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Crying on My Birthday

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

I wrote about crying on my birthday for Oh Comely magazine's 50th edition. Below is an extract: I turned 29 this year and, on my birthday, planned to meet my boyfriend in the William Morris Gallery. When he got there though, strolling in confidently I imagine, he couldn’t find me. I had arrived before him… Continue reading Crying on My Birthday →

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River Fungi

March 14, 2019October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

Anthony Elliott has made this beautiful piece concerning the river Thames and information about mushrooms, voiced by me and Wail Qasim, we read from Food for Free by Richard Mabey and Edible Fungi by John Ramsbottom. https://soundcloud.com/anthony-elliott-451000818/river-fungi

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Money For Laughing

November 30, 2018October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

Tilly and I are laughing in a big cafe full of suits on lunch. A well dressed and middle aged man sitting in front of us turns around: Great laughing... This story was first published on The Grapevine, which is an arts and literary zine that I co-founded.

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Papaya Press- The Megabus

December 17, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine Madden2 Comments

  She is travelling on the Megabus, knowing that she is going to leave him... My story, The Megabus, has been included in Papaya Press's WHAT SHE KNEW ZINE, which is a collection of responses to the work of Lydia Davis.  

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Desperate Literature Residency

June 27, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

  This January I had a residency in Desperate Literature, a bookshop in Madrid. I did a reading and produced a little book with some of my poems. Send me an email if you would like a copy, or stop in at the shop if you are in Madrid.  

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Letter to my Teenage Self

June 27, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine Madden2 Comments

  This letter was originally written for the LUNAR Project screening of films by Jennifer Reeder, THE YOUNG-GIRL IS NOT ALWAYS YOUNG, AND NOT ALWAYS A GIRL Dear Cat Madden, I’m sorry I’ve overlooked you for so many years, but I am close to the child, she is easier  to understand and I find you hard… Continue reading Letter to my Teenage Self →

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Letters to Barnacle 2

June 27, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

  Whenever you release one of your volumes some animal part of me, think a rat, scans it for buried reference to myself...   My poem 'A Rat' is in the second issue of  Letters to Barnacle. Yup, you can buy it on Etsy.

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New Story and The Separation

April 5, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

Both these stories were published in separate issues of You Stumble Into A Room Full of Poets in 2012. It doesn't have an online presence but it was reviewed by Structo magazine. The Separation She used to have a husband and they would do all sorts of things like read poetry, contemplate their own mortality, and have… Continue reading New Story and The Separation →

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The Cheap Flat

March 29, 2017November 30, 2018 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

  This is a piece of flash fiction I had published in 3:AM Magazine. The Cheap Flat We negotiated the rent down with the landlords on the understanding that they would provide everything we needed in the flat, but nothing that we wanted. They clarified this by providing a quote from Wikipedia, which they stencilled… Continue reading The Cheap Flat →

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Lunar Poetry Podcast

March 27, 2017October 15, 2019 Catherine MaddenLeave a comment

I had a chat with David Turner from  Lunar Poetry Podcasts and read some poems. There's also a transcript available for this podcast, which features Matt Abbott  as well.  Lunar Poetry Podcasts do loads of good interviews, so you should keep up with them.

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