Who knew rock n’ roll and changing the world could go hand in hand? I know they often did in the 60s, 70s, and 80s…
Events
Events
I love going to events, I love organizing events, I just love events. There is something about being there in the flesh where people are…
Julie-ann Rowell, Veronica Aaronson, and Paul Deaton, Poetry Reading
As part of the Teignmouth Poetry Festival 2019, I attended a reading by three poets brought together by their appreciation of the natural world and…
Fly High… Shedding Feathers – Gill McEvoy & Skylark
Gill McEvoy in conversation with Skylark, poetry in conversation with music and song, it was an evening of energetic beauty, and as Keat says, “Beauty…
How to Value Your Own Thoughts – Discussion
As part of Literary March, I’ve been writing a series of posts about how the literature festivals have helped me to tell my story. On…
Granta Turns 40, Stella Duffy, Devorah Baum, & Eleanor Chandler
I almost didn’t go to the Granta 40th Anniversary talk at Essex Book Fest because I saw Granta and thought – posh, exclusive, and cliquey….
Intan Paramaditha in Conversation with Syd Moore, Apples and Knife
Friday night, I spent in solace once again. This time at a talk with Intan Paramaditha and Syd Moore at the Essex Book Festival. Brought…
Sara Maitland, Journeys and Words
After seeing Sara Maitland speak as part of Essex Book Festival, I’ve added her to my list of bad bitches. She is so fucking cool…
An Evening with Mary Shelley, Tamworth Lit Fest 2019
“Am I to be thought the only criminal, when all human kind sinned against me?” Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley I spent International…
5 Free Events in London, January 2019
Happy New Year! Can you believe that it’s 2019? I cannot. This year feels big. Time to do something different, try out a new hobby,…