Unfortunately, Karl's untimely death means that this work is no longer available. Karl was a great friend of Oxfam and we shall miss him greatly.

My Very First Poetry Book from the multi-dimentional award-winner Karl Ghattas, produced in 2006 and profusely illustrated with selections from his artwork in colour. SIGNED by the artist to title page. Book is in FINE condition, unread and undamaged. Free Postage and Packing within the UK! All other areas at cost.

KARL GHATTAS

1958 Born
1982 M.B. B.S. University of London
1989 MSc Philosophy, London School of Economics.
1994-2003 Lecturer in Art at Winchester College of Art, London and Barcelona
2003-Art Director Mago Productions, Barcelona.
ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS

1992 Z Gallery, New York
1992 Gallerie Everart, Paris
1993 Ariel ,Addison-Ross Gallery, London
1994 Megiddo , Egyptian Cultural Institute, London
1995 New Work, Hirschl Contemporary Art, London
1996 Images of God , Hirschl Contemporary Art, London
1997 Images of God II , Hirschl Contemporary Art, London
1998 Cerrado de Karl Ghattas , Galeria Panorama, Barcelona
2000 Images of God , Newport Museum Wales
2003 Synergy, The Gallery, Cork Street, London
2004 Images for Poetry, Apartment 195, King’s Road, London
2004 Images for Poetry, YMCA, Holborn, London
2006 Pantalla CCCB Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona

POETRY
Prizes
2004 First Prize - Poetry. Beehive Press, London
2004 Poetry on the lake. BILL WINTER AWARD. Lago Orta, Italy
2004 First Prize - Hastings 36th International Poetry Festival, UK
2007 Scintilla Magazine
2007 Earlyworks Press Prize

Publications
2004 Poetry on the Lake Magazine, CICT-UNESCO, British Council, Alessi.
2005 First Time Poetry Magazine.
2005 Nine Poets for Montale , Piemonte, Italy.
2005 RAI Documentary -live poetry recital-
2007 My very First Poetry Book , YZ Publishing, London

A scintillating evening of conversation and wine with:

Nicholas Clee - Nicholas is not a professional chef, but his training as a journalist came in handy when he decided to unravel the mysteries of cooking. The result was Don t Sweat the Aubergine - a lay persons guide to what works in the kitchen and why.

Jenni Muir - Australian Jenni wears several hats when writing about food - she is a restaurant reviewer for Time Out, as well as a cookbook author and feature writer. Her A Cook s Guide to Grains, is a kitchen essential for anyone concerned about healthy eating.

Udit Sarkhel - In The Calcutta Kitchen, Udit introduces the relatively unknown flavours of north-east India, where he spent his youth and trained as a chef with the Taj hotel group.

Celia Brooks Brown
Celia is well known for her vegetarian cooking demonstrations at Divertimenti and Books for Cooks, her appearances on TV and her ‘foodie’ walking tours of Marylebone and Borough Market, and is the author of World Vegetarian Classics, Low-Carb Vegetarian and Entertaining Vegetarians.

Mark Hix
This is Mark’s second visit to Food Writers for Oxfam and he will be talking about his journeys throughout the UK researching British Regional Food,
which has been nominated for the prestigious Andre Simon award. Mark is also author of fish etc., food writer of the The Independent on Sunday and the brains behind the Rivington Grills in Greenwich and Shoreditch, as well as overseeing the kitchens at Le Caprice, Scott’s, The Ivy and J. Sheekey.

Ian Walker
Ian is a chef and author of Thirty Miles: A Local Journey in Food, which all
about his culinary travels in North Wales. He will be talking about his
book, and his passion for local sourcing of food and why it is important.

Fantastic Raffle Prizes
English Canapés generously donated by J Hart Catering, Oxfordshire
Book Signings

Admission free, suggested donation £8

Patricia Michelson of La Fromagerie. Anyone who heard Patricia speak last year will know what an engaging and enjoyable speaker she is, offering great expertise about the world of cheese. This year, Patricia will give us a tutored tasting of seasonal Vacherin cheese. Patricia is also the author of The Cheese Room.

