French translations from Somewhere else in Dierese

 

Four of my poems from my latest collection Somewhere else that were translated into French by Bruno Sourdin have been published in the French literary journal Dierese.

Thank you, Bruno!

Sketches of dreams in Johannesburg

Seven poems from my recent collection Somewhere else have been translated into French by poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin, and appear on his blog Syncopes.

Thank you, Bruno Sourdin!

Somewhere else was published in 2024 by Graffiti in Kolkata, the publishing venue of the late Bengali poet Subhankar Das.

The cover art and cover design is by UK artist Paul Warren. 

Translations from Somewhere else to appear in French literary journal

French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin has translated some poems from my collection Somewhere else (Graffiti, Kolkata), which will be published in the French literary journal Dierese.

I am looking forward to receiving a copy soon! 

 

Don't forget to telephone God at bandcamp!

 

I telephoned God, a 40-minute recording of Gary Cummiskey reading a selection of his poetry and released by Sloow Tapes in Belgium, is available for download on Bandcamp.

Check it out here.

I telephoned God available on Bandcamp

 

Great news -- I telephoned God, a 40-minute recording of Gary Cummiskey reading a selection of his poetry and released by Sloow Tapes in Belgium, is now available for download on Bandcamp.

Check it out here.

I telephoned God is selling out fast!

I telephoned God, the cassette tape of me reading my poetry that was produced by Sloow Tapes in Belgium, is almost sold out! 

On the 40-minute tape I read a generous selection of my poems from 1990 to the present. 

The cassette cover shows three collages by French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin.

To order please visit Sloow Tapes.

Translaed poems from Somewhere else to appear in French poetry magazine

 

Five poems from Somewhere else have been translated into French by poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin and will be published in the French poetry journal Dierese in mid-2025!

Thank you, Bruno!

Somewhere else is published by Graffiti, Kolkata, the publishing press by the late Bengali poet Subhankar Das.

The cover design and cover art is by British artist Paul Warren. 

I telephoned God awaits you!

Sloow tapes in Belgium has released a 40-minute cassette tape of me reading my poetry, titled I telephoned God.

The poems read are from my selected poems volume Outside the cave, but also from Thunder on the highway, Animal eyeball (a collaboration with UK artist Paul Warren), and my latest collection Somewhere else.

The cover shows three collages by French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin.

To order, please visit Sloow Tapes.

Collages by Bruno Sourdin used in the cassette cover of I telephoned God

 These three collages by Bruno Sourdin were used in the cassette cover of I telephoned God, poems by Gary Cummiskey issued by Sloow Tapes in Belgium. It was a great honour to work with Bruno again.

Guided by colours: Gary Cummiskey speaks to Robert Roman about Pascal Ulrich

Pascal Ulrich in Toulouse in 2005.

The latest issue of The Odd Magazine - Oddity 28 - contains an interview by Gary Cummiskey with Robert Roman, poet, artist and publisher, about artist and poet Pascal Ulrich.

The interview is both in English and French.

Thank you to Robert Roman for the interview and for translating the English interview into French.

There is an excellent blog, created by Robert Roman, devoted to the work of Pascal Ulrich.

The Difficulty of Being - a collage by Bruno Sourdin

A collage titled The Difficulty of Being, by French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin.
 

Outside the cave in France

French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin has received his copy of Outside the cave, which was sent via the South African Post Office. This makes me feel optimistic that the postal service is returning to 'normal' and that overseas mail will get through more often than not (our postal service has never been the best)!

And so Outside the cave should soon start reaching overseas readers.

In Naked Field in England

British artist Paul Warren bought a copy of In Naked Field and writes: 'I have just read In Naked Field. Great stuff. You have a rare thing, originality. 'Fish supper' and 'Inside' really struck me. A really impressive collection.'

In Naked Field is published by Concrete Meat Press, in Leicester, England. Poems by Gary Cummiskey and cover collage by Bruno Sourdin.

Thunder on the highway in France

French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin writes: 'This morning in my mailbox, Johannesburg sunshine. Sent by Gary Cummiskey. " Waking at night,/ reaching out -/ nothing ′′. Thank you very much, Gary.'

Rock and counterculture: an interview with Benoît Delaune

The latest issue of The Odd Magazine contains an interview with French musician, teacher and writer Benoît Delaune, conducted by Gary Cummiskey. 

Born in 1973, Delaune wrote his PhD about William Burroughs and the use of the cut-up technique in the ‘Nova Trilogy’. He also wrote a short biography of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, as well as theoretical texts and articles about the collage/montage aesthetics in literature, cinema and music. Between 1998 and 2003, he led a micro-publishing structure, Les éditions de la Notonecte, which released books by Claude Pélieu, Mary Beach, FJ Ossang and others. As a musician, he played in many avant-garde bands, close to free-rock and  improvisation. Nowadays he plays guitar, composes and creates artworks for his new band, Orgöne. He's also working on books by Claude Pélieu and Alain Jégou.

You can read the interview here, in both English and French.

In Naked Field hits Pretoria

It has taken two months for a copy of In Naked Field to get from Johannesburg to Pretoria, which is less than an hour's drive away! Perhaps I will still receive the book posted from France in April ...

Original collage by Bruno Sourdin

This is the original collage by French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin that graced the cover of my latest poetry chapbook, In Naked Field, published by Concrete Meat Press in Leicester, England. In Naked Field is limited to 50 copies.

Bruno Sourdin holding a copy of In Naked Field

French poet and collagist Bruno Sourdin holding a copy of my latest collection, In Naked Field, published by Concrete Meat Press in Leicester, England. Bruno provided the collage on the front cover. 

Forthcoming from Concrete Meat Press: In Naked Field by Gary Cummiskey

In Naked Field, a chapbook of 20 poems by Gary Cummiskey, is due to be published by Concrete Meat Press, in Leicester, England. 

Cover collage by Bruno Sourdin.

A limited edition of 50 copies.

Tu verras des choses plus grandes encore - a collage by Bruno Sourdin