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August 29, 2007 at 7:44 am

Long feature on artist Kate Pemberton in Fused.
Radio 4 has been trailing it’s series of Poetry Slams a lot lately. The Birmingham connection? The host is Dreadlockalien, our Poet Laureate last year. The first show is tomorrow at 11pm.
More buzz about Catherine O’Flynn’s novel What Was Lost - it’s been longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
Oh happy day - it’s the return of Russ L’s Lots Of Things To See And Do In The West Midlands for September with his usual mix of music, arts and, um, boxing.
The Birmingham Comics Show, taking place at Millennium Point on October 13-14th, has it’s launch party on the 12th at the Cotton Club.
Issue 7 of Ten4 magazine, produced in Birmingham and distributed everywhere, is out. You can buy it at Borders / Virgin or pick it up for free at hip and cool places.