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Lyricism and Lyrics: Sylvia Plath and Kathryn Williams
Northern Soul’s Poetry Correspondent, Wendy Pratt, talks to singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams about Hypoxia, an album written to mark the 50th anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Williams will be performing at the Manchester Literature Festival this weekend.
Read the full story..Reforging the Sampo: a defibrillator for poetry
I get about a bit as a poet, travelling across the country to tiny venues in the back rooms of pubs where an audience of three or four are there for the open mic night and have never heard of me, let alone read my poetry.
Read the full story..I am the North in Northern Soul
This weekend marked Northern Soul‘s second birthday. To commemorate the occasion, Northern Soul‘s Poetry Correspondent Wendy Pratt has written this poem.
Read the full story..Speak out and speak up: one woman’s experience with the NHS
Northern Soul’s Wendy Pratt writes candidly about her devastating experience with NHS failings, how she came through it, and why she still loves and admires the health service.
Read the full story..The OU: the only truly open university
I remember watching Open University videos in school.
Read the full story..Herring Girl: Northern Soul talks to author Debbie Taylor
Northern Soul’s Wendy Pratt Talks to author Debbie Taylor about Herring Girl, Mslexia and taking the scenic route to becoming a writer.
Read the full story..Women Writers Need Women Writers
When I first started writing this article I thought it was going to be about feminism and the modern woman, and how women writers struggle to get published.
Read the full story..What Motherhood Means
Below is a poem I wrote in 2010. It is the title poem of my first collection, a pamphlet called Nan Hardwicke Turns into a Hare.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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