There's no doubt that local dialects are on the decline. Many young people today never hear of them. Through her poems, Gwen Ellis aims to revive an interest in them.  
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First published by the Malago Society in 2002, this little collection of witty sometimes acerbic poems celebrate the city of Bristol as she is known and loved by generations of Bristolians, especially those south of the great divide of the river.  
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These poems often rhyme, but never indulge in T S Eliot’s or Archbishop Rowan’s poetic obscurity, though they might perhaps have been a little less frank – they owe more to Browning’s personal narratives, Larkin and Betjeman’s sense of place.  
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This exciting collection of poetry and short stories is a fitting way to celebrate 85 years of cutting edge creative writing from Bristol’s very own Folk House adult education classes.  
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Ralph Hoyte is a Bristol-based professional public poet, writer and artist who works with words live, visually and sculpturally.  
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An Anthology of the Works of Joseph Johnson Fairney Joseph Johnson Fairney (1869-1953) received a classical education through the Cambridge University Education Extension Scheme and wrote essays and poems throughout his life. He was a grocer by trade and raised a family of five after the death of his wife in childbirth. He was a keen observer of the economic effects of the First World War and wrote whimsically about the rise of Hitler and the follies of mankind.  
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Letters North effortlessly transports readers to disparate locations, elegantly capturing the shifting relationship between humankind and our natural surroundings. The strong sense of place intertwines with a feeling of dislocation from the present and the strong pull of the past. Fleeting human connections appear steeped in significance and ancestors are ever-present whilst the familiar and everyday seems strangely removed.  
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Lily has a love of poetry, wedded to a passion for the male of the species. It has been said of her – ‘Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her venal sensuality’. A working-class Cleopatra made good, she never gives up. Venus, even unto her bath chair.  
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Here presented with an explanatory new introduction is the poem ‘Orra’, a love story with a message, written in Barnes’ youth and casting much light on the gentle sensitive man he was to become. 
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Poetical Pieces was William Barnes first published work.  
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