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1<category term="sunny singh"/><category term="sunrise"/><category term="sunset"/><category term="sunsets"/><category term="support bookshops"/><category term="sushi"/><category term="suzi quatro"/><category term="syria"/><category term="tax avoidance"/><category term="tax evasion"/><category term="ted hughes short list"/><category term="teller magazine"/><category term="thailand"/><category term="thank you"/><category term="the N-word"/><category term="the albany"/><category term="the beach"/><category term="the betsey trotwood"/><category term="the big issue"/><category term="the bird and the bee"/><category term="the blockheads"/><category term="the bundy brothers"/><category term="the colony room"/><category term="the cosmic trigger play"/><category term="the crucible"/><category term="the dizziness of freedom"/><category term="the egg"/><category term="the essay"/><category term="the hague"/><category term="the hague #ENDVIOLENCEAGAINSTWOMEN"/><category term="the last poets"/><category term="the london book fair after party"/><category term="the london palladium"/><category term="the people's book prize"/><category term="the pool"/><category term="the real tuesday weld"/><category term="the ruby kid"/><category term="the society club"/><category term="the summer of love"/><category term="the tower of london"/><category term="the whole shebang"/><category term="thunderdome"/><category term="tick no box"/><category term="tim bowler"/><category term="tim clare"/><category term="tim cresswell"/><category term="tim etchells"/><category term="tina turner"/><category term="titanic"/><category term="tits"/><category term="top ten"/><category term="toria garbutt"/><category term="tour dates 2023"/><category term="trafalgar square"/><category term="travel writing"/><category term="trolley books unbound books"/><category term="true detective"/><category term="trump"/><category term="tubthumping Leeds"/><category term="twitter boycott"/><category term="twitter 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solstice"/><category term="wizje"/><category term="woman"/><category term="woman's hour"/><category term="women"/><category term="women in print"/><category term="women led art show"/><category term="women's march"/><category term="women's peace council"/><category term="women's rights"/><category term="womens choice"/><category term="wonder woman"/><category term="wonderism"/><category term="woody guthrie"/><category term="word in motion"/><category term="wordsmith & co"/><category term="world poetry day"/><category term="world service"/><category term="world suicide prevention day"/><category term="woven tale press"/><category term="wowfest"/><category term="writers mosaic"/><category term="writers unlimited"/><category term="writing process"/><category term="yellow"/><category term="you tube"/><category term="ziggy stardust"/><title type='text'>Waiting for Godden</title><subtitle type='html'>Salena Godden's archive, poetry, short stories, events and book news </subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>309</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-1300914044357749536</id><published>2026-09-02T07:11:11.409-07:00</published><updated>2026-09-24T03:00:25.959-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="the good immigrant"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tour dates"/><title type='text'>Books & Festivals: Autumn 2026</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sept 12:</span><span style="color: #595959;">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org/" style="color: #40848e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Hastings Book Festival</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">Sept 13th:</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959;">&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" target="_blank"><span style="color: #40848e;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">London, Soho Theatre, The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</span></span></a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #f1c232;">Sept 15th:</span><a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" target="_blank"><span style="color: #40848e;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">&nbsp;Bristol, St Georges, The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</span></span></a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sept 19:</span><span style="color: #595959;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #40848e;"><a href="https://morecambewintergardens.com/event/morecambe-poetry-festival-2/" target="_blank">Morecambe Poetry Festival&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">October&nbsp;</span></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #e69138;"><span>Oct 1: </span><span><a href="https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/piece-of-work---poetry-at-bmag" target="_blank">National Poetry Day Special with</a></span></span><a href="https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/piece-of-work---poetry-at-bmag" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #ffa400;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">Piece Of Work</span></span></a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span>Oct 14:</span><span>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/dr-john-cooper-clarke/theatre-royal-brighton/" target="_blank">Brighton, Theatre Royal, John Cooper Clarke &amp; Friends</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(106, 168, 79);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #e69138; font-family: georgia;">Oct 15:</span><span style="color: #595959; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #3d85c6;"><a href="https://www.johncooperclarke.com" target="_blank">London Palladium, John Cooper Clarke &amp; friends</a></span></span></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e69138;">Oct 24:</span> <a href="https://www.viagogo.co.uk/Concert-Tickets/Alternative-and-Indie/John-Cooper-Clarke
1-Tickets?=&amp;PCID=PSGBADWHOME633300155B9ABE&amp;MetroRegionID=&amp;psc=&amp;ps=&amp;ps_p=0&amp;ps_c=21170288385&amp;ps_ag=192588493347&amp;ps_tg=kwd-522325974452&amp;ps_ad=786502070787&amp;ps_adp=&amp;ps_fi=&amp;ps_li=&amp;ps_lp=9198785&amp;ps_n=g&amp;ps_d=c&amp;ps_ex=&amp;pscpag=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21170288385&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD3dCeAbeftzyiL4NdVHbz2R2ML6j&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwwrPVBhA1EiwAv_YO-UddvBy4prnRpGYHsZAbBFlt8a71JfRTAlU7mRM-Rf52gtmC48AKNBoC8MwQAvD_BwE&amp;ct=" target="_blank">Birmingham Town Hall, John Cooper Clarke &amp; friends</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">November</span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Nov 6-8:</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><a href="https://www.rtbspokenword.com/nov-26-retreat-1" target="_blank">Bristol, Weekend Writing Retreat, Raise The Bar</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Nov 14:</span> <a href="https://www.newhampoetrygroup.com/poetry-festival-2026.html" target="_blank">Newham Poetry Festival</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Nov 21:</span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span><a href="https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/URK-10-years-of-the-good-immigrant-with-nikesh-shukla-nish-kumar-and-salena-godden/" target="_blank">Warwick Arts Centre, The Good Immigrant</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Nov 25: </span><a href="https://www.demontforthall.co.uk/event/dr-john-cooper-clarke/" target="_blank">Leicester, De Montfort Hall, John Cooper Clarke &amp; friends&nbsp;</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.demontforthall.co.uk/event/dr-john-cooper-clarke/" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgapiV31fvgkz2zsWaumgmZifVbPdJAZXwcRZKYaSREozDvV8ewGS1czaBzN9eX9tnfwV1F1QtIzvnIiEJG5X1SplDy-hAwNWiDFLWzL2vqafQD7nupWeZchm7E2BZdn5kQlnun5ldnu-cXDUTaePHMhIIiXOzqUI30Km3oZsIVYIvy7B_AdMALeF41PtZC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgapiV31fvgkz2zsWaumgmZifVbPdJAZXwcRZKYaSREozDvV8ewGS1czaBzN9eX9tnfwV1F1QtIzvnIiEJG5X1SplDy-hAwNWiDFLWzL2vqafQD7nupWeZchm7E2BZdn5kQlnun5ldnu-cXDUTaePHMhIIiXOzqUI30Km3oZsIVYIvy7B_AdMALeF41PtZC=w523-h640" width="523" /></a></span></span></b></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1Thank you&nbsp;<span data-state="closed" style="min-width: 0px;"><a class="mention-pnpTE1" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nikesh Shukla&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2533361,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f8c3bfcd-2c05-4cb6-8afd-6109dc554fa9_3600x2403.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;57a6c8ab-37ad-4ac2-8d3d-26ddaaccebfb&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionUser" href="https://open.substack.com/users/2533361-nikesh-shukla?utm_source=mentions" rel="noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: var(--size-4); color: #40848e; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px -0.125em; padding: 0px 0.125em 0.0625em; text-decoration: none; transition: var(--animate-hover); white-space: nowrap;" target="_blank">Nikesh Shukla</a></span>.</b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bsicd0dphff1QOTtox8TQKoqLOVUt3gk338WWsKm15Sp0ZTxGXqIYZ3EpZg69VXOvAFn4lOZaalWOClBoT-uKvgkFM89-X6Ao0UeItpCdCTrOm1WGgMySbZsKnI_rwZ40Sj4ezjPcrpZHpBwik8rwRLfzmZXtS8U5m7c-TJxoh-eqgKga84HX6pqIqSu/s4032/IMG_5297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bsicd0dphff1QOTtox8TQKoqLOVUt3gk338WWsKm15Sp0ZTxGXqIYZ3EpZg69VXOvAFn4lOZaalWOClBoT-uKvgkFM89-X6Ao0UeItpCdCTrOm1WGgMySbZsKnI_rwZ40Sj4ezjPcrpZHpBwik8rwRLfzmZXtS8U5m7c-TJxoh-eqgKga84HX6pqIqSu/w640-h480/IMG_5297.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">To mark the bookâs 10th anniversary, editor Nikesh will chair a series of live panels bringing together original contributors to The Good Immigrant, to reflect on whatâs changed in Britain in the decade since publication, and what hasnât. To book your tickets and re-discover the collection that lit a fire and gave voice to a generation, details at the Fane website:</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">&nbsp;</b></span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla</a></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span>âFearless, challenging, playful, moving and always real, this groundbreaking essay collection sees 21 leading writers of colour explore the realities of the immigrant experience in Britain. What it means to grow up and live in a country and still be made to feel like an outsider, no matter how long itâs been
1your home. When it was first published,&nbsp;<em>The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</em>lit a fire: telling the truth, starting conversations and irrevocably changing how we talk about race. But the work is far from done, and its wisdom is needed now more than ever. Here are 21 of our most vital voices, urging you to listen, care - and resist.â --<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-immigrant-21-writers-reflect-on-race-in-contemporary-britain-nikesh-shukla/b41e2e7a15562733?ean=9781837266227&amp;aid=5211" target="_blank"> The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</a></span></p><br /></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="color: #363737; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG0wQ98bB28vsuL4rLBOTe8VEFykRj5zplMwov8ubbY-NYLVD0l_HPpxM2AkvKBl1s1dmIN5P8yleNKpKYA43FH9cs5OTNtHlecxAFYCKfgzgrIF_hSAsE3XEdejZqkHFsp6OhFv842Ig14AQP_Yg-oH8mOhjl8_RsYmscIlzEj0PHHb4jLDQUkNKAOXs/s964/Screenshot%202026-09-09%20at%2013.57.04.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="964" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG0wQ98bB28vsuL4rLBOTe8VEFykRj5zplMwov8ubbY-NYLVD0l_HPpxM2AkvKBl1s1dmIN5P8yleNKpKYA43FH9cs5OTNtHlecxAFYCKfgzgrIF_hSAsE3XEdejZqkHFsp6OhFv842Ig14AQP_Yg-oH8mOhjl8_RsYmscIlzEj0PHHb4jLDQUkNKAOXs/w640-h614/Screenshot%202026-09-09%20at%2013.57.04.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">The official companion podcast to the bestselling collection of essays, The Good Immigrant launches next Tuesday 15 September 2026.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: large;">Find us and follow on your favourite podcast app!</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">I also felt like making a mighty book list of further and deeper reading, hereâs an incredible list of some of the 21 contributors work over the last decade or so. I found about 75+ titles, award-winning, trail blazing books, audio books, plays, poetry collections, essays, non-fiction, short fiction, inspirational, impactful works, beautiful childrenâs books and powerful novels, check it out!</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><strong><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-good-immigrant-10th-anniversary-edition-further-reading?&amp;new-list-page=true&amp;bkshp-astro=t" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-good-immigrant-10th-anniversary</span></a></strong></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><span>Lastly on a more personal note: &nbsp;</span><span>I now have work in three books in The Canons: 1990âs poetry collection âThe Fire Peopleâ edited by Lemn Sissay, my literary childhood memoir âSpringfield Roadâ and now also âThe Good Immigrantâ check out the full list âThe Canonsâ on the Canongate website:</span><strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://canongate.co.uk/collections/the-canons/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://canongate.co.uk</a></strong></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">
1Thank you for reading this far down the page,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">Thank you to Nikesh and Canongate and TGI family,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">We will keep on keeping on...</span></p><p style="font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;">sgxx</span></p><p style="color: #363737; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><br /></p><p style="color: #363737; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #274e13; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdJXytu9IWCd9SJn7viVcQ-pzchVnwi_b6z81Z2m3SRzMLSDmSj3SS6nxFVuwIrQSy1PJm8C_QnbUGzWrnS0V_m1PJ4HhfCl8zWasmlILWS85RMPfAlTiWYGJGMQjynb7kBjcUWUP9YG_HaWog4Fg0tKcAyKfXaQq_iIs987xyvW0jJW4ST7CTWIls2Gn/s2798/IMG_5302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><strong><a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/it-sounds-like-courage-music-and-solidarity/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">June 26: Royal Festival Hall</span></a></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><strong><a href="https://ledburypoetry.org.uk/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">June 27: Ledbury Poetry Festival</span></a></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><strong><a href="https://www.latitudefestival.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">July 23: Latitude Festival</span></a></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hello, here's a post to let you know about some summer events:&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">It Sounds Like Courage: Music and Solidarity</strong><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">&nbsp;- 26.06.2026, 7.30pm.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Music and spoken word shaped by migration, co-curated by Anoushka Shankar and Counterpoints Arts. Hosted by comedian Nish Kumar, this performance brings together award-winning Palestinian singer, composer, and flautist Nai Barghouti, conducted by Robert Ames with the London Contemporary Orchestra. There are also musical performances from renowned Kora virtuoso Seckou Keita, Afrofusion rapper MoYah, Mercury Prize-nominated songwriter Nadine Shah, and soul singer and songwriter Nectar Woode. Plus, poetry from award-winning poets Inua Ellams, Nikita Gill and Salena Godden. Featuring artists with lived experience of displacement, musicians with migrant heritage and high-profile allies in the fight for justice and equal
1ity,&nbsp;</span><em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">It Sounds Like Courage</em><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">&nbsp;is a night to imagine new possibilities together, with community and solidarity at its centre.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk">https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjycfIzuWrHBdY7ayAR6UFxl-uRZ7isXVN6FHca1cpz1j2jipIJJiZZ9qmzdwZIm8I1F-2EVGopRmRNlz5eUz5arUV2I4R8mjfr1obZfcR47foHpcI17qh0u3V-1_VprcfI1sC9v2gkjz1J1PSEwtR5IWp81VilXoP4ngzl1Nk7pDzqR2BxAGzYZQyxhQkC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjycfIzuWrHBdY7ayAR6UFxl-uRZ7isXVN6FHca1cpz1j2jipIJJiZZ9qmzdwZIm8I1F-2EVGopRmRNlz5eUz5arUV2I4R8mjfr1obZfcR47foHpcI17qh0u3V-1_VprcfI1sC9v2gkjz1J1PSEwtR5IWp81VilXoP4ngzl1Nk7pDzqR2BxAGzYZQyxhQkC=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></b></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>June 26: <a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/it-sounds-like-courage/" target="_blank">Royal Festival Hall, Southbank</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>June 27:<a href="https://ledburypoetry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Ledbury-Poetry-Festival_Programme_148x210mm_No-Bleed.pdf" target="_blank"> Ledbury Poetry Festival</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>July 19: <a href="https://joelletaylor.co.uk/joelle-taylor-events.html" target="_blank">Maryville Salon with Joelle Taylor</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>July 23 - 26: <a href="https://www.latitudefestival.com" target="_blank">Latitude Festival&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">August 24th - 29th: <a href="https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-exploring-feminine-creativity-2/" target="_blank">Arvon with Nikita Gill</a></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 9th: <a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" target="_blank">Manchester, The Good Immigrant</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 12: <a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org" target="_blank">Hastings Book Festival</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 13th: <a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" target="_blank">London, The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 15th:<a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla" target="_blank"> Bristol, The Good Immigrant&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>September 19: <a href="https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lancaster/Morecambe-Winter-Gardens/Morecambe-Poetry-Festival-2026-18th-to-20th-September/41991555/" target="_blank">Morecambe Poetry Festival&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><b><br /></b></b></p><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This September is the 10th anniversary of <b>The Good Immigrant.</b> And we are celebrating its induction into the British Literary Canon. Canongate has selected it for their iconic The Canons series. Very excited about this good news. Beautiful new cover. We are publishing the book in September 2026, ten years to the day after its post-Brexit release in 2016. Ten years have passed, we keep fighting the good fight. <b>Thank you&nbsp;<span data-state="closed" style="min-width: 0px;"><a class="mention-pnpTE1" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nikesh Shukla&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2533361,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f8c3bfcd-2c05-4cb6-8afd-6109dc554fa9_3600x2403.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;57a6c8ab-37ad-4ac2-8d3d-26ddaaccebfb&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionUser" href="https://open.substack.com/users/2533361-nikesh-shukla?utm_source=mentions" rel="noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border-radius: var(--size-4); cursor: pointer; margin: 0px -0.125em; padding: 0px 0.125em 0.0625em; text-decoration: none; transition: var(--animate-hover); white-space: nowrap;" target="_blank">Nikesh Shukla</a></span>.</b>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-immigrant-21-writers-reflect-on-race-in-contemporary-britain-nikesh-shukla/4520433?ean=9781837266234&amp;next=t" style="font-family: georgia; text-decoration: none;"><b>Pre-order is available now&nbsp;</b></a><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia;">and to mark the bookâs 10th anniversary, editor Nikesh will chair a series of live panels bringing together original contributors to The Good Immigrant, to reflect on whatâs changed in Britain in the decade since publication, and what hasnât. To book your tickets and re-discover the collection that lit a fire and gave voice to a generation, details at the Fane website:</span><b style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla">https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla</a></b></span></div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>All you fascists bound to lose.</b></div></span></span><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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Find out more about<b> HUMAN | NATURE</b>, stream on all major platforms, or purchase the gift set from Natural Symphony.&nbsp;A multi-genre, storytelling electronic music album.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The gift set contains:&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">1 x Hand made wooden case with glass lid</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">1 x Crystal/wood USB stick</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">1 x 100 page picture/story book</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">1 x USB is loaded with the <b>Human | Nature</b> album and bonus Amazon Rainforest documentary by Remi Bumstead featuring <b>Natural Symphony</b></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: clip; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #274e13; 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margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">See you all this Midsummers, see you at these beautiful events at the RFH Southbank and at Ledbury and at Latitude.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm a bit like a hermit crab right now, quietly working on my new books and new projects. Trying to make time to stare at big skies, take deep breaths, dream big dreams, grow</span></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;flowers and patiently birth new worlds.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #274e13; font-family: georgia;">Please take care out there, eat your greens, drink plenty of water, rest when your body tells you to, and we keep on keeping on, fighting the good fight,</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With love, grief and fury,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Xxsg</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYetBxNdTNym54i9oB9k0F5wJuFdCOD13lD3UV5x6I3uQDDKo9oUvSa-iQ0OhPgOnQ7HAvEP67rOcCBA-H9r5FJ6lX2TvWtyNyt6tUSyDYG-4PPY9Y4aREEEeBoOrCqPJF6bnyyXWpbylQQFzT9X_HCo0VoT4e279JFrluLUWIuHRMubW7IN8faSfxdBMO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;"><br /></p></div><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5Zrrdcpl-iCN8Ta0KfdXZh-gZF4izLJ1ioXSpfZpjysg2jmC1_cVNfkq3phiw6sPVSYGN-8Hvz-EaS0r6qAD15DjYar0PXV3bNDaid3NwdkoDE10QRf2OYhBO2ejD6XXs211NVj2IrMq6aTH-wJoWtPJYJMBkCWVKT9NOqoZepk8kajmxsKE4ASr8NECp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5Zrrdcpl-iCN8Ta0KfdXZh-gZF4izLJ1ioXSpfZpjysg2jmC1_cVNfkq3phiw6sPVSYGN-8Hvz-EaS0r6qAD15DjYar0PXV3bNDaid3NwdkoDE10QRf2OYhBO2ejD6XXs211NVj2IrMq6aTH-wJoWtPJYJMBkCWVKT9NOqoZepk8kajmxsKE4ASr8NECp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH5CAiW6rfsZT74FnEh1rxsZbvWEge8w5aJY2F6WuXpO3YsOMdurcj8NWcM_7yUACXQmJVz1GqHTZrQ53i7th4jAwCnTTdv_Qfgown4Vf4XKMZu0klsypqfhDyS11a3EqoQUNJjWYaRWXQU2FdUZ-Xfg0LQQ28R4dFMjxR5
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font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20);">MARCH 2 -&nbsp;</span></b></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://livewirepoetry.org/2025/12/01/barnsley-book-festival-showcase-on-2-mar/" target="_blank">BARNSLEY BOOK FESTIVAL</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia;"><span>Performing with my old N&amp;T family at LIVEWIRE in Yorkshire,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia;"><span>alongside gorgeous<b> Toria Garbutt&nbsp;</b>and <b>Matt Abbott</b>, it will be wonderful and this one is free entry too!&nbsp;</span></span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2d
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font-family: georgia;"><b>MARCH 12 - MANCHESTER,&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://bandonthewall.org/events/sounds-of-solidarity-together-for-jamaica-2026/" target="_blank">SOUNDS OF SOLIDARITY</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;</b></span><span style="color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia;">Hurricane Melissa Fundraiser for Jamaica with the beautiful talents of <b>J Chambers, Lisa Moorish, Genesis Elijah, Tsana,</b> and many, many more, come along to Band On The Wall, help us help Jamaica!!&nbsp;</span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz _aa9_ _a6hd" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/hurricanemelissa/" role="link" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-inline-style: none; border-inline-width: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 0px; 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font-family: georgia;"><span>We return to the Hackney Empire alongside&nbsp;<b>Hollie McNish</b>, supporting the release of Hollieâs brilliant new poetry book <b>VIRGIN</b>&nbsp;with the spectacular <b>Michael Pedersen,</b>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia;"><span>come and watch LIVE,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia;"><span>glorious venue, big stage, itâs gonna be epic.</span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c1014;">These are my first gigs for 2026: Catch me if you can, please come, say hello. Not long now, spring soon come, soon come. I sense a big shift for all of us. I can feel it, taste it, the world is turning, changing, the universe is shifting. I know this dark shadow will pass one day, and winter will end, so for now please keep on keeping on, keep reaching for the light, and remember to eat your greens and lead with love, always&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c1014;">lots of love xxsg</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0c1014;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span><span><span style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); clear: both; color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(12, 16, 20); clear: both; color: #0c1014; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6xVvvitbJM8cPedx570e0jUJ7-WoSgQrRsjWtGxgsn7X8hynQAbGClKCfL5MD_dBkqg4fdx5y06NvcCsmmaH1t8iWqMCaoTnowNnGscIRKd7glP0GGJePzQoVKE5rp-PHt18aAB-rOUXlYcq3Tq3Ld_CTrEMNP70peZ8-9hRPuL8Wm
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font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>APRIL 30 - QEH, SOUTHBANK - SYMPOESIA</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin: 0px 0px 24px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The London Sinfonietta and Londonâs premier live poetry night Out-Spoken come together for a raw, unflinching meditation on the state of the world.&nbsp;Poets including <b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">Jay Bernard, Salena Godden</b> and Out-Spokenâs <b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">Anthony Anaxagorou</b> and <b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;">Joelle Taylor</b> are joined by the contemporary chamber orchestra in a performance that weaves together poetry and music.&nbsp;Featuring a brand-new commission alongside notable modern works, this is an evening of urgent storytelling and virtuosic performance.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; 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1<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia1nx56BCX9hNSgcznE3bD-CO_Zalm8lCbL9pF3v4QMeDVZJ4uacYX3XmviYlmkrYqBePb1RpQDe5Ajj3LRN89-uMV9eQV-T-P2C5Vo_mPhiCr2aUeWYSE3vxrisInSnwQrOdkwvmTVdLxzFVUbgEygZnJiFgF2xbgsFrI3J40jEmuH3yFUiHRfqp-neFn=s72-w640-h424-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-7002513451215419208</id><published>2025-10-09T01:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-11-16T04:46:58.434-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book launch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books are my bag"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="forward prizes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paperback"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="POEMS"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry book society"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="POETRY SOCIETY"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="readers awards"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><title type='text'>'With Love, Grief and Fury' paperback launch + Autumn news of shortlists and commendations... </title><content type='html'><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #13111a;"></span></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #13111a;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19CNkzQ3rbyNVC644PnkeImAjbEil262BtZMBx8lgzYZQaQIVVJwRSBeRVIfan_uxBRWq1z7fLs-8f699I88vGux4VZKXmPnlELEV6YS8kNVdoekGQPaknHKP7QQgZdu-0NlzT3LeJ9l3Ll7CT7ob-PIxbTrPM1VJjKdj1k-su0RDNaIGOmkSU752CmC-/s1350/image-1741807091-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19CNkzQ3rbyNVC644PnkeImAjbEil262BtZMBx8lgzYZQaQIVVJwRSBeRVIfan_uxBRWq1z7fLs-8f699I88vGux4VZKXmPnlELEV6YS8kNVdoekGQPaknHKP7QQgZdu-0NlzT3LeJ9l3Ll7CT7ob-PIxbTrPM1VJjKdj1k-su0RDNaIGOmkSU752CmC-/w512-h640/image-1741807091-1.jpg" width="512" /></a></span></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="color: #13111a;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oPDsbTbGsTQeFChvxllhaySCTfwEdOUgPZkiVUk8DIzmk3FD_nMTSJPxijTWLwPZaapLBVoFedDRTa8-EGU0aRISpzjU53K24ku3LTcNorKkxfzcfwlhn8o66150bokWZkE-F0C-0pVHyapbamqRdl_0JrH_UptCVJcw7sOwI1SSqq4mcgREAMiI_JqZ/s4032/IMG_1153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oPDsbTbGsTQeFChvxllhaySCTfwEdOUgPZkiVUk8DIzmk3FD_nMTSJPxijTWLwPZaapLBVoFedDRTa8-EGU0aRISpzjU53K24ku3LTcNorKkxfzcfwlhn8o66150bokWZkE-F0C-0pVHyapbamqRdl_0JrH_UptCVJcw7sOwI1SSqq4mcgREAMiI_JqZ/w640-h480/IMG_1153.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></b></span></span><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 17, 26);">NEW P</span></span>aperback Edition &nbsp;&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><i><span style="color: red;">With Love, Grief and Fury</span>&nbsp;</i></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">published by Canongate Books</b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;">09 October 2025</b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">⨠3 pieces of shiny news this autumn&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">â¨</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://booksaremybag.com/Home" target="_blank"><b>Shortlisted in Poetry Category&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://booksaremybag.com/Home" target="_blank">Books Are My Bag&nbsp;</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://booksaremybag.com/Home" target="_blank">Readers Awards&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">It is a wonderful surprise and a huge honour to find my latest work <i>With Love, Grief and Fury</i> shortlisted for the Book Are My Bag Readers Awards and to see this book part of a list that is voted for by the people who love books for the people who love books and that means the world to me. Iâm genuinely humbled and sending BIGlove and heartfelt thanks to book sellers and book lovers. Congratulations to all the other poets and authors and beautiful books. Thank you.</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">The&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/vote" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f98612; cursor: pointer; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Books Are My Bag Readers Awards</strong></a><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;are one of a kind.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">They're the only book awards curated by bookshops and chosen by readers.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">The Books Are My Bag Readers Awards include seven&nbsp;shortlists which are chosen by booksellers across the UK and Ireland, while the Readers' Choice Award â nominated and chosen entirely by readers â completes the set.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">The Books Are My Bag Readers Awards launched in 2016, in partnership with and sponsored by&nbsp;</span><b style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f98612; cursor: pointer; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.nationalbooktokens.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #f98612; cursor: pointer; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;">National Book Tokens</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_5NrJ4Ag1v4sLSBNN2_laOhEwBEEid23OLLIkq-_tKpnAmhaYCJQGm8qjM53PM6yVFtFhrknIjipSrRyKlZ2MBeJP6E3GwHcD3OYuBqP79LjfhvYu48i-FKePAWtXmivZYd59FtyHvBIeIv6E7PqYwBAh7goKNJpxMt42tSa_8usq6OQSkXVxBwuiUro/s1350/image-1759997627-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_5NrJ4Ag1v4sLSBNN2_laOhEwBEEid23OLLIkq-_tKpnAmhaYCJQGm8qjM53PM6yVFtFhrknIjipSrRyKlZ2MBeJP6E3GwHcD3OYuBqP79LjfhvYu48i-
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><b>Sunday 26 October, 11:59pm&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Books Are My Bag Readers Awards&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Shortlist Public Vote Closes</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><b>Tuesday 4&nbsp;November&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Books Are My Bag Readers Awards&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Winners Announcement &amp; Ceremony Livestream&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/announcing-the-winter-selections-2?_pos=5&amp;_sid=c4fb5d960&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"><b><i>With Love, Grief and Fury&nbsp;</i></b></a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/announcing-the-winter-selections-2?_pos=5&amp;_sid=c4fb5d960&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"><b>receives Special Commendation&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/announcing-the-winter-selections-2?_pos=5&amp;_sid=c4fb5d960&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank">from The Poetry Book Society</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;"><b>The Poetry Book Society</b>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;">(PBS) is delighted to announce their exciting Winter 2025 Selections. Founded by T.S. Eliot to share the joy of poetry, the Poetry Book Society leads the way in championing inclusive and innovative poetries.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">Curated by a panel of expert-poets, Yomi á¹¢ode, Victoria Kennefick, Shivanee Ramlochan, Alycia Pirmohamed and Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, the PBS Selections are a highly sought-after accolade marking the very best in contemporary poetry.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;"><b>Special Commendation</b> goes to Salena Goddenâs <i>With Love, Grief and Fury</i> which PBS Selector Yomi á¹¢ode described as a timely&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;">âinvitation to remember that whatever divides us, our humanity must never be forgottenâ&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I'm a huge fan of PBS, itâs a beautiful list, I am in such glorious company here. I post this sending love and congratulations to all the poets and thank you so much to</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/announcing-the-winter-selections-2?_pos=5&amp;_sid=c4fb5d960&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank"><b>&nbsp;</b></a></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span><a href="https://www.poetrybooks.co.uk/blogs/news/announcing-the-winter-selections-2?_pos=5&amp;_sid=c4fb5d960&amp;_ss=r" target="_blank">poetrybooks.co.uk</a></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHY2ajj-YgBwIiSZqNJhIU5hqFxFXHhB9J0QJ1uJtoDkpowHWG9zj3CSPPBTAAfVCWIEcqLNSo8xBSzE1sWNMgk_EdfGdBb4F7proWRQEba1jii9wJcVAI6tlJNeR6vjSo1O8UcBS_gd-ZiOCYxrpmU5Z1Z-UEV-dzSMoCkzV-X-on36gKD00Dr79AFx14" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHY2ajj-YgBwIiSZqNJhIU5hqFxFXHhB9J0QJ1uJtoDkpowHWG9zj3CSPPBTAAfVCWIEcqLNSo8xBSzE1sWNMgk_EdfGdBb4F7proWRQEba1jii9wJcVAI6tlJNeR6vjSo1O8UcBS_gd-ZiOCYxrpmU5Z1Z-UEV-dzSMoCkzV-X-on36gKD00Dr79AFx14=w493-h640" width="493" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcFALvRrlTyVfJYS6UYdBDcbTljOCxbCaYSPiwgKAq8a5X8Nb-yWiDwlh8jxwyK010PVXq0fJ0WtmiWiWlWaHZxr6abd7p7PGxxeIpYaucCP4bcvumMnoC_
