On one of my rare excursions into the city centre yesterday I bought a Big Issue (no 887).
A couple of articles inside were of some interest.
One was about a 'spoken word artist', Polarbear (AKA Steven Camden). He insists he's no poet, but a writer and storyteller. He came over as an individual with pace, passion, power, commitment and desire. It was inspiring stuff.
Unfortunately, the article doesn't appear to be available online, so a street purchase is necessary. But, I found some footage on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbV-lalOOHM
(sorry, I know this has been covered lots of time, I must try and pay attention - how do you make these links live??)
Well worth a look.
There was also another article claiming that all is not dead in the world of bookshops, citing ways that they are maintaining their position in the high street.
This post was last edited by Zak Spundy, 07 Mar 2010, 16:23
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