Saturday 5th September 2026, 2pm: It’s Alright Ma, we’re still writing: an afternoon of poetry with Kate Boston-Williams, Elaine Cusack, Tallulah Howarth and Greg Freeman. North Shields Community Hub and Library, Northumberland Square, North Shields, NE30 1QU.

Kate, Elaine, Tallulah and Greg met in 2023 as mature students on Newcastle University’s MA in Writing Poetry course. The experience of returning to academia after many years affected their writing and their lives.

The four friends celebrated their graduation in December 2025 and at this event, will reflect on shared experience and read poems from their studies and beyond.

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