From Dingle To Delhi Is Back (Again!)
From Dingle to Delhi, the autobiography of local hero Jack Lindo, written when he was 82, has been given a makeover in a new, extended edition of the local history classic.
Literature
Play and Poetry: The Windows Project
Cornelia Gräbner opens on the curtains on the history one of Nerve’s old neighbours, the Windows Project.
Tom McLennan at Give Poetry a Chance
Tom McLennan will be reading his poems at Phase One, 40 Seel Street on Wednesday 28th June as part of Give Poetry a Chance.
Being Present: Eleanor Rees’s poetry
Cornelia Gräbner speaks to Merseyside poet Eleanor Rees.
Not On The Wood
Tommy Calderbank writes about ‘Not On The Wood’, the new self-published book of poetry, prose, doodles and magic from his mother Maggie who died in 1997.
Princes Park Health Centre – the story
Fundraiser for a book about the 40-year rise, fall and rise of Princes Park Health Centre in Liverpool.
Warrior Beings by Moksha
Michelle ‘Moksha’ Watson has published a new book of her poems called ‘Warrior Beings.’
Calling all Asperger’s/autistic writers
A writing group is being set up for people on the autism spectrum who have a passion for writing or are interested in learning more about this.
Dylan Thomas and Laugharne
Nerve contributor Lisa Worth has written a feature on Dylan Thomas and Laugharne.
Writing on the Wall – ‘Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story’
Steve Moss reviews the Writing on the Wall event to launch the biography ‘Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story’ with the writer Zoë Howe and Poly’s daughter Celeste Bell.
A Sad Day Turned Glad – Arthur’s Farewell Tribute
Tribute by John Owen to Arthur Adlen who died aged 69 and who had just published his book of poetry, Memoirs of a Breck Road Buck & other poems.
WriteNow Programme looking for new writers
The UK’s largest publisher, Penguin Random House UK, is looking for new and underrepresented writers from Liverpool and the North West to apply to its WriteNow programme.
National Share-A-Story Month on the buses
Passengers on board Arriva buses were treated to stories on the bus throughout May in support of National Share-A-Story Month.
WoWFEST 2018 Crossing Borders Programme
Writing on the Wall, Liverpool’s longest running writing & literary organisation, announce their 19th annual festival programme, WoWFest 2018 – Crossing Borders, taking place throughout May 2018.
In the Millennial Dome
Liverpool-based poet and writer’s new original writing piece, In the Millennial Dome, previews at Liverpool Fringe.
Gerry Potter’s ‘The Sons of Liverpool’
Coming to the The Casa on Monday 8th May is Gerry Potter’s ‘The Sons of Liverpool’, a theatre-verse exploration of birth, life and death.
For the Love of Books
Sandra Gibson writes the third in a series of articles on her love of books, visiting Liverpool Artists Book Fair and looking at Book Art.
Shameful
Shameful, a poem written by Ted Seagrave about homelessness.
For the Love of Books
Sandra Gibson writes the second in a series of articles on her love of books, looking at illuminated books produced in Europe in the Middle Ages.
For the Love of Books
Bibliophile Sandra Gibson writes the first in a series of articles on her love of books, this time looking at The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon.
Liverpool Scriptshop
Liverpool Scriptshop is a new project which offers writers the chance to have their work read and discussed at a public reading, with Arthur Adlen’s play “The Peggy” being read at the meeting on Tuesday 30th August.
Talk with Liverpool Crime Writer Ian D Jackson at Write Blend Bookshop
“How to Murder Your Spouse and Get Away With It” is the intriguing title of the thrilling talk popular crime writer Ian D Jackson will be giving at Write Blend, Waterloo.
Summer Sessions: Poetry and Protest
Join Open Eye Gallery’s writer in residence Pauline Rowe, American poet and activist Juliana Spahr, and poets Sean Bonney and Ruby Robinson to explore Poetry and Protest.
Book Launch of The Hammer Blow – How 10 women disarmed a warplane
Launch of the book “The Hammer Blow – How 10 women disarmed a warplane” on Thursday 9th June at 6pm at News from Nowhere Bookshop.
Tales From The One-Eyed Town
Interview with Birkenhead author, Nathan O’Hagan, whose novel The World Is (Not) A Cold Dead Place has recently been published.
Twisting Paths Through Time And Space
A poem inspired by this beautifully evocative sketch, gifted to me by local artist Felicity Wren, and in celebration of the old dock road, Liverpool’s Regent Road, reflecting on what remains of its past, as it is rapidly swallowed up.
Rhymes and Records: Performing the Spoken Word at Jacaranda Records
Natalie Romero previews the new open mic night for poets and spoken word artists starting at Jacaranda Records on Wednesday 13th January.