Livia Franchini

Tuscany/SE London

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Some readings that were important to me. 

1. Vergüenza Ajena (Madrid), 11/01/18

2a. The Poetry Cafè (London), 22/01/18

2b. Artwork by Sean P. Haughton

3. Faber Social (London), 03/07/17

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‘On Complicity’ and ‘Your Mouth’, two poems in collaboration with Serena Braida, in Hotel #4. Order it here. 

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I translated ‘The Screwfly Solution’ by James Tiptree Jr and ‘Stable Strategies for Middle Management’ by Eileen Gunn into Italian for this wonderful project coordinated by Claudia Durastanti and Veronica Raimo, now out for Not - Nero Edizioni. You can buy the Italian translation here. 

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I was interviewed by Thea Hawlin for Review 31. Click here to read more. 

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‘Crackers’, in Funhouse #4 [print only]. Get it here. 

Illustration by Claudia Toran.

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‘Swimmer’s Ear’ in LESTE #4 [print-only]. Get it here.

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‘Il Cielo in una stanza/This World We Live In’, a poetry production I directed for the Festival of Italian Literature in London, on Minima & Moralia. 

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‘Monte Lungo’, in Crispin Best’s For Every Year project.

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‘Estate’, in Visual Verse, July 2017. 

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Little mention in Granta of STILLE POST, a collaborative translation project I curated with Laura Tenschert back in 2015, with invaluable help from Jen Calleja, Matthew Gregory, Rachel Long, Sam Riviere, Jack Underwood & Chrissy Williams.

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I’m reading at the Free Verse poetry magazine fair on May 13th. Thanks to La Errante for inviting me.

There’s a Facebook event (being updated) here. 

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Hi, submissions for our next issue are now open: [email protected]

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SUBMIT TO US.

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I’m reading with Maarten Van der Graaf at European Poetry Night 2017. More here.

European Poetry Night : London 2017 - May Saturday 6th : Rich Mix Arts Centre

7.30pm - Free Entrance : Venue Two, Rich Mix - 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, London E1 6LA

The works being performed are written for the night, where over twenty poets will celebrate the potential of collaboration to generate truly innovative poetry and work firmly against the divisive and counter-intuitive idea of a reduced closeness of spirit across the continent.

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In February I signed with Zoe Ross at United Agents. Hello. 

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I have a little sad poem in the inaugural issue of La Errante, which you can learn all about here. 

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Livia Franchini and Sean P Haughton CORDA is a multi-disciplinary art magazine started in response to the EU referendum. We – Sean and Livia – had met a few months before, in October 2015, shortl

Sean & I spoke to Run Riot about the ethos behind CORDA. 

For our generation, the English language plays a huge role in being able to make connections and form friendships, yet it is important to acknowledge its colonial connotations and defy the notion that it should occupy some kind of pedestal in an ideal language hierarchy. We envisioned a publication that would use English as a vessel to connect texts and people from different backgrounds.

Submissions for our second issue are now open.

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my other body always knows what to steal and when to stop

‘Unmovable Mover’ is the first release in the series On Poetry from Arroyo Records. The poem was recorded live in Hackney Wick by Giulio Benetti, with Francesco Nerini, Giovanni Zaccardi, and Livia Franchini as executive producers. Listen to it on Tyrant Books.