Join us live on Soho Radio Tuesday 1 June 6pm GMT for the debut AMBIT podcast with Soho Radio on their NYC & Culture channel. Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family talks about FEAR! FUTILITY! FAITH! with guests, Rob Doyle, Jenni Fagan and Vida Adamczewski. Hosted by Kirsty Allison. We
For the past six months, we’ve been plotting on how to move Ambit forward. This is it. We are here. Ambit Pop launches at the end of the month, it has gone to press, with the same printer we’ve been working with since 1960. Lias Saoudi has introduced some known,
April 30 sees the publication of the debut AMBIT POP, our 243 edition. This new strand sees maverick artists invited to guest edit AMBIT under our tradition of Poems, Stories, Art. We are delighted to collaborate with Lias Saoudi, whose frontman duties in the notorious South London-band, Fat White Family, who
Phoebe Clarke reviews Oliver Reed (Montez Press, 2020) by Hannah Regal. We’d like to apologise for the delay in sharing
by Suhrab Sirat (translated by Aviva Dautch) We’re sharing this translation for Refugee Week 2021, where the UN approximate at
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An essay by Yvonne Reddick There were waves on the desert horizon, where no waves should be. In fifty-degree heat,
For the past six months, we’ve been plotting on how to move Ambit forward. This is it. We are here.
During Covid Times, contributors, subscribers and fans of Ambit joined together on Zoom on February 1, 2021. We celebrated the
AMBIT are now intending to broadcast more regularly again, partnering with Soho Radio NYC & Soho Radio Culture for a
Inspired by J.G. Ballard’s years as Ambit’s fiction editor we are delighted to offer this rare, exclusive signed & numbered
Exclusive to Ambit, we’re running this short story by Benjamin Myers as an online only addition to our debut guest
April 30 sees the publication of the debut AMBIT POP, our 243 edition. This new strand sees maverick artists invited
2021’s Metamorphosis-theme will be judged by Deborah Levy (stories), Kim Addonizio (poems), Michael Salu (illustration). Winning work is guaranteed publication
My Body Can House Two Hearts is published by Burning Eye Books (2019)Aubade After A French Movie is published by
Commended poems from our annual poetry competition on the theme of ‘Cataclysm’ judged by Fred D’Aguiar. The theme was chosen well
A look into the melange of language ‘Yo no se que vas a hacer but you need to get your
Show – Off mobilises sculptures, paintings, drawings and performances. A procession of art works arrive sequentially in front of a seated
In August 2020, Ambit interviewed artist Kara Joslyn for an online exclusive. The questions were asked by Ambit Art Editor,
In July 2020, Ambit interviewed artist Loie Hollowell for an online exclusive. The questions were asked by Ambit Art Editor,
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ambit postponed the release of Ambit 241 from July to October 2020. Ambit’s then Art
Mireille Fauchon is Ambit’s Illustration Editor, she began with us an an intern. Here she explains her practice, in our
(Mixed Tapes is an introductory series to Art Fictions recorded in lockdown with variations in audio quality.) Ambit are delighted
Part of our 2020 REIMAGINING Series, when different artists re-worked classic AMBITs. In May 2020, Ambit Illustration Editor Mireille Fauchon commissioned Nina Carter to
Part of our summer 2020 REIMAGINING Series, when different artists re-worked classic AMBITs. In May 2020, Ambit Illustration Editor Mireille Fauchon commissioned Gareth
Part of our summer 2020 REIMAGINING Series, when different artists re-worked classic AMBITs. In May 2020, Ambit Illustration Editor, Mireille Fauchon commissioned Juliana
A look at futurist poetry We don’t just use technology; we live with it. Much more deeply than ever before,
Piece published by If P Then Q (2020) Stephen Emmerson’s impressive corpus of work includes books and object poems that
Letters Home 回家’ published by Nine Arches Press (2020) Jennifer Wong’s new book of poems is the “small dream of
The Coming-Down Time published by Shoestring Press (2020) RS Thomas once told The Guardian that there wasn’t much great poetry from young
Loretta Collins Klobah and Maria Grau Perejoan translated and edited The Sea Needs No Ornament / El Mar No Necesita
Guillotine is published by Graywolf (2020) Eduardo C. Corral has always been a poet of heartbreak, but in Guillotine the personal is
Heredity/Astynome is published by Broken Sleep Books (2020) Naush Sabah arrives in – I’m not sure of the correct term
Heat Wave is published by Salt (2020) Is there such a thing as sinister whimsy? An early poem in Julian
1919 is published by Haymarket (2019)Poor is published by Penguin (2020)Surge is published by Chatto (2019) Sitting behind Eve Ewing’s 1919 and
