Here are a few images and a poem from an extraordinary night of readings and performances in the Judith E Wilson Drama studio, Cambridge, in solidarity with Pussy Riot, 21.10.210. The event grew out of the English PEN anthology ‘Catechism: Poems for Pussy Riot’, edited by Sophie Mayer, Mark Burnhope and Sarah Crewe.

There were readings of poetry and prose by: Drew Milne, Sophie Mayer / Preti Taneja, Ian Heames, David Grundy, Lisa Jeschke, Rod Mengham, Jaya Savige, Jeremy Hardingham, Ali Smith, and performances by David Rushmer, Tom Hall, and Jeremy Hardingham / Drew Milne. This post will be updated as more material comes in to the Institute.

Sophie Mayer / Preti Taneja reading together.

David Rushmer, ‘Lost for Words’ (2012).

David Rushmer, ‘Lost for Words’, photo by Wang Bang.

Jeremy Hardingham / Drew Milne preparing ‘Raspberry Beret’, photo by Wang Bang.

Jeremy Hardingham / Drew Milne, with raspberry beret, photo by Wang Bang.

for more info on the poems for Pussy Riot project and Pussy Riot solidarity live events, see:

http://www.englishpen.org/the-poems-for-pussy-riot-project/

http://www.englishpen.org/catechism-poems-for-pussy-riot-live/

And here’s a poem from ‘Catechism: poems for Pussy Riot’ read on the solidarity night.

Drew Milne, ‘microphonics’ (2012).