New Towns
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New Towns is an anthology of poetry edited by R. M. Francis.The collection offers a diverse range of perspectives and forms from established and upcoming writers.How does place impact individual and communal identity?This anthology is a glimpse at sites that all share similar histories, social and cultural make-up, and founding principles.The writers in this collection are Helen Angel, Craig Austin, Jane Burn, Brian Comber, Sarah Davy, Murdo Eason, Harry Gallagher, Mark Goodwin, Steve Harrison, Sarah James, Alison Jones, Richard Lakin, Laurence Mitchell, Heather Moulson, Marcelle Newbould, Nick Pearson, Finola Scott, Billy Stanton, Rob Walton, Kim Wyshall-Hammond.Were defining New Towns by those associated with the New Towns Act 1946, and the subsequent waves of development following the Second World War: the waves of 1946, 1961-64 and 1967-70. These towns were designed to alleviate housing shortages by expanding into the UKs Green Belt and areas considered overspill close to large cities. That said, some already existing conurbations were designated with New Town status during these waves, this included town planning and housing projects in keeping with the design and ethos of the wider projects. This anthology is a glimpse at a handful of sites that all share similar histories, social and cultural make-up, and founding principles.This collection uncovers the eerie and haunting in these places - areas that promised release and relief, and still show the slightly faded signs of these promises. Towns that glimpsed at a possible future, but are caught in the defunct eddy of that glance.The UK literary world is riding a wave of great place-writing at the moment. From the New Nature Writers like Robert McFarlane and Helen McDonald to writers like Paul Farley who rethink the postindustrial edges of our estates. From projects like Places of Poetry to the digital site-specific work of Birminghams Overhear and Hulls QR Poetry. Writers have investigated coasts and rive
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