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://forwardartsfoundation.org/highly-commended-poems-best-single-poem-performed-2025/" target="_blank"><b>Best Single Poem - Performed</b></a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">T</span></span><span>hanks to <b>Bad Betty Press</b></span><span><b>&nbsp;</b>for submitting a video of my performance with the Bad Betty crew in Nottingham. C</span><span>heck out the whole list, my poem is in great company, and Iâm sending congratulations and appreciation to all. Thanks especially to the judges for sharing this undiluted fury,&nbsp;</span></span></span></span><span style="text-align: left;">it is one of the most fierce protest poems in the</span><span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><em style="text-align: left;">With Love, Grief and Fury</em><span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: left;">collection</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;">. Huge thanks to Bad Betty, Amy and Jake, for this surprise, for their support and outstanding contribution to poetry as a whole.</span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">On a personal note - I feel heavy-hearted taking any praise and applause for this particular poem. It was written a while back now, however, today we see the dirtiest of Dirty Old Men gaining more power, wealth, votes and momentum, whilst lying to our faces, stripping human rights and profiteering in the deaths of people and planet.</span><span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: left;"><b>The Forward Prizes for Poetry</b> are the most influential awards for new poetry in the UK and Ireland, honouring fresh voices alongside internationally established names. The</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: start;">&nbsp;judges of the 2025 Prize are delighted to announce the Highly Commended poets for Best Single Poem â Performed Category.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(247, 241, 225); text-align: start;">See the full lists here:&nbsp;</span></span></span><a href="https://forwardartsfoundation.org/highly-commended-poems-best-single-poem-performed-2025/" style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">forwardartsfoundation.org</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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113.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Thank you for seeing me, hearing me, reading me, for voting for me.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Thank you so much for coming with me on my poetry adventures. We are suddenly in the 2020âs and such a long way from my first gigs and early days and humble beginnings in the 1990âs and my first gigs, my home-made zines and poetry on cassette tapes.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Iâm officially back on tour again now, the dates I have confirmed so far are below. My next two poetry shows are paperback launches in London at two very cool and beautiful venues. For east Londoners, tonight, Thursday October 9th, we will be at Libreria Bookshop, off Brick Lane, sharing poetry and conversations with poetry goddess&nbsp;</span><a class="mention-pnpTE1" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nikita Gill&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:15195767,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3ca7ec8e-f4dc-40ff-8958-afbd52a5fd34_4032x4059.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;538f5dd1-69c5-475a-ad14-c7d214013f10&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionUser" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nikita Gill.</span></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;Then for the Sohemians and west Londoners, we are having a poetry party with the gorgeous Poetry Pharmacy on Thursday October 16th. I reckon the Libreria show is sold out but there are a handful of spaces left for the Poetry Pharmacy bash, so join us for poems, cake and bubbles and Soho mischief there.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hope to see you soon, thank you for sharing this happy moment, it is a bit like buses, you wait years, then you get three in a row...&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">See you here, see you there, thank you,</span><span style="font-family: georgia; text-align: start;">&nbsp;</span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: start;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Keep fighting the good fight,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Xxsg</span></p></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlDX53_xoennLkmW-t-EorPruGWVVk8x1pr-w60c2-ha3EyO6QBqlKP-qvCmPI06RpwgvCmja7BdydySiNvEx_zeRNW-rJxBvSG5Ynf1JXC_GISLoOqFhAvREQuIT4RM5U-X4upzU-qRXzekJCnvyMpFXBcE-zxkR8vhAd2dR6PEnGf6GcmvqsyHVkgJsJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlDX53_xoennLkmW-t-EorPruGWVVk8x1pr-w60c2-ha3EyO6QBqlKP-qvCmPI06RpwgvCmja7BdydySiNvEx_zeRNW-rJxBvSG5Ynf1JXC_GISLoOqFhAvREQuIT4RM5U-X4upzU-qRXzekJCnvyMpFXBcE-zxkR8vhAd2dR6PEnGf6GcmvqsyHVkgJsJ=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); clear: both; color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">OCTOBER</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); clear: both; color: #595959;"><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/everythings-working-out-poetically-3/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>October 1: OXFORD</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Everything's Working Out Poetically, The Old Fire Station</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/holliesalena25/?from=%2Fwhats-on%2F%3Fdate%3D2025-10-05" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>October 5: HENLEY</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Henley Literary Festival with Hollie McNish</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://libreria.io/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>October 9: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Libreria, Paperback Launch, in conversation with Nikita Gill</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafx7xuGfsEyDfEG_4uMAIBvvZP7jR935Mehg6pVld0JH-5-93fAPtYCwaf4_w_aem_Z5qZZE15sFRvFVozDYBP9A" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>October 16: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Poetry Pharmacy</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/cabaret-for-freedom-with-salena-godden-nick-makoha-j-chambers-young-identity" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">
1October 18: MANCHESTER</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Manchester Lit Fest</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ruth_ivo/?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>October 20: LONDON&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>with Ruth Ivo at The Academy</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/londonwriterssalon/?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>October 21: ONLINE</b></a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">London Writers Salon Online Podcast</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/thu-23-oct-raise-the-bar-the-autumn-edition-w-salena-godden-guests--134580#e134580" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">October 23: BRISTOL</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Raise The Bar &amp; Bad Betty, Watershed</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://norwichbookfestival.co.uk/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">October 25: NORWICH:&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Norwich Book Festival</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/_what_we_read_next_book_club/?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>October 28:&nbsp;ONLINE</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-15f5bf16-7fff-6455-3be7-0afea712f467" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">What We Read Next - Zoom Book Club </span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOVEMBER</span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/soapbox/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">November 1: IPSWICH</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Soap Box, The New Wolsey Theatre</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.livenation.co.uk/event/anoushka-shankar-and-friends-for-choose-love-london-tickets-edp1624789" target="_blank"><b>November 4: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: georgia;">Anoushka&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Shankar &amp; Friends: Choose Love, Union&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);">Chapel</span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LmI-status-flo/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">November 10: BRIGHTON&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Status Flo, The Dome Studio Theatre</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-read-for-hurricane-melissa-relief-fundraiser-tickets-1955022798819?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">November 19: ONLINE</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Fundraiser: Poets Read For Hurricane Melissa&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.manningtreearts.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">November 20: MANNINGTREE</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Manningtree Arts</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://nottinghampoetryfestival.com/events_2025/a-decade-of-nottingham-poetry-festival/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">November 22: NOTTINGHAM</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Nottingham Poetry Festival</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://irishwriterscentre.ie/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>November 26: ONLINE</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Climate Writing: Irish Writers Centre&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://mason-fifth.com/event/words-on-wax-poetry-vinyl-listening-sessions/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>November 27: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Words on Wax, Mason &amp; Fifth</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBk8EsKj_WaARRKXnpGurmKoy7dB53DO9cGenplkbTP8TiVGKohUG3ijdrAK0hzOBuTbWXHvsl9Dj84zs58t9bnVdvwcbC4O4bfvqMCqMe6PtlFCOLqPdght_Haw-7AjhjwwHEpKhweWHxthInP1JwRtlDnqT-oTPLmQtOV8s6qd9cr1uVlybi0IbarwP/s1474/Nottinghamf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1189" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBk8EsKj_WaARRKXnpGurmKoy7dB53DO9cGenplkbTP8TiVGKohUG3ijdrAK0hzOBuTbWXHvsl9Dj84zs58t9bnVdvwcbC4O4bfvqMCqMe6PtlFCOLqPdght_Haw-7AjhjwwHEpKhweWHxthInP1JwRtlDnqT-oTPLmQtOV8s6qd9cr1uVlybi0IbarwP/w516-h640/Nottinghamf.jpeg" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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This&nbsp;brand new poetry-film is made in collaboration with my dear friend, film maker and artist <b>Wolfgang Dubieniec</b>.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #363737;">
1This is our third poetry-film collaboration, following on from earlier pieces we shared last summer, âWhile Justice Waitsâ and â2084â - Looking for something soft, pour some tea and enjoy a slow r</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ead and watch at -&nbsp;</span></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com" target="_blank">salenagodden.substack.com/</a></span></b></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jTF3a8J8CCtvPNrBdRaeY1mNu3J71Pxwvdy8VVn1wJ_Xjo2cPC8FOhOsffsL1aSLMCwJu-Nc7JXAGDa1RYi5sy07wwYpgYeBtVqScQWjFq4Ic2ckOpKwXE_6GTwM4ron-K8T9F-vZo-BUyj4WWJ936To5rq7luZx7QrZ9VzWKQ75OSISUkU4f6nriQzV/s1920/IMG_1576.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jTF3a8J8CCtvPNrBdRaeY1mNu3J71Pxwvdy8VVn1wJ_Xjo2cPC8FOhOsffsL1aSLMCwJu-Nc7JXAGDa1RYi5sy07wwYpgYeBtVqScQWjFq4Ic2ckOpKwXE_6GTwM4ron-K8T9F-vZo-BUyj4WWJ936To5rq7luZx7QrZ9VzWKQ75OSISUkU4f6nriQzV/w360-h640/IMG_1576.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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margin-top: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Poets Read for Hurricane Melissa Relief Fundraiser</span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With the recent devastation brought by Hurricane Melissa, please join us along with a stellar lineup of poets for an online fundraiser aimed at raising money to help those who have been affected by the damage.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The evening will be raising funds for&nbsp;the Jamaican Official Disaster Relief &amp; Recovery Fund.&nbsp;This event is organised by Out-Spoken Press.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The evening will take place November 19th, 7-9pm UK and 2-4pm EST.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Please donate what you can -&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">All donations will be split equally between the funds.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The evening will be hosted by <b>Leone Ross,</b> with an introduction from <b>Akala</b>, a piano recital from <b>Karim Kamar</b> and readers will include:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Anthony Vahni Capildeo / Casey Bailey / Courtney Conrad / Courttia Newland / Dzifa Benson / Isabelle Baafi / Karen McCarthy Woolf / Keith Jarrett / Malika Booker / Muni Pilgrim / Raymond Antrobus / Richard Georges / Roger Robinson / Safiya Sinclair / Salena Godden / Shannon Smith-Meekings</b>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-read-for-hurricane-melissa-relief-fundraiser-tickets-1955022798819?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">Online event, sign in here at the link:&nbsp;eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-read-for-hurricane-melissa-relief-fundraiser-tickets</a></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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1<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg19CNkzQ3rbyNVC644PnkeImAjbEil262BtZMBx8lgzYZQaQIVVJwRSBeRVIfan_uxBRWq1z7fLs-8f699I88vGux4VZKXmPnlELEV6YS8kNVdoekGQPaknHKP7QQgZdu-0NlzT3LeJ9l3Ll7CT7ob-PIxbTrPM1VJjKdj1k-su0RDNaIGOmkSU752CmC-/s72-w512-h640-c/image-1741807091-1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-4755121635399456974</id><published>2025-08-19T01:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-09-11T00:22:48.378-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bog People"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book tour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Grief and Fury"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="paperback launch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poet Town"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="raise the bar"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love"/><title type='text'>'With Love, Grief and Fury' Paperback Tour // New published works, literary journals & anthologies </title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlCRgRDnPkXok8RwX4JTujjeU8IhTTj5qIoiwrN0Y8rS-Z5tRgcxhszwW1Fi4-hCTlk9b63nSW_lqPDOxRFSy4hOObHGhWtiQfq47agB9qFROT4k9ZoKOioEvqQD0OWWKkVbcmsSIUW6RiF6Pi8mJhrVZDBFUg1HzerCC3oyNqw10HfLAQVMETrGOYc9S/s4000/dln2cMnd%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlCRgRDnPkXok8RwX4JTujjeU8IhTTj5qIoiwrN0Y8rS-Z5tRgcxhszwW1Fi4-hCTlk9b63nSW_lqPDOxRFSy4hOObHGhWtiQfq47agB9qFROT4k9ZoKOioEvqQD0OWWKkVbcmsSIUW6RiF6Pi8mJhrVZDBFUg1HzerCC3oyNqw10HfLAQVMETrGOYc9S/w640-h426/dln2cMnd%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>... COMING UP ...</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_MAWSyGlu5Wyf1I9USfqzj7o8pZUtWV7D7CCryoxk4o30RCRaAHpB3D6ydzuGERLaayzOVs_658aLptJL4ak5VtKH68cE1LnT_l4YaG3DedwizNx2gStxta70B8CJmhkVfJu2-fHwv6vtUFlxdquUg782eA88_-CSDpkVzqmgysGWHfnkbYH0v3tljbl/s1350/insta_grid-1%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_MAWSyGlu5Wyf1I9USfqzj7o8pZUtWV7D7CCryoxk4o30RCRaAHpB3D6ydzuGERLaayzOVs_658aLptJL4ak5VtKH68cE1LnT_l4YaG3DedwizNx2gStxta70B8CJmhkVfJu2-fHwv6vtUFlxdquUg782eA88_-CSDpkVzqmgysGWHfnkbYH0v3tljbl/w512-h640/insta_grid-1%20copy.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">SEPTEMBER</span></b></div><br /><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/toast-presents-the-curious-mind-tickets-1488930253469?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">September 7: LONDON</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">TOAST Presents: The Curious Mind</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/own-it-with-salena-godden-mc-angel-derek-owusu/" target="_blank"><b>September 12: LONDON:&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">OWN IT! QEH, Southbank</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/launch-of-poet-town" target="_blank"><b>September 18: HASTINGS:&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
1 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Poet Town Book Launch, Hastings Book Festival</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2527-life-writing-with-salena-godden-and-louisa-young-guest-reader-michel-faber/" target="_blank"><b>September 22:&nbsp;SCOTLAND:&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Moniack Mhor, Writers Retreat with Louisa Young</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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2https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/everythings-working-out-poetically-3/" target="_blank"><b>October 1: OXFORD</b></a></span></p> 3<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Everything's Working Out Poetically, The Old Fire Station</span></p> 4<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 5<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/holliesalena25/?from=%2Fwhats-on%2F%3Fdate%3D2025-10-05" target="_blank"><b>October 5: HENLEY</b></a></span></p> 6<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Henley Literary Festival with Hollie McNish</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://libreria.io" target="_blank"><b>October 9: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
6 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Libreria, Paperback Launch, in conversation with Nikita Gill</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafx7xuGfsEyDfEG_4uMAIBvvZP7jR935Mehg6pVld0JH-5-93fAPtYCwaf4_w_aem_Z5qZZE15sFRvFVozDYBP9A" target="_blank"><b>October 16: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Poetry Pharmacy</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/cabaret-for-freedom-with-salena-godden-nick-makoha-j-chambers-young-identity" target="_blank">October 18: MANCHESTER</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Manchester Lit Fest</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
6 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/thu-23-oct-raise-the-bar-the-autumn-edition-w-salena-godden-guests--134580#e134580" target="_blank">October 23: BRISTOL</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Raise The Bar &amp; Bad Betty, Watershed</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://theatticsouthampton.co.uk/products/salena-godden-in-southampton" target="_blank"><b>October 24: SOUTHAMPTON:&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Attic, Comedy Club</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://norwichbookfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">October 25: NORWICH:&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
6 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Norwich Book Festival</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/conscious-writing-month-2/" target="_blank"><b>October 30: ONLINE</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> 7</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Literary Consultancy</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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7 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">NOVEMBER</span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p> 8<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p> 9<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/soapbox/" target="_blank">November 1: IPSWICH</a></b></span></p> 10<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Soap Box, The New Wolsey Theatre</span></p> 11<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 12<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LmI-status-flo/" target="_blank">November 10: BRIGHTON&nbsp;</a></b></span></p> 13<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
13 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Status Flo, The Dome</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.manningtreearts.com" target="_blank">November 20: MANNINGTREE</a></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> 14</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Manningtree Arts</span></p> 15<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 16<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://ledburypoetry.org.uk" target="_blank">&nbsp;November 21: LEDBURY</a></b></span></p> 17<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ledbury Poetry Festival</span></p> 18<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
18 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 19<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://nottinghampoetryfestival.com/events_2025/a-decade-of-nottingham-poetry-festival/" target="_blank">November 22: NOTTINGHAM</a></b></span></p> 20<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Nottingham Poetry Festival</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://irishwriterscentre.ie" target="_blank"><b>November 26: ONLINE</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Irish Writers Centre&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
20 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://mason-fifth.com/event/words-on-wax-poetry-vinyl-listening-sessions/" target="_blank"><b>November 27: LONDON</b></a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> 21 22 23 24</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Words on Wax, Mason &amp; Fifth</span></p><div><br /></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRTtIPBy_GufoogT1goQvjMZpqOjPBeaICSD5KC6PSG7CHnbB35in7tBFxn1aI9ONNgLLx6xIVXtGeqsfUXWXDit05S9D7rMeATuZIm9-ML8558-K5Pk2kMFQBs4AWm2zEVHRaVgIqJ4r-ZByevdjCzYOlStv5IclO9smblb6SY_8lKrCdx6ZlXFKuLZ3/s1474/Screenshot%202025-08-20%20at%2006.50.21.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1189" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRTtIPBy_GufoogT1goQvjMZpqOjPBeaICSD5KC6PSG7CHnbB35in7tBFxn1aI9ONNgLLx6xIVXtGeqsfUXWXDit05S9D7rMeATuZIm9-ML8558-K5Pk2kMFQBs4AWm2zEVHRaVgIqJ4r-ZByevdjCzYOlStv5IclO9smblb6SY_8lKrCdx6ZlXFKuLZ3/w517-h640/Screenshot%202025-08-20%20at%2006.50.21.jpeg" width="517" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Substack:&nbsp;<a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com/">https://salenagodden.substack.com/</a>&nbsp;</b></span></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV53rYiaJlRrAf5iA_ecbI3nSWWi_8hLShT2Mf3BEf5DYQJ7gNe3jTBkcV06lCgAJ1nAdtMOH-1VxUjKytvCC3HNn7EiuQvDu-4o6thYqfNXJgQLBrR9BPFntQ_F18mqE_lENafGeWzONNtURBQOY8nue2YZHajboYp28I1aujUpkV51XlurupykluTBN/s1080/A%20New%20Design%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV53rYiaJlRrAf5iA_ecbI3nSWWi_8hLShT2Mf3BEf5DYQJ7gNe3jTBkcV06lCgAJ1nAdtMOH-1VxUjKytvCC3HNn7EiuQvDu-4o6thYqfNXJgQLBrR9BPFntQ_F18mqE_lENafGeWzONNtURBQOY8nue2YZHajboYp28I1aujUpkV51XlurupykluTBN/w640-h640/A%20New%20Design%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>'With Love, Grief and Fury'&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781837260522" target="_blank">Waterstones&nbsp;</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; 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24Fury/31843818" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hive</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/With-Love-Grief-and-Fury-Audiobook/B0CXJJF1FG?eac_link=sm97rYXVLiD8&amp;ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&amp;eac_selected_type=asin&amp;eac_selected=B0CXJJF1FG&amp;qid=3ybUBRTWA9&amp;eac_id=260-4276121-0290022_3ybUBRTWA9&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Audible</span></a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKylFULMyrN8RGFBKlktRVUyTRKGmY04T35OrhInZWx2tel8M3oOJ_5QG5ePCJycyZokYLtWY4bvRwTd9XWoaYYO1jpUJNmet1ZStI9iuh9P7-eT5Y5DxOU385h712_6aqRQlvBCnGXpv0D9omPPGTYcDgLJl3yjcWCXpVcUGdgxpqtD2Ov0AVrEG0h9qn/s1080/extract-5%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>NEW: Callalloo Literary Journal</b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Out now, âNew Dimensions: Black British Literatures and Creative
24Communitiesâ A special issue edited and curated by Jason Allen Paisant and Karen McCathy&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Woolf - I have a new short story âRapierâ included here. Iâm genuinely so excited to see this particular piece in print, itâs been a long time brewing and bubbling.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Beautiful line up of Black British excellence, exquisite work from superstars like Courttia Newland, Johny Pitts, Keith Jarrett, Anthony Jospeh, Malika Booker, Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa, and many, many more amazing Black British writers and poets I love, and the incredible cover artwork is by Zak Ove - Iâve so been looking forward to reading this. I am just absorbing it. Itâs such a brilliant and inspirational selection. Thank you so much! </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Published at Johns Hopkins University Press and sponsored by Brown University in the US.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Subscribe:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.callalooliteraryjournal.com/" style="text-align: left;">callalooliteraryjournal.com</a></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlf5emv66qerp-uoCA6CqJ75TcmBjG2q2v1PV-IO8ShGQBI1SpyvrsF0Rn9TCZ_AirlWkze5LLLs-GB0WXTW-b1qRH8VTxSzlzdujzg0sozdNtk7f54B2vDiW3j45j66zT0zc69r8B9nXpwtcklhfKHSJ1d_C6wWXgWozNyHh0tfraxke3l1KfdVAEVDj/s1094/IMG_0156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="865" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlf5emv66qerp-uoCA6CqJ75TcmBjG2q2v1PV-IO8ShGQBI1SpyvrsF0Rn9TCZ_AirlWkze5LLLs-GB0WXTW-b1qRH8VTxSzlzdujzg0sozdNtk7f54B2vDiW3j45j66zT0zc69r8B9nXpwtcklhfKHSJ1d_C6wWXgWozNyHh0tfraxke3l1KfdVAEVDj/w506-h640/IMG_0156.jpeg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">NEW: The Madrid Review</span></b></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #363737;">The Madrid Review is out at the end of August. </span><span style="color: #363737;">Excited to see some of my poetry translated into Spanish in this edition.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">At the heart of this edition are&nbsp;</span><em style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Poems for Palestine</em><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">&nbsp;- a poignant, powerful series of poems written by poets from around the world, addressed directly to the people of Palestine and Ukraine. 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24se poems speak with urgency and compassion, weaving together voices of solidarity, hope, grief, and resistance. </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-top: 0px;">Haia Mohammed</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">, a 22-year-old poet from Gaza whose debut pamphlet,</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">&nbsp;</span></span><em style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: var(--size-8);">The Age of Olive Trees&nbsp;</em><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia;">(Out-Spoken Press) has been lauded for its raw honesty&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia;">and lyrical strength, helped co-edit the issue and thereâs an interview with her too.</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Beyond the poems, this issue features exclusive interviews with celebrated authors including&nbsp;<strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-top: 0px;">Tracy Chevalier</strong>&nbsp;(<em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Girl With A Pearl Earring</em>,&nbsp;<em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">The Glassmaker</em>),&nbsp;<strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Salena Godden</strong>&nbsp;(<i>Mrs Death Misses Death)</i> who also has two poems translated in Spanish by our own&nbsp;<strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Sonia González</strong>, to complement her interview,&nbsp;<strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Joel Dicker</strong>&nbsp;(<em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair</em>) and&nbsp;<strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">
24Lisa See</strong>&nbsp;(<em style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: var(--size-8);">The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane</em>).â</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Issue 5 of The Madrid Review drops on August 28th with a cover as striking as the voices within. Designed by the amazing Ãlvaro P-FF of The Fly Factory â who is also interviewed by Lis Iglesias inside â the cover image captures a raw, evocative energy that perfectly frames what this issue stands for - urgent, heartfelt expression in times of crisis. Ãlvaroâs bold and haunting image draws you in immediately, setting the tone for an issue deeply engaged with stories of resilience, resistance, and empathyâ¦</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">Subscribe:&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://themadridreview.com/f/the-madrid-review---issue-5---august-28th-issue-%E2%80%93-a-preview?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMPvUxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp-HT-MdRrfrviTFlwh_o_4UAzF9SqSJk4Kxwvo-Ocx0fg9JjNWTAdjE3lS5i_aem_IAyKJibRT8FkqZotPcAARg" style="text-align: left;">themadridreview.com</a></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvqOYAQu1_bMBY_TqxMawqNWAaiK4PuS4cE64Wickp5hSZIyp4Ngy02WeGjbYjri4aQULgXQDlAIg7cze6ggJlz3xlyErgwRn3DAMns2Vsbzhq-AV7Xznj8LMcukuMHUURryzmiFkpCJZw2vOGbVVGWtL9ykUzsfSqOTwIxkewcv4alJXWLcdgFbYZQXd/s1170/IMG_0242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvqOYAQu1_bMBY_TqxMawqNWAaiK4PuS4cE64Wickp5hSZIyp4Ngy02WeGjbYjri4aQULgXQDlAIg7cze6ggJlz3xlyErgwRn3DAMns2Vsbzhq-AV7Xznj8LMcukuMHUURryzmiFkpCJZw2vOGbVVGWtL9ykUzsfSqOTwIxkewcv4alJXWLcdgFbYZQXd/w640-h640/IMG_0242.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia41Mnqy-VUjaC9f19BsaIsuAGiJ8uitNzJ35J1B0234gsQXAc_N2uey_5bXn_quus2cAxZ8BQRAK6r-CI0TY5gmQWBjYt084NPFNQ5uklWMegxi7M_WvzVkvoUJzgfLcUAZwp-7jF_5m6U8tRbzHf2VtQ77Ew7i9ZcxLaMWuNOIM4E-zRNQyAm0tiNrj3/s1170/IMG_0240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1170" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia41Mnqy-VUjaC9f19BsaIsuAGiJ8uitNzJ35J1B0234gsQXAc_N2uey_5bXn_quus2cAxZ8BQRAK6r-CI0TY5gmQWBjYt084NPFNQ5uklWMegxi7M_WvzVkvoUJzgfLcUAZwp-7jF_5m6U8tRbzHf2VtQ77Ew7i9ZcxLaMWuNOIM4E-zRNQyAm0tiNrj3/w640-h622/IMG_0240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoGgZJeWYYhXRPVfWCFo2Gmv-LP5Zps61ULn_SQ_YJiThpp9TavX3Hti08946NJqqoDENm0tN1qA4YQHN39F0wA4GvfBmtG-0n4NsEIfH6JiW7kOwjo0KnB8qkOuGCCvIVnud2qGkjTlD3F6LCTKrBlPX3QEgVm-KLz_NkGkbrZEvOpDb6IMxmd0a6V3w/s2775/IMG_0159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoGgZJeWYYhXRPVfWCFo2Gmv-LP5Zps61ULn_SQ_YJiThpp9TavX3Hti08946NJqqoDENm0tN1qA4YQHN39F0wA4GvfBmtG-0n4NsEIfH6JiW7kOwjo0KnB8qkOuGCCvIVnud2qGkjTlD3F6LCTKrBlPX3QEgVm-KLz_NkGkbrZEvOpDb6IMxmd0a6V3w/w212-h320/IMG_0159.JPG" width="212" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXQIOPnWsMlg9ka5jYHhJ5ISSmIvYRv9zaMZ6OiGkEmJsdshsmDLqNapuX1cKkyqQs0NQFCkSi7vNzry-lkPUyw_J4lR22epp26rTPT9CUoQkfbwR4o-IQDv7gYk-ZjLW_mMWe7XZl-em
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H</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">ereâs a peek at our two covers, the wonderful poetry collection curated and edited by Richard Newham Sullivan and a stunning poets portraits photo edition book by Maxine Silver&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">-</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Iâm so looking forward to coming home to share this set of two books, the launch and photography exhibition at the Observer Building.&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">"Poet Town is not your typical local poetry anthology as the most cursory glance at the contents makes clear. Among those included are bestselling and prize-winning authors like Iain Sinclair, Salena Godden, AK Benedict, Orna Ross, Penny Pepper; a million-selling childrenâs poet, Brian Moses; legend of British TV comedy, Henry Normal, writer and producer for hit shows like The Royle Family and Gavin and Stacy; a former band mate of Eric Clapton, the British Beat poet and songwriter Pete Brown; a renowned cartoonist, Martin Honeysett, and artist and musician Oli Spleen, and many more, classic poets known and loved the world over. These stars of page and screen have joined forces with fresh talent to celebrate the poetic legacy of Hastings."</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of the biggest names in British poetry, past and present, are linked to Hastings, classic poets like Lewis Carroll, John Keats, Edward Lear, Christina Rossetti and many more. Here is a chance to celebrate this incredible poetic legacy, but as a community-funded project, we need everyone to get behind it for our voices to be heard.&nbsp;<span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: left;">The book celebrates 200 years of Hastings poetry. It brings together, for the first time, poems and poets connected to the town, past and present.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: left;">The Poet Town project was created to promote the poets and poetry of Hastings UK - please help by pledging today.</span></div></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Poet Town:&nbsp;<span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/poet-town-the-poetry-of-hastings-thereabouts?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadQSBJJKE2_zX1ltHCIx6kvVAGrJqZkBB1vAvafwnVlddWKtxLbTVoVnL4iIw_aem_9VDBk-yGhg6di_j2NzZpJQ" target="_blank">crowdfunder.co.uk</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwclaR34GIVmYsoMH1e9qleLKKPkDIfC25JM_qXkehDORNAwJyeAUoBgqrdSjfPWJAV-phvwjevw96pGYUdiy6L0CWkjkAONwR0RTnszpijtTHtqvpPU5tZu7no80GSAAOvRKnOEk6gsuWJ2vrr8pXBw3TEhUxNGQ8sL5H4IA7VlMjq1TQMT7Q9Kjcf-QG/s2048/539591867_122196932972357306_232916608238875619_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwclaR34GIVmYsoMH1e9qleLKKPkDIfC25JM_qXkehDORNAwJyeAUoBgqrdSjfPWJAV-phvwjevw96pGYUdiy6L0CWkjkAONwR0RTnszpijtTHtqvpPU5tZu7no80GSAAOvRKnOEk6gsuWJ2vrr8pXBw3TEhUxNGQ8sL5H4IA7VlMjq1TQMT7Q9Kjcf-QG/w640-h480/539591867_122196932972357306_232916608238875619_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></span></span></div><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj-EMiNQlwU7xyGAFoyzG_KHljiTSOZ7npfCk0UPNAxMZ263b89u5-8AWYl3hcSw9qi03s3S8OmKYoPtj3ksiopq68vJgrdht4ap6UcwwEv6Q0enZIRLwEkWOp
24FATnv5rNeIOvNVf01MfBoZzo3JVXaLaxpU8sfJtvsZy61UQwv-J3rBx5mLzq1rxX0qc/s500/9781784745820.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoj-EMiNQlwU7xyGAFoyzG_KHljiTSOZ7npfCk0UPNAxMZ263b89u5-8AWYl3hcSw9qi03s3S8OmKYoPtj3ksiopq68vJgrdht4ap6UcwwEv6Q0enZIRLwEkWOpFATnv5rNeIOvNVf01MfBoZzo3JVXaLaxpU8sfJtvsZy61UQwv-J3rBx5mLzq1rxX0qc/w397-h640/9781784745820.webp" width="397" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>NEW: BOG PEOPLE&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>- a working class anthology of folk horror&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">My short story âI am Hagstoneâ is haunting these pages, she will be tapping </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">on the dark side of your mirrors, Halloween, October 2025.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;">Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices: A.K. Blakemore, Daniel Draper, Emma Glass, Mark Colbourne,</span></span></strong><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;">Mark&nbsp;</span></span></strong><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;">Stafford, Hollie Starling, Jenn Ashworth, Natasha Carthew, Salena Godden and Tom Benn. Edited by Hollie Starling.</span></span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
