Thank You Chris Kinsey for your Review in Planet Review by Chris Kinsey, Planet Thursday, August 3, 2017 Caroline Smith’s poems about people seeking asylum are astonishing. They’re as clear and precise as surgical scalpels. These poems, sterilised from despair and anger, do not seek to accuse or wound. They make incisions to implant empathy […] Read more
I’m delighted to be part of a six-book event with live music by Minnie Birch, on Sunday 24th September from 2 -4pm. The event will be held at Tiki’s, 208 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, Herts HP1 1BH. Free entry. Interviews, readings, Q and A and songs and signed copies available of all six books. I am […] Read more
So excited to be reading poetry from The Immigration Handbook at the following venues in the USA: Wednesday 13th September 7pm Porter Square Books, 25 White Street, Cambridge MA http://www.portersquarebooks.com/event Thursday 14th September 7pm Grolier Poetry Book Shop, Plympton Street, Cambridge MA http://www.grolierpoetrybookshop.org/index.html Sunday 17th September 4.30 pm The Hudson Valley Writers’ Centre, 300 Riverside Drive, […] Read more
Refugee Tales walk 2017 Day 1 from Runnymede. ‘To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right of justice.’ Magna Carta 1215 Proud to have joined the walk. A call to end indefinite immigration detention. Read more
How I did it. For me poetry and art are at the heart of life – a driving force – not a commentary upon it. I did not write ‘The Immigration Handbook’ to try to change immigration policy, I knew the climate of the immigration debate needed to change and as an artist I felt […] Read more
Delighted to be reading from ‘The Immigration Handbook’ at Waterstones on the opening day of the Nottingham Poetry Festival. All money raised will go to the Charity ‘Safe Passage’ set up by Lord Alf Dubs in support of child refugees. With an introduction by former MP for Nottingham, Alan Simpson. The reading will take place on […] Read more
Grand finale to the Art & Poetry exhibition ‘In Transit’ at The Hellenic Centre I’m delighted to be performing poems from The Immigration Handbook accompanied live by the composer and pianist Philippos Tsalahouris at the closing of ‘In Transit’ on Wednesday 5th April from 7 pm. There will also be a showing of the silent film ASTERO also accompanied […] Read more
In Transit Exhibition of paintings by Irene Daniolou-Neofytou with poetry by: Caroline Smith & Warsan Shire Curated by Clea Souyoultzoglou Showing at The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington Street, London, W1U 5AS. Tel: 02074875060. Call for opening hours. 13th March -5th April 2017 Read more
Delighted that ‘The Immigration Handbook’ has been shortlisted for the 2016 Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry. Caroline Smith – The Immigration Handbook From the judges: “An important and unsentimental collection which humanises and individualises refugees without inappropriate occupation of another voice. Caroline Smith uses a range of forms and close attention to detail […] Read more
I am delighted to have been asked to read poems from ‘The Immigration Handbook’ at the opening of an Exhibition of paintings by artist Irene Daniolou Neofytou at the Hellenic Centre. Poems from ‘The Immigration Handbook’ will also be displayed on the walls. This is a private first night, but the Exhibition is open to the public […] Read more