Book launch on Zoom. Contributions from residents of Headingley feature in this anthology.
OLYMPIC ANTHOLOGY FROM OTLEY PUBLISHER
The anthology will be launched at an online event on Zoom on Friday 24 July – the day that the Olympic Opening Ceremony was due to be held in Tokyo. Contributors will read their poems from the book, and anyone is welcome to join the audience. Entry is free, and details can be found online at Eventbrite or Leeds Inspired.
Edited by local writers Joe Williams and Peter R White, The View from Olympia features contributions by some of the best contemporary poets in the UK and around the world, as well as an introduction by Bramhope-based double Olympic gold medallist Alistair Brownlee.
Joe Williams said: 'We came up with the idea for the book back in December, with the intention of bringing it out this summer to coincide with the 2020 Games. We had no idea that by the time we’d finished collecting the poems, we’d be in the middle of a global pandemic and the Olympics would be cancelled.
'We decided to carry on regardless and publish the anthology anyway. I hope it’ll bring some enjoyment to those who have been missing sport this summer, as well as people who love poetry.'
The View from Olympia is currently on sale for the special introductory price of £9 plus postage, from http://www.halfmoonbooks.co.uk
For further information contact Joe Williams, tel 0113 295 6111 or 07760 375712
Additional event details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-view-from-olympia-anthology-launch-tickets-112256602520
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