24A phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of dismembered body parts; a bigoted woman working at an ossuary, the bones she watches over her only remaining friends; three siblings who set out to scatter their fathersâ ashes, a man none of them could stand; and a hag stone sat in the pocket of a witch.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Uncanny and unsettling, wild and wyrd, the ten stories in this collection showcase the best of folk horror. Set in and around England, they celebrate working-class culture and history, and, sharp as a guillotine blade, reveal the real monsters that stalk our green and pleasant land.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bog-people-a-folk-horror-anthology-various/7815161?ean=9781784745820&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20920067905&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH3rCoAgy6vvgHA_kKLLBllXp&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwt8zABhDKARIsAHXuD7aOiVEo886mcFOhvt2WMKfRW0be45_cohODcEoamKtoDlgvVivB-eMaApyqEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Preorder:&nbsp;<span style="text-align: left;">bookshop.org/p/books/bog-people</span></a></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">NEW: PESSIMISM IS FOR LIGHTWEIGHTS&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;- 30 Pieces of Courage and Resistance audio book</span></span></b></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;">Now available as an audio book read by author.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;">This is the</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">&nbsp;first series of Rough Trade Audiobooks - with big thanks to Arts Council England who helped facilitate the recording and production of eight new titles:&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia;">Jen Calleja's Goblinhood: Goblin as a Mode, Ella Frears' Goodlord: An Email, Kirsty Gunn's Pretty Ugly, Richard Phoenix's Do Your Own Thing, Musa Okwonga's In The End It Was All About Love, Sharan Hunjan'
24s Open Mouths and Salena Godden's Pessimism is for Lightweights: 30 Pieces of Courage and Resistance.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia;">We worked with calibre audio on some of the recordings, a UK based charity dedicated to helping those with a print disability have access to great literature. All our titles will be available there and elsewhere-including our all-singing-all-dancing, brand new dedicated Bandcamp page which naturally is the best way to support our authors-so get involved, start following RTB on there.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363636;">Pessimism is for Lightweights<b> </b>began life as a pamphlet of thirteen pieces of courage and resistance from the pen of the one and only Salena Godden. These are poems written for the womenâs march, poems that salute peaceful protest, poems on sexism and racism, class discrimination, poverty and homelessness, immigration and identity. This new edition expands the collection to full book length and shows Godden at her inimitable best â deft technique and powerful emotional heft, with additional new poems reflecting on our fast- changing world with her trademark humour and resilience.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 54, 54); color: #363636; text-align: start;">With a new foreword by John Higgs and an Old English translation by Emily Cotman this is a book full of light, courage and most of all contains a letter from Hope.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><a href="https://roughtradebooks.bandcamp.com/album/pessimism-is-for-lightweights-30-pieces-of-courage-and-resistance-salena-godden" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363636;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 54, 54);">RTB Bandcamp:&nbsp;</span></span>roughtradebooks.bandcamp.com</span></a></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIwYgr_rb8ggXFi6gKgTghgO7mngp5ALTar4VODajgOh3R0G8cbufwIx6vp_rbLVVu-ebyO57TJ_hvWAW0X-_wPec3vCthqDNQ3UTAcH8VEvL-lDn5pXFWyQ132GTq8psh2ydxwBZLh-s4tf3xyUDYPLOrUFVfdXgfqJSsNrgd2evl2hG-ve_l91U-ULV/s1600/IMG_9487%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIwYgr_rb8ggXFi6gKgTghgO7mngp5ALTar4VODajgOh3R0G8cbufwIx6vp_rbLVVu-ebyO57TJ_hvWAW0X-_wPec3vCthqDNQ3UTAcH8VEvL-lDn5pXFWyQ132GTq8psh2ydxwBZLh-s4tf3xyUDYPLOrUFVfdXgfqJSsNrgd2evl2hG-ve_l91U-ULV/s320/IMG_9487%20copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_3CMz29IE4NCoNV2r2zovhOSir7ZofITTX2MugIOJ6gr__DRfU02y6H3eCRm9is2yKekCUFuixm3UlqXiKqZI6mW6e4jhw3qzYTWbvbHsUFSDcKDNe-YBGxsr4EnSb66XDIq8zgwo84YzflUmqv5N7NnLaB1nnL5MAfyUVqJwTZgPunURc182mq5v7uD/s1170/16E8119F-7DA1-4668-B7E3-56010E974DAE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="1170" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_3CMz29IE4NCoNV2r2zovhOSir7ZofITTX2MugIOJ6gr__DRfU02y6H3eCRm9is2yKekCUFuixm3UlqXiKqZI6mW6e4jhw3qzYTWbvbHsUFSDcKDNe-YBGxsr4EnSb66XDIq8zgwo84YzflUmqv5N7NnLaB1nnL5MAfyUVqJwTZgPunURc182mq5v7uD/w640-h592/16E8119F-7DA1-4668-B7E3-56010E974DAE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghll67BpvBFJCxFAgs8cE4hH_fiLlNCwPv1p9qBRJpIZT6bPfohTNB0ejnaLnL1CdLLYC1PHjoJgU8beGBcIltOTcN7snSBspVhRBTLPdm7ipj3Imfj3tR3skgZg7yBC3V180-vO36ZJgqfqCUWr
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24is on the way with a bright new cover, published by Canongate and in all of your favourite bookshops on 9 October 2025 - Pre-order is available now, here are some links below, please do pre-order if you can, it really helps a new title find it's way in this big world, thank you.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with-love-grief-and-fury-salena-godden/7626205?ean=9781837260522" target="_blank">Bookshop.Org&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781837260522" target="_blank">Blackwells</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781837260522" target="_blank">Waterstones</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.theportobellobookshop.com/9781837260522" target="_blank">The Portobello Bookshop</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Salena-Godden/With-Love-Grief-and-Fury/31843818" target="_blank">Hive</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/salenagodden" target="_blank">Linktree</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/With-Love-Grief-and-Fury-Audiobook/B0CXJJF1FG?eac_link=sm97rYXVLiD8&amp;ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&amp;eac_selected_type=asin&amp;eac_selected=B0CXJJF1FG&amp;qid=3ybUBRTWA9&amp;eac_id=260-4276121-0290022_3ybUBRTWA9&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank">Audible</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://buythebook.online/salena-godden" target="_blank">buythebook</a></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUm78iQ0gGi-WyesNzl1sRFV6GfyF-4zoU2eKz_iKJ-hDR99uN4aPwXe9Rt7QnLzl06pt3Cpovr5ds9ZBLClD3I0jXOsl0v6m57eZezPf80fOY-7sEgTJqV351jxuJf_sERGIJ65mK7L747msWPJa3s4KSFakGEibPX8jNPzBZ23ALg9-4qLW2iajBWWP9/s1128/55CAB325-8AAA-4155-80D9-EEF8CBE2630A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1128" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUm78iQ0gGi-WyesNzl1sRFV6GfyF-4zoU2eKz_iKJ-hDR99uN4aPwXe9Rt7QnLzl06pt3Cpovr5ds9ZBLClD3I0jXOsl0v6m57eZezPf80fOY-7sEgTJqV351jxuJf_sERGIJ65mK7L747msWPJa3s4KSFakGEibPX8jNPzBZ23ALg9-4qLW2iajBWWP9/w640-h618/55CAB325-8AAA-4155-80D9-EEF8CBE2630A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 28, 117);"><b><span style="color: red;">LIVE</span><span style="color: #351c75;">. </span><span style="color: #800180;">READINGS.</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span style="color: #b4a7d6;">GIGS.</span><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> FESTIVALS.&nbsp;</span></b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 28, 117);"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">SHOWS.</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span style="color: #d5a6bd;">POETRY.</span><span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">PERFORMANCE.</span></b></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aug 30: <b>ST AGNES:</b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-live-poetry-book-club-tickets-1372479967529" target="_blank">The Live Poetry Book Club</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Aug 31: <b>EXETER:</b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-live-poetry-book-club-with-salena-godden-and-sirisha-damarla-tickets-1589112049919?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">The Live Poetry Book Club&nbsp;</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sept 1: <b>BATH:</b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-live-poetry-book-club-with-salena-godden-tickets-1545135434679?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank">The Live Poetry Book Club</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sept 12: <b>LONDON:</b> <a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/own-it-with-salena-godden-mc-angel-derek-owusu/" target="_blank">OWN IT! Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sept 18: <b>HASTINGS:</b> <a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/launch-of-poet-town" target="_blank">Poet Town, Hastings Book Festival</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sept 22: <b>SCOTLAND:</b> <a href="https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2527-life-writing-with-salena-godden-and-louisa-young-guest-reader-michel-faber/" target="_blank">Moniack Mhor, Writers Retreat&nbsp;</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 1: <b>OXFORD:</b> <a href="https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/everythings-working-out-poetically-3/" target="_blank">The Old Fire Station</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 5: <b>HENLEY:</b> <a href="https://www.henleyliteraryfestival.co.uk/whats-on/holliesalena25/?from=%2Fwhats-on%2F%3Fdate%3D2025-10-05" target="_blank">Henley Literary Festival with Hollie McNish</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 9: <b>LONDON</b>: <a href="https://libreria.io" target="_blank">WLGF Paperback Launch Party</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Oct 16: <b>LONDON: </b><a href="https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafx7xuGfsEyDfEG_4uMAIBvvZP7jR935Mehg6pVld0JH-5-93fAPtYCwaf4_w_aem_Z5qZZE15sFRvFVozDYBP9A" target="_blank">Poetry&nbsp;</a></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 28, 117);"><a href="https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafx7xuGfsEyDfEG_4uMAIBvvZP7jR935Mehg6pVld0JH-5-93fAPtYCwaf4_w_aem_Z5qZZE15sFRvFVozDYBP9A" target="_blank">Pharmacy</a></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 18: <b>MANCHESTER</b>: <a href="https://manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events/cabaret-for-freedom-with-salena-godden-nick-makoha-j-chambers-young-identity" target="_blank">Manchester Lit Fest</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 23: <b>BRISTOL</b>: <a href="https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/arnolfini/thu-23-oct-raise-the-bar-the-autumn-edition-w-salena-godden-guests--134580#e134580" target="_blank">Raise The Bar &amp; Bad Betty, Arnolfini</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 24: <b>SOUTHAMPTON</b>:<a href="https://theatticsouthampton.co.uk/products/salena-godden-in-southampton" target="_blank"> The Attic</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Oct 25:<b> NORWICH</b>: <a href="https://norwichbookfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Dragon Hall, Norwich Book Festival</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Nov 1: <b>IPSWICH: </b><a href="https://www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/events/soapbox/" target="_blank">Soap Box, New Wolsey Theatre</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Nov 10: <b>BRIGHTON</b>: <a href="https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LmI-status-flo/" target="_blank">Status Flo, The Dome</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Nov 21: <b>LEDBURY</b>: <a href="https://ledburypoetry.org.uk" target="_blank">Ledbury Poetry Festival</a></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Nov 22: <b>NOTTINGHAM</b>: <a href="https://nottinghampoetryfestival.com/events_2025/a-decade-of-nottingham-poetry-festival/" target="_blank">Nottingham Poetry Festival</a></span><a href="https://nottinghampoetryfestival.com/events_2025/a-decade-of-nottingham-poetry-festival/" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="show-desc show-container show-less heightAuto" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 551px; padding-bottom: 30px; position: relative; text-align: start;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: &quot;Source Sans Pro&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: inherit; line-height: 25px; margin: 12px 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoiRep5ixtOMXN0v4qyM46gIDhTykg6LYkT3pXuWQI75dt8-UB8f3_157ZoAdl9qdqy-SOTtVpxiwxxOCCsVqV7WQenG_j_da2WUesL0pJJc78hoqGatRgnJq38YNUYIuxhOZF4S40acFR_Q_Hb2Au6Vc5LpwBX5_Jg9W2R1oLrFLOw1NgBuIePwadrTnW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoiRep5ixtOMXN0v4qyM46gIDhTykg6LYkT3pXuWQI75dt8-UB8f3_157ZoAdl9qdqy-SOTtVpxiwxxOCCsVqV7WQenG_j_da2WUesL0pJJc78hoqGatRgnJq38YNUYIuxhOZF4S40acFR_Q_Hb2Au6Vc5LpwBX5_Jg9W2R1oLrFLOw1NgBuIePwadrTnW=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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24So, hereâs a quick post to let you know whats' been happening and whats next...&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">First off, we are going to be in Ireland in July. Iâm very excited to be invited to perform at <b>CAIRDE SLIGO ARTS FESTIVAL</b> and <b>WEST CORK LITERARY FESTIVAL</b></span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;and the tickets are<b> LIVE</b> for all shows!&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">It is a dream gig to bring my new poems and books to Ireland. I have been asking to come and visit but have not had an opportunity to come see the country since before times and have such happy memories of being there, exploring and writing and completing the final tweaks of&nbsp;<i>Mrs Death Misses Death</i></span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;at the Curfew Tower in Cushendall, Co. Antrim in 2018.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I have published four books since my last gigs in Ireland in Dublin and Belfast back in 2019. How the years and books are flying by. I will post more about this trip, but for now confirming I will see you in <b>Ireland</b>&nbsp;in <b>July</b>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'm busy writing books, and not doing my usual circuit of all the gigs and festivals this summer, so I will miss you and all that fun, but will be back on a UK tour in the autumn with the beautiful new paperback edition of </span><i style="background-color: white;">With Love, Grief and Fury, </i><span style="background-color: white;">this new edition</span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;will be published in October 2025 in time for National Poetry Day and BHM and&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">I</span><span style="background-color: white;"> will post all my gig dates for this autumn tour soon, for now you can find some dates</span><a href="https://linktr.ee/salenagodden" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"> here&nbsp;</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">I am beyond excited to visit Ireland again! This will be a joy. Ahh loves, itâs gonna be a treat, see you on the sunny side, you beautiful people Xx</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBD2yYuhzXbTZPIM14s7FYOsN8SCoxbMzRDpeoGv0wiNxLdUtJgrL0yhkh0bcoJsrQgZqet_FjzdhcTXk6QDGRCSA53AMzesP36U8WHNC-rLkKodClEifrDNaE4hpN3hYl9vcp0IZV1w93hNFRTJBuscoNPnYPWFMTnsnLCB9lgsZTQTBq65jxfUX6P-lr/s1080/A%20New%20Design%20(1)%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBD2yYuhzXbTZPIM14s7FYOsN8SCoxbMzRDpeoGv0wiNxLdUtJgrL0yhkh0bcoJsrQgZqet_FjzdhcTXk6QDGRCSA53AMzesP36U8WHNC-rLkKodClEifrDNaE4hpN3hYl9vcp0IZV1w93hNFRTJBuscoNPnYPWFMTnsnLCB9lgsZTQTBq65jxfUX6P-lr/w640-h640/A%20New%20Design%20(1)%20-%20Made%20with%20PosterMyWall.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFktFVrFRivWVvfZD_NI1eJF5KMROwlQinrVTLZS64nkhsdnw_UXj6dsbGPYYVatRHNtzvSXBOIV_51bQlmpUtodMWtEA1X0DklD3-h3_uOvfIlFzM_ZJYrCOr7trGWETLZvQ6yO3DcC5ztBDqK3IvwlwmttRKbwF_GJlE8AaKM7MbGxxcbbS2vpBK6Jkw/s1080/509627050_1325354409051616_24332119619100698
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From political optimism to parenting (arguably the same thing), and cat ownership to circuses (definitely the same thing), these poets cover creative continents. Between them, they bring award-winning fiction, memoir and poetry.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; line-height: 1.5em; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Salena Godden</strong>'s debut novel <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Mrs Death Misses Death</em> (2021) won the Indie Book Awards for Fiction and the Peopleâs Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards and the Gordon Burn Prize. Her new full poetry collection <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">With Love, Grief and Fury</em> and literary childhood memoir <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Springfield Road - A Poets Childhood Revisited</em> were published in May 2024.</span></p><p style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; line-height: 1.5em; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Saoirse Anton</strong> is an Irish writer, performer and producer. She released her debut pamphlet <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Confetti Catching</em> in February 2024, written while living with NoFit State Circus as Production Poet in Residence in Spring 2023.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.03em; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Alice Kinsella</strong>âs books include <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Milk: On Motherhood and Madness</em> (2023) and <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Wake of the Whale </em>(2024) which was a Sunday Independent Book of the Year. <em style="min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Ethics of Cats</em> (2025) is her debut full-length poetry collection.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); color: white; letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">link:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cairdefestival.com/2025/love-cats-confetti-poetry-of-the-moment" target="_blank">cairdefestival.com</a></span></b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); color: white; letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">a</span><span style="font-family: courier;">pe</span><span face="sofia-pro">d by li</span></b><span face="sofia-pro">ves lived on the road, on the margins and in the thick of it.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqcrgBLiIzEOsGBoqMWrARRTsB_zBzGh0Mn9xSzU4pnlGTpH5Cal0Ow4K7buAjD7LUPnJevkUko6MxoM23Bpi7PJcl6L7AXYPsiu2rhJdK9DCkVfBCqQEBGWy884yRcJFYuksCkWhzqY_8BQEx64eD61VGB9Ym1qKPwCXh7jQe36ZLKPgRa3eOJU9hj6G/s1350/489950815_18142010482376138_7994570
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24 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Springfield Road: A Poetâs Childhood Revisited </em><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">was reissued</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Salenaâs electrifying live performances, at everywhere from literary festivals to the Womenâs March and Extinction Rebellion protests in Londonâs Parliament Square, have earned her a devoted following and we canât wait to witness her West Cork performance.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">âRead these poems then listen to Salena read these poems then go and watch Salena read these poems. She is a master of every incarnation this art form may take and I am constantly in awe of her. This collection brings so much joy and makes me determined to live more, lust more and love more.â</em><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hollie McNish</strong><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Salena will be doing a full solo show and reading her latest poetry and will also in conversation with fellow poet,&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alice Kinsella&nbsp;</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
24 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/salena-godden/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Link:&nbsp;</span></span>westcorkmusic.ie</a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sunday July 13th:</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: medium;">West Cork Literary Festival</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Marino Church, Bantry, 6.30pm</span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(90, 90, 90); letter-spacing: 0.51px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Join West Cork Literary Festival and Poetry Ireland for an evening of award-winning poetry with&nbsp;</span></span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
24 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Mona Arshi</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Oluwaseun Olayiwola</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">.&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></strong></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Mona Arshi</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">âs new poetry collection Mouth will be published in July and it gives voice to the marginal women of Greek tragedy to present fresh perspectives on war and migration today. As a human rights lawyer, Mona saw power and its abuses, the structures of silencing set against refugees. As a poet, she charts the movements and migrations that change the course of our lives â from child to adult, from home to elsewhere, from grief to what lies beyond.&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">Strange Beach is the debut collection from poet and choreographer&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
24 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Oluwaseun Olayiwola</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">. Intimate and erotic, ecological and philosophical, the poems in Strange Beach illuminate the body as a porous landscape across which existential dramas, filial fractures, and sexual reckonings occur.&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">This event will be moderated by fellow poet&nbsp;</span><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;">Salena Godden</strong><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/mona-arshi-oluwaseun-olayiwola/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: start;">link:&nbsp;</span></span><span style="text-align: left;">westcorkmusic.ie</span></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcJlfGQzOxHHjRm2FsCsvteBM0dWReIKJK3Bl0mGHdJgdhUgh9NW-IK0cKlK4Y9u4rFjE1IPX1yotr1MB4TTuPqDw-2lhdIaTJLG89i8oB-IRzdOaybbU-15Ns2S_70QrlYBaO0RCiWZjiB6__it3KkjwmbGftbS5OXJpsEyUE7mIo_9yi2crnP_OyYi4/s1431/IMG_8295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcJlfGQzOxHHjRm2FsCsvteBM0dWReIKJK3Bl0mGHdJgdhUgh9NW-IK0cKlK4Y9u4rFjE1IPX1yotr1MB4TTuPqDw-2lhdIaTJLG89i8oB-IRzdOaybbU-15Ns2S_70QrlYBaO0RCiWZjiB6__it3KkjwmbGftbS5OXJpsEyUE7mIo_9yi2crnP_OyYi4/w524-h640
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24I thank every one of you who came out to support Refugee Week and our glorious &nbsp;POET TOWN gig for The Refugee Buddy Project in Hastings. We raised the roof and raised about £900 for the charity with a sold out show, a dozen poets and two bands and a full heart and a full house. It was a beautiful show of solidarity and faith and passion and warmth and rage and I thank you all for supporting it, thank you for contributing and sharing in it all. Thank you.&nbsp;</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Meanwhile, <b>Moth Light Press</b> still need our help and the POET TOWN anthology is still crowd funding, so if you would like to support us you can find all the info on the POET TOWN patreon page:</span></span><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/PoetTown/posts" style="text-align: left;">https://www.patreon.com/c/PoetTown/posts</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; 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We have been running our show since November 2019 and we recorded our stunning June 2025 edition yesterday. You can listen again and find us via Soho Radio. Our next LIVE and lively show is Monday July 21st. &nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span>Come find us on Soho Radio - </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);">Presented by Salena Godden, Amah-Rose Abrams and Matt Abbot,</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"> Roaring 20s Radio</b><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"><span> amplifies the best art and culture, books and poetry, music and activism, as we collectively ROAR </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);">through&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);">the unprecedented events of this tumultuous decade.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"><b><span style="font-size: large;">-&nbsp;</span></b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.sohoradio.com" style="background-color: white;">www.sohoradio.com</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;-&nbsp;</span></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-LFVW6eh7yW_wPNowqdflQYxgoVvOZoN4C9JUM3nXlFFrDGxlxwLjqACF4e2TEoQqJRE4tTSWGQwJl73JBtp2TvSZfQ7i01AkesE1uwBP0JUDpLYbmUz4ksKlyhpPcIvKNhQkrK-lbUvfJV122tpRNxIDJs2X7Bief8yOYoO9w7PJPz2czcE1qqY6t4/s640/3660595c-e56d-416e-a3fb-01a0ea26419c_1170x1163.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="640" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyL-LFVW6eh7yW_wPNowqdflQYxgoVvOZoN4C9JUM3nXlFFrDGxlxwLjqACF4e2TEoQqJRE4tTSWGQwJl73JBtp2TvSZfQ7i01AkesE1uwBP0JUDpLYbmUz4ksKlyhpPcIvKNhQkrK-lbUvfJV122tpRNxIDJs2X7Bief8yOYoO9w7PJPz2czcE1qqY6t4/w640-h636/3660595c-e56d-416e-a3fb-01a0ea26419c_1170x1163.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Artwork by Tiril Valeur, 2025&nbsp;</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(124, 124, 124);"><br /></span></span></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/8283999001833679733/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2025/06/midsummers-gigs-and-news-and-radio-2025.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/8283999001833679733'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/8283999001833679733'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2025/06/midsummers-gigs-and-news-and-radio-2025.html' title='Midsummers, gigs and news....'/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
24<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPy4FVGfnffoiC0fpTfMoYAPlog-DeRMIRDpXGG9-op3YtNsMVzbEcvst5q5Aafp_8FcMr2ar2HfO6dyssNt2o7ykXQd37gsfekJKxGwMb6SkJINlw8ZykPcyoDTDqPjtmRWfzWSRGmUyR49zqgiE25by2ln0awWVddWpgQWXKIKITIw0Zp40HuiHTL9z/s72-w640-h626-c/IMG_9278.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-3224272352431282362</id><published>2025-05-19T12:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-07-30T01:49:20.585-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="anthologies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bog People"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="fire hills"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hagstone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hastings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Maxine Silver"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Poet Town"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poets"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ragstone"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><title type='text'>Anthologies: POET TOWN & BOG PEOPLE </title><content type='html'><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKLUAsqL8LgOaZJPofDknob_bY6-Na_eMsAqyYDe84ZvM_f9VovLeQTpnu5EJ2TMBQJ7v9hrI7CSCnL1K_Wj0fd7_sY9ejxQOfhzuSF3bagZa0DBLGflCTuJuq6kdwnQ4PqVwRCtsdARezzIMVwdHAVSGYSGlTgUUnBsXKDl7EzmngRkYt7-pYO9LIop/s3000/HIGH%20RES%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="3000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKLUAsqL8LgOaZJPofDknob_bY6-Na_eMsAqyYDe84ZvM_f9VovLeQTpnu5EJ2TMBQJ7v9hrI7CSCnL1K_Wj0fd7_sY9ejxQOfhzuSF3bagZa0DBLGflCTuJuq6kdwnQ4PqVwRCtsdARezzIMVwdHAVSGYSGlTgUUnBsXKDl7EzmngRkYt7-pYO9LIop/w640-h426/HIGH%20RES%20(4).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Poet Town Portrait of Salena Goddess by Maxine Silver, May 2025</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufmWB6hwkEjtZGHOdLckoKQgRaEqAwPInjULZDJwbNRAc_zfN_RzdWiycK4fcv_VVYf5kfUp0at-N-QYvDumkCQ6k35hgKSH9DQYiTX29_Jf8ZMCMmHbOteeF5ds6gwA4Iz3TqZsqg21mKMziw7J7r7KqypYRWAUhFGpfa1nGVrx5YRUGRA58W-BzvVRH/s3000/HIGH%20RES%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufmWB6hwkEjtZGHOdLckoKQgRaEqAwPInjULZDJwbNRAc_zfN_RzdWiycK4fcv_VVYf5kfUp0at-N-QYvDumkCQ6k35hgKSH9DQYiTX29_Jf8ZMCMmHbOteeF5ds6gwA4Iz3TqZsqg21mKMziw7J7r7KqypYRWAUhFGpfa1nGVrx5YRUGRA58W-BzvVRH/w457-h640/HIGH%20RES%20(5).jpg" width="457" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;">Poet Town Portrait of Salena Goddess by Maxine Silver, May 2025</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sharing a peek at the new portraits for the Hastings Poet Town project taken by Maxine Silver - thank you!&nbsp;We chose the Fire Hills for this shoot. This is home to me, the smell of blooming yellow gorse, so glorious and coconutty, the greens, blues and turquoise of the sea and the sky, all the salt in the air and all those delicious colours and feelings. I love it up here.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(37, 37, 37); letter-spacing: -0.14px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hastings is a seaside resort with an illustrious poetic history.&nbsp;</span></b></i><i style="caret-color: rgb(37, 37, 37); letter-spacing: -0.14px; text-align: left;"><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Once a haven for Pre-Raphaelite poets&nbsp;</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and Victorian authors,</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;it is still a hub of creativity today. &nbsp;It continues to be h</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">ome to artists, musicians, and renowned c</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">ontemporary writers. &nbsp;Edited by Richard Newham-Sullivan and with a foreword by Salena Godden '</span></b><span style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Poet Town: Poets &amp; Poetry of Hastings &amp; Thereabouts' is&nbsp;</span></b></span><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">an anthology that brings together the best classic,&nbsp;</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">modern and spoken word poets,</span></b><b style="letter-spacing: -0.14px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;linked to this uniquely creative coastal town.</span></b></i></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Poet Town received a phenomenal quote and endorsement from the mighty Joelle Taylor - thank you Joelle. The wheels are truly in motion now, and this fantastic Hastings poetry anthology, celebrating 200 years of poetry from <i>Hastings and thereabouts</i> will be launched summer 2025.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.14px;">There will be an exhibition of the Maxine Silver portraits and launch party events at Hastings Book Festival and many more lovely things in the pipeline. Please watch all the poets pages for news and updates on all of this. This is what community looks like to me, the poets gathering...</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Follow <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/PoetTown/posts" target="_blank">#PoetTown</a> on your socials... more soon!</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Talking about fantastic new work, anthologies and exciting collections of note,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">this month we also saw the cover reveal for this beautiful new book:&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #800180;">âBOG PEOPLE - A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horrorâ</span></b><span><span style="color: #800180;"> </span>edited by Hollie Starling. I'm so excited to read this book. I'm also looking forward to sharing new work, my new eerie short story âI am Hagstoneâ is haunting these pages, and she will be tapping at your bookshop windows in October 2025, just in time for Halloween.&nbsp;</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain'
24s most iconic working-class voices: A.K. Blakemore, Daniel Draper, Emma Glass, Mark Colbourne, Mark Stafford, Hollie Starling, Jenn Ashworth, Natasha Carthew, Salena Godden and Tom Benn.</span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of dismembered body parts; a bigoted woman working at an ossuary, the bones she watches over her only remaining friends; three siblings who set out to scatter their fathersâ ashes, a man none of them could stand; and a hagstone sat in the pocket of a witch.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Uncanny and unsettling, wild and wyrd, the ten stories in this collection showcase the best of folk horror. Set in and around England, they celebrate working-class culture and history, and, sharp as a guillotine blade, reveal the real monsters that stalk our green and pleasant land.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="color: #8716d8; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bog-people-a-folk-horror-anthology-various/7815161?ean=9781784745820&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=20920067905&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABjGUH3rCoAgy6vvgHA_kKLLBllXp&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwt8zABhDKARIsAHXuD7aOiVEo886mcFOhvt2WMKfRW0be45_cohODcEoamKtoDlgvVivB-eMaApyqEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Pre-order BOG PEOPLE from Bookshop.Org</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); color: #674ea7;"><b><a href="https://dice.fm/event/eo27oo-frqncy-ldn-13th-jun-st-matthias-church-london-tickets" target="_blank">June 13: LONDON</a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>FRQNCY LDN</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);">with Alex Lavery, Nikita Gill, Arun Gosh &amp; more&nbsp;</span></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington</b></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-sings-tickets-1362731840619" target="_blank">June 14: SUFFOLK</a></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">An Evening with Salena Godden</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">St Mary's, Walpole, Suffolk</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/poettown/1729348" target="_blank">June 19: HASTINGS</a></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(166, 77, 121);"><b>Poet Town X Refugee Buddy Project</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>poetry charity fundraiser at The Print Works</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.cairdefestival.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: medium;">July 8:&nbsp;SLIGO</span></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Ciarde Sligo Arts Festival, </b></span></span><b style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ireland&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 89, 89);"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/salena-godden/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">July 11: CORK</a></span></b></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #a64d79; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8ee49615-7fff-f19a-8c71-2f0041635e5d" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; 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color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZhMRCjNTkdjyajGMpJzsP2APuCOAoqAPuP3rBNd-EWrwBvl0e1yhJIPder75oAQbMwb1jEP796_wA1QtxGY9pTBtV1iAiMPaCmw02tY1i1MiwZtGrXy_tTxGPKUgbsUmmjgZdQ3pLBrO9eJbkP9CYxvm5PaaI--2TY8F4R-m8ijf7iUo7dJ55916s6jx3" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1128" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZhMRCjNTkdjyajGMpJzsP2APuCOAoqAPuP3rBNd-EWrwBvl0e1yhJIPder75oAQbMwb1jEP796_wA1QtxGY9pTBtV1iAiMPaCmw02tY1i1MiwZtGrXy_tTxGPKUgbsUmmjgZdQ3pLBrO9eJbkP9CYxvm5PaaI--2TY8F4R-m8ijf7iUo7dJ55916s6jx3=w640-h617" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #595959; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Out now:&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with-love-grief-and-fury-salena-godden/7626205?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805303510&amp;" rel="" style="color: #40848e; text-decoration: none;">With Love, Grief and Fury</a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #595959; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; 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--tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #40848e; text-decoration: none;">Springfield Road&nbsp;</a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #595959; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; 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color: #595959; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif;"><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">September<a href="https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2527-life-writing-with-salena-godden-and-louisa-young-guest-reader-michel-faber/" style="color: #40848e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">: MONIACK MHOR&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Moniack Mhor Writers Retreat, Scotland&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>with Salena Godden and Louisa Young&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Special guest speaker Michel Faber</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29); font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b><span style="color: #38761d; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Biog Summer 2025</span></strong></h1><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>Salena Godden FRSL</strong>&nbsp;
