Footloose #1 James Nash and Lydia Kennaway

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2022-02-28 19:00
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Conceived and hosted by our Writer in Residence, poet Lydia Kennaway, this is the first instalment of ‘Footloose’, a monthly online event using the subject of walking as way to explore our inner landscapes. Lydia will read poems from her pamphlet, A History of Walking, and will talk to poets and other writers about words and walking. This month’s guest is James Nash, who will read from his new collection, Heart Stones, before talking with Lydia about the spaces shared by their works.

Listen to James Nash reading his own work (on Soundcloud).

Order a copy of “A History of Walking” or of “Heart Stones” from our bookshelf.

Lydia Kennaway

Lydia Kennaway

Writer in residence 2021/22

Lydia Kennaway’s debut poetry pamphlet, 'A History of Walking', was published by HappenStance Press in April 2019 and reprinted in November 2019. She earned an MA in Writing Poetry from Newcastle University in 2019, winning the Academic Prize for Best Ov...

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