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Poetry reading, with jazz and wine

Poetry reading, with jazz and wine

I am lucky enough to be supporting my musician friends and collaborators, Our Liberated Winter, at an event at the very beautiful St Paul's Church, Armitage Bridge, near Huddersfield. This is where we recorded the music for the I am the ferryman film about my relationship with Benjamin Britten, for which Robin Bowles (piano) and Simon Prince (flute) of Our Liberated Winter provided the very atmospheric music. This time Our Liberated Winter will double in number and become a q

Barnsley Magna Carta project

Barnsley Magna Carta project

I am working with Horizon Community College and Barnsley Youth Council on a project to connect young people's rights, and understanding of human rights with the Magna Carta, since it's the 800th anniversary of the signing of the said document on the 15th June this year, when we'll be doing a performance with film, drama and banners bringing things right up to date. We've done lots of exciting research visits with this lively and maverick group for the project including Lincol

Quieter than tree trunks

Quieter than tree trunks

Event on May 30th. And even more work connected with George Morland! I'm doing a free talk and reading in connection with the exhibition at the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery from 2.30 to 4.00, connecting my work and writing with refugees and Gypsies/Travellers and the exhibition. I'll be reading poetry and prose by myself and others, and there will be plenty of chance to talk and look at the pictures as well. It's free but you need to book. Parking is easy and free at the

People on the margins

People on the margins

I have been working with the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery in the Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, on a collaborative project with my second year Theatre and Performance Students. They used chocolate cake, spoken word, digital imaging and performance to make an event responding to the beautifully presented exhibition of eighteenth century painter George Morland who painted press gangs, slaves and gypsies among many other things. They brought things up to date by c

Spring into Summer

Spring into Summer

With my friend Gill Bond, yoga teacher Claire Wilkinson and acupuncturist and mindfulness tutor Stacey Ash, I'm running a day to refresh and waken up your body and mind on Saturday 13th June, at The Watershed Studio, Bridge Street, Slaithwaite, HD7 5JN. The cost for the whole day is £40 and that includes excellent refreshments. Four connected one hour sessions and I'm running session 3, 'Creative Words', sharing writing about summer and doing some of our own writing. This may

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