Special Spoken Label Episode - Richard Harries book launch

 

* Special Announcement from Spoken Label *

Coming on Mon 28 November 2022 from 8pm to 9.30pm, Spoken Label (My Spoken Word Podcast series) has announced to host live on facebook (with a repeat to follow on all of the usual social media networks) the online launch of the second poetry book by the excellent Richard Harries.

Richard Harries (not to be confused with the Bishop of Oxford) is a well known spoken word artist with a considerable following on YouTube. He performs mainly in the North of England but he concentrates on East Yorkshire and Hull and the surrounding area. One of his first poems, Pirate Izzy, was written for his Granddaughter; and thereafter he began writing and performing at Folk Clubs and Pubs.

In addition to several years at the Hull Freedom Festival he has been a popular feature at the Filey Folk Festival, Cottingham Springboard, and in venues in Leeds, Harrogate, York and Wakefield. Richard's historical poems have been published in American Journals and his war poems were read in Ypres 100 years after the first shot in the Battle of Bellewaarde in World War I.

Richard is often known as the Bard of Withernsea or the Activist Poet of Hull having written for the Action for Hull Group, The Wilberforce Society and supported campaigns to save the Lord line building and Beverlygate and has contributed to the Saboteur nominated play HAUNT. 

A collection of Richard's You Tube videos can be found in the 1create website. (https://1create.co.uk/richard-harries/)

Richard's second book is called "ICONIC TATTOO" and will be available in November 2022 and is described as "Iconic Tattoo follows Richard Harries wildly successful Awakening with yet another beautiful, funny and sad volume where he visits a childhood friend, and ponders what humanity has done to our natural world."

This special event will be hosted by Andy N (with assistance from Rose Drew from Stairwell Books) and features in support a short set from Andy N himself and Amanda Nicholson (Amanda Nicholson is an author, poet, podcast co-host and copywriter. She has written several books as Amanda Steel, including Ghost of Me. Amanda’s poetry has been broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester. She Has a Creative Writing MA, and has had articles published by Jericho Writers, Writers Weekly, and Authors Publish.) and also after Richard's set, a opportunity to ask Richard questions will also be featured. 

The event shall start at 8pm on Zoom and is free admission and can be ordered via Andy N directly on email on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk. Please ensure the email has a subject matter off "Richard Harries Zoom Launch" to prevent it being missed.