Sorry I’ve been away so long but what a whirlwind year it’s been! Hopefully I’ll fill you all in as to what the last few months have entailed but first some revelations.
I am realising I am not very apt at updating this blog as regularly as I should but I can’t give it up either. It’s been around too long a time, much like a diary of sorts! One day I’ll look back and think I’m glad I persevered.
Anyway, I am thrilled to tell you that since my last entry I’ve been awarded a Jerwood Compton Poetry Fellowship alongside two incredible artists Yomi Sode & Anthony Joseph, become Supported Artist at The Royal Exchange Theatre, an Associate Artist at Oldham Coliseum & Associate Artist at The Poetry Exchange.
But I also want to make some noise about being one of ten authors selected for New Writing North’s Read Regional 2020. It’s been a great year as an artist and am humbled that I’ve got this far.
I have some brilliant projects I’ll be working on over the year but before then join me at library venues in the North where I’ll share poetry from my collection, The Celox And The Clot.
Morpeth Library
Royal Sovereign House, Manchester St, Morpeth NE61 1AF
Thursday 5 March, 7.15pm
(There will be a free Exploring Poetry workshop at 6pm, before the reading)
Batley Library
14 Market Pl, Batley WF17 5DA
Saturday 7 March, 2pm
(An International Women’s Day event)
Hull Central Library
Albion St, Hull Hu1 3TF
Thursday 12 March, 7pm
(There will be a free Exploring Poetry workshop at 6pm, before the reading)
Bradford City Library
9 Aldermanbury Centenary Square, Bradford BD1 1SD
Saturday 14 March, 2pm
(There will be a free Exploring Poetry workshop at 1pm, before the reading)
Darlington Library
Crown St, Darlington DL1 1ND
Wednesday 10 June, 2.30pm
(Part of Crossing the Tees Book Festival)
Kendal Library
Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4PY
Friday 19 June, 12pm
(There will be a free Exploring Poetry workshop at 11am, before the reading)
Part of Kendal Poetry Festival.
You can purchase
The Celox and the Clot here: https://burningeye.bigcartel.com/product/the-celox-and-the-clot-by-hafsah-aneela-bashir
And if you wondered who the other nine incredible writers are, check us out! New Writing North’s #ReadRegional 2020 Authors!
The full list of Read Regional 2020 titles is:
CHILDREN’S FICTION
James Nicol, A Witch Come True
FICTION
Clara Barley, The Moss House
Yvonne Battle-Felton, Remembered
C.J. Cooke, The Blame Game
Linda Green, The Last Thing She Told Me
Oliver Harris, A Shadow Intelligence
Lara Williams, Supper Club
MEMOIR
Horatio Clare, Icebreaker
POETRY
Hafsah Aneela Bashir, The Celox and the Clot
Keith Hutson, Baldwin’s Catholic Geese
Hope to see some of you at the libraries we’ll be sharing our books at!