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Family odyssey: Hannah Lowe's tale of the first ship that brought Caribbean migrants to Britain

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Hannah Lowe, whose debut collection, Chick, was shortlisted for the Forward and  Aldeburgh best first collection prizes and Seamus Heaney first collection prize, is launching a new pamphlet, Ormonde, a poem cycle that charts the 1947 journey of the first ship to carry immigrants from Jamaica to the UK, before the better-known Empire Windrush. On board the Ormonde was the poet's Jamaican-Chinese father, ready to start a new life in a new country. The poems are accompanied by unique personal and historical archives. The pamphlet is published by Hercules Editions, which has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise funds to produce the book, and also to help stage special events in the coming months, many in conjunction with the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton. The launch is on 4 November at Brixton East Gallery in south London at 6.30pm. Entry is free but RSVP to tamar@herculeseditions.com

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Dominic James

Thu 16th Oct 2014 11:23

Hey Greg! I'd really like to her speak, but... I'll get in touch if I can make Tuesday 4th.

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Greg Freeman

Thu 16th Oct 2014 11:06

Excellent, Dom! Maybe see you at the launch?

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Dominic James

Thu 16th Oct 2014 10:36

Chick is very good: the poetry strong, well-rounded, the history and enthusiasms something of a privilege to take on. A considered voice made available, when it is gender specific, a woman's voice - conjuring vague jealousies in me, which I generally concede to be a good sign - I'm glad to read Hannah Lowe is a teacher, this can only be good for the community at large. Her poetry isn't the ethereal hokum or empty enthusiasm fashionably common today, it might satisfy the rhymers, it has place, and moment. Recommended!

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Dominic James

Thu 9th Oct 2014 14:10

I only came across Hannah Lowe on the weekend, "Chick" sounds very good, sent off for my copy, hoping to be impressed.

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