A walk on the poetic side of Manchester
Anne Beswick, one of Manchester’s terrific Green Badge guides, led a group of poetry enthusiasts into the city centre on Tuesday for Poetry in the City, a Manchester literature festival event, and gave a real taste of the inspiration to be found all about us. She started with Carole Houlston’s ‘Manchester’: “High rising / Energising / Spirit raising / Flag waving / Lowry-loving / Boundary shov...
24th October 2013
Romancing art: Jen Hadfield's visions of Scotland
Manchester literature festival joined the city’s glorious art gallery to celebrate a new exhibition of magnificent Scottish-themed art. And who better to add another focus to the art than previous TS Eliot award winner and Shetland inhabitant Jen Hadfield.
She embraced this commission with he...
19th October 2013
