The Poetry Tent at Latitude Festival was a great place to rest our weary aching legs and also see some pretty great poets perform. A month later I'm still raving about seeing William Letford on Saturday afternoon. He has a broad Scottish accent, and in his clipped, thick brogue, the words of his poems wiggled…
Latitude Roundup
I came back from Latitude after falling in love with the festival! The site was gorgeous, with stages set into the forest and a lake. We did spend a good chunk of each day seeing bands, but it wasn't all music, music, music. I was lucky enough to see a few literary based events in…
Latitude Lineup!
I'm off to my first ever Latitude Festival tomorrow and I could not be more excited! As well as the fantastic weather (sorry wellies, I think you're staying at home this year), the abundance of live literary events is really incredible, considering that Latitude is primarily a music festival. Latitude began 7 years ago in…
Bonjour Tristesse and A Certain Smile
This summer I've been soaking up the good weather and some really great reads in equal measure. This collection of short stories was lent to me by a lovely friend, who has a brilliant and pretty dark taste in literature so I knew I was in for a treat! I drank up the pages, every…