Bloodaxe Books 1978-2018: Forty Years of Poetry with an Edge from jenny dooley Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 37 min 13 sec ✓ Published: 12-Jun-2018
Description: Bloodaxe Books marks its 40th birthday in 2018. This film by Pamela Robertson-Pearce and founder editor Neil Astley celebrates forty years of poetry with an edge - with readings, archive footage and visual snapshots of notable events over four decades. It kicks off with a short film made by BBC North East in 1985 focused on the launch of the Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets in Newcastle. This is followed by films or footage featuring Ken Smith (the first poet published by Bloodaxe in 19