Fiction and Reality: The Ambiguous Writings of Alain Robbe-Grillet and Campbell McCluskie
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by Alistair McNaught, The Tragicall History of Campbell McCluskie Some contemporary scientists give the impression (whether deliberately...
Anthony Nanson
- Jan 9, 2019
- 2 min
‘It’s All One Place’ – recollections of and tribute to my friend Jay Ramsay
by Diana Durham Jay became a lifelong friend and colleague, editing four poetry anthologies that I contributed to, editing two of my...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jan 5, 2019
- 1 min
Some words about Jay Ramsay
by Lindsay Clarke He and I were friends – at times close friends – for around a quarter of a century, during which time I often teased...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
Jay Ramsay, a Tribute
by Verona Bass The title of the collection is Out of Time, which seems poignant now that I know that he ran out of time on 30 December...
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Anthony Nanson
- Dec 11, 2018
- 3 min
The launch of Green Man Dreaming and By the Edge of the Sea, 5 December 2018
On Wednesday 5 December Awen was delighted to host the launch in Stroud at the ever-wonderful Black Book Café of two of our newest books....
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Anthony Nanson
- Aug 3, 2018
- 1 min
Behold, the Shining Brow!
By Kevan Manwaring (Lughnasadh 2018) Silver Branch: Bardic Poems and Letters to a Young Bard is published on 19 August 2018. It will be...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jul 2, 2018
- 1 min
Grit and Pearl: An Exploration of the Cancer Journey, with Poetry
Jay Ramsay has made a short film about his experience of the cancer journey, including some of the poetry it has inspired. He was due to...
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Anthony Nanson
- Apr 12, 2018
- 2 min
Transparency in Action
by Jay Ramsay The real story, which is surely the environment now, is being masked by a puppet show diverting our attention from what...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jul 24, 2017
- 2 min
On the Cover: Glossing the Spoils
by Kirsty Hartsiotis When I first saw the cover image for Charlotte Hussey’s Glossing the Spoils, that’s exactly what I thought we had....
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Anthony Nanson
- Apr 24, 2017
- 1 min
Word Temple
The stars are in our belly; the Milky Way our umbilicus. Is it a consolation that the stuff of which we’re made is star-stuff too? – That...
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Anthony Nanson
- Mar 27, 2017
- 2 min
Awen’s new Intern
My name is Morgan Blanks and I have recently become an intern for Awen, for whom I will be managing a project involving the authors...
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Anthony Nanson
- Mar 21, 2017
- 2 min
Hermes with Lindsay Clarke
It was a true delight to participate in the event at the Chapel Arts Cafe in Bath on the evening of 10th March. The cafe, which provides...
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Anthony Nanson
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
Poetry, place, pilgrimage
Roselle Angwin is a contributor to the poetry anthology Soul of The Earth. Today we’re sharing a post previously published on her blog....
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Anthony Nanson
- Dec 22, 2016
- 2 min
Return of the Long Woman
By Anthony Nanson It was in the course of a hair-raising and not entirely successful hike along the coast of the Gower Peninsula in...
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Anthony Nanson
- Dec 8, 2016
- 2 min
Considering speculative fiction
A guest post from Alistair McNaught In his review (for Vector) of the The Water Knife by Paul Bacigalupi, Anthony Nanson expressed the...
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Anthony Nanson
- Nov 20, 2016
- 1 min
Lindsay Clarke reading in Stroud
By Jay Ramsay Lindsay has always been a poet in essence. His last collection, Stoker, which recalls his upbringing in Halifax, is now...
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Anthony Nanson
- Nov 17, 2016
- 3 min
The Story Behind the writing – The Journey to The Marsh
By Richard Selby The beginning was one afternoon, five years ago, I forget exactly what I was doing, it would be good to say I was...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jul 6, 2016
- 1 min
Mary Palmer
“It’s 7 years since our friend Mary Palmer left us. She died from cancer a day after my birthday in 2009. We were both born in that most...
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Anthony Nanson
- Jun 30, 2016
- 2 min
A Common Cause
In the scary aftermath of the vote to leave the EU, some of the wiser souls I know have voiced the importance of standing together, of...
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