This beautifully crafted collection of poetry and short fiction began life in the North Pennines. It celebrates the human response to wildness and the connections between language and landscape. The writers take us on a journey, from pre-historic fossil remains to the bones of the future, through rivers, moorland, rocks and woodland. Twelve authors, twelve distinct voices
The pamphlet was sponsored by the North Pennines AONB. Copies (£2.50) are on sale at the Bowlees visitor centre in Teesdale or contact 15@
Hot off the presses … Jamie Tucknutt’s poetry collection ‘POETRY AS PROZAC’ published by Tim Saunders Publications. Listen to Jamie talk about his book in this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meetthewriter/episodes/Poet-Jamie-Tucknutt-chats-about-his-book-e1l7jue#=
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In isolation, but not isolated. While the pause button was pressed on life in 2020, continued to write and to collaborate. First, they made a film and now they’ve produced an anthology. Quirky, lyrical, poignant and at times hilarious. A unique look at life in a remote part of the country during extraordinary times.
This beautifully produced collection of poems, stories and reflections complemented by Marie Gardiner’s fabulous photographs is on sale for only £5.00. All proceeds will be donated to local charities.
Currently, the book is available from Homefront in Stanhope and the Bowlees Visitor Centre. It will, of course, be on sale at the Weardale WordFest. If you can’t wait that long for your copy, well, we quite understand!
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We would like to produce a record of our responses to this unique time.We are creating a body of work, poems, stories, anecdotes that reflects how we are feeling and what it is like to experience lockdown in Weardale. Some of that body of work is a direct response to our isolation, or to what is happening around us, some is our way of saying ‘enough’, we need to take our heads outside lockdown and express our emotions differently. Everybody’s take on the situation is different, but what we have in common is a need for a creative outlet for our feelings, a way of staying safe and sane!
That was how it started … we were lucky enough to receive a grant from the Weardale Area Action Partnership covid-19 assistance fund, and that enabled us to work with Mark and Marie of Lonely Tower Film and Media. They took our writing and produced this wonderful film, OUR ISOLATED DALE. We were delighted that some of our friends, writers Avril Joy, Wendy Robertson, Phil Mews and Mike Powell also contributed their words and ideas.
The Film can be enjoyed in two ways, as a whole piece or you can click on the links below to watch segments by individual writers. We loved making this film and hope that you will love watching it! The next phase of the project is to produce an anthology comprising all of the writing you will hear in the film plus other pieces written by in 2020.
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Jo Cundy’s story ‘the Waiting Room’ was shortlisted for the Fish Publishing lockdown prize (Flash Fiction) and is published on the Fish website.
‘The Happiness Equation’ by Chris Powell achieved an ‘Honourable Mention’ (final 10 stories) in the Momaya Press short story competition and will be published in the Momaya Review 2020. Momaya Press is based in the USA.
While confined to quarters, our thoughts turned to all the travel we can’t undertake. Susan remembered a journey from some years ago … Thinking about a travelpiece I felt a fear in the old psycheof looking forward at the moment, so it came to mind that I would write about past excursions to foreign places. Therefore, to begin at the beginning…
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It was our first trip abroad together. Severe storms in the Channel flung around in our ferry bunks. I did not sleep. I waited for us to capsize.Landing at daybreak in early February in St. Malo I looked sickly and grey. I felt sickly and grey. Clutching our Brittany Ferry vouchers we finally found the Pension in Dinan Square, thankfully without knocking anyone over, driving the wrongway at roundabouts, or finishing our marriage of two years from shared and mutual stress. My ‘A’ level French had frozen, so we relied on his 6 sessions of WEA Conversational French evening classes. I translated and supplied key vocabulary, and he put them in usable phrases. Oh, but of course I could have discussed Anouilh’s characters in Antigone or how many parts there were to the verb Confused, but ” how do I use my travel cheque to pay for fuel” terrified me, and images of my French teacher making me stand on a chair when I made a mistake flooded my mind…Ah well, several servings of Normandy cider later, all was pretty well ok with the world as we drank down the delicious, cloudy, unfizzed nectar from stoneware goblets holding half a litre…really? Not just half a pint? How deceptive! How leg numbing! How I wish I’d stayed awake along enough to take paracetemol!Morning dawned, very carefully.Our hosts, new to working with Brittany Ferries, had just opened their premisesafter winter, and we were their first, and on that morning, only customers. The breakfast table heaved with a continental spread which denied our understanding of why this is seen as the smaller, lighter option to start the day. And we had to eat it, for we were being watched. Being first guests, the whole family, all three generations, wished to watch us enjoying theirfare. A seven year old, the only one withany English, said “you like?” We nodded our heads, very carefully, the family beamed with pride, and stayed in position as we fought with crusty loaves, floundered with bowls of hot chocolate, and hid two raging hangovers. What on earth did think of us? I have continuedwonder this, especially in recent times…but I have adored Bonne Maman jams more than any others ever since that day, just don’t let my grandmothers know.
Jim And Sally pored themselves a glass of wine and considered where they would visit. Of course e Greek Islands were their favourite but at the moment that was not possible so they settled if front of the television to see what their options were tonight. First a trip to New Zealand for an episode of Wanted Down Under. The majestic mountains or the relaxed living on the coast. Nice to see but not to live they agreed.
Or they could catch up with Rick Stein on his journey from Venice to Istanbul. He is in Turkey this week visiting Istanbul. A fascinating country that is a melting pot of two continents. Surely a place to put on the bucket list. Tonight he is cooking Grilled Mackerel stuffed with hot red pepper paste, parsley and garlic. One to try definitely.
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They could stay in the Mediterranean and join Ainsley Harriot on a 44 foot catamaran and imagine the breeze and warm sun on your face as the boat heads to shore to cook another fish dish.
Another glass of wine while they remember boat trips in Spain and Greece, some more successful than others. The near disaster of the shore of Ibizia when the captain had taken them to close to a rocky shore and seemed to have difficulty turning. One Spanish woman had taken out her rosary beads and started praying. That didn’t reassure. However they did get back but the captain was receiving a lot of abuse from the Spanish so they left them to it and headed to a bar for a much needed drink.
Head Back Down Under this time with Griff Rhys as reports on the work of Dr Julian Fennesey as he sets out to save endangered species of giraffes. Fascinating.
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Back to Britain for a while for a history lesson on Lake Vrynwy, a large resevoir in Powys. Then from there for a trip to the National Botanic Gardens of Wales.
Back for another journey to the Spanish coast to visit Valencia. With the help of local estate agent Scarlett Douglas a couple visit four houses with a view to buying a holiday home.
For a complete change of scenery Simon Reeve takes us to Alaska to witness the effect of climate change in the Denali National Park. A change of mood from the relaxing vibes of the Mediterranean.
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The journeys are still not over. You could join the teams as they race across the world starting from Panama city. Or go with Joanna Lumley and experience Guantamano before heading with her to The Windward Pass in Haiti. The bucket list gets ever longer.
Lockdown will not last forever, it just feels like it. Get out the holiday snaps and plan the next one. Jim and Sally know where they are going
And this is one I wrote earlier, Spring 2019 when things were quite … normal! Never again will I take for granted the freedom to roam, each walk now seems like a privilege.
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Walking back alongside the River Wear a flash of blue halted me in my tracks. Could it possibly be the kingfisher, with all these people about? No. It couldn’t! It was a plastic carrier bag caught in the
