Workshop, led by Philip Rush 7pm
Guest readings and open mic 8pm
Guest poets: Philip Rush and David Clarke
Upstairs at The Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham
£5 waged, £3 unwaged
Philip Rush lives in Stroud. He took a a degree in English at the University of London and another in drama at the University of Bristol and now works as a headteacher. His poetry has been widely published in journals such as Smiths Knoll, The North and The Rialto, and he has had poems published in the USA. He was in Carcanet's 'New Poetries IV'. Garlic Press published a pamphlet, 'Catching my Own Drift', in January 2012. He has a selection of short pamphlets from Yew Tree Press.
David Clarke was born in Lincolnshire and lives in Gloucestershire. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in several magazines, both in print and online, including Iota, Under the Radar, South Bank Poetry and New Walk. His pamphlet Gaud was one of the winners of the Flarestack Poets pamphlet competition in 2012. He blogs at http://athingforpoetry.blogspot.co.uk
