her poem, Flashpoint. Flashpoint Summoned by email, Facebook, text, they push away slide-rules, teapots, … Continue reading →

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Reading Poetry: An Anthology is book of the month in Berkshire Life magazine

Posted on August 2, 2011 by admin

‘This anthology is edited by poet Peter Robinson, Professor of English and American literature at the University of Reading, with illustrations by Sally Castle. It’s a lovely dip into thoughts on Reading’s past, present and future and full of moments … Continue reading →

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Lesley Saunders is runner up in the Cardiff International Poetry Competition

Posted on July 20, 2011 by admin

Lesley Saunders (Her Leafy Eye, 2009 and Christina the Astonishing, 1998) is one of five runners up in the 2011 Cardiff International Poetry Competition.

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Lesley Saunders Wins National Trust’s Landlines Competition Landlines

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

Congratulations to our poet Lesley Saunders who has won the National Trust’s Landline Competition with her poem Leaf Goddess. Leaf Goddess The question of bracelets is the one about nakedness and what makes it, how her bare arm has just … Continue reading →

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Todd Swift reviews Reading Poetry: An Anthology

Posted on June 9, 2011 by admin

“This collection reminds us of what is great about English poetry, despite its foibles, spats, conservative twinges and celebrity culture – its continuity, its depth of field, and its constant surprising relationship to wherever it happens to find itself.” So … Continue reading →

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A.F. Harrold reviews Reading Poetry: An Anthology

Posted on June 5, 2011 by admin

21 May 2011 On his blog,  A.F. Harrold  reviews Reading Poetry.

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May 2011: Robinson and Utting in “The Captain’s Tower: Poems for Bob Dylan at 70″

Posted on May 6, 2011 by admin

Two Rivers Press is delighted to announce that their poets Peter Robinson and Susan Utting have both had poems selected to appear in the forthcoming Seren anthology, The Captain’s Tower: Poems for Bob Dylan at 70. Their poems will feature … Continue reading →

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Review of The Agister’s Experiment by Gill Learner

Posted on April 6, 2011 by admin

The Poetry Book Society Bulletin, review of The Agister’s Experiment by Gill Learner “This first collection from Gill Learner displays a confidence usually seen in a much more experienced poet, though Learner herself has been widely feted, having been published … Continue reading →

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Lesley Saunders recognized again at the Manchester Poetry Prize

Posted on October 22, 2010 by admin

Lesley Saunders, author of Christina the Astonishing and Her Leafy Eye is one of six poets to be shortlisted for the 2010 Manchester Poetry Prize. In 2008, Lesley was the joint winner of the prize.

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Peter Robinson talks about Poetry and the Web

Posted on September 6, 2010 by admin

September 2010:  Two Rivers Press Poetry Editor, Peter Robinson  speaks to BBC Berkshire reporter, Jenny Minard about how the World Wide Web is helping the age old medium of poetry to thrive.   Read “Poet Peter talks ahead of Henley … Continue reading →

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Review of No Doves by Lesley Saunders

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin

David Morely reviews Two Rivers Press poet, Lesley Saunders’ collection No Doves (Mulfran Press).

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The Yorkshire Post talks to Duncan Mackay about Eat Wild

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

Duncan Mackay talks about his new book, Eat Wild, in the Yorkshire Post “All food comes from ‘somewhere’ and the food in Eat Wild comes from somewhere near you,” continues Duncan. “It celebrates food inches not food miles. It encourages … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Sun talks to Duncan Mackay about Eat Wild

Posted on April 25, 2010 by admin

Excerpted from interview with Duncan in the Sunday Sun. Going wild in the country kitchen Apr 25 2010 by Tom Mullen, Sunday Sun FORGET fast food . . . why not forage for “feral food” in the North countryside? That’s … Continue reading →

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English Nettles reviewed in The North

Posted on April 6, 2010 by admin

The North no 46 2010 Review by Belinda Coke Peter Robinson’s English Nettles is a delightful text to own, combining as it does the poet’s experience of relocation in his newly adopted home of Reading with Sally Castle’s delicately coloured … Continue reading →

