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Book Launch of Landscapes Anthology

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A brilliant evening at the Petergate Tap in Stockport to launch Empress Publishing's Landscapes Anthology 
A great anthology edited by Margaret Holbrook
A pleasure to read my three poems from  the anthology and hear the excellent readings from fellow contributors 



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Last stages of printing the original illustrations for the new book 
 

Aldgedeslegh

an epic poem about events relating to the parish of Audley

No parish is free from its stories of death and misery, Audley is no exception, the underlying motives for the events recounted in this poem are universal and could be transported to any time and any place.

The poem addresses the ever-present spectre of Death who, residing at the parish bounds, readily accepts any invitation to visit, whether by the call of Lust, the pursuit of Power, the drive for Profit or the opportunity to renew acquaintance with his oldest friend Revenge.

The four stories within the poem move on through time, carrying  with them the underlying link of untimely and violent  death, the payment for the price of our imperfect humanity in an imperfect world.

Cancer - the value of poetry

7/29/2019

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Excellent evening with Wendy French, Iora Dawes, Karen Schofield, Michael Hulse and Donald Singer
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Shortlisted for the Arnold Bennet Prize 2019

5/29/2019

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The annual book prize, which was established in 2017 to mark the 150 anniversary of the birth of Arnold Bennett, attracted a record number of entries including from a number of nationally-known authors.
The shortlist of four includes Deborah McAndrew for her play Dirty Laundry and The Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins for Red Thread, which tracks the history and myths surrounding labyrinths.
They are joined by two poets; profes​sor of creative writing Dr Jonathan Taylor for his anthology Cassandra Complex and retired consultant psychiatrist Dr Roger N Bloor for Aldgedeslegh, four linked poems about Audley.
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Reading at Hippocrates Poetry Prize Newcastle on Tyne  Friday May 17th 2019

5/2/2019

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Reading at Newcastle Library Saturday 4th May 2019

5/2/2019

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Poetry Reading at Ashley Church Friday 3rd May 2019

5/2/2019

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Aldgedeslegh Book Launch at Audley Library 26th January

1/29/2019

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Reading at the Poetry Cafe London

1/20/2019

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Poems for the NHS London launchThursday 17 January 2019, 7:00 pm – 10:30 pmThis is London launch of Poems for the NHS, an anthology including established poets (such as multiple award winners Mimi Khalvati, Penelope Shuttle and Carol Satymurti), up-and-coming poets and new voices, all marking 70 years of the NHS. The reading will include poems about receiving life-saving treatment, about the people who deliver that treatment with empathy and resilience, about friends and family and their intimate journeys and about the impact of both ill-health and the effect of the interventions aimed at curing it. The reading celebrates the fact that access to medical care doesn’t depend on the lottery of good or bad fortune, and we hope it is a fitting way to mark 70 years of an extraordinary institution. All profits from the book are being donated to NHS Charities Together. The anthology is published by The Onslaught Press and edited by Matt Barnard, a London-based poet. 

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Instagram Poetry Display at Keele Medical School

1/20/2019

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Display of some of my Instagram poems in the Art in the Workplace series at Keele Medical School ( Jan1 - 31 2019)
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Book Launch

1/8/2019

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​BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING

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ALDGEDESLEGH

No parish is free from its stories of death and misery, Audley is no exception, the underlying motives for the events recounted in this book are universal and could be transported to any time and any place.


 Join Author Roger Bloor  who will read from the book and discuss
the background to the poem concerning the murder of Tom Cooper in 1844

Copies of the book will be on sale and available for signing by the author

Saturday 26th January  10am  
at Audley Community Library
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Algedeslegh - a poem

12/15/2018

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How exciting to see the finished book - well worth all the writing and lino-cutting and many thanks to the Audley and District Family History Society for publishing it - Aldgedeslegh  is available on Amazon  now or direct from me or the ADFS after Christmas - watch out for the book launch
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