The Last Shall be on First and the First Shall be on Last: Next Reading

StAnza 2006 Poetry Festival
Sunday 19 March 11.30am Reading: Pamphlet Poets (£3.50/£2.00) (12.30)
St John’s Undercroft, South Street, St Andrews, Scotland

Richard Price, Siriol Troup & Andrew Philip
Three poets who have all published pamphlets as their work developed

The youngest of the Informationist group of poets, Richard Price has work in numerous chapbooks and journals. His critically acclaimed collection, Lucky Day (Carcanet, 2005) was shortlisted for the Forward First and Aldeburgh Prizes.

Siriol Troup’s first publication was the pamphlet Moss, winner of the Poetry Monthly Competition, while individual poems have won several top prizes. Her first full collection is Drowning up the Blue End (bluechrome, 2004).

Andrew Philip is the winner of the 2005 Amnesty International competition. His pamphlet, Tonguefire was published by HappenStance in 2005. Poems and translations have appeared in various magazines and anthologies.