'A Letter to Joham Joachim Quantz', a poem by Jonathan Davidson read by Gregory Leadbetter

Gregory Leadbetter reads 'A Letter to Joham Joachim Quantz', a poem by from A Commonplace: Apples, Bricks & Other People's Poems (Smith|Doorsotp, 2020).

A Commonplace is a conversation about how poetry is made and exists as the underlying geology of our lives. Jonathan Davidson’s quiet but distinctive poems – including pieces from the 17th Century, from Kyiv and Lisbon, and from Finland and Nicaragua – are complemented by outstanding work by sixteen other poets and translators. Littered with unruly footnotes and featuring a gazetteer and bibliography, A Commonplace invites the reader to experience poetry as a lived art form.

Featuring poetry by: Ann Atkinson, Gottfried Benn, Catherine Byron, Ernesto Cardenal, Maura Dooley, Roz Goddard, Sylvia Kantaris, Jackie Kay, Zaffar Kunial, Richie McCaffery, Pauline Stainer and Kit Wright.

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"What shines through is the openness of the venture and the sense of poetic community and involvement of different voices and poetics in a constant communion." – Sasha Dugdale

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Jonathan Davidson has spent a lifetime finding ways to release poetry into the wild. He has curated festivals, made poetry performances for the stage and radio, and has published several books and pamphlets. This work has focussed on the English Midlands but has also taken him to India, Ukraine, the Baltic States and Central America. He currently lives in Birmingham: https://jonathandavidson.net/