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A London Vampire is a story consisting of 26 poems about a man who quits his office job to manage a Goth band called No Reflection. This transformation in his working life is preceded by an existential transformation into some kind of predator. This is contemporary urban life from the predator’s perspective.

Though I assigned to the character many of the properties of a vampire, I wanted to leave it open whether the life-draining force is actually quotidian office life, or the city, or those who run the city. Alternatively, the vampire could be mental illness, or a life lived in pursuit of physical pleasure at the expense of emotional or spiritual feeling.

I loosely based the sequence ... READ MORE
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You do not know where you are going, nor why you are going; enter everywhere, reply to anything. They will no more kill you than if you were a corpse.” (Rimbaud)

I've created a tumblr for my story consisting of 26 poems about a London vampire: alondonvampire.tumblr.com/
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i'll be reading at the launch of Magma 58 on 7th March at the London Review of Books Bookshop. guest poet is Simon Armitage who will be reading his poems and signing books. more information about Magma here: magmapoetry.com/
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" ... there is an animal at loose in my heart what kind of animal poetry and a hatred of the tamed animals poets have become." Barry MacSweeney

Wrote an article about poetry busking & pamphleteering for Sidekick Books: sidekickbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2…

chant :)
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Some reviews for my pamphlet Confronting the Danger of Art. More info at dfps.tumblr.com

"This is a stark and original pamphlet of poems, both disturbing and amusing. The superb illustrations darkly complement and enhance the explosive impact of the poems." SPHINX REVIEW

"Think a Salad Fingers style doodle, matched with a satirical Banksy-esque dialogue … this little book was the perfect length and provided an anti-reality for 20 pages and was a strange joy to read." BRIG NEWSPAPER

"With striking images, and thought provoking messages, this pamphlet will take you five minutes to read, but weeks to consider." CONCRETE NEWSPAPER

"The illustrations and poems work together seamlessly … McLachlan and Cooper's new age method of collaboration has been a success. The cryptic, earth tone illustrations play off of the cautionary poems impeccably." THE FREDONIA LEADER

"The poems and delightfully strange and vivid artwork work in unison to deliver a coherent message … Thought-provoking and genuinely funny." XMEDIA

"Confronting the Danger of Art is one of the most original ideas that I've come across recently …" STRUCTO MAGAZINE

" … a hilarious and searing look at the way people do sometimes treat the arts … perfectly crafted and delightfully witty." THE BOAR NEWSPAPER

"Phil Cooper's … simplistic comic strip style evokes suggestive moods in each panel … As an artist, I find this booklet a reminder that art has no limitations." THE TARTAN NEWSPAPER

"The beige and rust color scheme complement each other and provide a perfect backdrop for McLachlan's biting free verse." THE DEPAULIA NEWSPAPER

"It is well constructed and Phil Cooper's design complements the irony of Ian McLachlan's poetry. It is a thought-provoking read." THE BEAVER NEWSPAPER
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A London Vampire by venturus, journal

Magma 58 launch with Simon Armitage by venturus, journal

Poetry busking and sales by venturus, journal

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