The Itinerant Poetry Librarian: London & Library = At least 5 GBP to step out your door = Cous Cous for librarian dinner (again)

Since May 2006, The Itinerant Poetry Librarian has been travelling the world with a library of ‘Lost & Forgotten’ poetry, installing the library & librarian and archiving the sounds, poems and poetry of the cities, peoples and countries she meets. Welcome to the project's blog . . . Our Itinerant Poetry Librarian lives wherever her library is - come join the cause!

FAQs: • Yes we carry our entire life and the library with us as we go • Yes, it is quite heavy • No, we're not mad. As Charles Simic said, 'But what if poets are not crazy?' That's the spirit boyo!

We exist to: remind people of the importance of free public libraries...subvert mainstream channels of distribution...remind people that access to knowledge should be free and not dependent upon economic wealth hierarchies... show people that poetry/art can provide answers to questions we ask of life...experiment in existing outside of 'the market' – thereby, instead, investing in social capital, social innovation and community.

We aim to make life taste better. Word.

Friday, 18 August 2006

London & Library = At least 5 GBP to step out your door = Cous Cous for librarian dinner (again)

Where we are at

Where there’s poetry there’s normally not many people . . .

Today’s poetry library book selection

Our signs in English for the first time . . .

Our librarian travels by boat back to the UK as A. poetry library too heavy for plane; B. UK air travel a total mess and C. Librarian paranoid about library going missing if got a hold of by baggage staff