Matthew Clegg reads the poems 'Out Far and In Deep' and 'The Power-line' (from his collection 'West North East'). Recorded in Bempton and Flamborough, East Yorkshire, on the evening of Friday 19 July and the morning of Saturday 20 July. Recorded and mixed by Brian Lewis for Longbarrow Press.

Fugue #2: Flamborough

Five poems from 'Edgelands' ('West North East'), written by Matthew Clegg and read by Clegg and Fay Musselwhite. Spoken parts recorded at 76 Holme Lane, Hillsborough, 12 September 2013; ambient recordings made on location in Owlerton, 10 October 2013.

Edgelands (Matthew Clegg, Fay Musselwhite)

Matthew Clegg reading a selection of tanka from 'Edgelands' at the Derwent Poetry Festival, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, Saturday 21 November 2009.

Edgelands (live in 2009)

The Python / The Death Shift (Angelina Ayers, Matthew Clegg)

From the sequence 'Chinese Lanterns' (featured in Matthew Clegg's collection 'West North East'). Recorded in Hillsborough, Sheffield, 3 May 2012.

'Aphorisms...' (from 'Chinese Lanterns')

Poem by Matthew Clegg (from his collection 'West North East'). Recorded on location at Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire, 20 July 2013. http://westnortheast.wordpress.com

The Power-line (Matthew Clegg)

Matthew Clegg reads the poems 'Because I was Nobody', 'Blood and Ice Cream' and 'The Last Workday Before Christmas' (from his collection 'West North East': http://westnortheast.wordpress.com). Recorded on location in Crossgates, East Leeds, West Yorkshire, Friday 2 May 2014. Recorded and mixed by Brian Lewis for Longbarrow Press.

Fugue #3: Crossgates

Matthew Clegg and Andrew Hirst read the fifth poem in Clegg's sequence 'Moving with Thought' (from his collection 'West North East'). Recorded in Sheffield, 25 May 2014. http://westnortheast.wordpress.com

Moving with Thought: V (Matthew Clegg, Andrew Hirst)

The fourth poem in Matthew Clegg’s narrative sequence 'Lost Between Stations' (Longbarrow Press, 2011). Recorded in Leeds, 12 June 2010. For details of the CD and pamphlet editions of 'Lost Between Stations', go to http://longbarrowpress.com/current-publications/matthew-clegg/

Lost Between Stations: 4 (Matthew Clegg)

The fifth poem in Matthew Clegg’s narrative sequence 'Lost Between Stations' (Longbarrow Press, 2011). Recorded in Leeds, 12 June 2010. For details of the CD and pamphlet editions of 'Lost Between Stations', go to http://longbarrowpress.com/current-publications/matthew-clegg/

Lost Between Stations: 5 (Matthew Clegg)

The last poem in Matthew Clegg’s narrative sequence 'Lost Between Stations' (Longbarrow Press, 2011). This (unreleased) version was recorded in the car park of the former Vickers factory, Crossgates, Leeds, 27 March 2010. For details of the CD and pamphlet editions of 'Lost Between Stations', go to longbarrowpress.com/current-publica…/matthew-clegg/

Lost Between Stations: 7 (alternate take)(Matthew Clegg)

West North East is the debut full-length collection by Matthew Clegg (published by Longbarrow Press in September 2013). Recordings of poems and sequences from the collection will be uploaded to this site during 2013. 

West North East

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