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Exeter (ExCite Poetry)
Contact: Rachel McCarthy 07854 598 552 or stanza AT rachelmccarthy.com

Exeter Stanza LaunchExeter Stanza Launch: L to R Alisdair Paterson, Rachel McCarthy, Tony Frazer

In June, as well as our usual funky junk poetry night on the second Thursday of the month we also had Carrie Etter, a senior lecturer in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University, come read for us. Carrie's first collection The Tethers, is out from Seren, and her pamplet The Son, from Oystercatcher Press. 

July 1st, ExCite is launching books from two locally-based poets: Damian Furniss will be launching his first full-length collection, Chocolate Che, and Alasdair Paterson his newest book, On the Governing of Empires, at the Devon and Exeter Institution, Cathedral Green, Exeter, 7.30pm, FREE ENTRY. More can be found about both authors here: www.shearsman.com

ExCite Poetry was featured in an article in Devon Life Magazine, which spawned a recording of an open mic poetry event at Otto Retro, our local haunt, which has been cleverly mixed with images of the antiques in the store: You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/user/ottoretro#p/a/u/1/eWnhEeCtpP0

Finally, the funding for Exeter's first ever poetry festival has been confirmed. Headlined by Alice Oswald and Andy Brown, with Jen Hadfield, Julia Copus, Greta Stodart and many, many more. October 7th -10th, to find out more see: http://exeterpoetryfestival.wordpress.com/

 Plymouth Waterfront Writers 
Contact: Joan Bryant (j0an at cjbryant.co.uk or 01548 821 329)

As a result of various emails and discussions, we have fixed a first evening meeting for 6.30 on Tuesday October 4 in the Quaker House on Mutley Plain. As well as present members, we hope there may be escapees from the university's creative writing department and possibly teachers from local schools.

Enjoy a September holiday, then bring ideas and a poem or two with you on October 4.