
Writers have been drawn to The Open Arms since its founding. They gather to discuss what they're working on, compare techniques and help one another through blockages and dry patches. Sometimes they sit alone at the bar and eavesdrop, tuning in to the voices that fill the bar, and on occasion lifting choice lines and even whole anecdotes.
This particular booth has been set aside as a resource for writers, with exercises, prompts and examples for general or specialist use.
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Writers' Snug Event Archive
8pm Thursday 29 October 2020
Book launch: Sean Ashton, Sampler
Sean Ashton read from his book Sampler, a selection of entries from an encyclopaedia
written entirely by poets. Assembled into categories
such as Fruit & Vegetables, Birdsong and Musical Instruments,
the material offers insights
into a range of natural and cultural phenomena:
the precise timbre of a lapwing’s call, the heroic
modesty of the double bass, the correct way to eat
a peach. It is also raises some pertinent questions.
What is it that makes hairdressers so special?
Why is neon the noblest of gases? Could rugby
be improved with the addition of a harpsichord?
Sampler is published by Valley Press.
Launch event: photo by Jet;
editing by Anat Ben David. |