CORK-COVENTRY TWIN CITIES POETRY EXCHANGE (2022)

CORK-COVENTRY TWIN CITIES POETRY EXCHANGE (2022)

  The annual Coventry-Cork poetry exchange is now in its fourteenth year. Two rising stars of Coventry’s local poetry/spoken word scene, Sujana Crawford and John Bernard, have been selected to represent the city this year, which involves travelling to Cork...
REVIEW: JULIA WEBB’S ‘THE TELLING’

REVIEW: JULIA WEBB’S ‘THE TELLING’

REVIEW: JULIA WEBB’S ‘THE TELLING’   Reviewed by Stella Backhouse I sometimes wonder if World War One is alive and well and dwelling among us. Take me. My maternal grandfather was a boozer, probably because it was the easiest way of blotting out...
INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS AMY RUGG

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS AMY RUGG

INTERVIEW: FIRE & DUST MEETS AMY RUGG     ‘…And the question mark-ed man Stood up straight and Clenched his jaw Closed his quotations Revoked his law…’ _________________________–Amy Rugg     Amy Rugg is a talented writer, poet, collector of stories,...
July 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events

July 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events

July 2022 Round-up: Virtual Literary Events   July has landed! For most events organisers, this year has been an improvement on the past two – but with COVID-19 levels fluctuating, we are still combatting various challenges to ensure gigs can happen safely....