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'Bellows and heckles ... did I mention the punch-ups?': Laura Taylor recalls wild north-west

So – ten whole years of Write Out Loud nights in Wigan? That’s got to be worth celebrating!  Ten whole years of rhythm and rhyme, of odes and epics, smiles and tears, of bellows and heckles, of a poetry community that is so tight-knit you could legitimately call it family, and of course, no family gathering is complete without the odd punch-up!

The WOL nights are now held in The Old Courts venu...

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