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Morden Tower
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"Morden Tower 800 years old"
Female
44 years old
Northeast
United Kingdom
Last Login: 8/21/2008
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| Status: | Single | | Hometown: | Newcastle | | Zodiac Sign: | Gemini | | Occupation: | Poetry Venue |
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Morden Tower is one of Britain's best-known literary landmarks. For the past 44 years, hundreds of poets have come from all over the world to give readings in this ancient turret-room on Newcastle's city walls. It has been particularly noted for its assocation with many Beat and Black Mountain poets
Morden Tower readings were started by Tom and Connie Pickard in 1964. On June 16 1964 poet and song writer Pete Brown gave the first reading.
On the 22 December 1965 Basil Bunting gave his first public reading of his newly written epic poem Briggflatts.
Allen Ginsberg gave his first European reading of Kaddish in 1965
Morden Tower is equally as popular as a music venue as well hosting local performances from some of Newcastle's rising talent, Jumpin Hot Club hosts a range of international and national talent.
Some of the poets and muscians to have performed at Morden Tower include, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gregory Corso,
Hugh MacDiarmid, J.H.Prynne, Alan Hull, Tom Raworth, Ed Dorn. Musicans include, Grayson Capps, Les Cox (Sportif), Twentymen, Hawk and a Hacksaw, Jazz Finger, Volcano The Bear, Sir Richard Bishop, Eric Taylor, Jack Rose
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