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Featured Poem: Weave In, My Hardy Life by Walt Whitman
Poetry can be found in the most unexpected places. In these modern times all about inventiveness and innovation, pen and…
Grab Some Poems to Take Home!
For those who aren't already proud owners of a copy, you should know that we have our own brilliant poetry…
Charles Dickens closes Maghull Arts Festival
Maghull High School Saturday 16th July, 2 pm Tickets: £5 An outdoor adaptation of Dickens’ classic, Great Expectations, brings the…
A New Writer Supports The Reader
We're delighted to announce a new Reading Revolution supporter: Anna Lawrence Pietroni. After working as an officer for several years…
Do you have the gift of the gab?
Liverpool Irish Festival are looking for new storytellers, as part of their ‘Discovering the Liverpool Irish' project, who are keen…
Mind Book of the Year 2011
Mental health charity, Mind, recently announced the shortlist for their 30th annual prize acknowledging the best books published in the…
Featured Poem: I Find No Peace by Sir Thomas Wyatt
Last week, in honour of Independence Day, we took a celebratory nod towards all things American. This week, we’ll go…
Is Fiction Good for You?
Emeritus Professor at Toronto University, Keith Oatley was on the Today Programme, erm, today, discussing the remedial power of fiction.…
Literature Events at the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival
As part of the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival, the Bluecoat will be hosting two exciting literature events over the coming…
Poetry Gardens for Eyeballs Vexed and Tired
The Royal Horticultural Society recently held the Hampton Court Flower Show, featuring a competition for gardens inspired by great works…
Featured Poem: The Eagle That Is Forgotten by Vachel Lindsay
Turning over the latest page of the calendar, you might think there’s nothing that special about today. Just a run-of-the-mill…
Emma Jane Unsworth to read debut novel in Liverpool
Waterstones, Liverpool One Friday, 1st July, 6.00 pm Manchester’s brightest new literary star and Liverpool University graduate, Emma Jane Unsworth,…