Allan Pickett of The Orrery. Enjoy a rare insight into life behind the scenes in the kitchen of a Michelin-starred restaurant with Head Chef Allan Pickett. Allan is bringing along a taster of the food he and his team prepare every day.

Clare Shephard of Le Pain Quotidien. Described as ‘the palate of the place’, Clare wants to enlighten everyone about the amazing process of sourdough baking – the history of sourdough, why she considers it best for you and for baking bread, and how to get your starter started. Clare will support her case for the enjoyment of sourdough bread with a tasting.

Evening hosted by Sybil Kapoor, Marylebone resident, author of Taste, Simply British and Modern British Food, and a food writer for The Sunday Times.

Bloomsbury/Oxfam Two/Writers Series

Monday 9th October 7.30pm

Oxfam Books, 12 Bloomsbury Street

Hosted by Todd Swift

Goran Simic, author of Sprinting from the Graveyard and From Sarajevo with Sorrow

and

D.M. Thomas, Booker-nominated author of The White Hotel and Not Saying Everything

An informal evening featuring readings, questions and answers and book signings. Those of you who were present for the shop opening with Ian McEwan will be familiar with the format. Of course, there’ll be plenty of wine to keep the evening flowing.

Please contact Alison Jackson to confirm your places: Telephone: 020 7637 4610

email: oxfambloomsbury@hotmail.co.uk

The Music Department of Oxfam Marylebone Bookshop is organising a popular music evening session at Low Life Bar, 32a Paddington Street (off Marylebone High Street and Baker Street) every last wednesday of the month from 8 till 11pm. No booking necessary.

Admission is free, donations of music are welcome (CD's, DVD's, vinyl).

We will be playing an eclectic selection from our Marylebone vinyl stock. Also, crates of vinyl and CD's will be on sale during the event. More info on our Music webpage.

Julia Casterton

Jan Conn

Alfred Corn

Annie Freud

John Redmond

Michael Schmidt

Henry Shukman

Roisin Tierney

Hosted by Todd Swift - Oxfam's Poet in Residence & James Byrne

- Peter Porter

- Liane Strauss

- Esther Morgan

- Owen Sheers

- Jane Yeh

- Thaddeus Rutkowski

- Myra Schneider

- Charles Bennett

- Leah Fritz

- Lavinia Greenlaw

- Sophie Hannah

- Sinead Morrissey

- Briar Wood

- Polly Clark

Oxfam’s 2005 Make Crime Pay promotion increased both sales and donations of crime fiction, already one of our most popular genres. Events were staged throughout the country with notable crime writers, and our evening event saw Stella Duffy, Laura Wilson and Natasha Cooper in discussion about their craft. A good crowd enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining evening that blended conversation, readings and a questions and answers session.

The 2005 Poetry Series began with a flourish with readings from notable British poets Frank Dullaghan, Sarah Maguire and Kevin Higgins. A huge crowd assembled once again and enjoyed a packed evening culminating in a reading from Al Alvarez. Also making welcome return appearances were Ian Duhig and Roddy Lumsden.

The Respighi Quartet performed pieces by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. The evening was a huge success and fully attended. The Quartet has been invited to perform at the shop again in June.

The 2004 Oxfam Summer of Poetry Festival, sponsored by the Arts Council England, was a massive success with all proceeds going towards the Sudan appeal. Poet-in-Residence Todd Swift organised a total of eleven events and a competition which ran throughout August. The festival drew a huge response from poetry lovers far and wide. The events ranged from a masterclass by TS Elliot prize-winner Don Paterson, to a children’s poetry workshop given by Heather Taylor. The highlights were undoubtedly the three evening readings. The festival began with ‘6 Poets for Sudan’ featuring Todd Swift, Ian Duhig, Pascal Petite, Roddy Lumsden, David Harsent and Mimi Khalvati. Over 80 people braved the intense summer heat and enjoyed a fantastic evening.