Hi Sally,

Like the idea here. I know Seahouses and that area of Northumberland around 
Bamburgh and the Farne Islands. Lots of stories around that area related to 
the sea and the Border Reivers of course. Very fertile location. On the 
current text I'd say it is a little ellusive, unless this is your intention 
and want to try and avoid a traditional narrative route. I'd like more 
detail on this one and feel it could be further developed. Look forward to 
seeing more episodes.



bw
James





>From: Sally Evans <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: New sub: Seahouses
>Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:22:29 +0100
>
>Seahouses
>
>this may be the first of a series of peoms about the coastal border, and of
>course it is a ³true² story. (I think the fashion for fictional poetry will
>come and go.)
>
>Seahouses
>
>Seahouses - a coast of romance
>where you hurtle over the border in a car
>that packs up on you , matter-of-fact,
>unanswerable, so Steve the Scot
>appears from one of the secret side roads
>that trickle out to the end of land,
>takes charge of your broken accelerator
>and key, picnic,  spare shoes and all
>while you grab books, poems and fellow poet
>pick your point on the A road and start to hitch
>thumbing a lift and trying not to hum out
>your nervousness as you hiss ³smile!²
>to the virgin hobo slightly your senior
>caught up in an undignified
>wait by the roadside. But look, he comes,
>the dapper diver, demon driver,
>scooting down to mend a computer
>who takes it upon himself to get you
>to your poetry reading on time. He does so
>with the help of his family, whom he organises
>on his mobile phone. Then you find out
>that Katrina Porteous, who lives at Beadnell,
>uses the same garage and knows Steve.
>Beadnell of seashore life and cowrie shells.
>Seahouses of trips to the Farnes.
>O that light I had seen on Lindisfarne
>when I did not have a story!
>I have a story now.
>Although a story of land not sea
>a story of travel not yet completed,
>a story of wide Northumberland beaches
>and half deserted Northumberland roads
>where those going south are going to Newcastle
>and those going north are going to Edinburgh.
>England and Scotland - my head is spinning.
>Two countries so distinct and yet
>so long entangled - in north Northumberland,
>Seahouses to be exact.

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