Soundings - Suffolk Poetry Society

J.S.Watts will be reading some of her poetry as part of the Suffolk Poetry Society Event, 'Soundings', on Saturday 25th June 2011.

The sounds of many languages can be heard in English poetry. The half-day programme explores some of these ancestral and inspirational voices.

Place: Quaker Meeting House, St John's Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 ISJ
Date: Saturday 25th June 2011
Time: 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Cost: £5.00 (£4.00 for SPS members)

To book a place please contact Anne Boileau: 01376 563714

Poem of the Month

'Two Dragons Dancing', from J.S.Watts' debut poetry collection Cats and Other Myths, has been chosen as poem of the month (June) for both Lapwing Publications and Adam Rudden (Modern Irish Poetry). See the links below:

Lapwing Publications

Adam Rudden

Live at Headstand, Cambridge

Following her poetry reading at Headstand on 25th April, J.S.Watts was featured on this Sunday night's Headstand broadcast on Cambridge 105.  She read Way Lin and The Dragon, Lycanthropist, Oracles, Black Cat, Our Girl Dorothy, Losing the Easy and Moors Child, all from her new collection 'Cats And Other Myths'. Hear the radio show again here:  http://headstand.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-23T14_39_11-07_00

Cats and Other Myths is "richly alive"

In his review for Neon, Christopher Frost calls 'Cats and Other Myths' "a book packed with dense, cleverly thought-out poems...both meticulous and richly alive." "Watts has a wonderful ability to evoke both ferocity and tenderness."

Read the whole review here .

BOOK OF THE MONTH

The Poetry Kit has just announced that 'Cats and Other Myths' by J.S.Watts is its new BOOK OF THE MONTH!

http://www.poetrykit.org/

'Cats and Other Myths' Reviewed on Amazon

J.S.Watts' debut poetry collection, 'Cats and Other Myths', has received very positive reviews via Amazon:

"JS Watts writes beautifully. This is a special book"

"A wonderful collection, with poems of great beauty and power"

Have you bought your copy of 'Cats and Other Myths' yet?

Live at Headstand

J.S.Watts will be reading excerpts from 'Cats and Other Myths' live at Headstand in Cambridge on Monday 25th April 2011 starting at 7.30pm.

Headstand is held at The Emperor, Hills Road, Cambridge. There is a small entry fee of  £3.00.