Playerist Poetry Magazine

Playerist Poetry Magazine (ISSN 2048-2515) was an annual journal of poetics and graphic arts, based in London, UK. The magazine was founded in 2011 by editor Martin Slidel.

Ethos

Playerist featured a range of work mainly by underground or emergent writers and artists from London, the UK, and across the world, supported by established 'names' as a platform to showcase new work. The latter included photographer Ellen Nolan, artist and actor Margaret Nolan, Ivor Novello Award winner Catherine Howe, singer Christine Collister, actor Amy McAllister and international Jazz vocalist Barb Jungr. Playerist was a black and white A5 pamphlet on 100g satin paper with an annual run of 200 copies. It is on catalogue at The Saison Poetry Library, South Bank Centre; listed as a poetry magazine. Prints were distributed at a range of city arts venues, with a voluntary cover price payable online. As a performance collective, Playerist staged several arts and music events, usually at Covent Garden's Poetry Society,[1] many of which were filmed for the Rockyoumentally YouTube Channel[2] (director: Alexander McLean). Its launch event in 2011 was at The Seven Dials Club, also in Covent Garden (London). Playerist has a 5-star rating on WorldCat.

Themed Editions 2011–2018

Playerist followed set themes from its inception in 2011 to 2018. Brighton multi media artist Yassin Zelestine contributed commissioned works for each edition. The 2014 edition on the theme of 'Mistakes' ironically contained a typo resulting in its first run being remaindered.

Front cover of the first issue Playerist poetry journal (2011, UK)

References
  1. "Poetry Café: Playerist Comedy Night - October 17 - What's on London". 1 October 2013.
  2. Rockyoumentally (28 April 2015). "Playerist Poetry Live At Poetry Cafe London" – via YouTube.
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