Coast to Coast to Coast hand-stitched poetry zines Saturday 10 October / 6pm – 8pm / Open Eye Gallery / free, RSVP
Come along to a wonderful event featuring readings from Issue 7 (Autumn 2026, Coast to Coast to Coast journal) launching on the night, plus the launch of Variations, the latest anthology featuring work from local writers from The Life Rooms in Southport and Walton during 2025 – 2026.
Hand-stitched journals will feature poems from a range of established and emerging writers from the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands: Oliver Comins, Chris Kinsey, Lauren Thomas, Brian Kirk, Carole Bromley, Mary Earnshaw, Clare Best, Rachel Spence, Finola Scott, Jean Atkin, Susan Cunningham, Penny Sharman, Barbara Hickson, John Davies, Gráinne Daly, Roy Marshall, Aidan Semmens, Mary Mulholland, Fokkina McDonnell, Pippa Little, Rosie Jackson, and Margaret Galvin.
There will be readings, refreshments, and an opportunity to talk to poets and to buy books and hand-made limited-edition journals.
Event organised, and all books created by artist, writer, and publisher, Maria Isakova-Bennett.
Coast to Coast to Coast publishes poetry between unique handmade covers. Launched in Summer 2017, over 600 hand-stitched journals across seven issues have featured work by almost 100 different poets.
Image: Maria Isakova-Bennett
Address:
Open Eye Gallery
19 Mann Island
Liverpool L3 1BP
Open:
6–8pm
Ticketing:
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