Posted on May 10, 2013 by rosbarber
Wednesday 15th May 2013 Foyles, Charing Cross Road All the shortlisted authors of the Author’s Club First Novel Award (including me) will be reading from their books, and answering questions. Chaired by Suzy Feay. http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/Detail.aspx?eventId=1933 FREE
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Posted on April 15, 2013 by rosbarber
Recently someone came here looking for ‘ros barber prosopagnosia poem’. Although it wasn’t called that, I know exactly what they were looking for – an unpublished poem I wrote at the end of the last millennium about the embarrassing affliction of face-blindness. I wasn’t aware there was a scientific name for my condition in those days, so […]
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Posted on March 13, 2013 by rosbarber
On Saturday 27th April I’ll be reading from The Marlowe Papers at the Cheltenham Poetry Festival, with support from the poets of Buzzwords. Should be fun. Tickets and booking here: http://www.cheltenhampoetryfest.co.uk/eventdetail.php?ID=36
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Posted on March 13, 2013 by rosbarber
On the afternoon of Friday 26th April I’ll be appearing at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival alongside Professor Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to discuss the works and lives of Shakespeare and Marlowe. Those of you thinking this might turn into a bun flight will be happy to know tea […]
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Posted on March 13, 2013 by rosbarber
Nice chunk one-hour slot for reading and talk about The Marlowe Papers (with Q & A) at Oxford Literary Festival on Tuesday 19th March. My first public appearance since the book was long-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Do come! Full details and ticket booking here.
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Posted on January 22, 2013 by rosbarber
I want to say a little something about the poem ‘How to Leave the World that Worships Should‘ because so many people have been coming here looking for it since it appeared on the English Literature GCSE syllabus last year. I’ll leave the analysis to others because my days of doing other people’s homework are over. […]
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Posted on January 14, 2013 by rosbarber
Tales of the City an evening of readings about London Working Men’s College Library 44 Crowndale Road London NW1 1TR Nearest tubes Camden, Mornington Crescent Wednesday 6 February 2013 @ 7.00pm FREE To reserve a seat please email: lucyjpop@gmail.com Ros Barber (www.rosbarber.com) is the author of highly acclaimed verse novel The Marlowe Papers (Sceptre, 2012), […]
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Posted on December 31, 2012 by rosbarber
On this final day of 2012 I want to acknowledge what an incredible year it has been for me. The publication of The Marlowe Papers in May was the realisation of a childhood dream and in the hardback Sceptre produced something incredibly beautiful that I would adore even if it didn’t have my name on […]
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Posted on December 11, 2012 by rosbarber
Fully Catered Writing Retreat in South West France – 16-21 June 2013 Poetry at Le Manoir de Gurson, Dordogne Looking for a writing retreat somewhere beautiful and relaxing with a professional writer to guide you? You and your writing are at the centre of this writing retreat in the heart of the Dordogne. Prize-winning poet […]
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Posted on November 9, 2012 by rosbarber
On Wednesday I read with Samantha Wynne-Rhydderch the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea as part of the Dylan Thomas Festival. I was very excited about the invitation, and it was only when the organiser, Jo Furber, asked me about whether Dylan Thomas had influenced me, that I realised why it meant so much to me. […]
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Posted on October 31, 2012 by rosbarber
Yesterday, the day went to the Wantage (not just) Betjeman Festival. After giving the dog his customary walk, and failing to do my daily yoga, leaving at nine to drive to Portsmouth and pick up a big fan of The Marlowe Papers who I’ve got to know a little over the last few months […]
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Posted on October 27, 2012 by rosbarber
I returned to my old home town of Colchester recently to give a talk at one of my old schools, and was asked by a young poet there how to get published. Specifically, which are the best magazines or journals to submit to when you want to get published? and is there any way of […]
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