Tuesday 29 November 2011

The Bournemouth Banjo Girls invite the Author to a Wholesome 
Evening of Song, Stories and Hillbilly Poetry

Friday 25 November 2011

It's another bad hair day for Lambeth-born Dub-Poet
Winston 'Sloppy King Kweezy' Johnson

Monday 21 November 2011

A page proof from 'The Life & Laughter of Tudor Warner
and His Educated Budgerigars' the long-awaited autobiography 
of Tudor Warner written, edited and published by Tudor Warner 
with a forward written by his glamorous assistant 'Patricia'
(see post for Friday 30th September)

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Inspired by the publicity garnered by prize-winning 'potty potter'
stage transvestite Grayson Perry, the novelist Muriel Gaylord
attends an important literary lunch dressed as a man. "I'm raising
 awareness for women with moustaches" she told a startled waiter.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Austin Stinkhorn the performance poet seen here on the Underground
during his London Arts Festival 'strolling minstrel' poetry project.
Throughout an hilarious afternoon on the Bakerloo Line he mingled
with crowds, swigging on a bottle of supermarket vodka and shouting
obscenities at strangers.  

Wednesday 9 November 2011

After mysteriously failing to launch the young poet Melody Fly-Wheeler
onto the literary scene (see 10th July) the publisher and publicist Arty 
Finkel begins to groom his latest discovery for worldwide success.  
Amaryliss Blowser has just completed a one-million-word teenage
 historical vampire romance set in another galaxy.  
Although Finkel couldn't remember the title  of this epic, he said:  
"I can tell at a glance she's a talented girl - I don't need to read 
her work.  I trust my instincts. I'm looking forward to handling her."

Thursday 3 November 2011

A sneak preview of the Poetry Society's gorgeous new 2012
calendar.  Miss February is portrayed by Joyce Potter-Pirbright
who was voted 'Miss Ding Dong Belle' during last summer's 
Light Verse Beauty Pageant at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival.
All proceeds from the calendar will go towards paying the printer