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Poetry in Protest
Open Book creative writing groups respond to Jackie Kay’s incredible poem A Life in Protest Over 15 poets from 12 different creative writing groups run by Open Book, across Scotland, from Orkney to Eyemouth, contribute their poems written in response to Jackie Kay’s, A Life in Protest. This immense poem was written by Jackie in […]
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Frances Burney: Life Writing as Material Autobiography
Frances Burney: Life Writing as Material Autobiography
Francesca Saggini will introduce us to the life and work of the pioneering author Frances Burney (1752–1840), followed by a creative writing workshop inspired by Burney’s work. Frances Burney was an English satirical novelist, diarist and playwright. Her work was mercilessly criticised at the time by male reviewers who described it as an “unsightly display […]
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