The Constant Parade

Humber Mouth has partnered with Hull’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) and Wrecking Ball Press to commission a poem for Whitefriargate from Hull poet Vicky Foster.

Drawing on the street’s rich history and its long-standing role in the story of the city and the people who live and work on Whitefriargate, Vicky has written ‘The Constant Parade’.

Launching on National Poetry Day on Thursday 7 October 2021, the poem was stencilled on the pavement at six locations along Whitefriargate. A short film of Vicky reading the poem and talking about her inspiration, made by Wrecking Ball Press, was played on the big screen in Trinity Market Food Hall.

The project was funded by Historic England as part of Hull’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) and forms part of the Community Engagement Plan. Find out more at Historic England.

Vicky Foster
Vicky Foster is an award-winning writer, performer and poet who has broadcast extensively across the BBC. She has published two collections of writing and is currently working on her first novel whilst studying for a PhD in English and Creative Writing. She won The Society of Authors’ Imison Award at the 2020 BBC Audio Drama Awards for her Radio 4 play Bathwater, and last year her Radio 4 documentary, Can I Talk About Heroes? was reviewed in the national media. She has written poetry for radio, podcast and TV, delivered writing projects and creative writing workshops for all kinds of organisations, and performed at festivals and events across the North. She is a writer-in-residence for First Story, working with schools to help young people write their own stories.