Entries by Norman Warwick

Poetry Down by the Canal

A year or two ago Rochdale’s 40 kilometres of tow paths, cycle tracks and walkways were celebrated in a poetry anthology that brought together eight locally well known poets. Plaques and signs were placed along the routes to be read and enjoyed by those who love these trails through some of the most beautiful of […]

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Of Writers And Literary Agents

Many creative writers, honing their craft with one or more of Rochdale’s writing groups, will at some time have to consider whether they need to be represented by a literary agent. These days some publishing houses will only accept manuscripts from an agent, even if the manuscript is by an as yet unpublished writer. Today, […]

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Underwater Museums and Revealing the River

Rising Tide was part of the hugely successful Totally Thames Festival shown in London last month. This part of the collection, put together by an artist taking his first London commission, consisted of four equine sculptures placed on the shores of The Thames at Nine Elms. Like Gorman’s iron men at Crosby, they were placed […]

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The River is Oblivious

Over a period of forty years Rochdale was my home town, but for sixty three years Tadcaster has always been my place of birth. Now Rochdale, in the Lancashire foothills of the Pennines will always be inextricably linked with my North Yorkshire birthplace because historians will record how each town suffered dreadfully in the floods […]

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