WELCOME
Ol' Chanty is the new website of the old Chanticleer Magazine, which has now been discontinued, except possibly when a special occasional issue demands it. The aim of this website is to publish poetry, essays, short stories, novel excerpts, criticism and what ever else comes our way that we deem worthy of the world's attention. Ol' Chanty would like to continue the tradition of Chanticleer Magazine, which called itself "A Magazine Of Poetry And Ideas - Not Necessarily In That Order." Therefore Ol' Chanty will also include a blog in which the editor - or anyone else - can sound off on any issue which stimilates them to say something interesting - within certain limits of course.
Chanticleer Magazine acquired the reputation of being an against the grain, 'underground' magazine which took a certain pride in being different from most other magazines. It received a lot of warm praise from various quarters, as well as some scathing criticism. One reviewer even described it as the most irritating poetry review journal he had surveyed to date. (Kudos indeed!) Ol' Chanty will do its best to continue this proud and noble tradition.
The old magazine often published a Chanticleer News and Views section at the end. The present Ol' Chanty will do likewise, but on a separate page - the News & Views page. This feature will probably change more frequently than the Magazine itself, which I hope will come out every three months.
Chanticleer Press, which used to publish Chanticleer Magazine, now only publishes chapbooks and 'proper' books (in limited handmade editions). Details of these publications can be found on the publications page.
Finally, Ol' Chanty is proud to take part in a unique experiment - The global publication of the novel, Beer Mystic, by Bart Plantenga. The novel is being published in online magazines around the world and Ol' Chanty is publishing Excerpt Four. For more details, go to the relevant Beer Mystic page.
Richard Livermore - Editor
Chanticleer Logo by Jorge Garcia Pfretzschner - Madrid