24is an award-winning novelist, poet and broadcaster of mixed Jamaican-Irish heritage.&nbsp;Her debut novel&nbsp;<strong>Mrs Death Misses Death</strong>&nbsp;was published by Canongate in 2021 - it won the Indie Book Awards for Fiction and the Peopleâs Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards and the Gordon Burn Prize.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">A hardback edition of&nbsp;<strong>Pessimism is for Lightweights - 30 pieces of courage and resistance</strong>&nbsp;was published by Rough Trade Books in 2023. The title poem is on permanent display at The Peoples History Museum in Manchester.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">A new full poetry collection</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">With Love, Grief and Fury&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">and literary childhood memoir</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Springfield Road - A Poets Childhood Revisited</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;were published together with Canongate in May 2024.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Her poem</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">While Justice Waits</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">was highly commended by the Forward Prize 2024 and a live performance from</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">With Love, Grief and Fury</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;was recorded live at Out-Spoken at The Southbank Centre and broadcast on BBC Radio 4âs</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><em style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">The Verb</em><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">and</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><em style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Pick of The Week</em><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">.</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The gorgeous paperback edition of</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">With Love, Grief and Fury</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">will be published in October 2025, a cover reveal and pre-order links for this will be announced very soon.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(53, 28, 117);">Work</span>&nbsp;in progress: The highly-anticipated second novel set in the</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Mrs Death Misses Death</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">universe,</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">The Life Of Life</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;will be&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">published by Canongate next summer, 2026.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Latest commissioned work: a dark fiction titled</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Rapier&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">will be</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;published by the </span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Callaloo Literary Journal</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> i</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">n the US in spring 2025. An eerie short story</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">I am Hagstone&nbsp;</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">will be published by Vintage in</span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">Bog People - A Working Class Anthology Of Folk Horror</strong><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;in October 2025.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Salena Godden has contributed poetry and written a foreword for an exciting community-spirited anthology titled&nbsp;<b>Poet Town -&nbsp;</b><span style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><b><i>The Poets and Poetry of Hastings &amp; Thereabouts&nbsp;</i></b></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(85, 85, 85); text-align: left;">edited by St Leonards-born poet Richard Newham-Sullivan and&nbsp;</span>celebrating over 200 years of Hastings poets. This richly varied&nbsp;poetry collection and photography book will be published by Moth Light Press and launched with live events and a photography exhibition at Hastings Book Festival in September 2025.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Salena Godden is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Patron of Hastings Book Festival and an Honorary Fellow of West Dean, Sussex.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;">For ALL book enquiries and bookings and info please contact publishers <a href="https://canongate.co.uk" target="_blank"><b>Canongate</b> </a>or Film, TV and Literary agent Crystal&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Mahey-Morgan at <b><a href="https://ownit.london/salena-godden/" target="_blank">OWN IT!&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxUMf2rUSF2y5cYJAguDR5G09o3XnvR79EQ9CrlL4-cUWjYx32RN_gayT9yCMgHsgmk0v4ItncrsXNSn-vfBzi7uvFkvjMI0HFvXiLXbN8JyBP8p2TESRDoY1niMudG88bXBrJg1s5luvynGzRyz9W5o1TmeXBoH2iO4E2M-gpYWHth1IzRMcqNGJOC0J/s4000/dln2cMnd%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxUMf2rUSF2y5cYJAguDR5G09o3XnvR79EQ9CrlL4-cUWjYx32RN_gayT9yCMgHsgmk0v4ItncrsXNSn-vfBzi7uvFkvjMI0HFvXiLXbN8JyBP8p2TESRDoY1niMudG88bXBrJg1s5luvynGzRyz9W5o1TmeXBoH2iO4E2M-gpYWHth1IzRMcqNGJOC0J/w640-h426/dln2cMnd%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/3224272352431282362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2025/05/anthologies-poet-town-photo-shoot-with.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/3224272352431282362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/3224272352431282362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2025/05/anthologies-poet-town-photo-shoot-with.html' title='Anthologies: POET TOWN & BOG PEOPLE '/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
24<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKLUAsqL8LgOaZJPofDknob_bY6-Na_eMsAqyYDe84ZvM_f9VovLeQTpnu5EJ2TMBQJ7v9hrI7CSCnL1K_Wj0fd7_sY9ejxQOfhzuSF3bagZa0DBLGflCTuJuq6kdwnQ4PqVwRCtsdARezzIMVwdHAVSGYSGlTgUUnBsXKDl7EzmngRkYt7-pYO9LIop/s72-w640-h426-c/HIGH%20RES%20(4).jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-6042276903512883341</id><published>2025-04-01T09:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-05-02T03:38:14.864-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gig dates"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="spring 2025"/><title type='text'>a handful of delicious dates for spring 2025</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzUtQgq3PZR1239aDPLW_nUp9BM5UbNpdNd7j0VEAbD_s8Vm9o3Gx5d9sgrENfiDbjaW9Hw53S2M6A1czouZkOpbk1ZkZPb-JY2DbRMO60HPFsnFwY8jiTgbOUcb8_LvWHkG_p0LS1bFvo1ZFOwQDreXTsNM6wMAB4sPGJD_TSZRDXG1dC71rviAobWCAv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzUtQgq3PZR1239aDPLW_nUp9BM5UbNpdNd7j0VEAbD_s8Vm9o3Gx5d9sgrENfiDbjaW9Hw53S2M6A1czouZkOpbk1ZkZPb-JY2DbRMO60HPFsnFwY8jiTgbOUcb8_LvWHkG_p0LS1bFvo1ZFOwQDreXTsNM6wMAB4sPGJD_TSZRDXG1dC71rviAobWCAv=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>&nbsp;a handful of delicious dates</b></span><b style="color: #d9ead3; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">spring &amp; summer 2025</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">see you soon</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><a href="https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/poetryandresistance-2/" target="_blank">March 22 - June 1: BRISTOL</a></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Poetry &amp; Resistance Exhibition</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>The Arnolfini, Bristol</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/last-writes-an-evening-with-salena-godden-friends-tickets-1244750274579" target="_blank">May 8: EXETER&nbsp;</a></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Mrs Death Misses Death</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last Writes,&nbsp;</span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Exeter&nbsp;Library</span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theangeltotnes.com" target="_blank">May 10: TOTNES</a></span></span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Poetry &amp; cocktails at The Angel</b></span></p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><a href="https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/women-of-wow/" target="_blank">May 23: LIVERPOOL</a></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">WOW Festival, Liverpool&nbsp;</span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><a href="https://storysmithbooks.com/product/michael-pedersen-muckle-flugga/" target="_blank">May 30: BRISTOL</a></span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>in-conversation with Michael Pederson&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>Storysmith Books</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cairdefestival.com" target="_blank">July 8:&nbsp;SLIGO</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Ciarde Sligo Arts Festival, </b></span></span><b style="text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ireland&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><a href="https://www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/salena-godden/" target="_blank">July 11: CORK</a></b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8ee49615-7fff-f19a-8c71-2f0041635e5d" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #38761d;">West Cork Literary Festival, </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Ireland</span> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyURvedFV1NHiFPu_VyRG2sCkI9a2j4PhI2dVPO7iP-1asMEPKeOd1vMhic7Aqp7UTi7yP2PRewAmTKaDtGaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9nn7rWHw1gszN5h21TTGKIOTKlKWxt6KSooBM0P1VEcA-u24sLHRzMZDKPOVdA33aCplr6atMXYcdpstov-wSR4HH96oo6l-wCkoLcsPFufkDKa3N7P1KCs4wLWk7vH8XyUNvwZqiJGFdfoOU1PcGkdhWH1hxievNMhuylDPV-ZYwaeCHiEfV03a6oZi/s3059/IMG_6437.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9nn7rWHw1gszN5h21TTGKIOTKlKWxt6KSooBM0P1VEcA-u24sLHRzMZDKPOVdA33aCplr6atMXYcdpstov-wSR4HH96oo6l-wCkoLcsPFufkDKa3N7P1KCs4wLWk7vH8XyUNvwZqiJGFdfoOU1PcGkdhWH1hxievNMhuylDPV-ZYwaeCHiEfV03a6oZi/w512-h640/IMG_6437.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Residential Writers Retreats</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>February 3 - 9: ARVON&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Residential Writing Course at Totleigh Barton</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Exploring Feminine Creativity with Nikita Gill</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Special guest speaker Joelle Taylor</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>February 25 - March 10: EILEAN SHONA</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Writers Retreat, Eilean Shona</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>West Coast of Scotland&nbsp;</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/2527-life-writing-with-salena-godden-and-louisa-young-guest-reader-michel-faber/" target="_blank">
24June 30 - July 5: MONIACK MHOR&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Moniack Mhor Writers Retreat, Scotland&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>with Salena Godden and Louisa Young&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Special guest speaker Michel Faber</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b><a href="https://www.chateaudesacy.org/copy-of-more-on-luke-wright-s-retreat" target="_blank">August 18 - 24: CHATEAU DE SACY</a></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>Residential Poetry &amp; Yoga Retreat</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b>Chateau de Sacy, France&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(56, 118, 29);"><b><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-exploring-feminine-creativity/" target="_blank">December 1 - 6: ARVON&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Residential Writing Course at The Hurst&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Exploring Feminine Creativity with Nikita Gill</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Special guest speaker Joelle Taylor</b></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3sYrI7-d4QEd5Y9cq4aWgj7g3yQIIP7g7hXjCYlmwdDAzUxDydyxMrP967v7RnpsFU4Bxc_pMJp1GDe2hb0mExeRT8DiMhz0BVhQ3NkyAtX11iEVAQhQP2j70_SNTjO5YHgUQvq8ZWoFf0XBMIBvHE8pD3X7s4hIeD65X0M7-_GKg_nz6UDVCUebpwPJ/s1128/55CAB325-8AAA-4155-80D9-EEF8CBE2630A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1128" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3sYrI7-d4QEd5Y9cq4aWgj7g3yQIIP7g7hXjCYlmwdDAzUxDydyxMrP967v7RnpsFU4Bxc_pMJp1GDe2hb0mExeRT8DiMhz0BVhQ3NkyAtX11iEVAQhQP2j70_SNTjO5YHgUQvq8ZWoFf0XBMIBvHE8pD3X7s4hIeD65X0M7-_GKg_nz6UDVCUebpwPJ/w640-h618/55CAB325-8AAA-4155-80D9-EEF8CBE2630A.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v1eo_jIR02uJC6lfVUgzzW034mL-HCjo3ZIeYETD7ZI7DyHT_89-nAPBHALXNKjCWLm08kTfcK-gEuFkzkG-gEbJvCu6A5SyU0GSChcVrO_R0_L0JgvfatT_7AfyZQ_pe5wsS0ROCyDy7EEmDOty0eEcwHKzpoGqUv0mf8ES
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font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">thanks for finding my&nbsp;</span></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><b>page</b></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">hope to see you at a festival or protest soon</span></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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24<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzUtQgq3PZR1239aDPLW_nUp9BM5UbNpdNd7j0VEAbD_s8Vm9o3Gx5d9sgrENfiDbjaW9Hw53S2M6A1czouZkOpbk1ZkZPb-JY2DbRMO60HPFsnFwY8jiTgbOUcb8_LvWHkG_p0LS1bFvo1ZFOwQDreXTsNM6wMAB4sPGJD_TSZRDXG1dC71rviAobWCAv=s72-w480-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-1782724227234978151</id><published>2025-03-11T10:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-03-26T07:20:57.429-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Apple Store"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Regents Street"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Womens day"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Womens history month"/><title type='text'>March 2025 + Women's History Month</title><content type='html'><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDF9aT6LhAsZ3ECjWbkEPkNCqLnvzdB6eielqgaP4aSw6UjKqj81JRAAG02iwjLeRirrseQDMrRXbDRTysxGREwv5ALKSOR6tvOYzQDShJfBssqN3Z3drQkvwUqvLqcj17yH7U6NkKyEggS5vPvteM2M6fZsiXgEsglpKNXN5j3HmJCw34OGR4p35zl11" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="5000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDF9aT6LhAsZ3ECjWbkEPkNCqLnvzdB6eielqgaP4aSw6UjKqj81JRAAG02iwjLeRirrseQDMrRXbDRTysxGREwv5ALKSOR6tvOYzQDShJfBssqN3Z3drQkvwUqvLqcj17yH7U6NkKyEggS5vPvteM2M6fZsiXgEsglpKNXN5j3HmJCw34OGR4p35zl11=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); color: #1d1d1f; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 40px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;">13 March 2025</span></span></p><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 40px; font-weight: 600;">Talk:&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 40px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.374px;">Strategies for Contemporary Womanhood</span></span></p><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); color: #1d1d1f; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.374px;">Embrace the spirit of daring to be different this Womenâs History Month in a panel exploring the evolving portrayal of women in pop culture. Youâll hear from a lineup of creatives hosted by Sex Talkâs Emma-Louise Boynton, and get a chance to reflect on your journey with life coach Dina Grishin.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;">Fashion Designer Tolu Coker, the founder of 'Cheer Up Luv' Eliza Hatch,&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.374px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;">and live poetry from Salena Godden. FREE event!</span></span></p><address class="address-information" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); color: #1d1d1f; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin-top: 27px;"><p class="typography-body" style="font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.022em; line-height: 1.470588; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="typography-body" style="letter-spacing: -0.022em; line-height: 1.470588; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/today/event/talk-strategies-contemporary-womanhood-031325/7302348340497645824/?sn=R092" target="_blank">Apple Store</a>,&nbsp;</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.022em;"><a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/today/event/talk-strategies-contemporary-womanhood-031325/7302348340497645824/?sn=R092" target="_blank">235 Regent Street</a>,&nbsp;</b><b style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.022em;"><a href="https://www.apple.com/uk/today/event/talk-strategies-contemporary-womanhood-031325/7302348340497645824/?sn=R092" target="_blank"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.022em;">London, W1B 2EL</span></a></b></span></p></address><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoA3-XzfdnbcBzcQNil7UeDdv2FYL3A_bupbLk63LffvwfT4HR46WBOChOvO_vfRYPh5Xc3AJC1Hc2GX5C_Sr6nmHWJ9sBIpSIVYNgvbbnl-UaauMiAPRP-4RYFtjpRvAvPicdqMsaKWt55fjjAsIUTGBrSr3AW0d0744k_Ook30gXwSRE7YCNlP3yPej" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivoA3-XzfdnbcBzcQNil7UeDdv2FYL3A_bupbLk63LffvwfT4HR46WBOChOvO_vfRYPh5Xc3AJC1Hc2GX5C_Sr6nmHWJ9sBIpSIVYNgvbbnl-UaauMiAPRP-4RYFtjpRvAvPicdqMsaKWt55fjjAsIUTGBrSr3AW0d0744k_Ook30gXwSRE7YCNlP3yPej=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #363737;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #363737;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Reposting from <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/international-women-s-day-canongate" target="_blank">Canongate Books</a>, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/international-women-s-day-canongate" target="_blank">beautiful list here. </a>
24Thank you xx</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Women's voices are still underrepresented in publishing, there's still a lot of work to be done to publish the plethora of amazing stories out there. We're very proud of the women we represent, who bring some of the most eclectic, compelling, vibrant writing to our list. We asked Canongaters to pick out a selection of books by women they've been enjoying recently, and tell us the sentence that got them hooked. Here's what they chose:</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">ALL FOURS - Miranda July&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sorry to trouble you was how the note began, which is such a great opener. Please, trouble me! Trouble me! Iâve been waiting my whole life to be troubled by a note like this</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">WITH LOVE GRIEF AND FURY - Salena Godden</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Maybe one day, I will stop writing so much protest poetry, stories soaked in trauma and rooted in grief, our anarchy, our hopes for humanity, but then I remember I live and write in the 2020âs and the world is frightening and I am me and here we are</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN 101 OBJECTS - Annabelle Hirsch</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Objects extends through the past like a long hallway, along which, here and there, I open a door or pull something down off a shelf, to shed light on certain aspects of history or tell a particular story</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">
24SMALL BODIES OF WATER - Nina Mingya Powles</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Which body of water is yours? Is it that Iâve anchored myself in too many places at once, or nowhere at all? The answer lies somewhere between</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">WHY WOMEN GROW - Alice Vincent</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Women have always gardened, but our stories have been buriedâ¦We have silently made the world more beautiful, too often without acknowledgement. I wanted to try and change that</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">BUDDHA DA - Anne Donovan</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Ma Daâs a nutter. Radio rental. Heâd dae anything for a laugh so he wid . . . but that wis daft stuff compared tae whit heâs went and done noo. Heâs turnt intae a Buddhist</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">A SPELL OF GOOD THINGS - Ayobami Adebayo</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">When he was a child, Eniolá would shut his eyes whenever he got into trouble, certain that he was not visible to anyone he could not see</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">RECKLESS DOLLY MAUNDERA - Kate Grenville</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Soon as she could walk, she knew she wanted to be outsideâ¦The sky above you and the dirt under your feet, and always the shape of the land against the sky like a fam
24iliar face</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">POYUMS - Len Pennie</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Come one, come all, to the scene of the crime, Where the victim made every last police report rhyme,Sheâs bottled her tears for the masses to swallow,She carves out their serving from flesh rendered hollow</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">THE OUTRUN - Amy Liptrot</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I find my favourite place: a slab of rock balanced at a precarious angle at the top of a cliff. Iâd come here as a teenager, headphones on, dressed up and frustrated, looking out to the horizon, wanting to escape</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin: var(--block-margin); overflow-x: hidden; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/international-women-s-day-canongate" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Find this list at&nbsp;<span style="text-align: center;">bookshop.org</span></b></span></a></p></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtuYV5u6Fqf70FOAdYGpX1cvQafAU5NbV_NxwCf1Ux1MOxCWsnRzZEpJ7ff8ogyOTdMO8-8ILUv9x6Pz9yarEUvVZzNraUlw6awnuwnPArEJ9Ji7OILYN0dCTdUt6AY5b7gdz7l9f76St1M_gROVdmSigxy_172uHpzAG0tUrrz8t95YTwlyIG32-LjKlF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="2899" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtuYV5u6Fqf70FOAdYGpX1cvQafAU5NbV_NxwCf1Ux1MOxCWsnRzZEpJ7ff8ogyOTdMO8-8ILUv9x6Pz9yarEUvVZzNraUlw6awnuwnPArEJ9Ji7OILYN0dCTdUt6AY5b7gdz7l9f76St1M_gROVdmSigxy_172uHpzAG0tUrrz8t95YTwlyIG32-LjKlF=w544-h640" width="544" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: var(--line-height-feed); margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hereâs the face of a very young poet.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Found this in the archives yesterday digging around for an old Dazed article for a project</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">. Funny how I used to keep all my newspaper pages and magazine cuttings in files. I kept press clippings in folders with the article or review cut out and the date and name of the publication all glued and set there. Even the mean ones. Even the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">derogatory ones or silly things: I once did a feature testing toothbrushes.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used to keep every scrap of press, every flyer and ticket, memories from all my gigs. Thatâs thousands of shows since 1994. I kept a paper trail of good times and big nights. No photos, no phones back then. Just the paper trail.&nbsp;The electronic world has erased a lot of this behaviour. We take photos on phones&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">and upload to sites that are electronic scrapbooks and social media.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I think I am going to get back on it again. Be a better archivist, keep my paper trail alive, scrapbook my things, because all of sudden it will be 25 years in the future and that means it will be 2050? All of these existential notes and blogs wonât even exist and none of this will be here and nobody will see this page, and all of this work and writing and thought will be erased and gone, like the way
24we left MySpace and Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook, all gone now, our poems and posts, our notes and stories, songs and art, like rusting abandoned shopping trolleys in the lake of the lost forest of time covered in moss and frogs spawn.&nbsp;We wonât be here and nobody will be here to see or feel or remember what we were thinking and how we got here or what we did with our spirit and our minds and our bodies and our words and our short time on earth.&nbsp;I guess thatâs why I love books, I love making books, writing longhand, I love writing diaries, I love reading books, books stay put, you can rely on a book, a book on your bedside table, a book in your hand, your notebook in your bag, your novel in your suitcase, itâs all coming with you, itâs real, its yours, it cannot be deleted, itâs all yours, it is your own paper trail.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggCe1flZyqB7xBpy0wHUPsKpcHv92d3ViM4jDRIjO8VU5j1LcYy1skH7z86WpV6syJA14YJT11pc86FA30XYKYSmW9pfTVD03ucUTDW2HD8Js2qVOuCD2_cfbNn4tlO2fq8orTlD1U_ymcvxUPuBqI3jw9SxoqPKKne1hdVwcXXmirOSdoAh864sDNxyRz" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggCe1flZyqB7xBpy0wHUPsKpcHv92d3ViM4jDRIjO8VU5j1LcYy1skH7z86WpV6syJA14YJT11pc86FA30XYKYSmW9pfTVD03ucUTDW2HD8Js2qVOuCD2_cfbNn4tlO2fq8orTlD1U_ymcvxUPuBqI3jw9SxoqPKKne1hdVwcXXmirOSdoAh864sDNxyRz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Here we are on the rooftops of London, overlooking our Soho, our playground. I remember this laughter, this excitement, the unknown, the freedom of the before times. Photo taken by my friend, photographer, film-maker Olivia Rutherford</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;- sharing with much nostalgia and BIGLOVE Xx<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8p7kpMP6W4" target="_blank">poem: 'Camden' now on YouTube&nbsp;</a></b><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8p7kpMP6W4" width="320" youtube-src-id="E8p7kpMP6W4"></iframe></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3x_XbhFics-cfVOCw3FT-vMtOctRV6Yp-8rwCm9hbf8G4eck83Q9W-A0ulqX5DzVY5bP0G72OzxJZ2GrkjM8EUnf1R37iZTZ0Udu82oTqSsnSR7h5xUX3w_bWPFDd08zR8mxTwnkn5At3rGn8fl4qPQVR_6X0ZPUbDHXDuNBU7RtaASoReUG74flNJyG7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3x_XbhFics-cfVOCw3FT-vMtOctRV6Yp-8rwCm9hbf8G4eck83Q9W-A0ulqX5DzVY5bP0G72OzxJZ2GrkjM8EUnf1R37iZTZ0Udu82oTqSsnSR7h5xUX3w_bWPFDd08zR8mxTwnkn5At3rGn8fl4qPQVR_6X0ZPUbDHXDuNBU7RtaASoReUG74flNJyG7=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com" target="_blank">Read my latest work on SUBSTACK&nbsp;</a><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com" target="_blank">salenagodden.substack.com</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnt_LBP45yKe-Mj6dhx8rISq7sblrpaHQfNZAHGOtCbS7Oq8zkqofSaoUIsqjo7JX25dWh1cMplBrrl4V9K4KwNX4mcfR-AglaeqFSyDbqfms4mF5aQFs8Lm0hk19kOJJZwVcBGvP_xrZNqfz7r6eurBQvXQuFvFcTEcaYe3IHXytSmwlCAu7Ly_m2Fyvr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnt_LBP45yKe-Mj6dhx8rISq7sblrpaHQfNZAHGOtCbS7Oq8zkqofSaoUIsqjo7JX25dWh1cMplBrrl4V9K4KwNX4mcfR-AglaeqFSyDbqfms4mF5aQFs8Lm0hk19kOJJZwVcBGvP_xrZNqfz7r6eurBQvXQuFvFcTEcaYe3IHXytSmwlCAu7Ly_m2Fyvr=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOjbNwS9NMor6wOpivZF-U4hyphenhyphenmumBn2li4SP06ow3MyK_HSLz4F5o9W_3w1vw7rNbs8zN
24aMRT4jFs7PADpFpdXrQVOVQyw175uRpO4WHat8rxRnXBUFGWQJexj4LFadc_ReZ8PZWUkkultrOb4-4U1-Zq3551WoBwHx8E-wKWB26O2nO24a7b5my9Fz9s/s1350/image-1741713890-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOjbNwS9NMor6wOpivZF-U4hyphenhyphenmumBn2li4SP06ow3MyK_HSLz4F5o9W_3w1vw7rNbs8zNaMRT4jFs7PADpFpdXrQVOVQyw175uRpO4WHat8rxRnXBUFGWQJexj4LFadc_ReZ8PZWUkkultrOb4-4U1-Zq3551WoBwHx8E-wKWB26O2nO24a7b5my9Fz9s/w512-h640/image-1741713890-1.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Raise the Bar&nbsp;</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Poetry and Resistance Exhibition</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">â¨</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Arnolfini, Bristol </span></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">22 March â 01 June 2025 </span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Free entry, Donations welcome&nbsp;</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Celebrating 10 years of RTB </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">this powerful exhibition features poetry of revolution, resistance and activism, showcasing the power of poetry to question authority, speak up for the oppressed, and call for radical change.</span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Featuring poetry from Travis Alabanza, Anthony Anaxagorou James Baldwin, Mahmoud Darwish, Lowkey, Nikita Gill, Salena Godden and Suhaiyma
24h Manzoor-Khan.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Curated by Danny Carlo Pandolfi.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); color: #1d1d1f; font-family: &quot;SF Pro Text&quot;, &quot;SF Pro Icons&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkgPxVacA4HlxDr_AYsOA9ejbWW4AIqqJVqgpkAwvnK1UXuYOrmdvEyu4mQIi4_zjy7MwPdJXlzQdsbMEDSPK8pU3FnvBGGJ1vahpS7P24wNmKZOtqSQqp1mLnCoeVu3KdmO3KsZBPVpeW0huw6em4G3hU_KtCjwRNmAncIQogdMbb-sipTdBIkSgbpsS0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkgPxVacA4HlxDr_AYsOA9ejbWW4AIqqJVqgpkAwvnK1UXuYOrmdvEyu4mQIi4_zjy7MwPdJXlzQdsbMEDSPK8pU3FnvBGGJ1vahpS7P24wNmKZOtqSQqp1mLnCoeVu3KdmO3KsZBPVpeW0huw6em4G3hU_KtCjwRNmAncIQogdMbb-sipTdBIkSgbpsS0=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p class="description" style="caret-color: rgb(29, 29, 31); color: #1d1d1f; font-family: &quot;SF Pro Text&quot;, &quot;SF Pro Icons&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.374px; margin: 0px 0px 27px; padding: 0px;"><br /></p><h1 class="header-anchor-post" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: black; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: var(--font_weight_headings_preset, bold); letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.16em; margin: 1em 0px 0.625em; orphans: auto; position: relative; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Poetry. 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text-align: center;"></h1><div><strong><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></strong></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with-love-grief-and-fury-salena-godden/7626205?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805303510&amp;" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; 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24<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYDF9aT6LhAsZ3ECjWbkEPkNCqLnvzdB6eielqgaP4aSw6UjKqj81JRAAG02iwjLeRirrseQDMrRXbDRTysxGREwv5ALKSOR6tvOYzQDShJfBssqN3Z3drQkvwUqvLqcj17yH7U6NkKyEggS5vPvteM2M6fZsiXgEsglpKNXN5j3HmJCw34OGR4p35zl11=s72-w640-h360-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-5379495098392541947</id><published>2025-01-22T08:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2025-04-07T08:15:31.278-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mrs death misses death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="The Life of Life"/><title type='text'> Happy Birthday Mrs Death & Poem 'Blackbird'</title><content type='html'><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCVvGxC2oPzyvxnEvL-7ZMjhOzwf5jxvjVNecDz3Syq3QCoBRMqN6YjZZwI1Yxn9WfKvbeGDEkb1ox5KetY5RA2rv15hf2GMCxbIvPBx7pyu-fNmmKAC6tzzWdAHUzpevP6Y7h4v4EloO3vFSnFvmypLPtsSUyXrGY-19-_BvSeE0OhgnHMlDpgxJYEvg9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCVvGxC2oPzyvxnEvL-7ZMjhOzwf5jxvjVNecDz3Syq3QCoBRMqN6YjZZwI1Yxn9WfKvbeGDEkb1ox5KetY5RA2rv15hf2GMCxbIvPBx7pyu-fNmmKAC6tzzWdAHUzpevP6Y7h4v4EloO3vFSnFvmypLPtsSUyXrGY-19-_BvSeE0OhgnHMlDpgxJYEvg9=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hello my lovelies,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;">Welcome to WAITING FOR GODDEN. For those of you that are old school, t</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">hank you so much for sharing and following and reading these blog posts and poems over the last 15 or so years. <span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);">I</span>&nbsp;feel like I am on here less and less lately... &nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">You will be able to find me writing on </b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; text-decoration: underline;"><b>Substack</b></span><b style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-variant-caps: normal;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Maybe the <i>Waiting </i>for the <i>Godden</i> is over.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Maybe I am here or there now wherever that may be.&nbsp;</span><span><span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Maybe it is time to just let go of this blog as I have some of my other social media pages that I don't use so much anymore - I am hardly using Facebook and I have left Twitter and I have offloaded loads of apps.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">I notice I have not been blogging and posting on this page as often as I used to since I started using Substack to share poems and write things.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">Maybe these pages and websites aren't meant to be forever, we forget passwords, we move on to another page or platform where our friends and favourite poets and artists are sharing work.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;">We all leave trails of art, poems and songs and stories and pictures, and this becomes forgotten, like that old tumblr or myspace just left abandoned like a burnt-out car in the woods with beautiful ivy growing all over it. &nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-variant-caps: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-variant-caps: normal;">I'll leave you with this new poetry-film I made this week, something January flavour, something loving and gentle and snowy, it has been such a disaster, such a tough month and rough start to the year, sharing this poem with love and solidarity.</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxB80E4E47A" target="_blank">Blackbird - YouTube &nbsp;</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia;"></span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-155858910" target="_blank">Blackbird &nbsp;- Substack&nbsp;</a></b></span></div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>BLACKBIRD&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This week I received my PLR statement and it informs me that thousands of strangers have taken time to borrow my books from their local libraries. I am immensely moved by this and grateful. I had no idea. Thank you.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hereâs a picture of a happy day, this day in January in 2022, when the paperback was in the big window of the flagship store of Foyles on Charing Cross Road. This was a huge moment for me, I recall, I was very excited about it. I have never been in a big shop window before, and this is a particular favourite bookshop I love to visit all the time, especially as a baby poet when I worked and partied in Soho every night.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I always said âone day I will be in that windowâ and back then this seemed like a big dream of a thing to say out loud. It was something I really fought for and believed though. I look back and love the punky baby poet who starved and fought for me.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I have to salute her. She, who is not me now. I think about that, how we have to thank our past self. The person who writes the first draft of the book may grow to feel differently about things than the person who signs the published article. The poet that started this WAITING FOR GODDEN blog all those years ago isn't me now. We are all complex, multi-layered and messy human beings, and all of the eras of you being a human being get you to this place, which is always in the here and now.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I am inside these thoughts and memories and also in the here and now, January 2025, Iâm in hibernation and buried in the darkness of January tasks, it is a sad mixture of death and taxes, virus and sickness, bereavement and deadlines, sorrow and bewilderment.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This winter I'm quietly working in the worlds of Life and Death and Time, my new MDMD universe novel <b>The Life Of Life</b> will be published next year in 2026. I am excited to share this new story in the future times, written by me in the past which is now. Art is time travel. Hope is energy. Passing some of this good vibe to you who read this post, please feel it, keep going, keep going, keep going, we need you, you need you, future you will look back and thank you for your courage and perseverance. &nbsp;</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
