I can picture it, that balmy afternoon, dad scrubbing the chrome fenders, till they gleam. Celeste maybe in dungarees, dark hair not yet quite tamed, listening to some Motown jam blasting out the radio, she is studying his every move. There’s a closing line that transforms the experience into something spiritual, ‘must be as clean […]
Louise Beech and Friends a four-way conversation between authors who all hail from the Hull area. During the next hour or two we hear from each how their passion for writing began, how teachers are often key to realising talent, discussed at length how the publishing industry view ‘writers from Hull’ plus literary snobbery and prejudice […]
A group gathered inside the James Reckitt Reading Room for the first of the poetry readings, at Humber Mouth this year. Where-as last night’s launch was a performance this is a reading with two poets, Christopher James and James Byrne, both with a connection to Arc Publications. As it is within orchestral movements, there will […]
Is the Sun, a God, a man, a woman or simply a giant ball of hydrogen?‘ asks poet Simon Barraclough. The prickly question of gender is resolved quickly, with feminine pronouns assigned throughout. ‘She creates shadows for children to dodge‘ and ‘She hands out colouring books to chameleons in the morning.’ More questions are posed […]
Humber Mouth Hull’s annual Literature Festival starts November 6 and continues over 10 days in the city. A good friend asked me this week why it was called Humber Mouth. I responded that we live beside the Humber Estuary and Humber Mouth is about bringing many different voices to the city, to share their love for and encourage engagement with, […]
