Hull Is This

Hull poet Brian Iles reads 2 of his poems, 'Stoning the Step' and 'The Watcher', both acutely observational and endearingly intimate. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Michelle Dee reads again her essay 'Infinity', first presented at the What Is? Collective event in Hull, Valentine's weekend, February 2016. 'To see a World in a Grain of Sand, and a Heaven in a Wild Flower. Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, and Eternity in an hour,' William Blake. Painting by Sarah Mole. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Ahead of changes proposed by the Psychoactive Substances Bill, Mike and Sue from the REAL project in Hull talk about their work educating and supporting users of new unregulated drugs, new psychoactive substances - so-called 'legal highs'. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Gifty Burrows, Chair of Trustees of the William Wilberforce Monument Fund, reveals plans of an oral history project aiming to collect the untold stories of Africans that have traveled to Hull and East Yorkshire. @Wilberforcefund @UntoldHull This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Clare walks me around her exhibition 'Concrete Wasteland' at a very busy Artlink in Hull, commenting on Bauhaus' impact upon architecture, interior design, and housing. There's even a cheeky Disney reference. January 2016. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Pat and Denise, both of whom care for husbands fighting dementia, respond to Eric Hall's Huffington Post article '5 most critical tips for Alzheimer's Caregivers' (see: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-j-hall/5-of-the-most-critical-tips-for-alzheimers-caregivers_b_9009692.html). Butterflies Memory Loss Support Group, Hull, UK. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Author Brian W. Lavery reads from 'The Headscarf Revolutionaries', Lillian Bilocca and the #Hull triple-trawler disaster of 1968. Published by Barbican Press, 2015. http://www.brianwlavery.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Writer and actor Ian Winter reads from his play 'Gordon', showing at Kardomah94 #Hull on Friday 25th & Saturday 26th September 2015. #theatre This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Jerome is collating people's stories of artistic experiences for his project 'Moved' - part of Roots & Wings/Art for Hull's #untoldstories strand. Here, he shares his own story. #Hull @artforhull This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

"They had picks and spades, some had bulldozers. I had a medicine spoon and a toffee hammer." #Hull #poetry This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Peter Knaggs, #Hull poet, reads his poem 'Who pays the tax when Amazon and Starbucks don't?' This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

"I've got a bigger dream than you might think, one day people might get to see that dream." Mandy, resident at Humbercare's Westbourne House, provides - with openness & honesty - a glimpse into the important support provided by the Futures Assessment Centre. #homelessness #addiction #Hull This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Poet Mike Watts reads 'Despite This', the end poem in his latest anthology - Jawbreaker - published by Paul Gibson, available Waterstones. #Hull #poetry Mike's website: http://www.mikewatts.me.uk  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Louise Beech reads an extract from her debut novel - How to be Brave - available from Orenda Books on Kindle 30th July & paperback 17th September. #Hull http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Be-Brave-Louise-Beech-ebook/dp/B00Y15POWO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid= This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

A short story written and narrated by Michelle Dee, Hull, July 2015. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Oh dear. Here's the 'Dead Bod Song' from Open Umbrella's show 'Protest Will Ensue' - part of Assemble Fest 2015 - theatre, but not as you know it. #Hull #theatre www.assemblefest.co.uk This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

It’s a fairy tale, but delivered in a way that transforms familiar surroundings into something far more sinister and exciting. Alex Mitchell, Artistic Director for Silent Uproar, tells me about their show for Assemble Fest 2015. www.assemblefest.co.uk #theatre #Hull This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

The Roaring Girls tell me about their show for Assemble Fest 2015, Hull. An exploration into depression, anxiety and fear, this show includes a confetti cannon when you least expect it and ends with a dance party to leave you energised. www.assemblefest.co.uk #theatre #Hull  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

Bellow Theatre chat about their show for Assemble Fest 2015, Hull. A musical tale of marriage, mayhem, murder and meat, this is a contemporary twist on a gruesome Dickens classic. www.assemblefest.co.uk #theatre #Hull  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com

PinUpRound talk about their show for Assemble Fest 2015, Hull. Decades of fashion, feminism and the female form are charted through physical theatre, taking the audience from the 1950s to the present day and beyond. www.assemblefest.co.uk #theatre #Hull This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jeromew.substack.com