2025 was a productive year for me, with two new videos and a new book — or a quarter of a new book, to be precise, as I am one of four poets that make up the Wylde Publications collection Four Windows On The Male. Which followed hot on the heels of my first full solo collection, Between New Year And Old, published late in 2024.
Four Windows On The Male appeared in March, with readings, exhibition, and music-and-mixed-media performance at Teignmouth Arts Action Group gallery. For more detail of the book see lower down this page, or in the BOOKS or BOOKSHOP pages of this site.
NEW VIDEO FILM-POEMS
Featuring a reading of the poem of the same title published in FOUR WINDOWS ON THE MALE, page 54 (see details of book below.)
A poem by Richard Williams and read by him. Video, choice of images, and music by Roger Philip Dennis
RECORDED READINGS
from the online launch of FOUR WINDOWS ON THE MALE now available on YouTube - listen here.
Copies of the book available from local bookshops and here in this website Book Shop
THE BOOK
FOUR WINDOWS ON THE MALE
by Veronica Aaronson, Steve Day, Roger Philip Dennis, Kerry Priest
ISBN 978-0-9545479 Wylde Publications March 2025
RRP £10 from this site's page the Book Shop
“FOUR WINDOWS ON THE MALE is a striking collection by four very individual poets. It opens many different windows on attitudes and behaviours around maleness and explores them with a glorious thoroughness. The reader is constantly surprised and delighted by the freshness of their vision, their innovative ways of looking.
These poems are by turns devastating, playful, political, wry, angry, tender and everything else in between.
What is it to be male? These thought-provoking poems offer succinct visions or versions of the complex ideas around masculinity, and how toxic masculinity affects women and girls. They look at youth and age, family relationships, history, story, longing, grief.
They look both slant and straight on and in doing what all good poems do, they crack open their subject and make it sing.”
Janet Sutherland, author of The Messanger House, and four other poetry collections (Shearsman Books.)
"I certainly feel educated and entertained by the two female and two male poets whose creativity we see through these four windows. I hope you have a similar experience."
Andy Williamson, Arts Director, Ashburton Arts Centre
THE EXHIBITION:
The fully colour-illustrated CATALOGUE for the exhibition accompanying the launch of FOUR WINDOWS ON THE MALE, held at the Gallery in TAAG. Curated by Roger, presenting works by many South Devon artists. Held at Teignmouth, the 22-28th March.
A5 soft cover. Price: £5.00. [A PDF also available on request at the same price.]
To order CONTACT Roger.
OTHER READINGS
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