The Poetry Cafe – Peter Kenny: a writer's notebook

Telltale & Friends reading 7th July

Peter Kenny

June 13, 2016

Just a quick note on here about a Telltale & Friends reading coming soon. I shall be hosting the evening. A great bill… First, and hotter than a sizzling hot thing, is John McCullough right now. He’s a long-term Telltale friend, and his spanking new collection Spacecraft is already going down a storm. On the night we’ll also showcase Telltale’s latest recruit Jess Mookherjee, whose collection…

Poetry, Readings, Telltale Press

Jessica Mookherjee, John McCullough, Sarah Barnsley, Siegfried Baber, The Poetry Cafe

Telltale poets with Tamar Yoseloff and Sue Rose

Peter Kenny

June 19, 2015

So another cheery Telltale night. First our special guests… Sue Rose, who I have had a bit of a poetic crush on after hearing her read from The Cost of Keys earlier this year was warm and fantastic. Tamar Yoseloff read from two books, both collaborations with artists. The excellent Formerly made with photographer Vici MacDonald, Her…

Poetry, Reading, Telltale Press

David Harker, Laura Donnelly, Peter Kenny, Robin Houghton, Sarah Barnsley, Sue Rose, Tamar Yoseloff, Telltale Press, The Poetry Cafe

A quick humblebrag – reading tonight 18th June

Peter Kenny

June 18, 2015

A quick humblebrag… I’m on tonight at the Poetry Cafe at 7.00pm as a part of a Telltale Press and Friends reading, with new Telltale recruit Sarah Barnsley, plus the brilliant Tamar Yoseloff who I’ve not read with since the 90s, Sue Rose whose new book I love plus multiple award-winning Robin Houghton. The Poetry Cafe is here. Please…

Performance, Poetry, Reading

Reading, Sarah Barnsley, Sue Rose, Tamar Yoseloff, Telltale Press, The Poetry Cafe

18th June Poetry Cafe

Peter Kenny

May 19, 2015

I’m really happy to be reading with Tamar Yoseloff, whose collaboration with artist David Harker, Nowheres has just been launched. Sue Rose‘s book The Cost of Keys is one I’ve come to admire, especially her poem A Guided Tour that I wrote about recently. Sarah Barnsley is Telltale’s newest recruit and her pamphlet The Fire Station is going to…

Poetry, Reading, Telltale Press

Nowheres, Peter Kenny, Robin Houghton, Sarah Barnsley, Sue Rose, Tamar Yoseloff, The Cost of Keys, The Poetry Cafe

Reading in the Poetry Cafe, Weds 7th Jan 2015

Peter Kenny

December 28, 2014

Please come to this reading if you find yourself in spitting distance of central London. For, with no trace at all of post-festive wear, Telltale press and friends will burst from the blocks on Wednesday 7th January, at 7.00pm at the Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, WC2H 9BX. Rhona McAdam, one of the outstanding Canadian poets…

Poetry, Reading

Catherine Smith, central London, Frogmore Press, Rhona McAdam, Robin Houghton, Siegfried Baber, Telltale Press, The Poetry Cafe

‘The Nightwork’ launch, and Poetry from Telltale Press & friends

Peter Kenny

August 31, 2014

A hectic time for Robin Houghton and myself is upcoming, as Telltale Press starts its inexorable rise to poetic world domination with three showcase readings. I launch my pamphlet The Nightwork and Robin will showcase her just-published, The Great Vowel Shift – and we will be joined by some amazing poets over the three shows. The first two…

Poetry, Telltale Press, The Nightwork

Abegail Morley, Anja Konig, Catherine Smith, Hannah Clare, John McCollough, Rishi Dastidar, Robin Houghton, Telltale Press, The Poetry Cafe