Well, top excitement here in Hogland, UK as we are astonishingly pleased to announce that Thursday the 16th of December sees the official launch of Lisa Lopresti’s wonderfilled debut collection, ‘ Bird Song and Nectar in the Silences.’
This is a stunning wee collection from a fantastic poet and the event to launch looks likely to be equally exceptional.
Full details are below, but Lisa will be joined by guest poets, Helen Sheppard, Pauline Sewards and Agata Palmer and there will be both an open mic and a bar – so it should be quite the event.
If you can’t make it on the night, you don’t have to miss out on a signed copy as they are available direct from Lisa HERE
Poetry Evening, Book Launch and Open Mic
Zion, Bishopsworth Road, Bedminster Down, Bristol
An evening of Poetry and an Open Mic in a lovely venue. Guest poets, Helen Sheppard, Pauline Sewards and Agata Palmer, including Bristol Stanza members. Lisa Lopresti has her debut pamphlet launch of ‘ Bird Song and Nectar in the Silences’ with Hedgehog Poetry Press. Doors Open at 7.10pm and the event starts at 7.30pm with a bar available and nibbles provided. Please put your name down on the door for the open mic.
There will be some terrific gift bagged poetry books and bundles available from the evenings stall, so bring some retro money to grab a beautiful bargain, just in time for Christmas.
In light of recent events, the venue is hospitality but precautions will be made to include hand sanitizer, distancing tables and chairs as far as possible, providing individual finger foods and good ventilation, so wear your favourite woollies!
I would love to see so many people’s familiar faces and new ones too. Hope to see you there. – Lisa
Signed copies and ebook available from Lisa https://lisalopresti.bigcartel.com/
“Lisa Lopresti is a well-known and much loved Bristol poet. She frequently performed live before the Lockdowns and is a firm favourite of the BBC Radio Upload show with Adam Crowther. Her debut pamphlet is very welcome and is shows that her poems work just as well on the page as with her voice. Reading the pamphlet reminds me of going into a shop full of colourful, gauzy scarves with a variety of patterns. The poems are sensual, they sing with positivity although the pandemic is a presence in most of the work. Lisa’s particular skill is to present images which are beautiful but also surprising, with many references to the natural world. ‘You Never Cry Alone’ is packed with delightful, visual imagery almost to the point of exaggeration and builds up to a poignant ending. She also has a wry and witty take on the world for example ‘Virulence of Corvids’ can be read as a subtle analogy for the virus. The poems often take a surprising twist – Take the Stars – a poem about domestic contentment turns into a criticism of social media. The poems are detailed enough to feel grounded in personal experience but still keep a universal quality. They feel fresh. There are musical with subtle rhyme and word echoes. The title and the poem ‘Rose Bombs’ refer to work by the Iranian musician Maya Youssef and the collection for fills its strapline of being poetry for ‘ how we are and how we will be’.”
– Pauline Sewards – Poet, Spirograph (Burning Eye)
Order Signed Copies direct from Lisa Lopresti HERE
About Lisa Lopresti
Lisa Lopresti (she/her) is a working class British poet from the English ship shape, statue toppling City of Bristol. Her poetry has been regularly broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol with poems published, in magazines and anthologies such as ‘Acumen’, ‘Lyrically Justified V3’ for underrepresented voices and in ‘Voices Along the Road’ Charity Anthology for child refugees. An active poet at ‘Open Mics’ and a feature poet at several venues, Lisa has found this both terrifying and exhilarating. She likes to convey poems to portray, this life.
Product details
- Paperback : 22 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1-913499-49-5
- Product Dimensions : 14.81 x 0.36 x 21.01 cm
- Order Signed Copies direct from Lisa Lopresti HERE