MLF Chapter & Verse
The Manchester Literature Festival Blog
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Review: Carol Ann Duffy, Suzanne Batty & Clare Shaw
October 17, 2018
Our Young Digital Reporter Ben Haynes experiences a range of emotions at an evening of poetry. Poetry has a reputation for being emotional, the Festival’s co-director Cathy Bolton warned the audience beforehand. Clare Shaw, Royal Literary fellow and Northern Writers’ Award recipient, did not disappoint. Her opening poem, with a dedication to Dr Blasey Ford, […]