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Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · 7d

💚 heart co-editing intergraphia with @rachelartsmith.bsky.social. We'll be at Conway Hall in the heart of Bloomsbury for this year's amazing @smallpublishers.bsky.social on the 24 & 25 October. Come say hello!

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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · Aug 27

For Day26 @sealeychallenge.bsky.social A hybrid work, a 'reading' of a #Sartre childhood memoir. A meta-work on reading/writing, the act of re-(creating) interior spaces of pleasure/memory in texts, reading, authorship @rachelartsmith.bsky.social Penteract Press (2022) @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social

Collage cover read(writ)ing words. A Meandering Material Dialogue Rachel Smith w/HMRCollective Penteract Press (2020). collage is of scraps & ephemera of rectangles, (orange, red, pink), triangles, pendants (yellow and green) text fragments (hand) squiggles. etc.

It is arduous to separate the productive activities of
reading, writing, and making. Reading frequently involves
doodling, tangential distractions, note taking, or mentally
constructing ideas all of which begin the blurring of any
boundaries. Writing is soaked in phrases from previous
and concurrent reading. Making is a material production
of the thoughts while reading or writing. The visible
process in these pages is a collaborative activity, as sense
is collectively sought. The assemblage of fragments
explores how sense might be de-con-structed, developing
a generative method as an amalgamation of theory and
practice.

A mix of redaction and erasure, visual poetry, numbered poetic text on the pleasure of memory, reading, books, grandparents, childhood, etc. with handwriting at bottom right.

A marked up, poem collage, with lines, squiggles, text, disintegrating lines of meaning and theory, as if notes from/ on what Smith is reading transformed into a poem/diary full page vispo. Meditative and inspiring.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · Jul 25

Studio 46 / Salon #2: an excellent show of new work by Victoria Lucas, @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and @emmabolland.bsky.social, at Bloc Projects Meanwhile Space (1st floor), 2-4 Matilda Street (off The Moor), Sheffield S1 4PF. Friday 25, Saturday 26, Sunday 27 July, 12 noon–4pm. All welcome, free.

Event flyer for Studio 46 / Salon #2 exhibition, with the same text as the main post, some black discs, and a word cloud.

A partial view of the Salon #2 installation, with several wall- and floor-based artworks by Victoria Lucas, Rachel Smith and Emma Bolland in the foreground and background.

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · Jul 12

Reading performances from this afternoon at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield. A pleasure to read alongside the brilliant @emmabolland.bsky.social, @longbarrowpress.bsky.social and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · Jul 12

The aftermath of @rachelartsmith.bsky.social's reading/performance at the ex-Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield, earlier today. A pleasure to read alongside her, @emmabolland.bsky.social, and Conor Rogers. Thanks to everyone who joined us. The 'Checked Out' exhibition continues until 18 July.

A litter of bus tickets on the tiles of a former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield, printed with the text of 'Lines That Echo' by Rachel Smith.

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · Jul 11

I shall be reading different works at events on the next two Saturdays
On 12 July, 2pm, an event as part of
“Checked Out” - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield.

On Sat 19 July 2-4 at Hive Cic in Bolton as part of Let’s talk about Text exhibition

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Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · Jul 8

This Saturday, 2pm. I'm reading alongside @thehalt.bsky.social @rachelartsmith.bsky.social and Conor Rodgers as part of the Checked Out exhibition events programme. #Sheffield #poetry #prose #performance.

Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · Jul 4

Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...

A large gallery showing an installation of hapazardly piled painted boxes and lighting gels in oranges, browns, and blacks.

A photograph showing a large exhibition space shot from above. An installation of boxes and cut circles in pastel colours spreads along the floor as a visitor walks around it.

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · Jul 7

Checked Out - at the former Wilko in Hillsborough, Sheffield - continues until 18 July (Wed–Sat, 12–6pm), and is well worth, er, checking out. Two additional readers now confirmed for this Saturday's event: @rachelartsmith.bsky.social, and me. Sat 12 July, 2pm, all welcome, free.

Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · Jul 4

Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...

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Emma Bolland @emmabolland.bsky.social · Jul 4

Chuffed to have two installations in the exhibition Checked Out, curated by Thomas Griffiths in #Sheffield. I'm reading a related script in progress as part of the events programme on the 12th. Free, all welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/checked-ou...

