by PixelT | Nov 22, 2022 | Poetry
A New Anthology of Cumbrian Poetry Handstand Press invites poets currently living or who have lived in Cumbria to submit three poems (maximum 60 lines) for inclusion in a new and exciting anthology of best contemporary poetry. The selection panel will be looking for...
by PixelT | Nov 22, 2022 | Lakeland Book of the Year
The Lakeland Books of the Year were announced yesterday at a literary lunch at Armathwaite Hall on Bassenthwaite Lake. It is an event that everyone in the Cumbrian book world looks forward to with hope (maybe this year we have won something!) and because it gives...
by PixelT | Nov 22, 2022 | New project
A series of events is being organised by libraries in Cumbria this May to celebrate local history month. Local history is what Handstand is all about so I am delighted we have been invited to take part. Kerry Darbishire is giving a talk about Kay’s Ark in Kirkby...
by PixelT | Nov 22, 2022 | New project
We’re more than half way through January in this new year and I’ve been slow to get into gear. I’ve had one of those horrible colds that seem to be afflicting so many at the moment and the motivation to do much more than feel sorry for myself has been woeful. ...
by PixelT | Nov 22, 2022 | Kays Ark
This is just one of the comments received in response to Kerry Darbishire’s book, Kay’s Ark. Letters, emails and tweets have been arriving over recent weeks, full of praise for her memoir of her mother’s life. It is a lovely feeling to have given such pleasure. Here...
