New and Recent Publications:
New collection Vital Signs will be published in April 2024. The book is available for pre-ordering here.
'Initiation Ceremony', 'A Second Body', 'The Pulse', 'Unfinished Symphony' and 'Angel of the North' were published in SAGINAW 12 (2023).
'Final Diner at the Banquet of Dreams' was published in Acumen 105 (Jan 2023).
And Then the Rain Came (Cinnamon Press, 2022) was published in April 2022.
Collaboration in Arrival at Elsewhere (Against the Grain Press, 2020), a book-length poem in response to the global pandemic assembled by Carl Griffin with work adapted from multiple poets.
Exploring Rights (Cinnamon Press, 2020) was published in March 2020.
Holding Unfailing (Cinnamon Press, 2017) was published in February 2017.
Featured Poet in Envoi Issue 175 (February, 2017).
'Unconscious Competence' was published in Spittoon Magazine Issue 2 (Spring 2017, Beijing).
‘Fragment: Unaccountable’, 'Path Finding' and 'The Empress of Peonies' were published in Enclave 飞地 (ed. Zhang Er et al.) Issue 16 (Autumn 2016, Shenzhen) - as part of a special feature including poems from A Force That Takes in English and Mandarin versions.
'A Chinese Lesson' was published in Spittoon Magazine, inaugural issue (Autumn 2016, Beijing).
Two poems - 'The Road of Excess' and 'Terminal' - were published in Orbis 170 (2015) ed. Carole Baldock.
Reading 2024:
Zoom launch of Vital Signs appearing with Omar Sabbagh, also launching his new collection with Cinnamon.
Date: Sunday 7th April
Time: 9 p.m. (Beijing time), 2 p.m. (UK time)
Registration: click here for registration.
Readings 2022:
Zoom launch of And Then the Rain Came appearing with Omar Sabbagh launching his latest collection.
Date: Sunday 24th April
Time: 7 p.m. (Beijing time), 12 p.m. (UK time)
Registration: click here for registration.
Readings 2020:
Zoom launch of Exploring Rights, also reading with Ian Gregson and Omar Sabbagh launching new collections.
Date: Thursday 7th May
Time: 7.30 p.m. (UK time)
Registration: Register in advance for this webinar by clicking here.
Readings 2018:
Reading: Eleanor Goodman & Edward Ragg
Date: Monday 10th January
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: Trident Bookstore, Boston
Eleanor is the translator of Something Crosses My Mind: Selected Poems of Wang Xiaoni (2014), which was shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize, Iron Moon: An Anthology of Chinese Workers Poetry (2017) - a recent TLS 2017 book of the year - and The Roots of Wisdom: Poems by Zang Di (2017). She'll be reading from her 2016 collection Nine Dragon Island. Edward will read from A Force That Takes (2013), Holding Unfailing (2017) and will also share some new work forthcoming in his third collection out next year.
Readings 2017:
Reading: Eleanor Goodman & Edward Ragg
Date: Monday 11th December
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Bookworm Beijing
Eleanor is the translator of Something Crosses My Mind: Selected Poems of Wang Xiaoni (2014), which was shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry Prize, Iron Moon: An Anthology of Chinese Workers Poetry (2017) - a recent TLS 2017 book of the year - and The Roots of Wisdom: Poems by Zang Di (2017). She'll be reading from her 2016 collection Nine Dragon Island. Edward will read from A Force That Takes (2013), Holding Unfailing (2017) and will also share some new work forthcoming in his third collection out next year.
30th March 2017:
Reading at Ballhouse Pub, Gulou, Beijing, 'Spittoon Poetry Group' organized by Matthew Byrne.
Beijing launch of Holding Unfailing (Cinnamon Press, 2017)
Date: Tuesday 14th March
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Bookworm Beijing
Drinks: Wine and soft drinks will be available
RSVP: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Edward Ragg on edward.ragg@cantab.net
Cambridge launch of Holding Unfailing (Cinnamon Press, 2017)
Date: Saturday 11th February
Time: 6.45 p.m.
Venue: Judith E. Wilson Drama Studio, Faculty of English, 9 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
Drinks: Wine and soft drinks will be available
RSVP: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Edward Ragg on edward.ragg@cantab.net
London launch of Holding Unfailing (Cinnamon Press, 2017)
Date: 10th February
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Venue: The Big Green Bookshop, Unit 1, Brampton Park Road, Wood Green, London N22 6BG
Drinks: Wine and soft drinks will be available
RSVP: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Edward Ragg on edward.ragg@cantab.net
Readings 2016:
Tuesday 18th October:
Reading with Peter Fallon of The Gallery Press at The Bookworm Beijing.
Thursday 28th April:
Reading at Mado Bar, Beijing, 'Spittoon Poetry Group' organized by Matthew Byrne.
Tuesday 26th April:
Reading at The Bookworm, Beijing, 'Word of Mouth Poetry Group' organized by Liz Richards.
Tuesday 15th March:
The Bookworm International Literary Festival 2016.
'Poetry From Around the World' reading and panel with Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, Mindaugas Nastaravicius, Kabu Okai-Davies and Scot Slaby,
Saturday 12th March:
Reading and wine tasting as part of
杯影诗乐 ('Poetry and Music in the Shadow of a Wine Cup'), Shenzhen Cultural Centre.
Readings 2015:
Thursday 17th December:
Reading at Mado Bar, Beijing, 'Spittoon Poetry Group' organized by Matthew Byrne.
Tuesday 29th September:
Reading at The Bookworm, Beijing, 'Word of Mouth Poetry Group' organized by Liz Richards.
Thursday 30th July:
Reading at Mado Bar, Beijing, 'Spittoon Poetry Group' organized by Matthew Byrne.
Wednesday 23rd June:
Reading at The Bookworm, Beijing, 'Word of Mouth Poetry Group' organized by Liz Richards.
Tuesday 12th May:
Reading at The Bookworm, Beijing, 'Word of Mouth Poetry Group' organized by Liz Richards.
Sunday 15th March:
Reading at The Bookworm International Literary Festival 2015 organized by Anthony Tao.
2014 Troubadour International Poetry Prize:
Poem ‘Punctuation Points’ published online as prize-winning poem in the 2014 Troubadour International Poetry Prize.
For a full list of Edward's publications, please download the PDF.