Writers Kingston event #58
December 6th 2022
Town House Building
Celebrating the work of Stephen Watts
Stephen Watts, simply put, is one of the UK’s most extraordinary, influential and respected poets of the last forty years. His remarkable works, and his commitment to his writing, stands as an example to generations of poets that follow him, in his beloved London, and beyond. To mark the publication of Journeys Across Breath from Prototype Publishing, which gathers all of Watts’ published works between 1975 and 2005 – as well as a number of unpublished pieces appearing for the very first time – this event celebrates his works and life through readings by the poet himself and his peers. https://prototypepublishing.co.uk/product/journeys-across-breath/
With readings from Stephen Watts, Chris McCabe, Cristina Viti, Rory Cook, SJ Fowler, Adriana Diaz Enciso, Chris Gutkind, Dominic Jaeckle, Vicki Kaye and more.
In addition this event celebrates the continued brilliance of Sampson Low Ltd, our publishing house partner at Writers Kingston, led and edited by Alban Low. The work of the press has bolstered the careers of dozens of students and local writers since we began our partnership with them in 2018 and continues on, thankfully for us, into 2023. To represent the press, launches from Lucy Furlong and Martin Wakefield plus other readers to be announced. https://sampsonlow.co/wck-pamphlets/