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Matthew Welton, Poetry Reading

Matthew Welton’s practice includes collaborations with musicians, visual artists and other writers. A lecturer in creative writing at the University of Nottingham, Matthew’s interest in poetry is related to explorations of the sounds of words and the possibilities of repetition.

He is the author of Carcanet: The Book of Matthew (2003), We needed coffee but… (2009) and The Number Poems (2016) and has won the Eric Gregory Award, the Jerwood-Aldeburgh Prize, and received a recommendation by the Poetry Book Society.

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Henry the Hedgegnome fans dress up to celebrate World Book Day

Henry the Hedgegnome fans dress up to celebrate World Book Day

Richard Heddington is a local author living in Plymstock and writes and illustrates the Henry the Hedgegnome books. With the celebration of World Book Day growing every year, there is ever more pressure on parents to dress their children as their favourite book character.

This year saw a new kid on the block in the...

People in Plymouth shun Kindles in favour of paperbacks

It stands to reason in the digital age that people would prefer to read on a Kindle, smartphone or tablet when on holiday, saving space in their suitcase and taking advantage of cut-price deals on books.

But a survey undertaken by RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) has revealed that almost half (47 per cent) of Plymouth residents prefer to stick to the old-fashioned way,...

Reading 2 Argyle 0: Match report

TO no-one’s great surprise, Argyle fell at the first hurdle in the EFL Cup for the fourth season in succession, succumbing to Championship opponents who, at the moment, they can only aspire to emulate.

A double Dutch dose of first-half goals from Joey van den Berg and his fellow Netherlander Roy Beerens, a full international, gave countryman Jaap Stam his first knockout victory since...

Devon’s biggest reading challenge starts this month

An exciting reading challenge, designed to improve literacy levels in primary school children across the country is coming to Devon in June.

The competition, called One Million Minutes, is run by award-winning education charity Achievement for All and challenges primary school classes in different regions across the UK to read for as many minutes as they can in just one week.

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Devon teacher launches free app to aid reading

A primary school teacher from Devon has today launched an app 'Fonics' designed to help 3-6 year olds learn how to read more effectively. The app is free and is available to download now across all major app stores.

Sophie Cooper “Learning to read is the most important skill we teach children when they first start school, it is a skill they will use every day for the rest of their...

Plymouth libraries celebrate Bookstart Week

Libraries in Plymouth will be celebrating National Bookstart Week with jungle themed parties for the under-fives.

UK charity Book Trust says ‘every little monkey deserves a story and a cuddle’ and is calling for Plymouth parents and carers to perfect their loudest ape call and take their cheeky chimps to a local library for some reading adventures between Saturday 6 and Saturday 13...

Library scheme encourages Tavistock College pupils to read

YOUNGSTERS at Tavistock College are being inspired to read more books thanks to a special programme sponsored by Fairway Furniture.

The school’s Accelerated Reader Programme is being sponsored by the family-run furniture company for the second year running.

The scheme encourages pupils to read books from the school library before taking part in an online quiz about what they...

Poetry reading: Rachael Allen and Professor Anthony Caleshu

Rachael Allen reads from her debut poetry collection 'Kingdomland', published with Faber and Faber. Rachael, born in Cornwall, is the co-author of Jolene, a collaborative book of poems and photographs with Guy Gormley, and 'Nights of Poor Sleep', a book of paintings and poems with Marie Jacotey. She is the recipient of a Northern Writers Award and an Eric Gregory Award, and was a Faber New Poet in 2014.

Professor Anthony Caleshu is the author of four books of poetry and three books of criticism about poetry. He is a professor of poetry and directs the MA...

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