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Poetry at The Albion Beatnik Bookstore
Tickets from jennyklewis@gmail.com or albionbeatnik@yahoo.co.uk
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Midsomer Murderous
How can there be anyone left in Midsomer???Am watching it anyway and John Gielgud has just turned up as a dodgy silver dealer. I thought he was dead, isn’t he?
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Mesh festival
From 20-28 July, the Mesh International Youth Arts Festival happened again and I ran the writing group. Great young team of writers who literally buzzed with energy and ideas. I also got to see some great plays and dance performances from around the world. The best bit for me was the street theatre and parade…
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Poet’s retreat in a Scottish castle
I had a Hawthornden Fellowship in June which involved living in a castle in Scotland with five other Writing Fellows to concentrate on our writing. Three Americans, a Scottish poet and a Filipina short story writer. It was an amazing experience, the castle was very secluded and we had to be silent betwen the hours…
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California
Reading with David and Syd Shook on Sunset Boulevard, California in May 2012. The reading was organised by PEN USA and we read an extract from Gilgamesh Rising. My very generous friend Jerry Biers paid for us to stay at the Beverley Hills Hotel. Fantastic luxury. I could easily get used to it. What a…
