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The English River reading, East Coker

May 28, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

Virginia Astley 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 both photographs and poems to paint a vivid picture of the river Thames and the community that surrounds it.

Virginia grew up by the river’s upper reaches, knew the old lock-keepers and was familiar with all aspects of the Thames and its hinterland: both the natural world and the people whose lives are intimately connected with the river.

In recent years, she has returned to the Thames, working for a summer as an assistant lock-keeper, and walking its length to record and respond to its landscapes, river life and river folk as a poet and photographer.

You can read more about the book, and order copies, here: http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/the-english-river-1180


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Date:
May 28, 2019
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7:30 pm
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Helyar Arms
Moor Ln, East Coker
Yeovil, BA22 9JR United Kingdom
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