Writer Richard King has penned a glowing review for The English River on the Caught By The River website. Author of How Soon Is Now? and the forthcoming Original Rockers. The Lark Ascending, Richard offers an intriguing combination of review … Read More
“There is magic to be found in the text and photographs here, and also in this beautiful rendering of what the river actually is” – Pete Townshend The publication of The English River: a journey down the Thames in poems … Read More
The English River is Caught By the River’s Book Of The Month for June. Caught By The River emerged in 2007 as a website that served as a hub for writers, poets and artists, taking the arterial aspect of rivers … Read More
The 4th August will see Drift Records hosting a special reading by Virginia Astley who will recite poems from her new book The English River accompanied by Florence Astley on the harp. Her first book-length collection, The English River combines … Read More
Waterstones in Dorchester will be hosting a special reading on Wednesday 27th June by Virginia Astley who will recite poems from her new book The English River accompanied by Florence Astley on the harp. Her first book-length collection, The English … Read More
Having established herself as an acclaimed writer, both for her poetry and her role as writer-in-residence at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage in Dorset, Virginia is now set to publish her first book-length collection this June titled The English River. In 2014, … Read More
To mark the end of her residency at Hardy’s Cottage in October, literary website Writing Places asked writer-in-residence Virginia Astley to consider contemporary rural life in her essay. “It’s another damp autumn morning and dragging Henry Hoover round Hardy’s study … Read More
Virginia Astley has been writer-in-residence at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage in Dorchester throughout September and October. As the residency draws to a close, she shares her writer’s journal with Writing Places – a website created through a partnership between Literature Works … Read More
Virginia has been selected as writer-in-residence at Thomas Hardy’s Cottage in Dorset. Hardy’s literary works have always held a particular interest for Virginia. Her 1996 album Had I The Heavens was originally conceived as an album of songs inspired by … Read More
Virginia Astley will be hosting a series of special poetry workshops taking place this summer at Kestle Barton Art Gallery, Cornwall. Virgina was Artist-in-Residence at Kestle Barton in 2010. She is interested in putting the spoken word and music together … Read More