Montez Press October News

Book Launch: This Is Not a Memoir by Janette Parris, 15th November at South London Gallery

We’re proud to announce our next release, This Is Not a Memoir by artist Janette Parris, launching at South London Gallery on the 15th November with a special performance from band The Parris Experience, and interview between the artist and Montez Press Director Emily Pope. Tickets are available to book for free through the link [removed];

What do you call a memoir that isn’t? In This Is Not a Memoir, Janette Parris incisively narrates a journey through lost high street landmarks of East and South London, in a series of detailed artworks blending map, archive and anecdote with deadpan humour. Part graphic novel, part recollection, this is an intimate exploration of what it means to have ownership of public space, from Wimpy to Woolworth’s via Canning Town. And somewhere in the gaps, in absent moments caught gazing at the sky or a kerbside, an impression of a life emerges–or is that just what she wants you to think?

Janette Parris is an artist who investigates the contemporary urban experience, using narrative, humour and popular formats including soap opera, stand-up comedy, musical theatre, pop music, cartoons, comics and animation. Parris has exhibited widely nationally and internationally for 25 years.

→ Book your tickets to the launch on the 15th November at South London Gallery

October Interjection: Glowbades by Amalia Tenuta

Amalia Tenuta is a poet currently residing in Minneapolis. She is the author of the chapbook, The Primitive Accumulation of Realness (Dead Mall Press 2023). 

You can find Amalia’s writing at the link below:

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MPR October Schedule

Wednesday 25th October with John Garcia, David Lindsay, Christian Michael Filardo, Amanda Jasnowski Pascual, Aasir Cherot, Whitney Mallet, Wayne Koestenbaum, Seashell Coker, Lori-may Orillo, Ada Reso, Tim Lessick, Thanh Nguyen, Tom Laprade, Maggie Millner, Jan-Henry Gray, Nina, Morgan Bassichis, Nick Klein, Emmanuel Olunkwa, World Poetry Books, Olivia Elias, and Sam Kestenbaum.

Thursday 26th October we’re live from London with Eleanor Tennyson, LULU THE TOOL, Michael and Isaac Elle, Lux, Alice Sparkly Kat, Jin Synth, Oisin Roberts, performingbordersRadio, and Dhangsha. At 8pm NYC we’ll be broadcasting Poets for a Free Palestine live from the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church. Participants include: Andrea Abi-Karam, Sarah Ahmad, Hala Alyan, Mirene Arsanios, Lara Atallah, Carolina Ebeid, Yasmin El-Rifae, Abou Farman, Adham Hafez, Isabella Hammad, Kaleem Hawa, Benjamin Krusling, Muyassar Kurdi, Ayaz Muratoglu, Ladan Osman, Sahar, Zoé Samudzi, Hind Shoufani, H Sinno, imogen xtian smith, Teline Trần, Kamelya Omayma Youssef, and Mohammed Zenia Siddiq Yusef Ibrahim, with others to be announced. The event is free but registration is encouraged: [removed]

Saturday 28th October we’re back in NYC live at Artists Space for the Segue Reading Series with Sam Ladkin and Luke Roberts.
 

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MPR & Montez Press