24 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep reading and writing, keep making and doing, keep stirring the pot, keep speaking your truth, young you, old you, the in-between you, the here and now you, they all say it with me, keep going, keep going, keep going, we need you.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With many thanks to all book lovers, book bloggers, book sellers, fellow poets and writers, thanks to my publishers and my agent and family and friends.</span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With love, grief and fury,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #0b5394;"> 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52</span></span></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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Books. 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52<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCVvGxC2oPzyvxnEvL-7ZMjhOzwf5jxvjVNecDz3Syq3QCoBRMqN6YjZZwI1Yxn9WfKvbeGDEkb1ox5KetY5RA2rv15hf2GMCxbIvPBx7pyu-fNmmKAC6tzzWdAHUzpevP6Y7h4v4EloO3vFSnFvmypLPtsSUyXrGY-19-_BvSeE0OhgnHMlDpgxJYEvg9=s72-w640-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-2893988075748401624</id><published>2024-08-23T23:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2025-09-09T07:42:39.559-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="august"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="autumn"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="BBC The Verb"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dog days done"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gigs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><title type='text'>Poem: Dog Days Done & Autumn 2024 dates</title><content type='html'><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />&nbsp;<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimH2EJCPc8G_xgLjZF-HNTaTP2g-Lq04gVS0CqtvoulRMABP6t9hnOsokO6S_cpvxV7sfsJug8bxjscvHYT4E2ydGDVpABdLY9Jb7HZxwnrtj469eHFK0A-8WiTBnkpoQ53BZOodsfw3LhzHqF8UZK-cT48H-pB4GOuYQ7Q-QB4_Xz9nRK7pmcJrjybpXV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2500" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimH2EJCPc8G_xgLjZF-HNTaTP2g-Lq04gVS0CqtvoulRMABP6t9hnOsokO6S_cpvxV7sfsJug8bxjscvHYT4E2ydGDVpABdLY9Jb7HZxwnrtj469eHFK0A-8WiTBnkpoQ53BZOodsfw3LhzHqF8UZK-cT48H-pB4GOuYQ7Q-QB4_Xz9nRK7pmcJrjybpXV=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="color: #141413; font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 53<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Dog Days Done</b></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
53 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Summer lifts her skirt</span></p> 54<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">revealing a glimmer of</span></p> 55<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">amber, light and yellow.</span></p> 56<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Summer takes her time</span></p> 57<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">to pack her belongings,</span></p> 58<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
58 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">her weary butterflies</span></p> 59<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and thirsty bees.</span></p> 60<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And somewhere</span></p> 61<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">in a distant field</span></p> 62<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">August writes</span></p> 63<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
63 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">goodbye letters</span></p> 64<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">in gold on hay</span></p> 65<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and corn and</span></p> 66<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">chestnut and you.</span></p> 67<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The morning after</span></p> 68<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the first thunderstorm</span></p> 69<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
69 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 70<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">youâll open the window</span></p> 71<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and smell it changed,</span></p> 72<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">wafts of smoke,</span></p> 73<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and rain and past.</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 74<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">This ending</span></p> 75<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
75 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">is a beginning.</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 76<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Make hay</span></p> 77<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and make love,</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 78<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">gather bilberries</span></p> 79<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and blackberries.</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 80<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
80 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Dog days done,</span></p> 81<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Sirius is south,</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 82<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the last burst of roses,</span></p> 83<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">apples and cider,</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 84<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the Lughnasadh feast,</span></p> 85<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the tomato harvest,</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
85 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 86<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the fruits so red and ripe</span></p> 87<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">in Septemberâs hands,</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 88<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">summer feeding</span></p> 89<p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">autumnâs mouth.</span></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #141413; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">(c) Salena Godden / 2024&nbsp;</span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">'Dog Days Done' is published in 'With Love, Grief and Fury' by Canongate Books</span></i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3rzeWDNpGD52Zc-n1EG7nDdGc3FKuOaWcNFd9SsGTnMnzlqsA2tFRf9OX1BUYKflYjSWjJRd2WfEIFazlawYzpC0hVPqPKFVb_vPGZ2Z_S3kwLE2TLNexkE8lwJiwFGfhmLHGkCcKS-z03b4OJywHayoWnAOzjmaQDK-xrHgiv9mm61v9qyLrFId_dfS7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3rzeWDNpGD52Zc-n1EG7nDdGc3FKuOaWcNFd9SsGTn
89MnzlqsA2tFRf9OX1BUYKflYjSWjJRd2WfEIFazlawYzpC0hVPqPKFVb_vPGZ2Z_S3kwLE2TLNexkE8lwJiwFGfhmLHGkCcKS-z03b4OJywHayoWnAOzjmaQDK-xrHgiv9mm61v9qyLrFId_dfS7=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; letter-spacing: -0.23px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23px;">Thank you so much to everyone that I have seen out and about this summer, thank you all the fun and conversation, to everyone I shared cider and sunrise and dancing with in the joyful Green&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="color: #363737; font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23px;">Gathering and at the brilliant Edinburgh International Book Festival this month. Thank you to all of you both onstage and back stage and behind the scenes making these&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #363737; font-family: georgia;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.23px;">amazing gatherings happen. I carry that warmth all year around.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.23px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Below is a work in progress photo: Loving my sunny August desk. Here I am for the time being - a mug of tea and juicy ripening tomatoes. Working in the new book again. My Gigging Monster is back in her box, festivals and gigs done for a few weeks, and Writing Monster is back in charge of things.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px;">As a rule I feel like I am a winter writer.&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px;">It is very unusual for me to isolate myself and write in the summer. However I love exploring this story world and wish to make it as good and full of summer light and hope as I can and need to beat the deadline for this new novel. The working title is âThe Life Of Lifeâ I cannot tell you anything, but that it is set in the âMrs Death Misses Deathâ universe and will be published by Canongate. Wonderful to be reunited with my characters Life and Death and Time again. &nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; letter-spacing: -0.23px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: -0.23px;">Hereâs a new story, a new perspective, a fresh eye, a brave leap and a deep breath. It feels like coming home to be inside this dream of the world again...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.23px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
89Thank you so much for reading, listening, supporting my writing adventures.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keep on keeping on, change is here, change is now, keep on keeping on and onâ¦</span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">See you here, see you there,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"></span></span></strong></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; 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padding: 0px;"><li style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); margin: var(--size-8) 0 0 var(--size-32);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">August 30:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022cqc" rel="">The Verb live at OutSpoken on BBC R4</a></span></span></p></li><li style="margin: var(--size-8) 0 0 var(--size-32);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">September 21:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/anita-rani-and-salena-godden-in-conversation" target="_blank">Hastings Book Festival&nbsp;with Anita Rani</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">September 25:&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/backlisted-live-the-parable-of-the-sower-una-mccormack-salena-godden-tickets-972038311757?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&amp;_gl=1*18vujah*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzQwODUxMzgxLjE3MjM3MzEzNzE.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTcyMzczMTM3MC4xLjAuMTcyMzczMTM3MC4wLjAuMA" target="_blank">Octavia Butler, Foyles, Charing X</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">October 3: <a href="https://paperdressvintage.co.uk/?p=16363" target="_blank">Paper Dress Vintage, with Gemma Rogers&nbsp;</a></span></span></span></span></p></li><li style="margin: var(--size-8) 0 0 var(--size-32);"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">October 11 + 12:&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/when-poets-wrote-prose" rel="">Cheltenham Lit Festival</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">October 13:&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><a href="https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/words-for-gaza" target="_blank">Words For Gaza, Bristol</a></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">October 17: <a href="https://www.manningtreearts.com/event-details-registration/salena-godden-and-ruth-ivo-in-conversation" target="_blank">Manningtree Arts with Ruth Ivo</a>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">October 29: <a href="https://www.theboozybookclub.co.uk/product-page/september-october-book-with-love-grief-fury" target="_blank">Boozy Book Club - Online&nbsp;</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">November 11: <a href="https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/strange-brew/mon-11-nov-the-cold-war-steve-annual-2025-launch-party-117328#e117328" target="_blank">Cold War Steve Book Launch, Bristol&nbsp;</a></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span>November 18: <a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/verdantbrewerytaproom/1428090" target="_blank">My Life In Beer, Book Launch, The Social, London</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">November 20:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-irenosen-okojie-and-salena-godden-tickets-1040487495107" target="_blank">Newham Festival Of Stories</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);">November 22: </span><a href="
89https://www.thecoronettheatre.com/whats-on/poetry-club-ella-frears-salena-godden-glyn-maxwell/" style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55);" target="_blank">Radical Book Fair, Edinburgh</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">November 23 + 24: <a href="https://pushtheboatout.org" target="_blank">Push The Boat Out Festival, Edinburgh&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; padding-left: var(--size-4); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0px; 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line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://roughtradebooks.com/collections/books/products/pessimism-is-for-lightweights-hardback-salena-godden" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Pessimism is for Lightweights&nbsp;</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mrs-Death-Misses-Death-Audiobook/1838851216?qid=1612199160&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=R53G0DYYC6PDCN2Y7395" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Mrs Death Misses Death</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Linktree:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://linktr.ee/salenagodden" rel="" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">https://linktr.ee/salenagodden</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); 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Tune in to hear some pieces I haven't performed before like the gentle and surreal 'Umbilical' and a beautiful sharing of 'My Heart Is A Boat' - my lovely mum and sister and friends and family were in the audience for this and I love this memory. Thank you to The Verb and Outspoken crew and the generous Southbank audience. Loved this, thank you Xx</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Inspiring words that connect us in difficult times; three outstanding poets take to the stage at Outspoken, one of the most exciting and innovative poetry nights in the world.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Imtiaz Dharker, poet, film-maker and national treasure is on first. She is a recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal and reads new poems from her collection 'Shadow Reader' - some of which explore the uncanny experience of having her 'shadow' read in order to predict her life-span.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Rachael Allen is a legendary poetry editor as well as a poet; she shares poems of scrupulous attention to a relationship breaking down. Her readings come from the narrative poem in her new book 'God Complex'.</i></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Salena Godden's new book 'With Love Grief and Fury' is full of love poems for people and for the planet. She is a poet, memoirist and fiction writer. Her debut novel 'Mrs Death Misses Death' won the Indie Book Award for Fiction and the Peopleâs Book Prize and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards and Gordon Burn Prize.</span></i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Outspoken was recorded at Southbank in London, May 2024.</i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022cqc" target="_blank"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #800180;"><i>The Adverb at OutSpoken,&nbsp;</i></span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><i>BBC Radio 4:&nbsp;</i></span></span>https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022cqc</a></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0px 0px 1.285714em; max-width: 752px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBgoSndOxZVteMofT3Y09UKXyp4HFop8BOl-6fdoWMZ7v5tcy4VzM8D_wAz9NnFE1mEWdS2tc6WU5TaUpFQQyP3yraLz44ixutMn8_vq-2FfTCp3ACHW_t-sngqwj2MLlKXxjH1kOyKaLUy1SNaa0xPZh6R9sP4weQdcxAWWaNDu7ZzDoievAQ5N0cm73m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="1000" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBgoSndOxZVteMofT3Y09UKXyp4HFop8BOl-6fdoWMZ7v5tcy4VzM8D_wAz9NnFE1mEWdS2tc6WU5TaUpFQQyP3yraLz44ixutMn8_vq-2FfTCp3ACHW_t-sngqwj2MLlKXxjH1kOyKaLUy1SNaa0xPZh6R9sP4weQdcxAWWaNDu7ZzDoievAQ5N0cm73m=w640-h565" width="640" /></a></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">ARTISTS FOR GAZA -&nbsp;</span></b></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr"><span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">POETRY AND ART RAFFLE</span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;</span></b></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></b></span></div><div data-setdir="false" dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>Thousands of displaced families are still trapped inside camps&nbsp;in&nbsp;northern Gaza - facing constant assault without daily necessities.&nbsp;</span><span>Apparently this is one of the most difficult times so far, in an entire year of horror.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Please</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">take notice. 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color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hey there,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">How are you doing?&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363737;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363737;">I want to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone that came out to see us on the LIVEwire tour last month. We enjoyed beautiful poetry gigs at The Edge in Manchester with Nafeesa Hamid and Molly Naylor, Wrecking Ball in Hull with Vicky Foster and Matt Abbott, Hyde Park Book Club and Leeds Lit Fest with Simone Yasmin, Faye Marshall and Spencer Wood hosted by Maria Ferguson, and Front Room in Weston-Super-Mare with Johnny Fluffypunk and Matt Abbott. We'll have some films and clips to share from these awesome set of shows soon, so watch this space... &nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; text-align: start;">I also need to say thank you for everyone that came to Pages of Hackney bookshop on election night too. I loved chatting with and reading alongside my poetry sister Joelle Taylor (pictured). Check out her debut novel The Night Alphabet, it's so bloody brilliant and out now in hardback and audiobook. BIGlove and thanks to everyone at the fabulou
89s Idler Festival in Hampstead and the fantastic ALSO Festival family too!</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; text-align: start;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQAzpJtvEA9CdeDvRu2yOdFjm61oU-rM3WlSDYrlLUtFpy8Z21cZAFLKwWWBY5wkQgUE1j4-DRnKEvgkNSa4Jx1kUMQgkq3jPwWtLtXLhTqDsOgeBjMj5_j9e466znfUsQgxHhg-pw93RizjkwqJZuO1tO_1rM2xNHUOpdryIDeL2mp11JioxXPtyx8pz/s1467/IMG_3638.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQAzpJtvEA9CdeDvRu2yOdFjm61oU-rM3WlSDYrlLUtFpy8Z21cZAFLKwWWBY5wkQgUE1j4-DRnKEvgkNSa4Jx1kUMQgkq3jPwWtLtXLhTqDsOgeBjMj5_j9e466znfUsQgxHhg-pw93RizjkwqJZuO1tO_1rM2xNHUOpdryIDeL2mp11JioxXPtyx8pz/w319-h400/IMG_3638.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></p><p style="letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Sharing this gorgeous and generous review of the new poetry by Mab Jones!! So wonderful. Thank you so much Mab and Buzz Magazine Xx</span></p><p style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: georgia; letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: var(--size-8); margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; text-align: justify; text-overflow: ellipsis;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiojbJ8ZWHEb8hzeqnpvAxICp2FuU79Hqsmiv0YLnLBX6mXPGepXsnrTpbnpC3588bLmWPW54qo0y0k_NEpxGiCWjnkZUWUzGY0-zjr5VKCf0Dv5Zz_AP03LwK315ifONloNLrDe4fAFDw3GnttOSMp0gIWpQh9s1aPy5cjLxn2BBVZuWaI82nZENN9bLVH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1595" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiojbJ8ZWHEb8hzeqnpvAxICp2FuU79Hqsmiv0YLnLBX6mXPGepXsnrTpbnpC3588bLmWPW54qo0y0k_NEpxGiCWjnkZUWUzGY0-zjr5VKCf0Dv5Zz_AP03LwK315ifONloNLrDe4fAFDw3GnttOSMp0gIWpQh9s1aPy5cjLxn2BBVZuWaI82nZENN9bLVH=w640-h572" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></span></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: -0.23px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: var(--size-8); overflow-x: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: georgia; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWUk1JTLiR929UOeiBCttY4P1j8MBSBDX8TkGbMlygv-FFFfUw4Q2Hi4G9eMflHB_PPJCFkQV2y9dkVZX_2qtg_Gu8rbE4tBHRWtHwxraZupiJfIdwebkjDuswvUL_z9LY6PfPZBagTuOfKK-piwrihtNlkAlUnUZxlvlWWJJetu9XMoU7HWl96jpddhJ/s3025/IMG_3612.WEBP" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3025" data-original-width="1280" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWUk1JTLiR929UOeiBCttY4P1j8MBSBDX8TkGbMlygv-FFFfUw4Q2Hi4G9eMflHB_PPJCFkQV2y9dkVZX_2qtg_Gu8rbE4tBHRWtHwxraZupiJfIdwebkjDuswvUL_z9LY6PfPZBagTuOfKK-piwrihtNlkAlUnUZxlvlWWJJetu9XMoU7HWl96jpddhJ/w270-h640/IMG_3612.WEBP" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: courier;">
89Love this page from Octavia Butlers notes</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #363737; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: courier;">For those of you following my socials...</span></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: courier;">I have been tweeting and instagramming about one of my heroes Octavia Butler: July 20 2024 is Octavia Butler day â It is the date that her novel âParable of The Sowerâ begins. I love Octaviaâs writing. I urge you to read, re-read or seek out the audio book of this prophetic and brilliant work. It opens with these lines âall that you touch, you change, all that you change, changes you, the only lasting truth is changeâ¦â&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="font-family: courier;">--&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">Read it!</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737;">&nbsp;</span></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wzhJ0w-qJX8Asko-7UUQ-povdAtmUC0MySYFKNdKhcq90-lo9zFrmei3WaAqMaMcJM-uMKU_oOBF7aTzUmDh_KQC3GPX9UHJ0gGelHOsXNTyHSRJeAFAA6r0YTvD0WoT0SUJqXCvyCOYR3hQ9lWJBsTE-Gt97A7F-pxk6VtB_VK7XWm6lBrv6LzqPyI-/s1560/GRtQxrdbMAEzBd_.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wzhJ0w-qJX8Asko-7UUQ-povdAtmUC0MySYFKNdKhcq90-lo9zFrmei3WaAqMaMcJM-uMKU_oOBF7aTzUmDh_KQC3GPX9UHJ0gGelHOsXNTyHSRJeAFAA6r0YTvD0WoT0SUJqXCvyCOYR3hQ9lWJBsTE-Gt97A7F-pxk6VtB_VK7XWm6lBrv6LzqPyI-/w480-h640/GRtQxrdbMAEzBd_.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The first page of Parable Of The Sower</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span>For more of my book recommendations have a look at my lists for Roaring 20âs Radio Show. Amah-Rose and Matt and I host and produce our show monthly for Soho Radio. I have topped up the book list, it is a labour of love making our radio shows and podcasts, however, I must tell you that 2024 has been amazing for books so far!</span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #363737;">Hereâs a link:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/salenagodden" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/salenagodden</span></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOtO3yzElafdmkrC_e_f0XbnlxgwP0LaKQk26agekNODxqM2dVfbmiQ8iWokfciLYbraXmZ8SFEe6KUiHkJJCIR
89dYE03H7eXjsuXpRTb48VRLtYQByv4gtNSNz5h8QArQKJAH_oM4vDJYYLjSFDZjHsWzK4SQbMhnVz1SLIY13MDTLVzrGjdu7Kzot_Po/s1175/IMG_3485.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOtO3yzElafdmkrC_e_f0XbnlxgwP0LaKQk26agekNODxqM2dVfbmiQ8iWokfciLYbraXmZ8SFEe6KUiHkJJCIRdYE03H7eXjsuXpRTb48VRLtYQByv4gtNSNz5h8QArQKJAH_oM4vDJYYLjSFDZjHsWzK4SQbMhnVz1SLIY13MDTLVzrGjdu7Kzot_Po/w399-h400/IMG_3485.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;">Talking of podcasts and book recommendations: Iâm chatting about the amazing poetry of Nikita Gill&nbsp;on the latest episode of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/arjis-poetry-pickle-jar/id1541660967?i=1000662390484" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Arjiâs Pickle Jar</span></a><span style="color: #363737;">&nbsp;- I love the format of this show and I am so very happy to be asked to pick a poem, Arji is brilliant and Nikita is a phenomenal writer too, I enjoyed this so much.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjt57SM72g5AT6F768QcOpflbg8quHbuZ2tVeyXGEPQ09c-4ifzYvmkx3gLV3U6Nh6HnM7U_wlI6VBpH5KU-P59U4lhRs4C5oAVYhLKz59tje6y3ldpE1_vfqUWfVf8YcPTwaxPHY-O6UHse1kDceb8lmdLwOG0Ovu-14mOYSzqyI0625nTaP-0XsLVU5S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjt57SM72g5AT6F768QcOpflbg8quHbuZ2tVeyXGEPQ09c-4ifzYvmkx3gLV3U6Nh6HnM7U_wlI6VBpH5KU-P59U4lhRs4C5oAVYhLKz59tje6y3ldpE1_vfqUWfVf8YcPTwaxPHY-O6UHse1kDceb8lmdLwOG0Ovu-14mOYSzqyI0625nTaP-0XsLVU5S=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: &quot;Roboto Slab&quot;, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;">Coming up Iâm doing a headline solo performance at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.greengathering.org.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Green Gathering</span></a><span style="color: #363737;">&nbsp;in Chepstow, August 3rd. Then Iâm up in Scotland to do shows at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/events?keywords=Salena+Godden&amp;event_date=&amp;attendance_mode=all&amp;theme_id=&amp;strand_id=&amp;kids_age_lower=0&amp;kids_age_upper=18&amp;age_group=all" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Edinburgh International Book Festival,</span><span style="color: #363737;"> </span></a><span style="color: #363737;">August 10th, 11th and 12th. And then I head south and home to the seaside for a gig with&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/salena-godden-and-anita-rani-in-conversation" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Hastings Book Festival&nbsp;</span></a><span style="color: #363737;">where I will be in conversation with my beautiful friend Anita Rani in September.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Iâll see you here and there,</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Keep on keeping on my lovelies...&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">BIGlove, Xxsg</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigJmOjds83a7_eLdJXNYB7vJFbsI51whkHYOJr2mFqegCdkFx2gVx8pYX9kG4jHT5O1IPpkaQnrX9uhioNLlqnNSOJObB7AzPlnCS8lE0CxGUNP-E3lkHT6M6fKSGBai-pqPNghtFDUddh0-AZxdDJyAWH1RtiljhlWfywVW_ejck76u5FVNnkbecFHkaX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="452" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigJmOjds83a7_eLdJXNYB7vJFbsI51whkHYOJr2mFqegCdkFx2gVx8pYX9kG4jHT5O1IPpkaQnrX9uhioNLlqnNSOJObB7AzPlnCS8lE0CxGUNP-E3lkHT6M6fKSGBai-pqPNghtFDUddh0-AZxdDJyAWH1RtiljhlWfywVW_ejck76u5FVNnkbecFHkaX=w453-h640" width="453" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="
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line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com/" style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><i>https://salenagodden.substack.com/</i></span></a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDE6nZ7D492wo4Blx9L03Pf7xox9gr9hQURv2Cp0nTe_cgyBlHsJKVAv-9NtyF7VPNWeDzY3Agxmv_ns3cpuDnb1yS8nyQp1dj7OOCKb08ZE9o8yOSz6a06JAfrv1Km8Ak_pnWEvjIGYmzJQzDvmUvHXEckGhkE80uvy5O3-vA-G1A59Uk7G6HYJ4nsB6/s1426/0d4d40e7-935c-445c-a165-9b5548a4d97b.png" style="margin-left: auto; 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line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:<span style="color: #ff00fe;">&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with-love-grief-and-fury-salena-godden/7626205?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805303510&amp;" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">With Love, Grief and Fury</span></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/springfield-road-a-poet-s-childhood-revisited-salena-godden/7626195?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805300243&amp;" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Springfield Road&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://roughtradebooks.com/collections/books/products/pessimism-is-for-lightweights-hardback-salena-godden" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Pessimism is for Lightweights&nbsp;</span></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Out now:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Mrs-Death-Misses-Death-Audiobook/1838851216?qid=1612199160&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;pf_rd_r=R53G0DYYC6PDCN2Y7395" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">Mrs Death Misses Death</span></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Linktree:&nbsp;<a href="https://linktr.ee/salenagodden" rel="nofollow ugc noopener"><span style="color: #ff00fe;">https://linktr.ee/salenagodden</span></a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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89<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO3zTIunTS_UVGlboLRLSQy1M8eRYPzVArONbwaCfMfoGLyGGEjvFnzQVAC0mkDVCfyxqK9pLzhFYE20pHBQwAPrxKgZfAXSsrgrh015dprhi62qoxL9REwEykJIjevHDIBXvm7Fq0pqGxLl5Vl5Eh54G9h69mX8SwnSDtzN6vhoGFMsCIv7d59Tjmw7KU/s72-w480-h640-c/IMG_3446.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-1354522337532328998</id><published>2024-06-08T02:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2024-06-13T00:47:16.486-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="1984"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="2084"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hastings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="livewire"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="oli spleen"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="orwell"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="substack"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tour diary"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love grief and fury"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Wolfgang"/><title type='text'>NEW poetry-films / Orwell '1984' 75th Anniversary / Tour Dates</title><content type='html'><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CPh41Jh1041rK0iSma3TBW2vQoxBWBOnM6oJ2F6n89vjQuAJLXYMZD_uHUBsLc_wYRXIbS-ahrs0BGHRIMz5jh-04zGWRcubXxCTqH_huX2EwAYgDvj4stDXxccv5nbYg8aA9RAvCgwpekYulmwj6U4X4VnKVa7xx0DPzJVvObRgMZwo-aGbVdP0e7qS/s291/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="173" data-original-width="291" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CPh41Jh1041rK0iSma3TBW2vQoxBWBOnM6oJ2F6n89vjQuAJLXYMZD_uHUBsLc_wYRXIbS-ahrs0BGHRIMz5jh-04zGWRcubXxCTqH_huX2EwAYgDvj4stDXxccv5nbYg8aA9RAvCgwpekYulmwj6U4X4VnKVa7xx0DPzJVvObRgMZwo-aGbVdP0e7qS/w640-h380/images.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Hello my loves,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #363737; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px;">How are you?&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">I haven't posted on here for a while as I have just started a new Substack and have been doing my blogging there. My Substack page is &nbsp;titled 'With Love, Grief and Fury' and I have been sharing poetry and tour diaries there, you can follow and subscribe for free here:&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://salenagodden.substack.com/" style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-family: courier; letter-spacing: -0.228px;">https://salenagodden.substack.com/</a></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Overall, May 2024 was a wicked flurry of double book launches, gigs and festivals, books and adventures, miles and trains, poets and joys. THANK YOU: Thank you to every single person that came to a show, that came to get a book signed and have a chat, that reviewed and shared my two new books. Thank y
89ou so very much to everyone working so hard to make these events and festivals happen with so much care and consideration. I have really been enjoying sharing the new work and poems.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">This is all new work, poems I have never performed before. With every gig I learn new things. At every show I see how we gather and unite and share words and ways to heal and react and respond to our grief, trauma and fear, of past and present, the uncertainties of our now and here and our futures. I can feel a much bigger essay I want to write - All I can say for now is I love poets and &nbsp;feel very grateful. My heart spills over.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-align: left;">So here I am just saying thank you.</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-align: left;">Thank you to everyone at this first leg of the tour and first batch of gigs with the brand new books. Thank you for everyone who came to say hello. Thank you for listening to my audio book. Thank you for checking in with me, thank you for roaring with me. I thank you for your beautiful hearts and messages. Thank you for your time, it is a luxury and privilege to write a book, to read a book, to seek hope and wonder and n
