July 24th and 26th, many friends and kind visitors crammed into my exhibition to watch readings, performances, soundings, improvisations. Two lovely events, giving the exhibition new life. Highlights were watching Charles Boyle and Stephen Watts move people to tears recalling Sheila Ramage, who ran the bookshop where the gallery stands for 40 years. First readings for Sophia Rahim and Alex Murphy. Performances bigger than the space from Jonathan Boyd, Lavinia Singer, Victor Rees. The great quartet of the IPLA collective ever present. And my collaborations with Colin Herd - celebrating 10 years since the release of our book on Kokoschka - and Vanessa Onwuemezi - our second purely improvised sound poetry duet. All watchable www.stevenjfowler.com/poetpeasant