Hotel is published by Verve Poetry Press (2020) If you allow Ali Lewis’ debut pamphlet, Hotel, to open on its own, it’s
Belladonna is published by Broken Sleep Books/Legitimate Snack (2020) This debut micro-pamphlet heralds an ecstatic voice from the Midlands. Suna
How to Wash a Heart published by Liverpool University Press (2020) How to Wash a Heart, Bhanu Kapil’s illuminating new
Paris: A Poem published by Faber & Faber (2020) First published by the Hogarth Press in 1920, Hope Mirrlees’s Paris saw a
Our former poetry editor speaks with the Forward, Griffin International, TS Eliot Prize winner David Harsent has published thirteen volumes
Return by Minor Road is published by Bloodaxe (2020) Beautifully crafted and understated, yet deeply moving, Return by Minor Road — Heidi
Milly Peck’s sculptures, installations and paintings are often cropped scenes of everyday narratives and familiar objects. There is a theatrical
Swing song takes its title from a double translation (English-Dutch-English) of Samuel Beckett’s 1980 dramatic work Rockaby. Beckett’s script contains two main
A brief delve into the French poet and playwright I first stumbled across the work of Guillaume Apollinaire as a
Poetry and Place: Where We Are This year, the Arts Council funded Places of Poetry, a project curated by Paul Farley
Deaf Republic published by Faber & Faber (2019) Forgive me for what I’m telling you;Quietly, quietly read it back to
Kismet published by ignitionpress (2019) The corridors of memory are labyrinthine, leading to rooms of revelry and lament by turns.
Significant Other published by Carcanet (2019) Isabel Galleymore’s debut collection for Carcanet, Significant Other, also visits the Amazon, although not the
Milk Tooth published by Rough Trade Editions (2019) Martha Sprackland’s pamphlet Milk Tooth opens with a tremor of uncertainty. “What do I
Six published by Faber & Faber (2019) “The English are not very spiritual people,” George Bernard Shaw supposedly once said,
A poem by Polina Barskova, translated from Russian by Valzhyna Mort
Interesting Times is a portentous reading of Britain’s current relationship with the European Union in the form of an ongoing series
The short story, ‘Fireman’s Carry‘ by Steven Heighton was illustrated by Emily Evans. Ambit asked Emily about illustrating the story: “I
Mark Jackson lives and works in London. Recent projects include: Units of Impression, a collaboration with writer Sarah Thacker on residency
Thanks to everyone who entered our competition, judged by Malika Booker on the theme of ‘Home’. We had a record
For Real published by Clinic (2018)Savage published by Clinic (2018) Clinic, a poetry and arts platform founded in 2009, prints
Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance published by Milkweed (2018) The German poet Gottfried Benn (1886 – 1956) once practiced
Emerald published by Chatto & Windus (2018) If Ruth Padel is one our national treasures – and she most certainly
Calling A Wolf A Wolf published by Penguin (2018) “So much of being alive is breaking”, writes Iranian-American poet, Kaveh
Us published by Faber & Faber (2018) Zaffar Kunial’s debut Us opens with ‘Fielder’, and finds the narrator “just past
One Lark, One Horse published by Faber and Faber (2018) It has been twenty years since Michael Hofmann’s last book
Support, Support published by Offord Road Books (2018) Astute without being esoteric, Helen Charman’s gift in her debut pamphlet Support, support is
Vagabond Sun: Selected Poems – translated by Rimas Uzgiris, published by Shearsman (2018) Reading Vagabond Sun: Selected Poems (Shearsman) by Judita Vaičiūnaitė
The Built Environment published by Pavilion Press (2018) There is something fitting about this review coming almost exactly a year
Nights on Prose Mountain: The Fiction of bpNichol – edited by Derek Beaulieu, published by Coach House Press (2018) Barrie
Rabbit published by Boiler House Press (2018) Sophie Robinson’s Rabbit is a beautifully designed book. Small, white, and compact, it wears a
By William Davie Elizabeth Southerden (née Thompson), Lady Butler, was remarkable for two reasons. First, her technical abilities as a painter
Anna Reading (b. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 1987) lives and works in London. A graduate of BA Hons Fine Art
Lauren Clay uses enlarged marble patterns to create wallpaper installations in order to distort and manipulate space. As well as
In this feature, Ambit wanted to reveal the references and working studies which go into each of Gareth Cadwallader’s intricate
Stranger, Baby published by Faber & Faber (2017) “All I want is the answer to my blood, without fribbling intervention
Alice Neel, Uptown at Victoria Miro Gallery, London Exhibition: Alice Neel, Uptown Gallery: Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW
