Editor SARAH TREMLETT introduces On the Cutting Edge: 4 Over twenty years ago, in 2004 or 2005, I began thinking of the screen in terms of a philosophical space. I began by looking at language itself and the letter, and how, by making it appear and disappear, something larger in terms of philosophy of language, […]
I am thrilled to introduce On the Cutting Edge: 3 this month. It occurs to me that each instalment brings with it a double revelation, both in the work of the featured author, but also in Marc’s illuminating exegesis. In short this is what every poet would really like – to be really read, really […]
Welcome to CUTTING EDGE no. 2, the second edition of Marc Zegan’s thought-provoking, in-depth discussion of the poetic craft. This month we are being treated to poet, memoirist and vocalist Lo Galluccio and her collection Not for Amnesia (Cervena Barva Press, 2023), written in Brooklyn, in the early 90s, after a romantic breakup. Trying to […]
On The Cutting Edge : Marc Zegans Looks at New Work Launching into 2025 I am thrilled to be able to announce that leading American poet and poetry filmmaker Marc Zegans (based out of Pacific Grove, Northern California) will be writing a regular column – On the Cutting Edge – on selected poetry books and […]
If you are in Bristol this weekend LYRA poetry festival is closing on the 21st with lots still to come, such as TS Eliot prize-winning poets Joelle Taylor and Alice Oswald (in Oswald’s case supported by Caroline Bird and Rachel Long). And for poetry film lovers and those interested in the interaction between poetry and […]
[Notes by Sarah Tremlett on climate crisis and the aesthetics of climate change, including participant presentations from Csilla Toldy and Janet Lees (unable to attend), at MIX conference, The British Library, July 7th, 2023. Also featuring an in-depth conversation with climate activist, poet and extractive scientist John Bolland adding some vital context to the discussion. […]