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

@joewmarsh.bsky.social is a poet and playwright based in the Derbyshire Dales. His work for the theatre has been produced at venues across London including Omnibus Theatre, Finborough Theatre, Theatre 503, Southwark Playhouse and Old Red Lion Theatre.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Jean-François Magre was born in Toulouse. They explore hybrid writings where words,images, original or sampled graphic elements combine. 'Impurity is the very sign of dynamic complexity, a process at work'.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social is an interdisciplinary poet, artist, performer & publisher based in the UK. His books include Void Voices (Hesterglock Press), Chimera (Penteract Press), & Rites & Passages (Salò Press). He runs Steel Incisors, a small press devoted to innovative visual poetry.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hana Ormara is a visual artist and poet. Hana’s writing draws on her Baloch heritage. She asserts that 'In a world where humans are becoming dependent on technology and artificial intelligence, our survival and evolution relies on voicing the space between our hearts and minds: our imagination.’

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese writes with/in English, Polish & Danish. She lives in Copenhagen & is ‘a creative ambassador’ for the Møn UNESCO Biosphere. Her site-specific verbal/visual texts use analogue processes: botanical inkmaking, cyanotype, pinhole photography, expressive handwriting, and book art.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

We are delighted to be working with @clareobrien.bsky.social. Clare's work has been published by ELJ Editions, Hedgehog Poetry Press, and elsewhere. She is currently Poet In Residence at the National Trust for Scotland’s Inverewe Garden.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Anna Reckin has published two collections of poetry with Shearsman (Three Reds, 2011, and Line to Curve, 2018). Her current work is focused on plants & gardens. Her work has appeared in journals in the UK and internationally, including Long Poem Magazine, drain, Antennae and Chant de la Sirène.

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Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social · Jun 25

Absolutely delighted to be included in the forthcoming exciting pamphlet series from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social, along with these wonderful creatives. More details soon - series 4 #poetry pamphlets out in the autumn!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky 💙📚

List of authors with pamphlets included in Intergraphia's series 4.
Hana Ormara
James Knight
Anna Reckin
NaoKo TakaHashi
Joe Marsh
Jean-Francois Magre
Clare O'Brien
Elzbieta Wojcik-Leese
Ryan Ormonde

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Ryan Ormonde grew up near Hastings on the south coast of England. His poems have been published in Gutter, The Rialto and Fourteen Poems.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

NaoKo TakaHashi is an interdisciplinary artist based in the UK. She has undertaken commissions and residencies in Quebec, Nottingham, Jerusalem, Sharjah, and elsewhere. Her contributions to publications have been published in London, Germany, and the USA.

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intergraphia @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social · Jun 26

Announcing our series 4 authors! Hana Ormara, James Knight @badbadpoet.bsky.social, Anna Reckon, Naoko TakaHashi, Joe Marsh @joewmarsh.bsky.social, Jean François Magre, Clare O'Brien @clareobrien.bsky.social, Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese, and Ryan Ormonde.

Hana Ormara, James Knight, Anna Reckon, Naoko TakaHashi, Joe Marsh, Jean François Magre, Clare O'Brien, Elżbieta Wójcik-Leese, and Ryan Ormonde.

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Egidija @egidija.bsky.social · Jun 2

Some brilliant photos by Therese Ni from Verse Verso artist books and visual poetry symposium at @warburginstitute.bsky.social on May 30.

with Gill Partington Chris McCabe @rachelartsmith.bsky.social @uclspeccoll.bsky.social Gefn Press Robin Tomens Gustavo Grandal Montero Andrew Morrison.

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · May 31

Thankyou! 🙏

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · Mar 21

Myself and @emmabolland.bsky.social are here with @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social are here in Leeds at Pages artists book fair!

Come and say hi and buy our beautiful pamphlets from a whole host of wonderful artists and writers!

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · Mar 16

So sorry to hear this Joakim- Timglaset has published some amazing work and will be missed (though as others say understandable in the current climate) x

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Dr Rachel Smith @rachelartsmith.bsky.social · Mar 15

Productive day in the studio yesterday.
Great to have room to scale up and to see the works in relation to each other to push things forward

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