Who we are

Alan Corkish is a writer, editor, reviewer and critic from Liverpool UK; he has a Bachelor’s degree with honours in English Literature and Philosophy and a Master’s degree in Writing Skills. He currently works part-time as a psychotherapist. Alan’s publications include:

 The A to Z of Education (Satire) 2002 ISBN: 1898030189  Corrupted Memories (Poetry) 2004 ISBN: 0-9543621-7-9 Groups (A novel) 2006 ISBN: 1-4137-8829-7 Bum-Rap (Poetry) 2007 ISBN: 978-0-9555754-1-9 ...through a glass darkly (Commentary) 2007 ISBN: 978-0-9555754-2-6  With the printer: Glimpses of Notes (A 25,000 word autobiographical poem)  ISBN: 1-905168-02-0

Over 500 of Alan’s poems and short stories also appear in Journals and anthologies in the UK, USA, Russia, India, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Vietnam, New Zealand and Africa, many poems have been translated into Vietnamese and Italian. Alan co-edited Listening to the Birth of Crystals with Andrew Taylor and he co-edits the radical poetry Journals erbacce, (with Andrew Taylor) and Gloom Cupboard (with Richard Wink). Alan writes literary reviews for Orbis, The Journal, Poetry Kit, Stride and New Hope International.

Dr Andrew Taylor is a Liverpool based poet and editor. His PhD is in Poetry and Poetics. He has a BA (Hons) in English and an MA in Writing Studies from Edge Hill University, Lancashire.

Publications:

 Turn For Home The Brodie Press, August 2003.  Poetry & Skin Cream  erbacce Press, December 2004.  Cathedral Poems Paula Brown Publishing, August 2005.  Poetry & Skin Cream [2nd Edition] erbacce Press, October 2007 Temporary Residence erbacce Press, October 2007

Selected Readings:

Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire; Hope University College, Liverpool; Everyman, Liverpool; Tate Liverpool; 3345, Liverpool; The Masque Theatre, Liverpool; The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ The King, Liverpool; Liverpool Central Library; BBC Radio Merseyside; Collect Gallery, Lark Lane, Liverpool; Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.

Poems have been published widely including the following magazines, websites and radio stations:

Peggy's Blue Skylight, Neon Highway, The Daily Express, The Liverpool Echo, The (Liverpool) Daily Post, Otoliths, Silenced Press, Zygote in my Coffee, When Skies Are Grey, Benchpress, Kulturewerd, BBC Radio Merseyside, Catholic Pictoral, Edgeways, The People's Poet, Creative Mind, Fire, Mercy, Haiku Scotland, The Melling Leaflet, Type A B Positive, Red Wire, The Binturong Review, Unquiet Desparation, and the Bold Street Blog.