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Review of Kate Noakes’ The Wall-Menders

Posted on February 16, 2010 by admin

Sarah Hymas is a poet, puppeteer and sailor. She recently reviewed Kate Noakes’ collection “The Wall-Menders”. She writes: “This collection addresses many facets of our interaction with nature, and while some ring louder bells for me than others, all hold … Continue reading →

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Review in South Magazine of Mrs. Marvelous by Victoria Pugh

Posted on September 27, 2009 by admin

This is Victoria Pugh’s first full collection, although her poems have appeared in anthologies and have won competitions. It is full of witty and accomplished poems with insights into the interface between self and the world. Perhaps the most immediately … Continue reading →

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Review: Mrs. Marvellous by Victoria Pugh – Artemis Poetry

Posted on September 27, 2009 by admin

Of Victoria Pugh’s “Mrs. Marvelous” Dilys Wood writes “This is an interesting, original and sometimes deeply moving first collection.” Here is the full review.

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Review in the Berkshire Local History Association Newsletter of Gillian Clark’s Down by the River

Posted on September 9, 2009 by admin

Clark, Gillian, Down by the River: The Thames and Kennet in Reading (Reading, 2009) £16.00 ISBN 9781901677584 It is an unfortunate matter of fact that the history of the upper reaches of the River Thames (arguably England‟s most famous and … Continue reading →

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BBC – South East Wales – David Greenslade: Zeus Amoeba

Posted on March 23, 2009 by admin

Two Rivers Press poet, David Greenslade talks about his travels, his interest in animals and his new poetry collection, Zeus Amoeba. To hear the interview, read a review of the collection and poems by David Greenslade go

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Lesley Saunders wins joint first prize

Posted on October 22, 2008 by admin

We are delighted to announce that Lesley Saunders, author of Christina the Astonishing and Her Leafy Eye, is the joint winner of the first prize in the inaugural Manchester Poetry Prize. Lesley, a university professor, shares the £10,000 first prize … Continue reading →

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Review of Eggshell: A Decorator’s Notes by John Froy

Posted on April 8, 2007 by admin

This review of John Froy’s poetry collection,  Eggshell: A Decorator’s Notes, appeared in the April 2007 issue of South. ‘Gloss’, the first section of Eggshell: A Decorator’s Notes, is surely the first extensive group of poems to emerge from the … Continue reading →

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Review of Houses Without Walls by Susan Utting in The North

Posted on June 9, 2006 by admin

Review by Sally Baker, The North Susan Utting, Houses Without Walls Susan Utting’s Houses Without Walls celebrates the minutiae of daily life, turning everyday objects into potent memories. She writes about distance and relationships, bones, snow, candles and bedsits. These … Continue reading →

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Houses Without Walls by Susan Utting reviewed in Seam 26 by Frank Dullaghan

Posted on June 9, 2006 by admin

Seam 26 Review by Frank Dullaghan Susan Utting: Houses Without Walls Susan Utting is a good poet. This becomes very apparent as soon as you start reading this collection. There is a confidence and playfulness in the writing that makes … Continue reading →

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Cannon’s Mouth Poetry Magazine reviews Houses Without Walls

Posted on June 9, 2006 by admin

Cannon’s Mouth Poetry Magazine Review by Don Barnard Houses Without Walls by Susan Utting This, Susan Utting’s third full collection, has nothing to prove and pretends nothing. It is honest, sometimes raw and always strangely comforting. Susan Utting explores the … Continue reading →

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Belinda Cooke’s review in Acumen of Houses without Walls by Susan Utting

Posted on June 9, 2006 by admin

Acumen Review by Belinda Cooke THE JOY OF A REAL FIND Houses Without Walls by Susan Utting Think of the joy of a real find, say Keats looking into Chapman’s Homer or John Peel discovering ‘Teenage Kicks’ by The Undertones … Continue reading →

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