Whitman and the Wonder Women
Reading Walt Whitman's writing with the Bolton community
Whitman 200: After the dazzle of day
Soti Erekosima reads Walt Whitman's "After the dazzle of day" As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Soti reads her favourite Whitman poem, “After the dazzle of day”.
Whitman 200: Song of myself
Romina Ramos reads Walt Whitman's "Song of myself" As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Romina reads her favourite Whitman poem, “Song of myself”.
Whitman 200: Had I the choice
Emma Booth reads Walt Whitman's "Had I the choice"As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Emma reads her favourite Whitman poem, “Had I the choice”.
Whitman 200: A woman waits for me
Karen Glazebrook reads Walt Whitman's "A woman waits for me"As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Karen reads her favourite Whitman poem, “A woman waits for me”.
Whitman 200: Memories
Patrick Leacy reads Walt Whitman's "Memories"As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Patrick reads his favourite Whitman poem, “Memories”.
Whitman 200: You tides with ceaseless swell
Rimini Nuttall reads Walt Whitman's "You tides with ceaseless swell" As part of the 2019 bicentennial celebration of Walt Whitman and his special relationship with Bolton, English and Creative Writing student, Rimini reads her favourite Whitman poem, “You tides with ceaseless swell”.
Whitman 200: Whitman Walk
Bolton's annual Walt Whitman celebration We joined the 2019 annual Whitman Walk, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth. With readings, songs, performances, great views across Greater Manchester and more than a couple of swigs from the “Loving Cup”, a good time was had by all. Bolton's annual Walt Whitman celebration……
The Winter Hill Mass Trespass, 1896
(I am indebted to the historical research and publications of Professor Paul Salveson and Dr Katrina Navickas for the summary of events as provided below. Image credit: Kathryn Gardiner) One hundred and twenty-five years ago, in September 1896 the local people of Bolton perpetrated the biggest mass rights-of-way protest known in British…
The Winter Hill Mass Trespass: Zoom Meeting
The organisers of the 125th commemorative march to celebrate the the mass Winter Hill trespass of 1896, held a public Zoom meeting to share details of the upcoming event scheduled to take place on September 5th, 2021. In the meeting, hosted by Bolton FM’s Keith Harris, they outlined their plans for the event. The intention is to meet at 10AM at the bottom of Halliwell Road (where the original march began), and retrace the steps of the original route. The first guest speaker,…
Taken at the Flood by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Serialised fiction in the Bolton Weekly Journal – Taken at the Flood (1873-74) by Mary Elizabeth Braddon Mary Elizabeth Braddon – best known for one of, if not the, most famous sensation fiction novel Lady Audley’s Secret – has links to Bolton through the serialisation of another of her stories. Taken at the Flood was published from August 1873 to April 1874 in thirty-four weekly instalments in the Bolton Weekly Journal, and…
Colonel Quaritch V.C.: A Tale of Country Life by H. Rider Haggard
Serialised fiction in the Bolton Weekly Journal – Colonel Quaritch V.C. (1888) by H. Rider Haggard Colonel Quaritch V.C.: A Tale of Country Life (1887), is not the best-remembered H. Rider Haggard novel: one would have to concede that King Solomon’s Mines (1885) and She (1886) would vie for that accolade, both having been adapted for the big screen. However, the weekly periodical, Truth, reported in 1889 that the Sheffield Daily…