Monday, July 14, 2008
The Costa Cafe. Liverpool, Bold Street.
The Costa Liverpool Poetry Cafe. hosted by Alex Scott-Samuel. 13 Bold Street, Liverpool, England, 7:30 p.m onwards which will include two events.
Alice starting at 7.45 until 8.45 and then proceeded by Jeff Cottrill until later in the evening. This event is free.
Alice lives in Toxteth Liverpool. She is an artist and poet and edits the experimental Poetry/Art Magazine, ‘Neon Highway’ which she set up 2002.
www.geocities.com/poetshideout/Neon.html
She also curates the Toxteth Art gallery:
http://toxtethartgallery.wordpress.com
In the past Alice has curated poetry readings in Liverpool for various guest poets, including Allen Fisher, Bill Griffiths, Geraldine Monk, Lawrence Upton, Dave Ward and Robert Sheppard. Events have taken place at the Walker Art Gallery, The Planetarium, Central Library, 33-45 Club.
After completing her MA in ‘Writing Studies’, her novella, ‘Maxine’, containing, prose, poems and illustrations was published by Bluechrome Publishing in 2005.
Since then she has experimented with sound poetry, and has recently completed her first full collection of poems that have evolved from pamphlets such as ‘Men Hate Blondes’ and ‘Clubbing’. Her most recent poems are a reflection upon and include drawings and thoughts based around the myths and ghosts of Liverpool.
Neon Highway. Issue 13 is now printed.
Subsription details:
Neon Highway, the magazine for experimental and innovative poetry.
Submissions of innovative poetry and artwork to be sent to editors:Alice Lenkiewicz, Dee Mcmahon, Matt Fallaize.
Neon Highway is available bi-annually, with 2 issues costing £5.50, or a single
Issue available at £3.00. Order your next issue by contacting Alice Lenkiewicz on poetshideout@yahoo.com








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