photo chloe barter
poems, I tell him, are one thing; life is another - Aleksandr Svetlov*
les is taking a break from poetry in 2009 due to his commitments
as Director of tall-lighthouse
l k robinson is a poet & publisher whose poetry & readings have received critical acclaim. He has been writing poetry since 1988, inspired by a TV programme on the poet George Barker. His poetry has appeared in a number
of magazines - Smiths Knoll, Shrike, The Wolf, Manifold, Fire, Brittle Star, Xmagazine & his first full collection winterburn was published in 2004 by waterways-publishing. His second collection you say it's been good was published in October 2007 . He has read his work extensively at a variety of venues - The Cellar & Roddy Lumsden's Fourcast at the poetry café in London, UNCUT poets in Exeter, Tongues & Groove, Blackheath Poetry Society, Diorama Arts, London's Speakeasy & in a number of Borders bookstores across the country.
l k robinson also runs regular creative writing classes & is active as a mentor
for a number of poets. If you would like make contact about a reading, running
a workshop or acting as poetry mentor please contact by email.
As well as being an established poet he is the founder of tall-lighthouse
an independent poetry business publishing poetry, organising readings
& events, facilitating education & learning through training & workshops.
l k robinson has a wide range of knowledge & experience in poetry which
he uses to the benefit of poets old & new, enabling them to develop, publish
& perform their work.
*taken from the poem – A Few Things
in the collection The Observations of Aleksandr Svetlov
Colette Bryce (Donut Press 2007)