Tag Archives: John Gillmore

Legendary poet redefines Black History Month – the Benjamin Zephaniah feature

Posted on October 3, 2014 by writewyattuk

It made perfect sense to invite legendary dub poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah to launch Lancashire’s Black History Month celebrations. But somehow there was no real surprise that the star attraction was soon questioning the validity of the event he … Continue reading →

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War Girls – helping make 1914-18 more relevant to today’s generation

Posted on June 27, 2014 by writewyattuk

Last week I caught up with the screen adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s Private Peaceful, in a year when it seems you’re never too far away from one tale of Great War woe or other. The film’s definitely worth watching, commendably … Continue reading →

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