Accessibility? Must do better. Disabled poet Shaun Fallows looks back at the good and bad times on his Arts Council-funded tour
I could have kicked myself back in the summer when I realised I’d written the wrong date on the calendar for disabled poet and wheelchair user Shaun Fallows’ gig at the Poetry Jam in Durham. I’ve known Shaun for a few years online and on Zoom, but I’d never seen him live. Both of us were looking forward to meeting up. So I had to get in touch afterwards to say sorry, and to ask him how the tour to promote his poetry collection...
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