89ourish dreams. Solidarity. Youâre a lovely lot, thank you Canongate and OWN IT!</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">2024 Book tour continues this month with a batch of LIVEwire shows with Matt Abbott and Maria Ferguson in Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Weston-Super-Mare I hope to see you here and there, scroll down for dates...</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uNkhJOrHcLc" width="320" youtube-src-id="uNkhJOrHcLc"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px;">NEW POETRY-FILMS: 'While Justice Waits' and '2084'</span></span></b></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px;">I have been collaborating with my Hastings crew, artist, filmmaker and musician Wolfgang Dubieniec and my dear friend poet and artist Oli Spleen. A poetry-film 'While Justice Waitsâ was shared online last month and I am delighted to see an article in the Hastings Independent about it this week by Merlin Betts, thank you!</span></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px; text-align: left;">Link:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hastingsindependentpress.co.uk/articles/culture/arts/using-your-grief-to-decorate-newspapers/" style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;" target="_blank">hastingsindependentpress.co.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfctcK2Q5Q73grMBAV2btbEM40sm6VHsRXVxuPYlyt2H588N6tkMgod5Y0kLrI2TrL90lQr8jkMgqx3sTyWpLex-Zba7x0U83GpVQv53osfO0tO3rTDf6EQGM2zwa8ty_y6eFzkvvaCG3UPJRV3fBnCf1TY9oKOYorLUc3nb7Vqe_nbU1RJ7u6vqfZOuG/s1170/IMG_2771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="1170" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfctcK2Q5Q73grMBAV2btbEM40sm6VHsRXVxuPYlyt2H588N6tkMgod5Y0kLrI2TrL90lQr8jkMgqx3sTyWpLex-Zba7x0U83GpVQv53osfO0tO3rTDf6EQGM2zwa8ty_y6eFzkvvaCG3UPJRV3fBnCf1TY9oKOYorLUc3nb7Vqe_nbU1RJ7u6vqfZOuG/w640-h629/IMG_2771.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><span style="font-family: courier;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_o3Wy1b_3pwlGDO-Pma9WeV767XXBZua2_p7YFt28F898Xogqn0bMItP4FvgZRNpMjF6RTodSASchtTu-YPPb1kloVfO1mNxK4QGjgdhxWnkyH2c6JJxjL9ydIXfeA1-zspK5RmoK-54pp8d-6CLRyy4C5IDzoFgyo3_T1edL12gS9honuhb3pHzfBjKm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_o3Wy1b_3pwlGDO-Pma9WeV767XXBZua2_p7YFt28F898Xogqn0bMItP4FvgZRNpMjF6RTodSASchtTu-YPPb1kloVfO1mNxK4QGjgdhxWnkyH2c6JJxjL9ydIXfeA1-zspK5RmoK-54pp8d-6CLRyy4C5IDzoFgyo3_T1edL12gS9honuhb3pHzfBjKm=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">As I write this I note the date is June 8th 2024. It is the 75th Anniversary of â1984â by George Orwell so it seems fitting we share our second collaborative piece â2084â this weekend.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">â1984â was published on June 8th 1949 by Secker &amp; Warburg as Orwell's final book. I've shared the '2084' poetry-film and written a bit about it on the new Substack page.</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">Excited to add here, that both of these new poetry-films 'While Justice Waits' and '2084' will be&nbsp;included in an exhibition at The Garden of Tomorrow Festival, June 13-15, come along, find out more and&nbsp;get your tickets </span><a href="https://www.houseofhackney.com/uk/the-garden-of-tomorrow" style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">Link:&nbsp;</span></span><a href="https://www.houseofhackney.com/uk/the-garden-of-tomorrow" style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">houseofhackney.com</a></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiEb3T3kkPLlGSvysU9u2lVHDVfFplZkiYOmvTGreo19kyQoDpAHgeVyKJ64DUAqD6Vgp4hiTCQFwuo-ihQCXamAHgXRCR4vdyeCUk2CWBlUrZVow84ja1gjzZoolQ800j8sTOrf_3kc9122cA_0XP3wkSaaMr-FPFLgL-fOLH61lFQj5CBNth36TrNVJ/s1700/1a_DESKTOP_LEAD_BANNER_1700x624_2_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1700" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCiEb3T3kkPLlGSvysU9u2lVHDVfFplZkiYOmvTGreo19kyQoDpAHgeVyKJ64DUAqD6Vgp4hiTCQFwuo-ihQCXamAHgXRCR4vdyeCUk2CWBlUrZVow84ja1gjzZoolQ800j8sTOrf_3kc9122cA_0XP3wkSaaMr-FPFLgL-fOLH61lFQj5CBNth36TrNVJ/w640-h234/1a_DESKTOP_LEAD_BANNER_1700x624_2_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbcxQx5iMITdjvJ1FbMUxo2ZFR6NBCVlN1iV8-CYgxlqCu-wa6JYqGJft27W8vJiQ5rHSVsVt9757lnFOog22U5Jtz4N1_1bmGJQPhx4ycJkDj87kh-kz3l_nFv4fpa2drdnhTZE5RWH51_QE42k5hc6qtg0J4cgvYWYWwrPukkwoan-2q8VKXVkS539B/s800/Image%2520-%2520square.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbcxQx5iMITdjvJ1FbMUxo2ZFR6NBCVlN1iV8-CYgxlqCu-wa6JYqGJft27W8vJiQ5rHSVsVt9757lnFOog22U5Jtz4N1_1bmGJQPhx4ycJkDj87kh-kz3l_nFv4fpa2drdnhTZE5RWH51_QE42k5hc6qtg0J4cgvYWYWwrPukkwoan-2q8VKXVkS539B/w640-h640/Image%2520-%2520square.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />&nbsp;<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/la86hdIy58c" width="320" youtube-src-id="la86hdIy58c"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GpqOazg5QAnjTZ5SzClGbNncQe0NL8PcC7JxI44nbVqMhMl0rK43srR-3RsNns_KjfZ7Zx48-ArHqvKeWcYbG54kuoXdto7uZsanwfj1k0ORKQGtN0i-vj6PebbfMyeQOOyf4gq6yM70OVwK63nTNbBU3rnNEVvmysul-ifngKHdfExu9lmOctk43obd/s724/main-qimg-ba3a95b14c52a293fc769bff606177b9-lq.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GpqOazg5QAnjTZ5SzClGbNncQe0NL8PcC7JxI44nbVqMhMl0rK43srR-3RsNns_KjfZ7Zx48-ArHqvKeWcYbG54kuoXdto7uZsanwfj1k0ORKQGtN0i-vj6PebbfMyeQOOyf4gq6yM70OVwK63nTNbBU3rnNEVvmysul-ifngKHdfExu9lmOctk43obd/w
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I'm so looking forward to all of these shows.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: courier; letter-spacing: -0.228px;">Tix are on sale now!</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Link:&nbsp;<a href="https://livewirepoetry.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">livewirepoetry.org/events</a><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" />⢠13 June - The Edge, Manchester<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" /><br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" />⢠14 June - Wrecking Ball Arts, Hull&nbsp;<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" /><br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" />⢠15 June - Leeds Lit Fest, Hyde Park Book Club<br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" /><br style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;" />⢠20 June - Front Room, Weston-Super-Mare&nbsp;</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6C-77EDxlhW2_MOQPPDNMbnoViyVyIROvZpjVpHeusLSmiU69YYkallLk4Juyf6uFS01CGaxPuNdAeV6KAc00OWWeUzjHYgwbp_rJkEMTModZW5VnJfL28wtHibdFkRI6FrsC_bjoE11awE1XxhY2RVTBcxZcmxGkxXuVSxIQQw2
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--tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">4 July - Joelle Taylor &amp; Salena Godden</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #363737; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); letter-spacing: -0.228px;">in-conversation, Pages Of Hackney, London&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">6 July - Idler Festival, Hampstead, London</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">13-14 July - ALSO Festival,&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">Warwickshire</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px;">2-4 August - Green&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #363737;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.228px;">Gathering, Chepstow</span></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">9-12 August - EIBF, Edinburgh</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width); text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); font-family: courier; letter-spacing: -0.228px;">more on my linktree:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://linktr.ee/salenagodden" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); 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89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.2; margin: 1.35em 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="text"><a href="https://journals.openedition.org/ebc/14509#tocto1n2" target="_blank"><span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Chains of Consolation: Ghost-Writing Deathâs Tales in Salena Goddenâs&nbsp;</span><em style="font-weight: inherit;"><span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Mrs&nbsp;Death Misses Death</span></em><span lang="en" xml:lang="en">&nbsp;(2021)</span></a></span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijND1nj_XpNhtJd3vz5umZLWlKVbpkpIuV-g3ld-J3MaSltgoXkjJuYOiwSwxkVtSHXuCCOFxgPMW62envZ8kjTD4WKp-KabkEmk61FcWS2-JKc8wJrzzCUZYizwjvUMik4fwFhVo8JNPtYKRnnP8XYlEraLVKUbBhpaH-pbcFc2_QYskUaQW28BdgXY07" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="680" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijND1nj_XpNhtJd3vz5umZLWlKVbpkpIuV-g3ld-J3MaSltgoXkjJuYOiwSwxkVtSHXuCCOFxgPMW62envZ8kjTD4WKp-KabkEmk61FcWS2-JKc8wJrzzCUZYizwjvUMik4fwFhVo8JNPtYKRnnP8XYlEraLVKUbBhpaH-pbcFc2_QYskUaQW28BdgXY07=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); color: #363737; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Before I go offline again, hereâs links to 4 delicious new listens and reads and things out now; a link for you to stream our packed out live and lively shows at Lyra Poetry Festival in Bristol, two very wonderful poetry podcasts, and a beautiful new poetry anthology, Poems As Friends by The Poetry Exchange:&nbsp;</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #363737; font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">NEW Watch:</span><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.lyrafest.com/#e109721" target="_blank"><b>Lyra Festival&nbsp;</b></a></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(54, 55, 55); line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0; text-align: start;"><strong style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; 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--tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">NEW Podcast</span><span style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://poetryarchive.org/support/archive-insider/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; 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89w-poetry-films-orwell-1984-75th.html' title='NEW poetry-films / Orwell '1984' 75th Anniversary / Tour Dates'/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CPh41Jh1041rK0iSma3TBW2vQoxBWBOnM6oJ2F6n89vjQuAJLXYMZD_uHUBsLc_wYRXIbS-ahrs0BGHRIMz5jh-04zGWRcubXxCTqH_huX2EwAYgDvj4stDXxccv5nbYg8aA9RAvCgwpekYulmwj6U4X4VnKVa7xx0DPzJVvObRgMZwo-aGbVdP0e7qS/s72-w640-h380-c/images.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-6617969132774556089</id><published>2024-04-30T05:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2024-04-30T05:40:15.382-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="book launch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="memoir"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Springfield Road"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love grief and fury"/><title type='text'>'With Love, Grief and Fury' + 'Springfield Road' on the way...</title><content type='html'><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">festivals,&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">talks and bookshop events</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>May&nbsp;</b><b>2: DOUBLE PUBLICATION DAY!!&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 7:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-love-grief-and-fury-an-evening-of-poetry-with-salena-godden-friends-tickets-866644957397" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Blackwellâs Manchester&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 8:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-salena-godden-hosted-by-nikita-gill-tickets-869281182417" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 9:&nbsp;<a href="https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/XwY-an-evening-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brighton Book Festival</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 11:&nbsp;<a href="https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/love-grief-and-fury-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Writing on the Wall, Liverpool</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 15:&nbsp;<a href="https://richmix.org.uk/book-online/1302802/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jawdance, Rich Mix, London&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 16:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/out-spoken-may?eventId=973880" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Out-Spoken, Southbank, London&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May&nbsp;18:&nbsp;<a href="https://bathfestivals.org.uk/the-bath-festival/event/an-evening-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Bath Festival of Literature&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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89<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0DuJTs8Er3SMqUW0nNv2l7S5IaI6kkBFKkFMOh6ftqzCuybHOc7YaO6iH4_K4LlJun3f6G-Qp3v3-h1YoFYJ7aD9xzR_XSfucAOzlM7s_Ea_yZC3r9NE9FEJAe8BJY_Q6IPyUw5eGd6I2nm8ehUQQZUsB9MuWswKaQLo02nSDFMI1ofwSDBudPmG7Uq9g=s72-w640-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-5907121383148091190</id><published>2024-04-18T02:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2024-04-18T03:03:46.721-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Cathedrals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="films"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Fitzwilliam Museum"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Grief and Fury"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Springfield Road"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Tyger Tyger"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="William Blake"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="WithLove"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="YOUTUBE"/><title type='text'>NEW films: 'Tyger Tyger' + 'Cathedrals' | 'William Blake's Universe' Fitzwilliam Museum</title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiItEFeT4QAto7BzqXMMicBtA2KSzKNJuCocWjO81uFVr6wP9fN2HzyGgGTssU-Jb6nyEUbKviWJLu5_aUhCAL2fhAnbBNDP6DJJ4jeLIVsMJ5OlnA2-Uu9jkZ_MpNSenlFvy9_2KkZX3KMWk7K5X0npZllGDwt_7WyjAvzHhAfIm38ZVuiEqzvE_tSqViJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2291" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiItEFeT4QAto7BzqXMMicBtA2KSzKNJuCocWjO81uFVr6wP9fN2HzyGgGTssU-Jb6nyEUbKviWJLu5_aUhCAL2fhAnbBNDP6DJJ4jeLIVsMJ5OlnA2-Uu9jkZ_MpNSenlFvy9_2KkZX3KMWk7K5X0npZllGDwt_7WyjAvzHhAfIm38ZVuiEqzvE_tSqViJ=w363-h640" width="363" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just sharing some BIG William Blake love on the blog today.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so much to Fitzwilliam team for inviting me to spend time in the museum and with the art and dreams of Blake, we had such a wonder-filled day.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">It was so brilliant and inspiring to spend time to explore some of his poetry and art up close like this.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">Also thank you so much to the amazing Storya film crew. Such a special day!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Scroll down for some links and images in front of camera and behind the scenes.&nbsp;You'll find more about these poems and new films on social media and YouTube, sharing pics here for the good memories</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizqjG4Wu973F9cjpl9_u9zA0Y6Uzp_-DGfXbqT_hIn6B4BVedIbAaEwAT88stSepm-CjvBvN-Jx6eshQA_9rMLeUwE8LL6LqsmJFsLOmdzz8hQmSkIiWCasAHTjUAITgZn0S6YGiVCbMuH5PsdkgQcynGDI0joImuO9seFDvLnNupuo-vefSjnXBS2cNlP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="4096" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizqjG4Wu973F9cjpl9_u9zA0Y6Uzp_-DGfXbqT_hIn6B4BVedIbAaEwAT88stSepm-CjvBvN-Jx6eshQA_9rMLeUwE8LL6LqsmJFsLOmdzz8hQmSkIiW
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">âTyger Tygerâ one of Blake most-loved poems, it was first published in 1794 by William Blake as part of his collection of poems, âSongs of Experienceâ</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B8lQhZGurc" target="_blank"><b>Watch 'Tyger Tyger' on YouTube</b></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; 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This film shows glimpses of the work in progress, early drafts and clips of places where I wrote the poems and stages where this work may be performed...</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jKiQjTLwbMs" width="320" youtube-src-id="jKiQjTLwbMs"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNTj_wY90gw&amp;t=28s" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>'Springfield Road&nbsp;</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;">-&nbsp;</b></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNTj_wY90gw&amp;t=28s" target="_blank">A Poets Childhood Revisited'</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); color: #131313; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> short film about the beautiful new Canon edition of my literary childhood memoir 'Springfield Road - A Poets Childhood Revisited' published on May 2nd with Canongate Books. This short film shares glimpses into my early years and s
89ome clips of who we were and where we came from. This story is a flashback to the era when oranges seemed bigger and summers were longer, a world of half-penny sweets, free school milk, hand-me-downs and Thatcher's Britain, for those too young to remember and for those old enough to know...&nbsp;</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oNTj_wY90gw" width="320" youtube-src-id="oNTj_wY90gw"></iframe></div></span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div>That's 4 delicious new things to watch! Enjoy!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Thank you for supporting this journey and these writing adventures. We have a double book launch coming up as this glorious memoir will be published alongside my powerful new poetry book 'With Love, Grief and Fury'</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's been the longest winter write: I'm slowly coming out of hibernation, spring is here and I'm getting excited to see you all again, book tour is beginning and so here's the first batch of dates below, s</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #131313; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">ee you here and see you there...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
89Thank you Xxsg</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkAFpGuXT8FhBIs9TCN1-DIVVp6NBfCWhmI-alhQwHLUiYnAveIPXQ7rmf8DItuxf6LwT_lHKpqgMh1kH-dDOmyT8lQy6xbW5K-Rq1WPN-7nWl6P1p0YVFhO-oRCH6-6-5DE0dPd-_hTiaSqsGMzRNGE0iY4cKS0a3Wbxr_TQ3EUzkOwl3lLKZEMrimanh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkAFpGuXT8FhBIs9TCN1-DIVVp6NBfCWhmI-alhQwHLUiYnAveIPXQ7rmf8DItuxf6LwT_lHKpqgMh1kH-dDOmyT8lQy6xbW5K-Rq1WPN-7nWl6P1p0YVFhO-oRCH6-6-5DE0dPd-_hTiaSqsGMzRNGE0iY4cKS0a3Wbxr_TQ3EUzkOwl3lLKZEMrimanh=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); color: #131313; font-family: georgia; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">tickets are on sale now</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">see you at these springtime gigs,&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">festivals,&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">talks and bookshop events</span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><br /></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">April 27:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/evening-rough-trade-books" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Rough Trade Books, Southbank</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">May&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia;">2: DOUBLE PUBLICATION DAY!!&nbsp;</span></b></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 7:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-love-grief-and-fury-an-evening-of-poetry-with-salena-godden-friends-tickets-866644957397" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Blackwellâs Manchester&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 8:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-salena-godden-hosted-by-nikita-gill-tickets-869281182417" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 9:&nbsp;<a href="https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/XwY-an-evening-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Brighton Book Festival</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 11:&nbsp;<a href="https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/love-grief-and-fury-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Writing on the Wall, Liverpool</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 15:&nbsp;<a href="https://richmix.org.uk/book-online/1302802/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Jawdance, Rich Mix, London&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May 16:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/out-spoken-may?eventId=973880" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Out-Spoken, Southbank, London&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May&nbsp;18:&nbsp;<a href="https://bathfestivals.org.uk/the-bath-festival/event/an-evening-with-salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Bath Festival of Literature&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May 23:&nbsp;<a href="https://nnfestival.org.uk/whats-on/salena-godden/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Norfolk and Norwich Festival&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">May 31: <a href="http://www.thewansteadtap.com" target="_blank">Wanstead Tap, Forest Gate, London&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">June 2:&nbsp;<a href="https://badbettypress.com/events/" style="color: #c63d86; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bad Betty Live, Nottingham&nbsp;</a></span></span></b></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(6, 2, 85); color: #060255; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;, Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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89<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiItEFeT4QAto7BzqXMMicBtA2KSzKNJuCocWjO81uFVr6wP9fN2HzyGgGTssU-Jb6nyEUbKviWJLu5_aUhCAL2fhAnbBNDP6DJJ4jeLIVsMJ5OlnA2-Uu9jkZ_MpNSenlFvy9_2KkZX3KMWk7K5X0npZllGDwt_7WyjAvzHhAfIm38ZVuiEqzvE_tSqViJ=s72-w363-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-7799938177432508485</id><published>2024-03-27T12:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2024-04-12T06:02:12.416-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hackney empire"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hollie mcnish"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="live gigs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shows"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Springfield Road"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tour dates"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love grief and fury"/><title type='text'>Beautiful photos from Hackney Empire + NEW Spring tour dates </title><content type='html'><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7su4b8ftMN4wLxvdMiW_6XHEL1OUCvs5sDsN_hCpacs7pepUcL04VRvo6fEPt0C7zAb38vJXSX1-eJSOIjWGkxNf9jd4IO_rNXrIld6U27QJ5v2Ma1vyhdKa5aSuBxFb5lCaWYs7UfH9TUZMf7vZ-SLY9BQqurA6JAyNBWugt2wZkmrGRJZbHn_ikSBJ0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="2500" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7su4b8ftMN4wLxvdMiW_6XHEL1OUCvs5sDsN_hCpacs7pepUcL04VRvo6fEPt0C7zAb38vJXSX1-eJSOIjWGkxNf9jd4IO_rNXrIld6U27QJ5v2Ma1vyhdKa5aSuBxFb5lCaWYs7UfH9TUZMf7vZ-SLY9BQqurA6JAyNBWugt2wZkmrGRJZbHn_ikSBJ0=w640-h458" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello lovelies,&nbsp;</span></span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Spring is springing!&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span>Here are some beautiful photographs and s<span style="background-color: white;">ome memories from a glorious evening at The Hackney Empire.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of Hollieâs latest book âLobsterâ - It was an amazing experience, Hackney Empire</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;is such a wonderful and legendary London venue. Everyone was so lovely and so kind, I noticed lots of smiles backstage and behind the scenes.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">
89Thank you everyone, it was such a beautiful audience. I was t</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">otally blown away by the performances of both Hollie McNish&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">and&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">Michael Pedersen, sending BIGlove to you two super-talented big-hearted beauties. Such a big energy. Magic. Synchronicity. Rousing support and solidarity for Diane Abbott both</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">&nbsp;inside the packed theatre and outside the Hackney Town Hall.</span></span></div><div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="background-color: white;">Hereâs some pics of sound-checking and mucking about backstage and onstage</span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;⦠oh for people asking, lately I have been wearing my pin-stripe suit by&nbsp;King &amp; Allen,</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span>&nbsp;truly exquisite tailors, highly recommend. Photos here are a mix by Chris Beschi and Shaun Murawski. I love the photos of us watching each others sets.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">It really was a magic evening, thank you. Tickets are now on sale for some of my first shows of the book tour. I'll keep adding here as I go along... please remember to wash your hands, eat your greens and take care,&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">see you out here and in there! Xxsg</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">+ Hollie McNish Lobster tour, tix &amp; info:&nbsp;</span><a href="https://holliepoetry.com/" style="text-align: left;">https://holliepoetry.com/</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>+ Listen to Hollie McNish on the <a href="https://womensprize.com/bookshelfie-x-hollie-mcnish/" target="_blank">Women's Prize podcast&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>+ Check out Hollie's book lists at <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/HollieMcNish" target="_blank">Bookshop.org&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE0vaXGyZjvMVu8NSBFSZ9_22MzBhN7swT2P7D8yvPclfAgt6GRkRbVNCWXY_og6ryyOXlu8b-J5Od8f0n9AzIgjTBE3_-U1DieVXSMGLOFR_9hBLrZCOG_fikOYZcAQeC1nysrohAbHicmk5wI3R0jBUUrimNUqFSGtU69HEXcmn4uYw-1KyoKTyFOdjO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE0vaXGyZjvMVu8NSBFSZ9_22MzBhN7swT2P7D8yvPclfAgt6GRkRbVNCWXY_og6ryyOXlu8b-J5Od8f0n9AzIgjTBE3_-U1DieVXSMGLOFR_9hBLrZCOG_fikOYZcAQeC1nysrohAbHicmk5wI3R0jBUUrimNUqFSGtU69HEXcmn4uYw-1KyoKTyFOdjO=w320-h320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibEKY9HSVWuNSjZEtNWibfHWSR2jpJsIhVk8zXUyTaLdRDWE5l8yhtN2nF55yRigHXD6yTG18K_CfAleuKnicMwWr6wmzPUybAd2J4JxtlRhkLff1UmG_tQnGtylF7NcGq2MIfBEQHdA4AtAqmnAm2QEq5JNyzevbMPDSFEdQhKPDcfSAiLvZ-mA__C4YA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>"This is for the poets and provocateurs, artists and activists, witches and warriors, rebels and raconteurs, full-moon lovers and star sailors, bold-hearts and visionaries, prophets and preachers, hope-punks and big-dreamers..."</i></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">. . . hardback books are arriving . . .&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">my unboxing video is on YouTube&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6rrazyCTI" target="_blank">click here</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTHCQVl8OZBZgbWk7SgoJUlWErypp9rhNJKD-la2XbZZjRrzx3clUct97NTZB1Gf7XSh282zLeGE5Ldma_v_Q39XLP4mfNEc4h_DrkgUwYZ5kigiKElPyCiYXwOLd07wItuvStBe6-9YH4nRexhmvSNJt9VGS_qOvivTlNWXWHKzZzOt8KbiOt5Lyupjbx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTHCQVl8OZBZgbWk7SgoJUlWErypp9rhNJKD-la2XbZZjRrzx3clUct97NTZB1Gf7XSh282zLeGE5Ldma_v_Q39XLP4mfNEc4h_DrkgUwYZ5kigiKElPyCiYXwOLd07wItuvStBe6-9YH4nRexhmvSNJt9VGS_qOvivTlNWXWHKzZzOt8KbiOt5Lyupjbx=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">tickets are on sale now</span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
89 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">see you at these springtime gigs,&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">festivals,&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">talks and bookshop events</span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">April&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">13:&nbsp;<a href="https://bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/raise-the-bar-salena-godden-friends/?utm_content=bufferd7dcc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" target="_blank">Raise The Bar, Lyra Festival, Bristol&nbsp;</a></span></b></span></p> 90<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 91<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
91 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">April 27:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/evening-rough-trade-books" target="_blank">Rough Trade Books, Southbank</a></span></b></p> 92<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 93<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May&nbsp;</span></b><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">2: DOUBLE PUBLICATION DAY!!&nbsp;</span></b></span></p> 94<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 7:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/with-love-grief-and-fury-an-evening-of-poetry-with-salena-godden-friends-tickets-866644957397" target="_blank">Blackwellâs Manchester&nbsp;</a></span></b></p> 95<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 96<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 8:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-salena-godden-hosted-by-nikita-gill-tickets-869281182417" target="_blank">Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London</a></span></b></p> 97<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
97 font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 98<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 9:&nbsp;<a href="https://brightonfestival.org/whats-on/XwY-an-evening-with-salena-godden/" target="_blank">Brighton Book Festival</a></span></b></p> 99<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 100<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 11: <a href="https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/love-grief-and-fury-with-salena-godden/" target="_blank">Writing on the Wall, Liverpool</a></span></b></p> 101<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 102<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May 15: <a href="https://richmix.org.uk/book-online/1302802/" target="_blank">Jawdance, Rich Mix, London&nbsp;</a></span></b></p> 103<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p> 104<p style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
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109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7su4b8ftMN4wLxvdMiW_6XHEL1OUCvs5sDsN_hCpacs7pepUcL04VRvo6fEPt0C7zAb38vJXSX1-eJSOIjWGkxNf9jd4IO_rNXrIld6U27QJ5v2Ma1vyhdKa5aSuBxFb5lCaWYs7UfH9TUZMf7vZ-SLY9BQqurA6JAyNBWugt2wZkmrGRJZbHn_ikSBJ0=s72-w640-h458-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-1362073543960096782</id><published>2024-03-08T08:03:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2024-03-12T23:55:39.503-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Annabelle Hirsch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="canongate"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="History of women in 101 objects"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love grief and fury"/><title type='text'>Preorder 'With Love, Grief and Fury' audiobook on Audible </title><content type='html'><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisl35XjuPkn_pXiKLlGT_zDfb2cEalpVE-9evAeryazO0aRIB09LP8CIDJSfDtcHZjXwzAPumNPy9zwxBNyf9Q1UghpfP1_YY4-QmDS6KsA32l5x1pG6RRFaobh-wAq8-e97adtt3IQuAvD4z32089Z6BKsJcsdaOO_laQztKAqgs1Q7XvgrmMBIjLuBJF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisl35XjuPkn_pXiKLlGT_zDfb2cEalpVE-9evAeryazO0aRIB09LP8CIDJSfDtcHZjXwzAPumNPy9zwxBNyf9Q1UghpfP1_YY4-QmDS6KsA32l5x1pG6RRFaobh-wAq8-e97adtt3IQuAvD4z32089Z6BKsJcsdaOO_laQztKAqgs1Q7XvgrmMBIjLuBJF=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hello my dears, just popping on here to make a quick post to share this - the preorder for my NEW audiobook 'With Love, Grief and Fury'</span>&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-line;">went live online today. This audio version will be launched alongside the beautiful hardback edition on May 2nd 2024 with Canongate.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>CLICK HERE</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CXJJF1FG?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&amp;share_location=pdp" target="_blank">WITH LOVE, GRIEF AND FURY&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CXJJF1FG?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&amp;share_location=pdp" target="_blank">ON AUDIBLE&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL8ZzpTDcn6DtgdNUrJLbqKudba5pfDY7V_Y7pa-Ia02HaXN82XDmox52vfTouX5bSoePMrqXXI1GVzeGl9Gfb3hye7XBlrVcNeU92RyaUaRRmCmGwKsSAUgZ27b2pygQ4JRQ1mjSYhxz3iM9jEhmi4eOj1MoqikbxmPGp5zWDHDRsnj1EpYkBiR97eE2Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL8ZzpTDcn6DtgdNUrJLbqKudba5pfDY7V_Y7pa-Ia02HaXN82XDmox52vfTouX5bSoePMrqXXI1GVzeGl9Gfb3hye7XBlrVcNeU92RyaUaRRmCmGwKsSAUgZ27b2pygQ4JRQ1mjSYhxz3iM9jEhmi4eOj1MoqikbxmPGp5zWDHDRsnj1EpYkBiR97eE2Z=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: pre-line;">With Love, Grief and Fury contains love poems, for people and the planet. Grief poems brimming with compassion, mourning what was and contemplating what could be. And poems of fire and fury that will kick some ass, tell the truth and inspire change and hope. Over thirty years after she first stormed the UK poetry scene, the trailblazing and award-winning writer Salena Godden has produced her most audacious and definitive collection to date.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For those of you that enjoyed listening to my 'Mrs Death Misses Death' audiobook or that like to listen to poetry read aloud,</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">&nbsp;this is the one for you. I hope you like it and I thank you in advance for all preorders as they really help any new title on its journey.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6tIM9L3opJ93eJNZ_HbxCS3gPZyxVwouQ7T9oCRvSz2w08uIwF3a6WH1PIzatEtOIjCvdl7e6aHhF8atOW8d7FTe4gmivrIcszQrwNX4EkuC7mE0VHk2DZJ8uwlfNInYPgJQ-QPENOMVzJj3QtHhY18vdSl47fctz3o9msonjCeDZ8uZE8Al0rAlChPxX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6tIM9L3opJ93eJNZ_HbxCS3gPZyxVwouQ7T9oCRvSz2w08uIwF3a6WH1PIzatEtOIjCvdl7e6aHhF8atOW8d7FTe4gmivrIcszQrwNX4EkuC7mE0VHk2DZJ8uwlfNInYPgJQ-QPENOMVzJj3QtHhY18vdSl47fctz3o9msonjCeDZ8uZE8Al0rAlChPxX=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: pre-line;"><img alt="ð" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f49c.svg" style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Purple heart" /><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; width: 1.2em;"><img alt="ð«" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f4ab.svg" style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 1.2em;" title="Dizzy symbol" /></span></span><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
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109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 23 - </span></span></span><a class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/NPGLondon" role="link" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: unset; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">@NPGLondon</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 13 - </span></span></span><a class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/LyraFest" role="link" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: unset; white-space: inherit;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">@LyraFest</span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; white-space: pre-line;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space: pre-wrap;">April 27 - </span></span></span><span style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: georgia; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: unset; white-space: inherit;"><a class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1loqt21" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/southbankcentre" role="link" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #1d9bf0; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; text-overflow: unset; white-space: inherit;">@southbankcentre</a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhppNvVCbv_4QY5oiCoW_JjDtlT5Gej-GHBL11eIeCrQl-saXYvn4t523Oon_DpWV9lPnU50PWPxdXQ8Psyo_OMZvrJltYt4gjVG1_RmvblHjVD6YKEiXY8qgzGc8LeGqi6p-SfD5pswtyYy0Sc4wyJElJeucEY59DRQKaCaJKWMVoWlpLPzjYuek-FyKWG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="820" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhppNvVCbv_4QY5oiCoW_JjDtlT5Gej-GHBL11eIeCrQl-saXYvn4t523Oon_DpWV9lPnU50PWPxdXQ8Psyo_OMZvrJltYt4gjVG1_RmvblHjVD6YKEiXY8qgzGc8LeGqi6p-SfD5pswtyYy0Sc4wyJElJeucEY59DRQKaCaJKWMVoWlpLPzjYuek-FyKWG=w640-h280" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">***</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQxKw39FU3Rx5AE3ALM5LIh7_jj7cEr19Fr8krh-1wLsHsnh6MtA0SxCIjN4twT_OjtJ7OMqX_GPHFTPm9K3fBMqqOjaoYfIG3geVZVD_I8gIdDlXdPu1Ud5KncAp14hVxI7op8_ilekVqNRNw3ReOiiJ9mJsfvWPMTEEBt1XZJh79ZY2Nywe5VphXel_J" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQxKw39FU3Rx5AE3ALM5LIh7_jj7cEr19Fr8krh-1wLsHsnh6MtA0SxCIjN4twT_OjtJ7OMqX_GPHFTPm9K3fBMqqOjaoYfIG3geVZVD_I8gIdDlXdPu1Ud5KncAp14hVxI7op8_ilekVqNRNw3ReOiiJ9mJsfvWPMTEEBt1XZJh79ZY2Nywe5VphXel_J=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">Talking of NEW audiobooks: Lovely to s</span></span></span><span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">ee so many of you in Shoreditch&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">for the WOW Global event</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">&nbsp;and the star-studded launch of Annabelle Hirsch</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">&nbsp;incredible audiobook, âA History Of Women in 101 Objectsâ &nbsp;-&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-line;">I'm honoured to be joining so many amazing voices and taking part in this audiobook of 101 stories of empowerment and resistance and helping to raise funds for&nbsp;</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">REFUGE and WOW charities. Here's some pics of the event by&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">ð¸&nbsp;</span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2d
