Two poems today by Tom Kelly – both come from his new collection Somewhere in Heaven published by Red Squirrel Press… Private Intention I watch the candle gutter to a nothing. By now she’s home, he lies upstairs, coughing louder … Continue reading →
Francis Combes, COMMON CAUSE ‘Communism,’ wrote Brecht, ‘is the simple idea so hard to achieve.’ Common Cause tells the hard story of this simple idea, from the Garden of Eden to the French Revolution and the fall of the Berlin … Continue reading →
The Cumberland Arms Ouseburn, Byker Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD, Thursday 15th July Doors at 7.30 starts at 8.00 Admission £3.00 Hi Folks Ten by Ten is taking a well deserved rest in August but before we pack our holiday … Continue reading →
Tyneside Cinema Pilgrim Street Newcastle Monday 12th July, 8 pm (doors 7.30pm), Tyneside Bar. Tickets from the box office or online £4.00 Poetry Slamming has been a big hit at the Tyneside and now it is time to take it … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Believe It’s happening, the odd crocus edges out between rocks and trees, blue tongues licking crisp sunshine at the feet of near-stripped trees; telling us it’s becoming warmer and lighter, forcing us to believe that there’s life after hard-bitten hail, … Continue reading →
Date: Sunday 4th July Time: 8-00pm Location: The Trojan Rooms, South Parade, Whitley Bay, NE26 2RG A regular series of Coast events, this month features four Northern poets, Joan Johnston Andrew McMillan Pauline Plummer Stevie Ronnie With live music from … Continue reading →
The Lit & Phil, Newcastle: Wednesday 14 July, 7pm SJ Litherland launches her sixth poetry collection, The Absolute Bonus of Rain, and Cumbrian poet Andrew Forster launches his second, Territory. Free entry, no need to book. For more information, see … Continue reading →
Monday 5th July Tyneside Cinema (Tyneside Bar) 7.30pm | £4.00 Next Monday we welcome back alt folksters Blacke Moss to The Polite Room. With a mix of guitar, mandolin, banjo and boy/girl vocals, the three piece will be playing new … Continue reading →
Playwright and screenwriter Alan Plater has died of cancer in a London hospice at the age of 75. He was born in Jarrow and his family moved to Hull where he was brought up, returning to Tyneside as an architecture … Continue reading →