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BOOK LAUNCH - Leechcraft
Highlights from a wonderful launch event at SQUASH Liverpool!
On 19 May 2024, David Ward launched his new collection of poetry, Leechcraft, at SQUASH Liverpool.
With guest readings from poets Colin Watts, Eleanor Rees, Freda Davis and Judy Mazonowicz, and music from Peter Davis.
“These poems are for these times – and as surely will have long lives.” – Kevin Crossley Holland
“Mesmerising… deeply felt, singing poems.” – Natalie Linh Bolderston (The Protection of Ghosts)
“Wraiths in the mist… pinned to the page by acute observations.” Freda Davis (Write Out Loud)
“Haunting images… alive with sensory detail and evocative imagery.” Tamiko Dooley (Seasons of Love around the Rising Sun)
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