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margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1103" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinXQ98qUsNCOWTnUCXvdk5Ej5JwnNLaJIfg0KviekSXhmaXVhDQAmbJKsZWijuqKtPs5bhQ03Wq6iGO5rDz7VQPddu2i4bBVkyhxZr7G-uaEI2rZCMiRvae9A7CdldTlESP0MaScOBF6mrJggYfawCN4ZMW6S3fX_AFAGsp5FXrLjVx2COahMDXfmjNJTW=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Backstage: Liv Little, Anita Rani, Annabelle Hirsch, Salena Godden, <br />Elif Shafak, Martha Wainwright &amp; Jordan Stephens</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: medium;">Elif Shafak</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOllALHPpWJK44fNUukhGcjrx0UyDjwX2pSRYf_uo0dZ4UtCeTC9uJthq5mU0vPawID5hqDE1G89PrvZj-OwW97vrcYiXko8aJu4kgzrRFawWlzFTgcd7PxR_k-_nFPh6uxqfFj9MmeKI0MdLa4qTOTYZ5e4pPX3CeADaXvPlNAdoMzFBLyu0Bcl22Z8K" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOllALHPpWJK44fNUukhGcjrx0UyDjwX2pSRYf_uo0dZ4UtCeTC9uJthq5mU0vPawID5hqDE1G89PrvZj-OwW97vrcYiXko8aJu4kgzrRFawWlzFTgcd7PxR_k-_nFPh6uxqfFj9MmeKI0MdLa4qTOTYZ5e4pPX3CeADaXvPlNAdoMzFBLyu0Bcl22Z8K" style="margin-left: 1em; 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109ountries, and weâre so grateful to our amazing readers:&nbsp;<i style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(6, 22, 36); text-align: start;">Gillian Anderson, Katy Hessel, Anita Rani, Jackie Kay, Len Pennie, Annabelle Hirsch, Shirley Manson, Rebecca Solnit, Sandi Toksvig, Marina Hyde, Naomi Shimada, Harriet Walter, Celia Imrie, Kate Manne, Margaret Atwood, Janina Ramirez, Doon Mackichan, Helen Mirren, Elif Shafak, Kathryn Hunter, Kate Mosse, Miriam Margolyes, Val McDermid, Caitlin Moran, Dolly Alderton, Georgia Byng, Olivia Colman, Sasha Lane, Adjoa Andoh, Elizabeth Acevedo, Sue Perkins, Ece Temelkuran, Mary Ann Sieghart, Alison Steadman, Daisy Ridley, Rebecca Hall, Krista Tippett, Patience Agbabi, Michelle Newell, Jeanette Winterson, Geraldine James, Sinead Cusack, Tiya Miles, Crystal Clarke, Louise Brealey, Leïla Slimani, Helena Kennedy, Samin Nosrat, Anna Holmes, Michelle Gomez, India Knight, Natascha McElhone, Lauren Elkin, Kate Winslet, Helena Bonham Carter, Sylvia Whitman, Noma Dumezweni, Meera Syal, Niamh McGrady, Denise Gough, Jacqueline Wilson, Siri Hustvedt, Gaby Wood, Sophie Hunter, Lisa-Kaindé Diaz, Annabel Mullion, Sharleen Spiteri, Jennifer Clement, Julia Gillard, Christiane Amanpour, Jude Kelly, Kerry Fox, Ruth Rogers, Maggie Smith, Hanna Schygulla, Kübra GümüÅay, Erica Wagner, Sandra Hüller, Jodie Whittaker, Virginie Efira, Nicola Sturgeon, Juno Dawson, Juliet Stevenson, Sally Phillips, Anjelica Huston, Lisa Dwan, Ruth Ozeki, Joanna Lumley, Cynthia Erivo, Martha Wainwright, Eleanor Updegraff, Sinéad Gleeson, Salena Godden, Lili Taylor, Mariella Frostrup, Rakie Ayola, Katie Kitamura, Saffron Hocking, Tahmima Anam, Vivian Oparah, Shirin Neshat.</i></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span><b>A History of Women in 101 Objects</b> audiobook was created to show how the past has always been as complicated and fascinating as the women that peopled it and&nbsp;<span style="text-align: left;">âto&nbsp;add texture and intimacy&nbsp;to the slowly re-emerging stories of women from the pastâ Guardian -&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">25% of the proceeds go to Refuge&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">for their work empowering women and children experiencing domestic violence. &nbsp;-&nbsp;</span></span><span>Join us tonight, Friday March 8th,&nbsp;with WOW,&nbsp;for an evening filled with optimism, determination and laughter, featuring discussion and readings from some of our cast and authors!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">***</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll leave you with these stunning images:&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's some powerful artwork I have been loving on instagram by @DEVTHEPINEAPPLE - sharing this stunning work with solidarity and hope for the courage we need globally, not just for International Women's Day, not just for Mothers Day, but every day. I share these and once again call for a permanent ceasefire, freedom and libration, none of we are free, until we are all free.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKVOeUb9RhLpCyJ9QY5NMo34oH0XrXcs4S6Bz6SXdIl9yQLLlZpJhlwX60SxInrpIhCKDIgW5AHwcJduFULJY-DaQA9dYkxza_P7nzPVDHDyjO1rYgyJBniY8QdZjG-RQRseykMnjlHSfMoakijbLvmnZsIACdtsT63i1JoICg2wOhtNXaBbXwB6eU7r94" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKVOeUb9RhLpCyJ9QY5NMo34oH0XrXcs4S6Bz6SXdIl9yQLLlZpJhlwX60SxInrpIhCKDIgW5AHwcJduFULJY-DaQA9dYkxza_P7nzPVDHDyjO1rYgyJBniY8QdZjG-RQRseykMnjlHSfMoakijbLvmnZsIACdtsT63i1JoICg2wOhtNXaBbXwB6eU7r94=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-line;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSH3HLLDpKE5Hlw3W-KlPG6rRYPRTOKeo7lRdg5D2TzO1nWTLtpmnkT4YAwOFPrsMK-uwa2la2atyeYk_K2v2qqe9gwNhUAe0kSm9CKJl3zzgtrhVDlwlB_8am8pr1b02odK0RZBj4a84J7o0IGd_fjDAtaP1YtGouWtDFAB3sb8wV0nRE4lKUxLzn0ce0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSH3HLLDpKE5Hlw3W-KlPG6rRYPRTOKeo7lRdg5D2TzO1nWTLtpmnkT4YAwOFPrsMK-uwa2la2atyeYk_K2v2qqe9gwNhUAe0kSm9CKJl3zzgtrhVDlwlB_8am8pr1b02odK0RZBj4a84J7o0IGd_fjDAtaP1YtGouWtDFAB3sb8wV0nRE4lKUxLzn0ce0=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuF4QQQ-l3gn34CMIOeuDa1029-wPtrBXAQ_RX9UHt0NGTTEkeXOVLlHXJfE_TbkpUKguqM_iQSBOK2Y5ZsjYXKHEJ8PpeK4OJXhiq4RAJoqtJAPQVg5gw0NF8q_Op5qBbnFMpva7iAQYYigVXMptUfw8bHSIbVcmHJo_RseNcUi8kWFmxcqF-B42CVbIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1461" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuF4QQQ-l3gn34CMIOeuDa1029-wPtrBXAQ_RX9UHt0NGTTEkeXOVLlHXJfE_TbkpUKguqM_iQSBOK2Y5ZsjYXKHEJ8PpeK4OJXhiq4RAJoqtJAPQVg5gw0NF8q_Op5qBbnFMpva7iAQYYigVXMptUfw8bHSIbVcmHJo_RseNcUi8kWFmxcqF-B42CVbIQ=w512-h640" width="512" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/1362073543960096782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2024/03/preorder-with-love-grief-and-fury.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/1362073543960096782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/1362073543960096782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2024/03/preorder-with-love-grief-and-fury.html' title='Preorder 'With Love, Grief and Fury' audiobook on Audible '/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisl35XjuPkn_pXiKLlGT_zDfb2cEalpVE-9evAeryazO0aRIB09LP8CIDJSfDtcHZjXwzAPumNPy9zwxBNyf9Q1UghpfP1_YY4-QmDS6KsA32l5x1pG6RRFaobh-wAq8-e97adtt3IQuAvD4z32089Z6BKsJcsdaOO_laQztKAqgs1Q7XvgrmMBIjLuBJF=s72-w640-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-2003238339425285802</id><published>2024-02-16T04:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2024-03-12T23:59:41.037-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Annabelle Hirsch"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="hollie mcnish"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="IWD"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Lyra Festival"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="National Portrait Gallery"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Richard Norris"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="WOW"/><title type='text'>Springtime gigs and events....</title><content type='html'><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7sVayUv7-l-t3MS9xgNECQIkBcRdk0Q0lYFeKoy6GdrM_jY4-6RKq2fWshl4fi_pmxM3m2CotVa8MnSRTUcwxatdl9CpCj85Ugh5aG4edne0Ua71fHB0AH3UtEKrH6k0uSKYkexnRIt8tkfGp8R98fGEcu-HCU11dDlRBWrSmdQALXWM2nBo-sVyKZMNv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7sVayUv7-l-t3MS9xgNECQIkBcRdk0Q0lYFeKoy6GdrM_jY4-6RKq2fWshl4fi_pmxM3m2CotVa8MnSRTUcwxatdl9CpCj85Ugh5aG4edne0Ua71fHB0AH3UtEKrH6k0uSKYkexnRIt8tkfGp8R98fGEcu-HCU11dDlRBWrSmdQALXWM2nBo-sVyKZMNv=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />&nbsp;</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hello loves,&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">How are you? I hope you are doing ok. Here is a blog post of things to look forward to and to share some of my first live shows of 2024 and dates for March. I will add more shows as they come in, so keep an eye on this page. I haven't performed since November, it feels strange, it has been a long and dark winter hibernation. I am looking forward to seeing your faces again and sharing my two new books and hearing your new poetry and work too. This spring I am honoured to be asked to be a judge for the Nibbies - British Book Awards 2024 - and so I will have lots of reading of new books to do over the next few weeks. As usual I'll keep adding gigs to this page as new dates are confirmed. I kick off this year with an incredibly powerful WOW event for International Women's Day on March 8th, this will be my first gig of the year, supporting and launching the audiobook of <b>'A History of Women in 101 Objects'</b> and raising money for Refuge and WOW charities, please scroll down for all tickets and info and links... I am slowly getting ready to leave my cave and come find you all. See you back out there, see you in the festivals and fields, see you in the bookshops and libraries, see you here and there, keep dreaming the big dream, keep fighting the good fight, forever love, peace and justice, forever onwards...</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">sgxx&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://shoreditchtownhall.com/whats-on/wow-one-night-live-in-london" target="_blank"><b>March 8th - WOW | IWD - One Night Live In London&nbsp;</b></a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">International Women's Day, WOW, Shoreditch Town Hall, London.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line;">I am honoured to support the very brilliant Annabelle Hirsch</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left; white-space: pre-line;">&nbsp;and her glorious book âThe History of Women in 101 Objectsâ Come join us on </span><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2d
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I am just one of many friends and supporters coming together for this beautiful audio book and the Refuge UK and WOW charities.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin4uvHT1HqDAIReGjeimx_HBiD_S-1dwJ6e-O-M3kgk2v3doCPYO3-sdCdx2f5Cjn3k_o2_G1ygpuc22RIufBOg0OxTztfd9DZ20eQselfO6MdmkaE3weXOm0yJ7SAqnnvs2GthntzgUKXqpy0tbRsyKmixpEJUiNLJS-vy68hPCZkyuc_ozpix_9Oka1L" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin4uvHT1HqDAIReGjeimx_HBiD_S-1dwJ6e-O-M3kgk2v3doCPYO3-sdCdx2f5Cjn3k_o2_G1ygpuc22RIufBOg0OxTztfd9DZ20eQselfO6MdmkaE3weXOm0yJ7SAqnnvs2GthntzgUKXqpy0tbRsyKmixpEJUiNLJS-vy68hPCZkyuc_ozpix_9Oka1L" width="246" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6JOwka7zBvRCYP3AFwL9YWqrGWkNgrNmxd8vRqeKDwJGWDECumW_m-nb4NI5cHzzxFwjCgkE6tuxd5rYC9CUQSaot-k8ppJfSYTbyYSJyRbPFNg0wsSxUI6gD22pnPqr3aPF8qxLfuWUf5XdVVogQlbxX2oym_kLP0NKzmiOMrj--DLz3Y6iEbrgWpxua" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1170" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6JOwka7zBvRCYP3AFwL9YWqrGWkNgrNmxd8vRqeKDwJGWDECumW_m-nb4NI5cHzzxFwjCgkE6tuxd5rYC9CUQSaot-k8ppJfSYTbyYSJyRbPFNg0wsSxUI6gD22pnPqr3aPF8qxLfuWUf5XdVVogQlbxX2oym_kLP0NKzmiOMrj--DLz3Y6iEbrgWpxua" width="249" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/book/instance/132201" target="_blank">March 15th | Hollie McNish 'Lobster' | Hackney Empire&nbsp;</a></span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Congratulations to Hollie on her new poetry book 'Lobster' - I believe tickets for her London launch at the Hackney Empire are very nearly sold out. I'm excited to support Hollie alongside the wonderful Michael Pedersen for this brilliant event. This will be a real treat. Catch us if you can!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHhEc7jEUXWt-PmdZFlu5sMmxfGf9ItWeTdcYiksWFNmoMeKTG2q8XpQc_4APKks6BMWFcs5N1E3esNAEA9aCVLLs3AOaGGDzWIPtDTSBg38bo8tCrkb0Y8jSwuv-tymkM8Lkuo0YaQtAzAJTRkJ4bszDmL5LxghQwswhJ_6bY4p-E_neEOOXFrOK5arBo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHhEc7jEUXWt-PmdZFlu5sMmxfGf9ItWeTdcYiksWFNmoMeKTG2q8XpQc_4APKks6BMWFcs5N1E3esNAEA9aCVLLs3AOaGGDzWIPtDTSBg38bo8tCrkb0Y8jSwuv-tymkM8Lkuo0YaQtAzAJTRkJ4bszDmL5LxghQwswhJ_6bY4p-E_neEOOXFrOK5arBo=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://thesocial.seetickets.com/event/white-rabbit-strange-things-are-happening/the-social/2938314" target="_blank">March 18th | 'Strange Things.. at The Social'</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); white-space-collapse: preserve;">Delighted to join White Rabbit to&nbsp;</span></span><span style="text-align: start;">celebrate the launch of this brilliant&nbsp;Richard Norris memoir. Richard Norris in conversation with Salena Godden</span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25);"> plus guests Harry Sword, The Soft Bouncers, The Hardway Bros and more...&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix2moIdZNFCbSI7bzX7-MR6fki_188uJ_qjoCRNFYFNHNDL10ello3HsmCnF_YfnlybfL_Wi5F967ZUz8JQxBqmMpGMFZ2l1IdJ5A6OvQ1fLhFD5LtLTkTulqYmk9xzMrbWDvID4iM-JOloNAgEmMexDdQMzQWmZrjFm6e74a0prDiOZryg3yBZmTHN61N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEix2moIdZNFCbSI7bzX7-MR6fki_188uJ_qjoCRNFYFNHNDL10ello3HsmCnF_YfnlybfL_Wi5F967ZUz8JQxBqmMpGMFZ2l1IdJ5A6OvQ1fLhFD5LtLTkTulqYmk9xzMrbWDvID4iM-JOloNAgEmMexDdQMzQWmZrjFm6e74a0prDiOZryg3yBZmTHN61N=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/event-root/march/poetry-performance" target="_blank">March 23rd | National Portrait Gallery | Poetry</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f6; caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); text-align: start;"><i>"Photographers Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron are two of the most influential women in the history of photography. They lived a century apart â Cameron working in the UK and Sri Lanka from the 1860s, and Woodman in America and Italy from the 1970s. Both women explored portraiture beyond its ability to record appearance&nbsp;â using their own creativity and imagination to suggest notions of beauty, symbolism, transformation and storytelling. "&nbsp;</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Join award-winning author, poet and broadcaster, Salena Godden for a poetry performance in the Galleries.&nbsp;</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: georgia;">Drawing on magical realism and the notion of a dream space - themes explored within the upcoming exhibition</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: georgia;">,&nbsp;Salena will be reading a selection of her works exploring similar themes.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZVguKfa4Hd73WGGhkSiT2oh1PYxQ1Wg1l0Q8k5rh7MVEi9r4f6ob-o-MBFp3U6XlpHNytODcJFCJWS9wzd-Fae-gZ9HLd1UtjaHsBZFNAdf6OEoobZlt6TYJzrA5sfeprTtN8
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T<span style="background-color: white;">he incredible line-up includes UK poetry stars and heroes of mine, Nikita Gill and Cecilia Knapp. This is</span><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;part of Lyra Festival</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">&nbsp;2024, it will be a wonderful evening, tickets on sale now...</span><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihB9CF3mSc_IzOs6t1PM27E-LaQXLNog952YjdyKhxY_o2-yl6ULiX00qcqVPhokSke1qS8u3FkEXq3t8lp0TWuRXBkxye-3EYmzR2MhInM7lGoKWQODRXzjLOMTkuhjQ0QKexH2Yz5q1agkSrc2EHLUtZDLqnbD-WqU82RC8eW2w5zNqRmMjMPqaxHIUL" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="680" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihB9CF3mSc_IzOs6t1PM27E-LaQXLNog952YjdyKhxY_o2-yl6ULiX00qcqVPhokSke1qS8u3FkEXq3t8lp0TWuRXBkxye-3EYmzR2MhInM7lGoKWQODRXzjLOMTkuhjQ0QKexH2Yz5q1agkSrc2EHLUtZDLqnbD-WqU82RC8eW2w5zNqRmMjMPqaxHIUL=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7sVayUv7-l-t3MS9xgNECQIkBcRdk0Q0lYFeKoy6GdrM_jY4-6RKq2fWshl4fi_pmxM3m2CotVa8MnSRTUcwxatdl9CpCj85Ugh5aG4edne0Ua71fHB0AH3UtEKrH6k0uSKYkexnRIt8tkfGp8R98fGEcu-HCU11dDlRBWrSmdQALXWM2nBo-sVyKZMNv=s72-w300-h400-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-4616380349871822758</id><published>2024-01-19T06:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2025-01-23T00:25:50.230-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="January"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Springfield Road"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="with love grief and fury"/><title type='text'>January and poetry...</title><content type='html'><p><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjkwl78ceHZV_PDHGv70e6ScR4jHkFuzDwh0bGpKeAMAXCYbApOcxWXlODo73LY_0KYagtio38sIXpER-IS4VYk76GZ4fiFvUYXeTjtIw7cI1BkCG3bsTt0cqX2M04o1lAVM1TPRHmee_hZdgLwAZE9riUg6IgkdMbb4Ivkvl2zX4kTtFlouJSyh_cazB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="1170" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjkwl78ceHZV_PDHGv70e6ScR4jHkFuzDwh0bGpKeAMAXCYbApOcxWXlODo73LY_0KYagtio38sIXpER-IS4VYk76GZ4fiFvUYXeTjtIw7cI1BkCG3bsTt0cqX2M04o1lAVM1TPRHmee_hZdgLwAZE9riUg6IgkdMbb4Ivkvl2zX4kTtFlouJSyh_cazB=w400-h389" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hello my January friends,</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">How are you? Here's my face.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Long darkness, wintry silence, cold night skies. Iâm clocking into the 4am Writing Club.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">&nbsp;Iâve been in here every morning for quite a few weeks now. Winter. Writing. Watching for first light. Iâm like a surfer waiting to catch a wave on night oceans. I donât know why I take these lonely pictures, maybe to document the isolation. The feeling of now. Maybe so when it is another era and another time and things are different and changed, Iâll see it and know how this time is gone. How nothing changes. How everything changes. One day these pictures will be in the past and long ago, and we will be in other worlds, I donât know what that will look like yet, but I have faith in it, and I hold onto it, and want to meet you there.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d;">I am just popping onto my blog to say hello and share some poetry and quotes and to belatedly wish you and all a peaceful and healthy and happy 2024. For those of you that subscribe to this page you'll know I always write a personal blog post like this in January, often with a piss take of my new year resolutions and a run down of everything that happened over the last 12 months, but I'm just not feeling like it this year. I feel quite quiet and introverted, and although lots of significant things happened, I feel like I just am already looking to the future and trying to visualise and picture it and even that in itself is hard right now. This winter I'm mostly hibernating and hiding in books. I am deep in creation, swallowed up in the real work and proper madness of book making. Talking to fires and moons, trying to make sense of this unreal real world and seeking the light. I have been doing lots of work to prepare to launch two beautiful new books this May 2024, and I'm also completing a new novel due for publication in 2025. More about the novel later...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC-__iGWwv3mpFZQpIZuuEmi3wZuHBJ-P5Ii0IsZgHU_9IyKR1caA4tmU_Nzy9iFi3M0Rhb04mch9d75uUYZhyqzx1qnK8Y5L5kwIViXkPyCkmHVQAOm5NoRuK2oPPduLu9YAyyZ4XdHyoWFz_6IdnVGh8d5D-sC2s5-SSoBkPNZk5u52t5X7qi3mfiOhI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC-__iGWwv3mpFZQpIZuuEmi3wZuHBJ-P5Ii0IsZgHU_9IyKR1caA4tmU_Nzy9iFi3M0Rhb04mch9d75uUYZhyqzx1qnK8Y5L5kwIViXkPyCkmHVQAOm5NoRuK2oPPduLu9YAyyZ4XdHyoWFz_6IdnVGh8d5D-sC2s5-SSoBkPNZk5u52t5X7qi3mfiOhI=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d;">On May 2nd 2024 Canongate will double launch these two books together: the</span><span style="color: #20124d;">&nbsp;revised edition of my literary childhood memoir <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/springfield-road-a-poet-s-childhood-revisited-salena-godden/7626195?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805300243&amp;" target="_blank">&nbsp;'Springfield Road - A Poets Childhood Revisited'</a> almost twenty years since it was first drafted - I was in my 30s when I wrote this memoir and I could never write this now or remember being a child so clearly and vividly as I have here. Plus we will also be publishing the new poetry book&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/with-love-grief-and-fury-salena-godden/7626205?aid=5211&amp;ean=9781805303510&amp;" target="_blank"> 'With Love, Grief and Fury'</a> which is a full 2020s collection, containing 80 new works on themes of love and peace and joy and gratitude and compassion and empathy and identity and age and womanhood and wisdom and hope and healing and survival and rage. I am nervous that both books are so deeply personal and confessional of then and of now. Also both books launch on the same day and so it will seem fitting that we'
109ll have to have a lovely big party gathering booze up boogie for that, watch this space. I will be back on the road and touring these books throughout spring and summer, and I hope to see you at lots of gigs and festivals and bookshops. I cannot wait to share this work and go on adventures and reconnect with old mates and to see all of your faces again, we have so much catching up to do. Preorders are available now, they really help a new book on its voyage, so I thank you all so much for all preorders so far. Remember: c</span><span style="color: #20124d;">hoose bookshops and support independents, preorder links below.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I started the year sharing a performance film of a poetry show I did back in October for Apples and Snakes at the QEH, Southbank. There are four poems captured here: three pieces are from my 'Pessimism is for Lightweights' collection and one exclusive from the forthcoming 'With Love, Grief and Fury' check it all out below. I have lots of films in my archives to share, I am so behind with things, but I want to remember to try to remember to film more of my new poems and performances this year, I have even started trying to share things on tik-tok, but I am not very confident on there yet, but if you can find me there, come say hello.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I will &nbsp;post my 2024 tour dates and more book news soon.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">For now I just wanted to say hey and share some poetry and some hope and some love and urge you to remain whole and hopeful and soft hearted. There is so much pain and sorrow and grief and anger and war and bombs and death and hunger in the big bad world right now. We must all fight to stay soft and strong and resilient all at the same time, to not get despondent, to not get bitter, to keep fighting the good fight. To hold the line.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">More than ever, I love the poets, I just want to say thank you to the poets. Thank you for your powerful words and messages online and offline, for sharing petitions and letters and posts to stop the genocide and for a ceasefire in Gaza, for your sense of community, for your moving poetry and books, for sharing your truth, for sharing your light, for showing us what you see and feel and know, for narrating the times, thank you for your humanity. Follow all the poets, follow the poets I follow, follow more poets, follow all the poets, have a look at some book recommendations&nbsp;<a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/salenagodden" target="_blank">here:&nbsp;</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/salenagodden" style="text-align: left;">https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/salenagodden</a></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Poetry is medicine. Poetry is food. Poetry is protest. I'll leave you with some images and poems by incredible poets, shared in solidarity with all freedom fighters and peace seekers and hope punks.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please keep the faith, share when you can, donate where and when you can, I'll add some links below...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Keep writing and keep reading and keep loving,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">More soon comrades,&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">lovelove,&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">sgxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjl1Ctn7csE" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Salena Godden, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank&nbsp;</span></b></a><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh38MjB3ZYmwBK_uT86DZ22oECy1ThVD9exvIK2nU55hHCr_zb8Acu5OCqgP7xPFwrROBtkU7E5nAck_ih6e0qa8xO7881nelr4kxtX9ynkZcR78b6NZARs0XuHJm3pBrKd4E9OLTBtXybOgL-LBPWnROcwLeAcpPGS2Bddzk_5jVCGWkPTZRbFSZ1EFRMv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1170" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh38MjB3ZYmwBK_uT86DZ22oECy1ThVD9exvIK2nU55hHCr_zb8Acu5OCqgP7xPFwrROBtkU7E5nAck_ih6e0qa8xO7881nelr4kxtX9ynkZcR78b6NZARs0XuHJm3pBrKd4E9OLTBtXybOgL-LBPWnROcwLeAcpPGS2Bddzk_5jVCGWkPTZRbFSZ1EFRMv=w640-h629" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDXS92B6x6cKP4LNDNPKM0r-0GOapsDnIEU77gf-dHs6BVdkWUC2PzZlwoxEc3ce0Ib9d068fvBBhT3akbco9yixWZr5QQw0wp4eyn0UUg6V5vPF6OWVBXbsZ7YWKOJdQ73Yh7QpKBibM7aGjCPE8t7pAXd-wENQLtSwam5DkxeHFzpTnyK_QVnQzKMtCa" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="225" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDXS92B6x6cKP4LNDNPKM0r-0GOapsDnIEU77gf-dHs6BVdkWUC2PzZlwoxEc3ce0Ib9d068fvBBhT3akbco9yixWZr5QQw0wp4eyn0UUg6V5vPF6OWVBXbsZ7YWKOJdQ73Yh7QpKBibM7aGjCPE8t7pAXd-wENQLtSwam5DkxeHFzpTnyK_QVnQzKMtCa=w400-h365" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBEm-61WdT4SlU_0gTxffI5pnzrjLf1n3uXiBSwVvarIpAZ6T62bC5C
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109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkjkwl78ceHZV_PDHGv70e6ScR4jHkFuzDwh0bGpKeAMAXCYbApOcxWXlODo73LY_0KYagtio38sIXpER-IS4VYk76GZ4fiFvUYXeTjtIw7cI1BkCG3bsTt0cqX2M04o1lAVM1TPRHmee_hZdgLwAZE9riUg6IgkdMbb4Ivkvl2zX4kTtFlouJSyh_cazB=s72-w400-h389-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-65099690096318639</id><published>2023-12-17T04:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2023-12-17T04:50:40.275-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="benjamin zephaniah"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="eulogy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="heroes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poets"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shane Macgowan"/><title type='text'>Eulogy: Benjamin Zephaniah</title><content type='html'><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YPEotbP7YhcuByYnBoxyTIPnvmMtayVG4XiBY4BZZbj54NoS64BdBhM89MXr1mrcC21FLMtb_HibFNj1AnsXSeWKndxnu_MBzsJI0RtTDg28IaVN_5l7vL6GgRw9ZVJ2cX4XiJBn41LHvAbWHdQlaTpTkNXCRUKJIaHRPdWvvmsm5d4V-7RujbhYJIJ3/s1170/IMG_9566.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1170" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YPEotbP7YhcuByYnBoxyTIPnvmMtayVG4XiBY4BZZbj54NoS64BdBhM89MXr1mrcC21FLMtb_HibFNj1AnsXSeWKndxnu_MBzsJI0RtTDg28IaVN_5l7vL6GgRw9ZVJ2cX4XiJBn41LHvAbWHdQlaTpTkNXCRUKJIaHRPdWvvmsm5d4V-7RujbhYJIJ3/w640-h485/IMG_9566.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Photo taken backstage at Edinburgh International Book Festival</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>Eulogy: Benjamin Zephaniah</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia;"><b><i>As read for The Black Writers Guild, Brixton, December 2023</i></b></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I come with a few notes to say. A feeling to share. I come to show you some broken pieces. In fact I feel like a child showing you a broken thing. Yes. That is what this feels like. If you ask me to speak on the passing of Professor Benjamin Zephaniah I hurtle back in time and am reminded how it felt to be a child, like I am pointing to a hurt and broken world, and hoping an adult and grown up or someone in charge will come and kiss it better, glue it back together, make it whole again. The world is so scary right now. My heart is properly broken. Please excuse my clumsiness. I am not very good at this December. I lost sight of the lighthouse and I am rowing my boat in dark water right now. We lost Shane Macgowan. We lost Benjamin Zephaniah. Punk. Rasta. Ireland. Jamaica. Rebel. Anarchist. Activist. Big heart. Spirited soul. Trailblazer. Pioneer. This week is also the anniversaries of the suicide of my Irish father and the deaths of both of my grandmothers. May they all rest in peace, in power, in paradise. I need lots of Guinness and rum if you're asking.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I have learned that when people go, your mind takes you back to the beginning of the story. You go back to when you first met them. So standing here to speak is not me, I am not here, it is not the 50 year old Salena, but standing before you is the 20 year old me. Fresh from Hastings. Leaping around early 1990's London like Tigger in Winnie the Pooh. The time before iphones and the internet. A city vibrating with grunge and punk and house and rave and drum n' bass and hip hop and jungle and reggae music. I was a kid that came to London as a seeker, wanting to know what this writing poetry stuff was all about and finding so much inspiration and fire and life in the poetry community, in the smoky back rooms of pubs, with velvet flocked wallpaper and thick sticky carpets, when we chain smoked fags indoors and nothing was really filmed or photographed. You had to be there. It was fantastic. We all belonged nowhere, but found home and family in poetry. I remember roaming London just looking for mischief and rebellion and books and parties and fun and hope and truth. Benjamin symbolised of all of this, this meaningful words place, this shape of things to come, this wave of courage and resilience, this bold and changing tide. So many of us have followed the path that Benjamin cut through, the path made by going first, by being the first, the path that is so well trodden now. Poetry back then was not what it is now. It wasn't really funded. (haha) It wasn't seen in the same way. Back then it seemed more DIY and home made, poetry was printed in photocopied zines and recorded on cassette tapes. I have boxes of these archives, scrap books of gig fliers and posters, poetry art and recordings. These spaces and stages and platforms were made for the love of it, for the passion of it.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Everything we take for granted now was fought for.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">We can never forget that.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Benjamin Zephaniah meant the world to me. And I know he meant the world to you too. He was like everyoneâs big brother, a guide, a someone to look up to. I admire and love Lemn Sissay in the same way. I am honoured and humbled and feel very lucky to know so many great poets as mates for the thirty years I have been here in London doing this thing. Whatever this thing is. The bottom line is Benjamin was always gentle and kind to me. As Maya Angelou once said âWe may not remember what people say or do but we remember how they made us feelâ we never forget kindness. I never forget kindness. Benjamin welcomed me, he held the door open to me, this scrappy wide-eyed idealistic ska-punk potty-mouthed poet.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="text-align: left;">Looking back now&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">I learnt so much from Benjamin, I learnt how it feels to be regarded, to be seen, to be heard, how to dream bigger.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">We must copy this example, make space, fight for platforms, hold the door open.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">Hold the line.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">Professor Benjamin Zephaniah was so many things to so many people, mentor, educator, hero, teacher and leader with integrity and spirit, he is soulful, warm and encouraging and generous in every memory I have stored. But above all that it is the laughter I keep returning to and his laughter that I want to bring your attention to.</span><span style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In one photograph I have shared online: we are recording an episode of BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends. It was Benjamin that started it and he isn't here to defend himself so I will blame it on him. We started mucking about and put our names on yellow post it notes on our chests, so they would remember our names. Then we swapped our name tags, Benjamin laughed, let's swap them, see if they mix the brown people up. We made the programme like this. Laughing. Benjamin with Godden on his chest. Me with Zephaniah on my heart. I don't think I ever took it off.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In every memory I have stored of Benjamin Zephaniah, he is cracking up laughing. He used to say my name, like this, he'd tilt his head, grin and crack up laughing, which would make me grin, and crack up laughing. This is my medicine right now, this is the medicine I want us to share, remembering his laugh, I share the memory of it and hold it. I replay it, his smile, his laugh, like the way you might play a piece of well-worn vinyl. I know every single one of you can remember it now, his laugh, his smile. I think that is what he would want us to to all do right now, and today, for us all to smile, hold space for his smile, the sound of his laughter, hold that, share that, in our minds and hearts.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I was gonna write that I cannot believe I wont hear him laugh and say my name like that again. But I can hear it now and he's saying ok ok ok Salena that's enough. Let someone else speak. So I will go now.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Viva Zephaniah! Viva the great poets! Viva the revolution!&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UHAV6KS_V4eyhB6FbXvkkxBzHI-2fZ3mxl8AFj6XzOC-ReBNxpm83mMFJBzLDaUz0QGBVwmD2NdSTQlbY0Qdt4M11WXKtntYDZk8hJN97DMAz5_qpkiN3tWkVNrKsZGnFlm2wI55sKLDNO0CKfH7j_0bfIsDkkIWjW7XdZsfaWfwD1ietNYjshxF5F2/s1170/IMG_9563.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="1170" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UHAV6KS_V4eyhB6FbXvkkxBzHI-2fZ3mxl8AFj6XzOC-ReBNxpm83mMFJBzLDaUz0QGBVwmD2NdSTQlbY0Qdt4M11WXKtntYDZk8hJN97DMAz5_qpkiN3tWkVNrKsZGnFlm2wI55sKLDNO0CKfH7j_0bfIsDkkIWjW7XdZsfaWfwD1ietNYjshxF5F2/w640-h637/IMG_9563.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Photos taken whilst recording Loose Ends BBC Radio 4</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevfiCJTyupHMC_5Te3bSzZ6YeeZoXsrzR18yWUvQLZC1LxXxdSb9xpxMghiFPJtAJBTZ0rx-v7iwIQxwIUbeG7Sy7WPL_ye1O5Mmqil1yO7QILiy0_ljDmjjTuc8LqR_jqm2ZhCm8ho-x-SceBQK9BRRbTDB2v7d0TE9LIxSg2QriQShuC1O
1096onwJr26d/s1170/IMG_9565.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1170" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevfiCJTyupHMC_5Te3bSzZ6YeeZoXsrzR18yWUvQLZC1LxXxdSb9xpxMghiFPJtAJBTZ0rx-v7iwIQxwIUbeG7Sy7WPL_ye1O5Mmqil1yO7QILiy0_ljDmjjTuc8LqR_jqm2ZhCm8ho-x-SceBQK9BRRbTDB2v7d0TE9LIxSg2QriQShuC1O6onwJr26d/w640-h600/IMG_9565.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i>Photo taken on set of the BAFTA award-winning Life &amp; Rhymes <br />with Benjamin Zephaniah and&nbsp;Lemn Sissay</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="color: black;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdIlWGKId6P9jwV8sbrePYtlhKq20TXFy4Ns9eGxt9sU_ZsYpRgwPVMVpfguSm8pvX6e0Yvm_6l1XiUJH_IGr-8BN3iJHeaDntRuML0S7rivWrjUeb0-aBgOCeTwv27AFukzj3sTx8XjX3OKODdlcF7kZT4G5AouJESfv8LoCpPz5r2_2xu6r60nCFcL3/s1581/IMG_9453.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="1581" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdIlWGKId6P9jwV8sbrePYtlhKq20TXFy4Ns9eGxt9sU_ZsYpRgwPVMVpfguSm8pvX6e0Yvm_6l1XiUJH_IGr-8BN3iJHeaDntRuML0S7rivWrjUeb0-aBgOCeTwv27AFukzj3sTx8XjX3OKODdlcF7kZT4G5AouJESfv8LoCpPz5r2_2xu6r60nCFcL3/w640-h426/IMG_9453.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">RIP Shane! This</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">&nbsp;looks like it was maybe taken in 1990's Filthyâs, maybe, but thatâs how I always remember seeing Shane, drinking at the bar of Filthy McNastyâs with Jock Scot, so hereâs raising a glass to that love and laughter, and those raucous and colourful memories.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">photo:&nbsp;</span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Danny Elwes, Evening Standard, 1994.</i></span><br /><br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DFVO-FksfWJxan7IhQw0HubcYiQ-MCoS3M2dgHzGIzO02o99udmNopmtFZdpG5yHBDdzsZOT3-L47Y6Uz0LGG79qL3-mcgmlcNBWLn76fvsiEuOaULV1MAZ3jbwMtSeqSPwnVXgwKMm0-ctA5sxnVmFRlAz1iCfleaZHIVxl_YlM1OS0qESeCpMJ-nzm/s1440/A8436B66-0F1B-47F3-BA35-F472062AE882.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DFVO-FksfWJxan7IhQw0HubcYiQ-MCoS3M2dgHzGIzO02o99udmNopmtFZdpG5yHBDdzsZOT3-L47Y6Uz0LGG79qL3-mcgmlcNBWLn76fvsiEuOaULV1MAZ3jbwMtSeqSPwnVXgwKMm0-ctA5sxnVmFRlAz1iCfleaZHIVxl_YlM1OS0qESeCpMJ-nzm/w400-h400/A8436B66-0F1B-47F3-BA35-F472062AE882.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/65099690096318639/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/12/eulogy-benjamin-zephaniah.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/65099690096318639'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/65099690096318639'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/12/eulogy-benjamin-zephaniah.html' title='Eulogy: Benjamin Zephaniah'/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
