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From war to poetry: Patrick Howse
Guest post from Patrick Howse Patrick Howse began writing the poems in his collection, Shadow Cast By Mountains, while covering the Iraq War for the BBC. War plays a central part in the book, but he is reluctant to describe himself … Continue reading
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Tagged Baghdad, BBC, Hayloft Publishing, Iraq War, John Simpson, military, Patrick Howse, Poetry, Poetry readings, Schlinge, Shadow Cast by Mountains, writing
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A journey into determination: Vincent Hunt
By Roz Kay “That was a tough morning.” Vincent Hunt’s new book, Fire and Ice: the Nazis’ scorched earth campaign in Norway, poignantly and with dignity captures the pain still threading like barbed wire through the communities that survived the … Continue reading
Posted in Author interviews, History, Nonfiction
Tagged author, BBC, Cold War, Finnmark, Fire and Ice, German, history, Honningsvag, interview, Kirkenes, Lyngen Line, Manchester, military, Nazi, Norway, Norwegian, Nuremberg trials, occupation, Oslo, Roz DeKett, Roz Kay, scorched earth, Second World War, Soviet, The History Press, The Right Word, Tromso, Vincent Hunt, WW2
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