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    Literature brings together writers and readers, helping us understand who we are, and our place in a complex world.

    Writing Literary Portsmouth, the blog of the Portsmouth Literary Map, is here to stimulate discussions about the city, its incredible literary history, and its thriving creative scene.

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    Literature brings together writers and readers, helping us understand who we are, and our place in a complex world.

    Writing Literary Portsmouth, the blog of the Portsmouth Literary Map, is here to stimulate discussions about the city, its incredible literary history, and its thriving creative scene.

    31 posts found

    Poem of the month: 'Dog Roses' by denise bennett Holly Kybett Smith introduces a powerful poem for the month of June

    13 June 2022 5 min read

    Holly Kybett Smith introduces a powerful poem for the month of June.

    Dog rose

    A FUTURISTIC TALE FOR ALL TIMES: OLIVIA TODD,  A Human's Touch Portsmouth novelist Gillian Fernandez Morton reviews Todd’s debut novel

    23 May 2022 5 min read

    Portsmouth novelist Gillian Fernandez Morton reviews Todd’s debut novel

    A Human's Touch

    A Lockdown Fable for All: Caroline Henton’s Pandemic Pete Charlie Reilly reviews Henton’s second book

    16 May 2022 4 min read

    Charlie Reilly reviews Henton’s second book

    Covid 19

    timely fictions: Graham Hurley's Kyiv Leading Holocaust scholar Christine Berberich, reviews the latest in Hurley’s Spoils of War series

    12 May 2022 Dr Christine Berberich 7 min read

    Leading Holocaust scholar Christine Berberich, reviews the latest in Hurley’s Spoils of War series

    A Ukrainian flag in the wind

    Tina MacNaughton, 'Just Seventeen': Poem of the Month (April 2022) A Monthly Slice of Poetic Portsmouth

    01 May 2022 Dr Mark Frost 5 min read

    A Monthly Slice of Poetic Portsmouth

    Cover image MacNaughton On the Shoulders of Lion

    Ukraine Truth brotherly competes with faith while unhappiness delights Vladislav Areshka, University of Portsmouth PhD student in English Literature from Belarus, shares a creative writing piece about the invasion of Ukraine

    11 April 2022 9 min read

    Vladislav Areshka, University of Portsmouth PhD student in English Literature from Belarus, shares a creative writing piece about the invasion of Ukraine.

    a woman in a crowd holding a Ukrainian flag

    Revisiting the Mary Rose Celebrated Hampshire poet Stephanie Norgate reflects on Pompey, relationships, and the past

    05 April 2022 12 min read

    Celebrated Hampshire poet Stephanie Norgate reflects on Pompey, relationships, and the past

    Illustration of the Mary Rose from c. 1546

    a wartime tale for modern times Poet and writer Tina Cathleen MacNaughton reviews Gill Morton’s novel, Bombweed

    28 March 2022 8 min read

    Poet and writer Tina Cathleen MacNaughton reviews Gill Morton’s novel, Bombweed

    Gillian Morton, seaside shelter, Portsmouth

    Portsmouth and the Port An author’s perspective on the city’s role in shaping her imagination, her work, and her books.

    16 March 2022 5 min read

    Caroline S Henton shares her perspective on the city’s role in inspiring her creativity.

    Illustration of pandemic pete on billboard

    Denise Bennett, ‘Cabbage Patch’: Poem of the Month (February 2022) Dr Mark Frost reflects on Denise Bennett's Portsmouth poem 'Cabbage Patch'

    25 February 2022 Dr Mark Frost 7 min read

    Mark Frost reflects on Denise Bennett's Portsmouth poem 'Cabbage Patch'

    Detail, Edward King art (creative commons licence)