24 October 2010: Book Launch in Brixton

Join Forward & Aldeburgh-nominee Christian Campbell and writer, publisher & lecturer Nii Ayikwei Parkes for a night of sumptuous new poetry

4-6pm @ Lounge Bar & Restaurant
with short readings at 4.45pm
followed by a book signing
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FREE ENTRY

NII AYIKWEI PARKES' first full-length collection THE MAKINGS OF YOU reveals a gift for witty narrative, including a fantasy sequence that wonders how the slave trade might have been different had its main mode of transportation been the hot air balloon rather than the slave ship.

PRAISE FOR THE MAKINGS OF YOU

“an astonishing, powerful remix of history and language and the possibilities of both” – Ali Smith


CHRISTIAN CAMPBELL's debut collection RUNNING THE DUSK has been nominated for both the Forward Poetry Prize and the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize.

PRAISE FOR RUNNING THE DUSK

“the staying power of authentic genius.” – Yusef Komunyakaa

“A truly auspicious debut by a brilliant young writer of wide-open ear and versatile tongue … This is a heralding book we’ll be talking about for a long time to come.” – Elizabeth Alexander

More about the poets:

Christian Campbell - http://www.peepaltreepress.com/author_display.asp?au_id=207

Nii Ayikwei Parkes - http://www.peepaltreepress.com/author_display.asp?au_id=199

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