“This is a coal-fired collection with its roots in romanticism. Barrett is as fascinated by place and landscape as Wordsworth or Coleridge, but his is an urban, post-industrial pastoral. For Lake Windermere, read the Manchester Ship Canal; for the opium den, read the fast food outlet; for the storm scoured heath, read the corporate courtyard.”
More at 3AM magazine, here.
THE OTHER ROOM 32
Tuesday 12th June 2012, 7.00 pm.
Peter Jaeger, Helmut Lemke and Ira Lightman. The Castle Hotel, Oldham Street, Manchester, M2 4PD.
The Other Room is always free, but you can book a ticket via Eventbrite. This will let us know you are coming and put you on our mailing list. Eventbrite will also give you updates and reminders relating to this event.
Some copies of the previous 3 Other Room anthologies are still available. Please contact us at otherroomeditors@googlemail.com for details.
