Launch of How Not to Multitask by Jo Weston
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About this event
Join us to celebrate the launch of poet and writer Jo Weston's debut poetry pamphlet with Wild Pressed Books: How not to multitask!
How not to multitask explores the difficulty of juggling ‘normal life’ with the challenges which can arise in extenuating circumstances and subsequently, the struggle to conceive a 'new normal' which combines the two.
These poems will appeal to anyone who has wrestled with old and new 'normals' which, since the arrival of COVID-19, has become a familiar challenge.
Hosted by Sheelagh Gallagher, the event includes an interview with Jo, readings from her pamphlet and guest readings from five fellow poets and authors:
The event will take place online via Zoom, 6.30-7.30pm, on Tuesday 11 May. Poems will be screen shared and live transcript will be in operation.
Register here to receive the Zoom link by email, shortly before the event.
We hope to see you there!
I am particularly struck by Weston's ability to pinpoint, tersely and vividly, moments of tension, where possibilities present themselves concurrently, the past plays havoc with the present, or an ideal confronts reality. [This pamphlet] is both uplifting and real, and full of wit and hope."
- Rory Waterman, poet; literary critic for the TLS, PN Review, Poetry Review and others; general editor at New Walk; and academic.
"Check Jo's work out. She's a poet to watch out for."
- erbacce-press
For examples of Jo's poetry, listen to recordings here:
