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WRITE AROUND THE WORLD

WRITE AROUND THE WORLD By Norman Warwick We were delighted to have been invited to host a major event for National Poetry Day a few years ago in Bolton, the more so when we turned up to find the opening performer would be Owen Sheers…
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COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19

COLISEUM CONFRONTATION FOR COVID 19 By Norman Warwick Oldham Coliseum Oldham Coliseum Theatre and commissioning partner HOME Manchester have commissioned Associate Artist Hafsah Aneela Bashir to create a project as part of the Homemakers…
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WRITING OUR TIMES?

WRITING OUR TIMES? By Norman Warwick Steve Cooke, all across the arts I was further reminded of the notion that so many authors seem to somehow ´write their times´ when reading Steve Cooke´s recent post on a similar subject. On…
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STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART

STORIES WRITTEN FROM THE ART a compare and contrast by Norman Warwick Eileen Earnshaw, poet,all across the arts, The Rochdale Observer When we recently published Eileen´Earnshaw´s article about her ´virtual´ creative writing workshop…
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ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE

ARTS RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE By Norman Warwick Live performances would have been the natural culmination of the second edition of the Festival de Teatro Escolar de Lanzarote, an initiative promoted by the area of Culture of the Cabildo…
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LINES FROM THE LOCKDOWN

Norman Warwick looks at LINES FROM THE LOCKDOWN collated by Eileen Earnshaw Writing on our sister all across the arts page in The Rochdale Observer of Wednesday 13th May, Eileen Earnshaw, (seen far left with Shirley Anne Kennedy) a…
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WE ARE VIRTUALLY THERE

WE ARE VIRTUALLY THERE Before presenting his ´virtual´ Ribble Vallay Jazz And Blues programmes when the Festival was cancelled, Steve Bewick actually used these Sidetracks And Detours pages for a kind of triall run, and so he and I spent…
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FINE LINES FOR FINE PRESS POETRY By Andrew Moorhouse

FINE LINES FOR FINE PRESS POETRY By Andrew Moorhouse Andrew Moorhouse (left)talking to Norman Warwick I’ve been a bibliophile for as long as I can remember. My face, and mind, buried in books. I was a collector too; stamps…
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WORDS FROM THE WRITER: Andrea Sarginson

MAN OF GLASS - A NOVEL FOR OUR TIMES It was only five years ago, in retirement, that Andrea took up creative writing at Open University. Shortly after subsequently joining Touchstones Creative Writing Group (TCWG) she contributed prose and…
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WORDS THAT LINGER AND WORDS WE LOSE

WORDS THAT LINGER AND WORDS WE LOSE By Norman Warwick Michael Higgins Most of our readers will by now be familiar with the regular contributions made to these pages by Michael Higgins, who keeps us informed of current events on the…