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Word Salad – Feb 5th
5th February 2012
What does Liberty mean? Is sister Equality even in sight? What sets us free? What imprisons us or hampers our imagination?First 30 minutes: Children of Our Lady of Good Counsel and Grange Farm primary schools define what freedom means to them, Siobhan McMahon reads her first poem, and new work from East Leeds Writing Group.
After 30 mins: Greg White reads a sharp poem about the Statue of Liberty and Robert Sharp from English Pen puts the idea of Liberty in its historical context; plus our reader Vince Simpson tells us about SOPA and PIPA…
After approx 60 mins: a poem from Jenny Goodman, more words of wisdom from Our Lady, plus Jo Brandon on her new volume of poetry, Phobia, published by Valley Press; a powerful piece of drama from Lucy Lucy, an interview with English Pen, and a live short story from James Fernie.
After approx 90 mins: a piece from Jane Kitsen, poems from a Carers writing project in Bradford, a chat with Christine Bousfield with some poems from her new collection published by Indigo; interviews with a writer in prisons, Irene Garrow, and a writer who started his writing career in jail, David Riley. Finally a poem by Martin Harrison Smith and a goodbye from Siobhan.
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