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Grief poems brimming with compassion, mourning what was and contemplating what could be. And poems of fire and fury that will kick some ass, tell the truth and inspire change and hope.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Over thirty years after she first stormed the UK poetry scene, the trailblazing and award-winning writer Salena Godden has produced her most audacious and definitive collection to date. Like a big sisterâs arm around your shoulder, With Love, Grief and Fury is important and nourishing for the soul.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>pre-orders available here&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/with-love-grief-and-fury/salena-godden/9781805303510" target="_blank">Waterstones</a>&nbsp;</b></span><b style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="
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A story rooted in love. The story of a poet born of an Irish jazz musician and a Jamaican go-go dancer, an absent father and a resilient mother. &nbsp;</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In&nbsp;<i>Springfield Road</i>, Salena Godden evokes an era when oranges seemed bigger and summers were longer, a world of half-penny sweets, free school milk, hand-me-downs and Thatcherâs Britain, for those too young to remember and for those old enough to know. For Salena, it was a time for learning that life can be brutal with first betrayals and first losses, but also that there are endless riches to be found in the world. &nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">In equal parts powerful, tender and fearless,&nbsp;<i>Springfield Road</i>&nbsp;shows us where, in a world full of shadows, the light is to be found.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">pre-orders available here&nbsp;</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/springfield-road/salena-godden/9781805300243" target="_blank">Waterstones&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Springfield-Road-Childhood-Revisited-Canons/dp/1805300245/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1701188325&amp;sr=8-1" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yA_Iont-BNY" width="320" youtube-src-id="yA_Iont-BNY"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqZysiaPBYYSaiJMZPHmNGZLi-E1L8FW4jCTkwEJBulTh7fULafdZH4RSQRZ5quMAHaDoO22XAF91p1AWglmERItYYUPVj_76iCPJn06vTjGOTAufxkINJuu3SbjqntyyiVPHDQl2vKiMXX8bTV-dPrnomj_2jDkm2NYNafpoNDIfHk5DvGAirqyNG-zEW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqZysiaPBYYSaiJMZPHmNGZLi-E1L8FW4jCTkwEJBulTh7fULafdZH4RSQRZ5quMAHaDoO22XAF91p1AWglmERItYYUPVj_76iCPJn06vTjGOTAufxkINJuu3SbjqntyyiVPHDQl2vKiMXX8bTV-dPrnomj_2jDkm2NYNafpoNDIfHk5DvGAirqyNG-zEW=w640-h214" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/316480484205953796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/11/double-book-cover-reveal-with-love.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/316480484205953796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/316480484205953796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/11/double-book-cover-reveal-with-love.html' title='BOOK COVER REVEAL | 'With Love, Grief and Fury' & 'Springfield Road - A Poet's Childhood Revisited''/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjupMhaNPfIl5bBheZs0KLZkIrJAgp_H9eClb8qHpIYBe6-xbaf0GP24lFJMDAlPihwusnjAhDCQHfsJfOw4yuQfCUUUkhuVbNVkTmfFEMFCDuB6SZJlhY1e2sKEqvYrWoRMXCiZGSIyrigMnsm86hCVtrX-T1wDjXOhFGSPsEVMfbijCLdpQrMY-GJRGUc=s72-w640-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-5632790301980346113</id><published>2023-09-04T05:21:00.015-07:00</published><updated>2023-11-18T01:51:14.834-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="autumn"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="books"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="festivals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gboyega Odubanjo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="live events"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mrs death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mrs death misses death"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pessimism is for lightweights"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Salena"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><title type='text'>Autumn 2023: Poetry Gigs & Book Festivals</title><content type='html'><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKe9yq0mR_Y0ZRQKnevoQXGyPiGgbpHTeClznhNXXUGOpHu6atKYJ_3_FXeOsynd0GNK983-xFXTUKemD2mbP2b1zrJB7YMHz_lRzJTPG1dW2iwhR3evh4MJOoSLHPlVgFuEe1g4aV-IDVIAJHpNH2hNiKbhZN_6R2yVIVYV40f66UjyVh6fX49I1KcOyN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKe9yq0mR_Y0ZRQKnevoQXGyPiGgbpHTeClznhNXXUGOpHu6atKYJ_3_FXeOsynd0GNK983-xFXTUKemD2mbP2b1zrJB7YMHz_lRzJTPG1dW2iwhR3evh4MJOoSLHPlVgFuEe1g4aV-IDVIAJHpNH2hNiKbhZN_6R2yVIVYV40f66UjyVh6fX49I1KcOyN=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div></div><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Hello my loves,&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Thank you to all who came to see me perform and share my books this summer.</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's some delicious dates, poetry gigs, book festivals for the autumn...</span></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;">Please can you donate to Gboyega's&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" style="font-family: georgia;">Go Fund Me</a></span></b></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Please scroll down for more, I'll see you soon, thank you.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">BIGlove Xxsg</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>September 7</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/away-with-words-volume-5-poetry-anthology-launch-at-set-social-tickets-697931922167" target="_blank">Away With Words Vol 5</a>&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/away-with-words-volume-5-poetry-anthology-launch-at-set-social-tickets-697931922167" target="_blank">Poetry Anthology Launch&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UaapiYuo2ohZbaht8CMYYtC6Eyw5j51D9Dk6OfPeck2nYv2a0bhAVfOj1tyXH4EOQWz6SUfn9KDtlpKqJi5DsdIbPHK-uUpU5CXdbxxSZFMT62P-x86m55g1lWnP-s4U-Hfq48yNvdcr9b3NmI3Bqjbhu3Xbfzp7uitefJioCI1g0wMWaJcz7INGN9Ra" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="549" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0UaapiYuo2ohZbaht8CMYYtC6Eyw5j51D9Dk6OfPeck2nYv2a0bhAVfOj1tyXH4EOQWz6SUfn9KDtlpKqJi5DsdIbPHK-uUpU5CXdbxxSZFMT62P-x86m55g1lWnP-s4U-Hfq48yNvdcr9b3NmI3Bqjbhu3Xbfzp7uitefJioCI1g0wMWaJcz7INGN9Ra=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #800180; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pessimism-is-for-lightweights-with-salena-godden-tickets-676018568737?aff=ebdsoporgprofile" target="_blank">Wendover</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJr3qkrjsWk-q5VqLTI1rHjqb1pIC1cTAXcMYTnZ-mX7LOLCDSsR0r19KIQl4w_zN2r66YH3ExfBT-RoxF-w-NNqrlGGVoxgbnS21KLGAfh76juCmMwvrLFO3gLEOspo3zQF2Hp6zpdDYSn2U8JmIcbEsOwT3NnrEsyaOjSvW_5Aw7WxfR3oIrvLGbXdE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGJr3qkrjsWk-q5VqLTI1rHjqb1pIC1cTAXcMYTnZ-mX7LOLCDSsR0r19KIQl4w_zN2r66YH3ExfBT-RoxF-w-NNqrlGGVoxgbnS21KLGAfh76juCmMwvrLFO3gLEOspo3zQF2Hp6zpdDYSn2U8JmIcbEsOwT3NnrEsyaOjSvW_5Aw7WxfR3oIrvLGbXdE=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b>September 28:&nbsp;</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/iona-lee-presents-anamnesis/" target="_blank">Anamnesis: Iona Lee Book Launch</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.summerhall.co.uk/sh-event/iona-lee-presents-anamnesis/" target="_blank">Summerhall, Edinburgh</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>October 14&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://offtheshelf.org.uk" target="_blank">Off The Shelf,&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://offtheshelf.org.uk" target="_blank">Festival of Words, Sheffield</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>October 22:&nbsp;</b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/apples-and-snake
109s-nylon" target="_blank">Apples &amp; Snakes 40th&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/apples-and-snakes-nylon" target="_blank">London Literature Festival&nbsp;</a></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #800180; font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/apples-and-snakes-nylon" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank</span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></a></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoavSxezXAWFHZskxHveNux-cqIX2aRH5w-8a7xNKVeZ5hcYnc8Wx-MCFFMlg1fEOmjMTMxy7hZGglVuvF0-mJIdVSp-73rGCSnLcTNZjJ8Zkb_Wz62xNrpummMv9wdRRSJluyyrQrOSzRbyXpyYm2ecXzr-6FtzpXg1qlbLOgIQZPgeo4eBzwq22Efctp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoavSxezXAWFHZskxHveNux-cqIX2aRH5w-8a7xNKVeZ5hcYnc8Wx-MCFFMlg1fEOmjMTMxy7hZGglVuvF0-mJIdVSp-73rGCSnLcTNZjJ8Zkb_Wz62xNrpummMv9wdRRSJluyyrQrOSzRbyXpyYm2ecXzr-6FtzpXg1qlbLOgIQZPgeo4eBzwq22Efctp=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background-color: #ffd200; font-size: 32px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Acclaimed poets from the US and the UK take centre stage in the final event as part of the spoken word poetry organisationâs 40th anniversary celebrations.</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Take part in a captivating evening that celebrates cultural exchange and artistic collaboration, and explores identity, social justice and the complexities of human nature.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Weâre joined by Kwame Dawes, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu and Jive Poetic from the US; and Salena Godden and Lemn Sissay from the UK.</span></p><p></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Supported by some of the UKâs freshest new voices and house band, this event transcends borders, uniting cultures through the universal languages of music and poetry.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Part of the Speak Up Newcomer programme connecting US &amp; UK poets, produced by Apples and Snakes and Young Identity.</span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">&nbsp;Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/literature-poetry/apples-and-snakes-nylon">https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk</a></span></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidd1ysmjEMScN9nmt0du4GysOZ0niC272w531AlQvzd0xdze-EfZOKfAgbB40yAok775d0i_cPvw8pC_U8LA_NP7AkevDhmh59XIqx5BWk150thrg36rAJIhXW8oS9pxyu6ejssJJEOAuhDtzjteI51W8Plmys4W5LETUc5uOxrZzPY51SvZ5wTwWBhn4u" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidd1ysmjEMScN9nmt0du4GysOZ0niC272w531AlQvzd0xdze-EfZOKfAgbB40yAok775d0i_cPvw8pC_U8LA_NP7AkevDhmh59XIqx5BWk150thrg36rAJIhXW8oS9pxyu6ejssJJEOAuhDtzjteI51W8Plmys4W5LETUc5uOxrZzPY51SvZ5wTwWBhn4u=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM0fAj3mvo0bMhH4x1Lq0jVxnnX4K3mRiEzO-NEbdjz4d7nFCDGZxM17LJrGcFXeWovKA7EjM_Oh3Txq7efHZoQ8ULOKRm8D7W_SGWhx6hZSio5ErbRF7zWXuwiMAxn_Sr2ATAb-zxtIwERtmcx6Kcw04Os0cCRFeHiWiLsRImQamV8Pegvg1mhQxWGnXK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM0fAj3mvo0bMhH4x1Lq0jVxnnX4K3mRiEzO-NEbdjz4d7nFCDGZxM17LJrGcFXeWovKA7EjM_Oh3Txq7efHZoQ8ULOKRm8D7W_SGWhx6hZSio5ErbRF7zWXuwiMAxn_Sr2ATAb-zxtIwERtmcx6Kcw04Os0cCRFeHiWiLsRImQamV8Pegvg1mhQxWGnXK=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Adding one last show for 2023</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Delighted to be joining&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>ONE TRACK MINDS&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>
109at WILTON'S MUSIC HALL</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Join us for an uplifting evening&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>of music and story&nbsp;telling</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Friday November 24th, 7.30pm</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wiltons.org.uk/" style="text-align: left;">www.wiltons.org.uk</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6gDoJ0MZ5nQkufKIcAiwDx48PpPpSw1xaC9P8ltbT9DpS1IVOBrEaYsrRBlvfN0P-Dr9Dciv-66iGyoSaO1ohpCWKBDfKZhthH9wRgF6CWKVMa10Pd7CerDKiyhn8XmnB6vKi6bm9NsnYmRQNtQ5RGY4C7O8a6SwgetcLeCRfbH_CCDh3XvvU_gi7KW3o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="350" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6gDoJ0MZ5nQkufKIcAiwDx48PpPpSw1xaC9P8ltbT9DpS1IVOBrEaYsrRBlvfN0P-Dr9Dciv-66iGyoSaO1ohpCWKBDfKZhthH9wRgF6CWKVMa10Pd7CerDKiyhn8XmnB6vKi6bm9NsnYmRQNtQ5RGY4C7O8a6SwgetcLeCRfbH_CCDh3XvvU_gi7KW3o=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><b>365 Poems For Life</b></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: georgia;">PUBLISHED OCTOBER 5th, NATIONAL POETRY DAY&nbsp;</span></b></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia;">Discover<i style="border: 0px solid rgb(229, 231, 235); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;365 Poems for Life</i>, an uplifting poem-a-day collection from award-winning curator Allie Esiri.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">This nourishing poem-a-day collection offers readers a brief moment of escape from daily life through some of the warmest words in the English language. Whether youâre searching for wisdom or looking to boost your wellbeing, dip into this anthology to share with others or enjoy a quiet moment of calm every day of the year.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">Explore a wide range of poets, including Maya Angelou, Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest, Dylan Thomas, Ocean Vuong, Salena Godden and many more. The perfect gift for poetry lovers and newbies alike, this beautiful anthology brings a moment of solace every day of the year.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 18px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmEGY2CAQ-OiyCxOtSQWCnYVnbCPDVjlGhUgk7--GP18H8kmo02S3YZiMFsUmtfveStER_lYhXLz1f7blDRwh982_YyyZLSiUKK8ayHz7I9kH0x6VN5szpC4kK9iFeO3naHKCcUXC7o0AHuZGg32gBHK_uju86c_N5MQeObR_72RblJbCG0QUm4GyqOgke" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmEGY2CAQ-OiyCxOtSQWCnYVnbCPDVjlGhUgk7--GP18H8kmo02S3YZiMFsUmtfveStER_lYhXLz1f7blDRwh982_YyyZLSiUKK8ayHz7I9kH0x6VN5szpC4kK9iFeO3naHKCcUXC7o0AHuZGg32gBHK_uju86c_N5MQeObR_72RblJbCG0QUm4GyqOgke=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Forward Book of Poetry 2024</span></b></span></p><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18px;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: georgia;">PUBLISHED OCTOBER 5th, NATIONAL POETRY DAY</span></b></p><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98);"><i>The Forward Book of Poetry 2024</i> brings together the best poetry published in the British Isles over the last year, including the winners of the 2024 Forward Prizes. In showcasing the range and ambition of todayâs fresh voices alongside new work by familiar names, this anthology is a perfect introduction to contemporary poetry.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98);">The Forward Prizes are invaluable in finding the most essential, exciting voices, highlighting the contemporary poets who are at the top of their game and whose words will travel far and reach many readers. <i>The Forward Book Of Poetry</i>&nbsp;</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">brings together the best poetry from 2023, including great work shortlisted and Highly Commended in the Forward Prizes.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-family: georgia; text-align: left;">In showcasing the range and ambition of todayâs fresh voices alongside work by familiar names, this anthology is both a perfect introduction to contemporary poetry and invaluable for the seasoned poetry reader.</span></span></p><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit;
109 font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Highly Commended Poems by</span></strong></p><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">AJ Akoto · Anthony Anaxagorou · Vicci Bentley · Tara Bergin · Liz Berry · Laurie Bolger · Chen Chen · Geraldine Clarkson · Rishi Dastidar · Akwaeke Emezi · Katie Farris · Salena Godden · Em Gray · Elle Heedles · Selima Hill · Emma Jeremy · Majella Kelly · Victoria Kennefick · Karl Knights · Zaffar Kunial · Nick Laird · Vanessa Lampert · Fran Lock · Adam Lowe · Arji Manuelpillai · Joseph Minden · Emma Must · Daljit Nagra · Selina Nwulu · Damen OâBrien · Sean OâBrien · Pádraig à Tuama · Sandeep Parmar · Rhiya Pau · Michael Pedersen · Geoffrey Philp · Stav Poleg · Jacob Polley · Shivanee Ramlochan · Yvonne Reddick · Deryn Rees-Jones · Dean Rhetoric · Roger Robinson · Declan Ryan · Jacqueline Saphra · Celia A Sorhaindo · Ahren Warner · Nerys Williams · Anna Woodford · Luke Samuel Yates ·</span></p><p style="appearance: none; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(57, 83, 98); font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 18px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizyC_oJEnSpRj_WLt4QvG6jqcZDdhHaI8pD3X97C-B5BpcYmr8H2B2VyNnvjPlX5sX1bYFA6yZ-cC60hygjumKZ3yb-qK8wSzBmoPVVV34IpijeA3GJpMKoZa1aAM8AZCQxJJkuLbKZ1RamJF5p7wEKulFRvbV5vIFiJae9H17cIM6gES7MyynJ05U7XXm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizyC_oJEnSpRj_WLt4QvG6jqcZDdhHaI8pD3X97C-B5BpcYmr8H2B2VyNnvjPlX5sX1bYFA6yZ-cC60hygjumKZ3yb-qK8wSzBmoPVVV34IpijeA3GJpMKoZa1aAM8AZCQxJJkuLbKZ1RamJF5p7wEKulFRvbV5vIFiJae9H17cIM6gES7MyynJ05U7XXm=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Video 'While Justice Waits' on YouTube</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/seXxGWKYcp0" width="320" youtube-src-id="
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I share this poem and the</span></span>&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">link to the<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Go Fund Me</a> -&nbsp;Please donate and share this!</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I was performing at Shambala with so many of you and feel so sad and sorry and shocked that this young star and brilliant poet was lost. I stand in grief and solidarity with my global poetry family, with Gboyega's friends and family, I share this with all my love and condolences.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0f1419; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please share and donate:&nbsp;</span></span></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank"><b><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo</span></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsVKgKjkUvEqotpfDZCxOsuhbHkLBBxoo91y-ajeiLAnmwi6UgnkyAvQdSZ16jl4YnzfRyQOKXQyg0yrPU0F3gEnHMTk-XLIukjmvvK9hklQFAg0DCiLT8r2BhmGRAb_y8eI8uN-1A4aalq2W7Cu5Wlt-72X6KBq4n7FCzlcc5B-xlVoUMjldQhezOkOjo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1170" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsVKgKjkUvEqotpfDZCxOsuhbHkLBBxoo91y-ajeiLAnmwi6UgnkyAvQdSZ16jl4YnzfRyQOKXQyg0yrPU0F3gEnHMTk-XLIukjmvvK9hklQFAg0DCiLT8r2BhmGRAb_y8eI8uN-1A4aalq2W7Cu5Wlt-72X6KBq4n7FCzlcc5B-xlVoUMjldQhezOkOjo=w640-h577" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); white-space: pre-wrap;">Gboyegaâs family have started a </span></span><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">Go Fund Me</a><span><span style="caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); white-space: pre-wrap;">
109 to support his final arrangements and to start The Gboyega Odubanjo Foundation. Please donate and support.&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"We are launching the <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/gboyega-odubanjo-beloved-son-brother-friend?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&amp;utm_medium=copy_link&amp;utm_source=customer" target="_blank">Gboyega Odubanjo Foundation</a> for low-income Black writers, with funds from this appeal also going towards the foundation. His poetry and writing has been a beacon of light to many."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gboyega is, and will continue to be,&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">the best of us.</span></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(15, 20, 25); color: #0f1419; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjK7aFfYDefxiRbmjDaTjSFqNGd-uo6lBoMe5Og8ZT-hzl8Knpv06VRLMkAPgyZNMpxq3pg3bUhH1wotVyeh-QUk77NMs8tmFkxiR7nTrKjF4si6kT1hsdPBReC-zyIOJtKyVK3B78ADr0LPTbbXy3DJ_eqBUD4R2sQOi5o-zmt8mR7NKSuXYYYi6C37t" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1810" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCjK7aFfYDefxiRbmjDaTjSFqNGd-uo6lBoMe5Og8ZT-hzl8Knpv06VRLMkAPgyZNMpxq3pg3bUhH1wotVyeh-QUk77NMs8tmFkxiR7nTrKjF4si6kT1hsdPBReC-zyIOJtKyVK3B78ADr0LPTbbXy3DJ_eqBUD4R2sQOi5o-zmt8mR7NKSuXYYYi6C37t=w413-h640" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEwcbulUgRoiVSoxrh_WFQFHu8LbpqFuwmlKTevbrKIvOnSo2Uv6FeKkyGTWiGwZWIPUkdo0lJtKJPkiA8oLbSqEzR3SnGbl-r3WtxxzqZomA3fwuHSOT4_I_VxnCO8imiHOzjTX1VW6WlMvDx0QrmOiAq3CaJcMS7A_u8ANJeNj3KNockalU-iYJ1zM47" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="493" height="589" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEwcbulUgRoiVSoxrh_WFQFHu8LbpqFuwmlKTevbrKIvOnSo2Uv6FeKkyGTWiGwZWIPUkdo0lJtKJPkiA8oLbSqEzR3SnGbl-r3WtxxzqZomA3fwuHSOT4_I_VxnCO8imiHOzjTX1VW6WlMvDx0QrmOiAq3CaJcMS7A_u8ANJeNj3KNockalU-iYJ1zM47=w640-h589" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></p></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/feeds/5632790301980346113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/09/autumn-2023-poetry-gigs-book-festivals.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/5632790301980346113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/586202370098010042/posts/default/5632790301980346113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://www.salenagodden.co.uk/2023/09/autumn-2023-poetry-gigs-book-festivals.html' title='Autumn 2023: Poetry Gigs & Book Festivals'/><author><name>Salena Godden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16248967585412769028</uri><email>[email protected]</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author>
109<media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKe9yq0mR_Y0ZRQKnevoQXGyPiGgbpHTeClznhNXXUGOpHu6atKYJ_3_FXeOsynd0GNK983-xFXTUKemD2mbP2b1zrJB7YMHz_lRzJTPG1dW2iwhR3evh4MJOoSLHPlVgFuEe1g4aV-IDVIAJHpNH2hNiKbhZN_6R2yVIVYV40f66UjyVh6fX49I1KcOyN=s72-w640-h640-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-586202370098010042.post-7758223597516604487</id><published>2023-07-26T05:02:00.011-07:00</published><updated>2023-07-26T05:11:09.101-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Beccy Strong"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="festivals"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="gigs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photography"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="photos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poets"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="portraits"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="salena godden"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="summer 2023"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Totnes"/><title type='text'>Summer 2023 Portraits: Salena Godden by Beccy Strong</title><content type='html'><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: georgia; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlif6tc4xrhGUmts7Bedy9urDuiji-yP_cyBV3AQqKe23A6DmU77CsmYMl3OeUnt-w76perKEtyJR9QjuBd5f1K3DDyIQnVmmnidCteKVtEUiwyaDSmJR0_MQ9yNNKlwTUT7zRrSinZMeJzZcfSZ-izm40l7CIchKt7luJrCGMG4Uxmwt-nAQcDVkhKCJ/s7008/Salena%20Glasses.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4672" data-original-width="7008" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlif6tc4xrhGUmts7Bedy9urDuiji-yP_cyBV3AQqKe23A6DmU77CsmYMl3OeUnt-w76perKEtyJR9QjuBd5f1K3DDyIQnVmmnidCteKVtEUiwyaDSmJR0_MQ9yNNKlwTUT7zRrSinZMeJzZcfSZ-izm40l7CIchKt7luJrCGMG4Uxmwt-nAQcDVkhKCJ/w640-h427/Salena%20Glasses.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Salena Godden by Beccy Strong, summer 2023<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sharing some new portraits taken by Beccy Strong<br /><br />These pics taken when I was writing in Totnes, May 2023<br /><br />We had so much fun doing this shoot ...<br /><br />I had such a happy time down in Totnes, thank you Xx<br /><br />Check out more of Beccy Strong's work here:<br /><br /><a href="http://beccystrong.com/" style="font-family: Georgia; text-align: left;" target="_blank">beccystrong.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="
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caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: start; white-space: normal;">Coming up, f</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: start; white-space: normal;">estivals 2023&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://www.womad.co.uk/" style="text-align: start; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">WOMAD</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: start; white-space: normal;">&nbsp;July 30th&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://www.greengathering.org.uk/" style="text-align: start; text-decoration: none; white-space: normal;" target="_blank">GREEN GATHERING</a><span style="background-color: white; 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white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">See you soon my loves Xx&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #04ff00;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69baQKYWZoXQz0Xt8ZoakjsaGU-UDwIwHD_EESrpp1AK6yDxbjPOxEWQsIgu45RjV3IZ-eqGYd9pG8Rg003f0TZoPPaqklaX4bw4PGtrnNqA_vXxfEcQcLYA_VqxFlGh505pdfCBO1oYLQYqrzljvJKBss5HUdt5Yx57vtj0wreFk2_TM4AZP2uHC_4Ay/s680/FuorXX4WwAkPbgW.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69baQKYWZoXQz0Xt8ZoakjsaGU-UDwIwHD_EESrpp1AK6yDxbjPOxEWQsIgu45RjV3IZ-eqGYd9pG8Rg003f0TZoPPaqklaX4bw4PGtrnNqA_vXxfEcQcLYA_VqxFlGh505pdfCBO1oYLQYqrzljvJKBss5HUdt5Yx57vtj0wreFk2_TM4AZP2uHC_4Ay/w534-h640/FuorXX4WwAkPbgW.png" width="534" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; 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font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCp11BVe7MC3Z2u3MxGnFQUTH3U6PHz9qgbT6Sb1K7DX1xwFucKSHTPxvCXubKj50UwqgHpLf9Z0qAvAnF_rSu5Z6iN8kk1WhPFwrDpP6yZ4UeFVr41G_9AovxhMaYe0iZU80bcQhpAo6GvC0JMeMESd5oPqAkue1L_5cXSbCDAM4P83jTIjXwuh8MX6si" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCp11BVe7MC3Z2u3MxGnFQUTH3U6PHz9qgbT6Sb1K7DX1xwFucKSHTPxvCXubKj50UwqgHpLf9Z0qAvAnF_rSu5Z6iN8kk1WhPFwrDpP6yZ4UeFVr41G_9AovxhMaYe0iZU80bcQhpAo6GvC0JMeMESd5oPqAkue1L_5cXSbCDAM4P83jTIjXwuh8MX6si=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Hello there,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Some happy personal news:&nbsp;</span></span><span style="color: #444444; white-space: pre-wrap;">Iâm excited to share the news that I have been awarded an Honorary Fellowship at West Dean. </span><span style="color: #444444; white-space: pre-wrap;">At a ceremony held on July 8th in the glorious </span><span style="color: #444444;">West Dean estate in the warm sunshine myself and author Joanna Moorhead were made Honorary Fellows and given our certificates. Then we each gave short acceptance speeches. It was such a memorable and joyful experience. We also presented the awards to all the brilliant students who were graduating that day. I met so many wonderful people and had such a lovely time. I am so looking forward to exploring West Dean more and writing books here. The gardens and orchards and landscape, interior and exterior are exquisite.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">
109As someone who went to secondary school and sixth form college in Sussex but was unable to make it to university this is such a wonderful honour. Thank you to all at West Dean and Sussex University. Thanks also to my brother Gus and partner Richard who were there too</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">. I send congratulations to my fellow Fellows: Sue Timney, Joanna Moorhead and Alexandria Dauley and congratulations also to all the amazing graduate students I met and chatted with that day.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">At the after party someone came up to me and asked me if they could have a copy of my speech. I felt self conscious as I had wept a little onstage and gone off page so I didn't want them to have my crumpled pages - I felt incredibly shy about it all. Now a few days have passed so I will publish an excerpt of my speech here on my blog in case that person finds it and sees this. </span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a beautiful day! Thank you!</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you! Thank you!&nbsp;</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); font-size: large; white-space: pre-wrap;">sgxx</span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Read more here - <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.westdean.ac.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3lbGb6nS1kT9N_Km5ha0w9uHRaa_wpJmWqvP9UniduP-4np9vz-uYitQU" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.westdean.ac.uk</a>&nbsp;</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEnrX5quKGLuKtmNM4zVstMGQVyNcixMCb4UcwDVpk-5tOJb3_P5f82PtRjgCJ2eXEugRCLYlQJvbCsMOgQU8agJL2R7cBFC9SDqCTsiU9CTKcz3-mp5kOzZJ3Rf-R4UDDpjCyFsvQuyL00Ro1Gx1PzHVEUGU0Rx8ffazyZSwcuJd-cueLZvo1tQS53Spb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEnrX5quKGLuKtmNM4zVstMGQVyNcixMCb4UcwDVpk-5tOJb3_P5f82PtRjgCJ2eXEugRCLYlQJvbCsMOgQU8agJL2R7cBFC9SDqCTsiU9CTKcz3-mp5kOzZJ3Rf-R4UDDpjCyFsvQuyL00Ro1Gx1PzHVEUGU0Rx8ffazyZSwcuJd-cueLZvo1tQS53Spb=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #050505; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7q4bcxv2SHU4iI2h-b0NlJtCL7JhGNW4-2_BBmeiLw74uycwXrHAHaJbymlMf
109CSUkcVvdK2OfAsy2qd-_LwAkUrMRCD0ID2uFr8tntVQsCm7ffAaa0RPQm-V6JoGrFIiIDZZuU1XX2Tn0Tpga0XjHiSD5OhqPjaXrkYRJhNplE8nQdMn9xqCs2B1Ibptv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7q4bcxv2SHU4iI2h-b0NlJtCL7JhGNW4-2_BBmeiLw74uycwXrHAHaJbymlMfCSUkcVvdK2OfAsy2qd-_LwAkUrMRCD0ID2uFr8tntVQsCm7ffAaa0RPQm-V6JoGrFIiIDZZuU1XX2Tn0Tpga0XjHiSD5OhqPjaXrkYRJhNplE8nQdMn9xqCs2B1Ibptv=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">West Dean Fellowship Acceptance Speech (excerpt)</span></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: justify;"><p align="JUSTIFY" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 13pt;">It is a huge honour to be invited to receive an Honorary Fellowship at West Dean. This is such an inspiring place to write, to nourish ideas and art, creativity and visions. I enjoyed a memorable time as writer-in residence at West Dean and loved exploring the beautiful grounds and gardens. I worked on the first draft of my next novel here and wrote lots of ideas and poetry sitting under these glorious trees. I'm so grateful and so happy to be selected for this. It is an encouragement and a wonderful gift.</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">As so many of the graduates here today will be entering a range of creative and conservation careers, I have been asked to say a few words on how my own education influenced my career and opportunities. Well, the truth is I went to an ordinary secondary school in Hastings and sixth from college in Bexhill and also Hastings art college.&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">Overall looking back I enjoyed school because I loved books. However, after sixth form college I did not find a way into further education. I had already left home at around age sixteen and seventeen and so I had to find rent and feed and clothe myself and start this work.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">If I was honest I didnât feel like I belonged in the education system, that I was different or that I wanted to do something different. I was impatient and headstrong and I wanted to get to work in the real world and go to London to make books and records. So I guess London was my university and Soho was my classroom. It was a magic place where my wild heart and big dreams and creative freedom had room to grow. I was learning skills in live performance and theatre, how to book shows and also how to make invoices to get paid; how to promote and produce my work, how the cogs of record companies and publishing turned. I worked two jobs, my first job was working backstage at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane during the first run of Miss Saigon. My other job was working at Acid Jazz records where I started as a receptionist and got promoted to A&amp;R. I loved it, I dealt with bands and learned how to cut vinyl. I was out and about at poetry gigs and music gigs most nights, I remember soaking everything up, watching, learning.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: 13pt;">Now, If you told the 1990s me that 2020s me would be standing here today, that she would be thriving and healthy and happy and making the work she wants to make, she would not believe it. She was self doubting and self sabotaging, she was rejected and underestimated, struggling in a world that told her that her story, her voice, her work did not belong and did not matter.&nbsp;</span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">If I was to pass on anything like advice to the brilliant graduates here today it would be this: Go where the love is. Enjoy belonging in the unbelonging, it is where the good work is made. It is where the truth lives. I would want you all to know that doing the hard thing and the most difficult thing is very often the right thing to do. Imposter syndrome is your signal: If you are in a room and you are cosy and comfortable and you feel like you are belonging and you feel safe, it is highly likely
109you are not challenging yourself or pushing yourself and your work. Put it this way, I do not feel comfortable standing here reading this speech and so because of that I am glad </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">to be here.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">When you make your work you are walking into the unknown, I want you to imagine you are walking into ocean, I feel you should always feel a little out of depth. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">What is the point of making work where you stay in the shallow and can always feel the soft warm sand beneath your feet? Go deep as you dare and you will get the results you desire. Stay humble and keep your integrity and gratitude in check. And before I go&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 17.333334px;">I</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">&nbsp;will leave you with this quote, my favourite quote right now is from the great artist and conservationist Cesar Manrique &nbsp;âIf it should be done - it can be doneâ so keep on keeping on...</span></span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Thank you.</span></span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheJFBVjSBkrc1zFeFGPPjypAxgujzd5WiI8K_CqcAh4YxG7HzoRjd5A9LGz9NU0R9IYyhoLDUfkNeBNpbHeuo-OvaWg2ASq5EfmxE7hAonTtqWxMrC5Z7pTriTxZ4_HkLTimBxfs5ObTE98s_CN74N4z63_G_rkAWaD_VWyekJli4vAxLPyvYh9EAPXa09" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;" width="525" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salena Godden and Catherine Kurtz&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdYir3cDbEObdEdkv8ZSz9kCSgJatmaDj--z2iPLwy4VQz4U851UyAO3l1fd1gjUTGKr0WKabPOYPKzGGF55EQFNRAopVZkdl5xLQbusgoSKQq5iuyPQ-rNQRWMKoaVXorUwpeOgd_d5KTYhpo_fgJgoKxRZdzSWzpLO31nmCRzHITlHkiKSG0oprtfAJj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7PByPZSutxk_TDSPZwIxqDGSv2ntR9pX9XrcGr4XKJ16R3nkWAwC_zAKxg7n-f46lfPFiz60aiyFE-ey6h-_ggPUL9TmhB0sebUjoovJXqFftWBci63f_bGnvEgJcetv_9ai9GmCkbuXaA-jLNX2tR-E5_LNeXH0aDU-AQK2HCqh-u1QAl3j-MKPbcvDn" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7PByPZSutxk_TDSPZwIxqDGSv2ntR9pX9XrcGr4XKJ16R3nkWAwC_zAKxg7n-f46lfPFiz60aiyFE-ey6h-_ggPUL9TmhB0sebUjoovJXqFftWBci63f_bGnvEgJcetv_9ai9GmCkbuXaA-jLNX2tR-E5_LNeXH0aDU-AQK2HCqh-u1QAl3j-MKPbcvDn=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Dean's new Honorary Fellows: Salena Godden and Joanna Moorhead</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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