 Christopher
Hobday was born in Preston, Lancashire in 1979. He studied England
& American Literature at the University of Kent and currently
divides his time between Folkestone, where he lives, Whitstable, where
he works, and Canterbury. He resurrected Logos, the University's Poetry and Prose journal, with the help of several colleagues from Save As Writers Group, and his work has also appeared in Night Train. He has twice been shortlisted for the University's T.S. Eliot prize, and a selection of his work appears in Stubborn Mule Orchestra, alongside poems by his friends and colleagues, Luigi Marchini and Gary Studley. He also works with David Nettleingham as co-editor of Conversation Poetry Quarterly, and is currently at work on his first solo collection of work. | Christopher Hobday Editor, Canterbury Poets First of all, welcome to the Canterbury Poets website. This is all quite new, so there might be one or two changes here and there, at irregular intervals. Nothing too drastic; I think the layout and design will stay pretty much the same. The main differences will be to content. Canterbury Poets has been designed to do exactly what it says on the tin: to give poets based in and around the City a platform on which to display their work, and their current projects. The main page is where you'll find advertisements for new publications and meetings of various groups, including the exciting new evenings at Orange Street. If you write poetry, and I hope you do, why not send a brief selection of your work, with a biography and an image (if you're not too shy)? Or, if you have a poetry-related article (if it's been written for a course, you may need to tweak it slightly for public consumption), feel free to send that. There is no manifesto behind Canterbury Poets other than to promote local writers, and to support the formation of a poetic community. Now that the City has its first Laureate, and many exciting new publications are hitting the streets, it is a very exciting time for poets, who have more opportunity to meet, discuss and perform than ever before. If you have any queries, send me an email at mail@canterburypoets.co.uk. Or, come along to Orange Street on the 2nd Sunday of every month (starting in August), or drop in on a Save As meeting, and share your work. Best wishes, keep reading and writing! Chris Hobday |