Paths and Digressions launched
Publishers Dempsey and Windle hosted the on line launch of Tony’s new poetry collection, Paths and Digressions, before an attentive and appreciative audience in an evening featuring readings from guest poets Liz Barton and Susan Thomas and a lively question and answer session. More events are planned, with the next launch event on 30th June […]
Hearts for the Arts
We’re thrilled to learn that Mole Valley Arts E-Live festival 2020 has been shortlisted in the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) Hearts for the Arts Awards, which are to be announced on Valentine’s Day! Tony has a long association with the annual Mole Valley Arts Alive festival, and had two hugely successful events in Arts E-Live […]
Surrey Poetry Blog
Surrey Libraries run a lovely poetry blog. A good variety of new and old – and one of mine has been added today – https://npdsurrey.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/the-fleece-by-tony-earnshaw/
Interviews
I’ve been interviewed twice this last week. Once for Mole Valley Poets and Arts Alive, and once for Damn Cheek’s performance of Little Brother at Arts Alive. Arts E-Live, this year. There’s a link to the second one – Listen to Tony’s interview
Arts Alive becomes Arts E-Live
Arts Alive is back – in a different form, as most festivals are this year. At Damn Cheek we’ve now participated in Buxton Fringe and the Saltaire Festival with on line productions and it’s good to be able to add Arts Alive to the list. Three festivals we have existing relationships with, three festivals where […]
National Poetry Day
1 October 2020 is National Poetry Day, an annual mass celebration that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. This video celebrating National Poetry Day from Surrey Librariesfeatures Tony reading 2 of his poems, Recovery and Newlands Corner. We hope you enjoy!
The return of Little Brother
Some years back I wrote a one act play exploring sibling relationships, family secrets, and the tensions and bonds between two particular sisters and a brother. It was performed a few times at festivals and went down well. Now, it’s back, in a new Zoom friendly version, as part of Mole Valley Arts Alive – […]
Lines from Lockdown
We had a beautiful creative evening last week, when Mole Valley Poets held an open Zoom session of work created during lockdown. Nine poets, nine styles, and subject matter ranging from grief to joy, looking back and looking forward. We had a guest compere in Darren Cheek and treated the evening as a Mole Valley […]
On line poetry – and history in the making
I’ve tended to have an old fashioned view of libraries – a very positive one, but limited to book borrowing, quiet spaces for reading and a children’s corner. Of course, there is much or to a modern library than that and I have become involved with a couple of aspects of Surrey Libraries of which […]
Red Ribbon for Blessed Assurance
Just received the feedback from the Wishing Shelf Awards, summed up as ‘A gripping, character-led story. A Red Ribbon Winner and highly recommended.’ Comments included ‘Worth reading for the wonderful English setting which the author works hard – and effectively – to show to the readers. Family drama with religious/faith undertone. Slow burner in many ways; the author is […]