Night Sky with Exit Wounds published by Jonathan Cape (2017)Kumukanda published by Chatto & Windus (2017) Lost in many of
Exhibition: Alice Neel, Uptown Gallery: Victoria Miro, 16 Wharf Road, London N1 7RW Dates: 18 May – 29 July 2017 Website
Jee Leong Koh, New York City, March 20, 2017 his is how you create people who get away with murder
Judge George Szirtes reveals the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & runners up In Ambit’s fourth Annual Poetry Competition, first prize goes
“I paint dogs, but these are not dog paintings per se; I see them more as a way to explore
In this feature, Ambit took a particular interest in Joshua Miller’s ‘Index Paintings’: an exercise in portraying different objects in
To celebrate the retrospective exhibition of Ambit’s former art editor, Eduardo Paolozzi, at the Whitechapel Gallery, London (16 February –
Becky Kolsrud (b. 1984, Los Angeles, USA) lives and works in Los Angeles. She studied at New York University, New
The Catch published by Chatto & Windus (2016) Fiona Sampson’s The Catch (Chatto & Windus) opens with ‘Wake’, an arresting,
Ambit chews the fat with the Hungarian-born poet Born in Budapest in 1948, George Szirtes moved with his family to
The Color Of James Brown’s Scream – taken from New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set published by Tatu (2016)
Blood Work published by CB editions (2015) Much of the reception of Matthew Siegel’s debut collection Blood Work (CB editions)
Peace Talks published by Faber & Faber (2015) In Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Most of It’, the backwoodsman desires not
The Story of No published by Penned in the Margins (2015) Emma Hammond’s eye on contemporary society is acute, both
The Divers published by Hurst Street Press (2016) The poems of The Divers (Hurst Street Press), Arabella Currie’s debut pamphlet, put gentle
Short story by Una Mannion, Ambit Fiction Competition 2016 First Prize Winner
Ambit: Jon, quick question: why dogs? Jon Duff: I started making dogs about a year ago when I finally accepted
Rachael Champion makes site-specific sculptures, which explore the relationship between industry, technology and nature. Champion’s most recent project New Spring Gardens at
On Giving It All That Giving It All That was installed in a decrepit flat in Folkestone. It drew on the anxiety
A short story by Sasha Saben Callaghan Sasha Saben Callaghan lives and works in Edinburgh. She is currently studying for
A short story by Lisa Jackson Lisa Jackson’s work has previously been longlisted for BBC’s Opening Lines.
A short story by Pavle Radonic Read more at www.axialmelbourne.blogspot.com
A short story by Louise Kennedy Louise Kennedy grew up in Holywood Co Down. She writes in a shed in
Lee Maelzer is drawn to discarded objects and abandoned places. Her research starts with photographs, either taken or found. She
Artists invite viewers to have a closer look at the world through the production of documented imagery. Approaching art conceptually
Ambit: You were born in South Korea and started your photography studies in Seoul. From there you moved to the USA
Daisy Addison’s delicate objects are carefully modelled fragments. They command close inspection with their elaborate detail, marks and patterns. These recent
The colourful arrangements presented in Lee Marshall’s modern mixed media and digital collage paintings reflect his interest in distorting found
A short story by Kirsty Logan Kirsty Logan is a writer and editor based in Glasgow. Her first book, The Rental
A short story by Noel O’Regan Noel O’ Regan was born in Co. Kerry, Ireland. He is the recipient of
There is an interesting parallel between today’s fixation on the screen and the ‘Daguerreotypemania’ of Paris in the late 1850s.
Ambit spoke to Scott Myles in the run up to his solo exhibition at The Modern Institute in Glasgow (June
Anderson’s work explores the Western tradition of landscape representation as a means of investigating the evolving relations between actual, depicted,
Trevor Shearer died at the beginning of 2013 at the age of 54. While pursuing his own artistic career, he
Structures of wood, rubber, perspex, wire and clay hold together, forming jury rigged networks, a vernacular architecture, clunky and shot
Letters to America is published by Carcanet Press (2020) Derek Walcott’s influence on contemporary poetry has never been as pronounced
Extracts from journals and drawings from the artists during their trip to California in the late 70’s. “In Oct. 1979
Collection of pastel drawings by 70’s Goldsmiths College graduate Eileen Cooper.
A two part novel, written by Eduardo Paolozzi, about the real reasons behind the United State’s invasion of Vietnam in
Collection of three line drawings by Carol Annand – a contemporary of pop artist Sir Peter Blake.
