Meet some of Huddersfield’s most inspirational poets, whose work – often behind the scenes – is bringing poetry to new readers, and new writers to poetry.
Pennine Platform – the north’s longest established, perfect-bound poetry magazine – has a burgeoning subscriber list and international reach: the most recent issue featured poets from India, the US and Australia, as well as nine much-loved poets from the Pennines, including Steve Ely, June Wentland, Lindy Newns, Suzanne Matin, John Duffy and more. Recent issues have featured Simon Armitage, Ian Duhig, Ian McMillan, John Hegley, Mike Harding, Gaia Holmes and the late Fleur Adcock. Every issue also includes poets in print for the first time – no easy feat for a 60-page magazine with high editorial standards. All this makes for a lively variety of work – well crafted, readable and share-able.
The title publishes consistently on schedule, with the spring issue out in early April – perfectly timed for the Festival. The covers, by Yorkshire photographer Alison O’Brien, are always gorgeous. Editor Julia Deakin – herself a poet and Huddersfield alumna – will showcase five or six lively readers, including core members of Huddersfield’s own dynamic and equally influential Albert Poets, many of whom have appeared in Pennine Platform.
Visit https://www.pennineplatform.com for more information.
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Date: Friday 16 May
Time: 7.30pm-9pm
Location: Cellar, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield HD1 2SP
Tickets: £5
Age guidance: 16+
Access Guide: https://www.accessable.co.uk/huddersfield-literature-festival/access-guides/the-cellar
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