Thursday, 8 November 2018 from 19:00-21:00
Room 0.20, Eldon Building, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 2UP
A panel of poets, critics, life writers and fictionists explore the relationship between individual outsiders, mavericks and misfits and their geographical surroundings or places of origin.
Covering a variety of cultures, topographies, historical periods and literary approaches, these writers explore how the beliefs and behaviours of outsider figures – from Edward King to women suspected of witchcraft to embattled Manila slum-dwellers – are shaped by the times and places they emerge from. The panellists also discuss the role that folklore and mythology can play in representations of Self and place, and the creative decisions required to present the outsider and his/her connections to the world.
Panellists:
Poet and novelist Amanda Garrie on rural England, folklore and schizophrenia
Novelist and short story writer Dr Alison Habens on Portsmouth’s literary outsiders.
Poet and travel writer Richard Peirce on the southern Philippines, Turkey and his family connections to Austria.
Cultural critic Dr Sally Shaw on Edward King and wartime Portsmouth.
Will Sutton on Victorian coppers, fallen women and criminals.
Journalist, author and critic Dr Tom Sykes on marginalised groups and fringe beliefs in the urban megacity of Manila.
The panel will be moderated by poet and journalist Emily Priest of Star & Crescent and other outfits.
Photo by Alexander Sebley
Tom Sykes 