Reviews & features: Roddy Woomble
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Charles Leadbeater
14 Aug 2008
Internet ideas man seeks to expand boundaries
‘What excites me about book festivals is the sheer diversity of ideas, viewpoints and styles,’ says Charles Leadbeater. ‘There are so many interesting people who are interesting in different ways.’ Leadbeater is all about ideas. He has advised…
Simon Armitage
21 Aug 2008
Pop poet turns wordy rock star
Simon Armitage is a very modern poet, as happy to ruminate over Arctic Monkeys’ lyrics as he is to translate 14th century romantic poetry. During the 15 years since he handed in his notice as a probation officer to concentrate fully on his writing, he’s…
