57 Catalogue Intro

57 Productions offers a unique & expanding catalogue of audio & audio-visual titles, featuring many of the most popular & exciting poets working in the UK & internationally today

The voices & works of many of these poets are featured on the Poetry Jukebox

57 has recently launched 'Poems of a Backwater Visionary' by Billy Childish - CD, reversed-board digipac - 62 poems recorded with Billy in 2007

The new, long-awaited CD from John Hegley is now launched - Family Favourites - bringing together John's poems & songs concerning his familial relations - both real & imagined - as well as touching upon the eternal themes of glasses & dogs

57 is also pleased to announce the CD release of Riding on de Riddym by Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze – a classic recording of over 30 poems by the celebrated poet & performer. The poems are drawn from all of Jean’s books to date & features work unpublished elsewhere – including the climactic title poem

plus - 57 release the first CD collection by one of our most popular poets, performers & radio presenters - Michael Rosen - with Carrying the Elephant & This is Not my Nose - a special double-CD collection of prose-poems - works of rare honesty, original humour & unique intimacy

NEW NOW! The 2nd Volume in the series of 'Poetry in Performance' CDs, presenting another unique sampling of contemporary spoken works. This new production is an aural odyssey through some of the most powerful & delectable lyrical works in currency - with both live & studio produced recordings, rare archive & special guest musical collaborations … featuring:

Roger McGough, Jackie Kay, Brian Patten, Maura Dooley, John Cooper Clarke, Imtiaz Dharker, Neil Rollinson, Moniza Alvi, Benjamin Zephaniah, Jayne Cortez, Kamau Brathwaite, Ian McMillan, Choman Hardi, Michael Donaghy, Rita Ann Higgins, Matthew Sweeney, … following on from Poetry in Performance Volume 1, out now!

"You couldn't find a better poetry showcase" Sue Arnold, The Guardian

Poetry in Performance Volumes 1 & 2 represent the first in a new series of audio-anthologies. Volume 3 will be published ... a.s.a.p. ... & will feature further voices whose work resonates through the performing arts, live-literature circuits & the media

57 is also pleased to announce new additions to the extant audio-list, including titles by John Cooper Clarke, Jayne Cortez & RS Thomas - & titles by Jeff Nuttall & Lorna Goodison

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57 Productions Audio-Catalogue

View Full Catalogue: Poetry in Performance Volume 2 Poetry in Performance Volume 1 Reggae Head Family Favourites Poems of a Backwater Visionary The Dogfather Riding On De Riddym Different Drums Carrying the Elephant TEETH - Jackie Kay Yuh Hear Bout? - Valerie Bloom Butterfly - Merle Collins Hearsay, Performance Poems Plus John Cooper Clarke: Disguise in Love Linton Kwesi Johnson: LKJ acapella LIVE Linton Kwesi Johnson: More Time Jean Binta Breeze: Tracks Liz Lochhead: Competent At Peever Tom Leonard: Noras Place and other poems Attila the Stockbroker: Live in Belfast James Kelman: Seven Stories RS Thomas: The Poems Jayne Cortez: Borders of Disorderly Time Jayne Cortez: Cheerful & Optimistic Poetry Against War Benjamin Zephaniah: Naked Lawrence Ferlinghetti: The Berlin Tapes Ah! Sunflower: Allen Ginsberg Jayne Cortez: Find Your Own Voice Apples & Snakes: twofive Nick Toczek: Selfish Men

Poetry in Performance Volume 2 - Various Poets

Poetry in Performance Volume 1 - Various Poets

Reggae Head - Benjamin Zephaniah

Family Favourites - John Hegley

Poems of a Backwater Visionary - Billy Childish

The Dogfather - Adrian Mitchell

Riding On De Riddym - Jean 'Binta' Breeze

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