The Small Press Poetry Conventions started in Britain with one held in Liverpool in 1985, and ran annually until 1996. I attended the first and those in Hastings, Stamford, Newcastle (twice), Northop, Exeter and Huddersfield.

After 1997/8 events failed to take place, I revived the event at
The Barlow Theatre, Langley, Near Birmingham in 1999, followed by similar Friday-evening-until-Sunday-lunchtime festivals in 2001-2.
The Back Room Poets of Oxford hosted in 2003 and did a splendid job. They suggested I follow up for 2004 and they organise the event again in 2005.

A weekend for poets and poetry lovers giving everyone a chance to read, meet other poets, attend workshops and discussions and browse books and magazines, all in a friendly atmosphere, and all for one payment of £5, is something to savour and support.

Geoff Stevens

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