Poet Town

"A love letter to Hastings: these poems hit you in the eye like an arrow. At turns funny, melancholy and celebratory - there's all of life between these pages" Luke Wright

Hastings is a seaside resort with an illustrious poetic history. Once a haven for Pre-Raphaelite poets and Victorian authors, it is still a hub of creativity today. A home to artists, musicians, and renowned contemporary writers. Edited by Richard Newham-Sullivan and with a foreword by Salena Godden, this collection, Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts, brings together the best classic, modern and spoken word poets linked to this uniquely creative coastal town.

The Photo Edition contains over 20 portraits of the poets in beloved beauty spots around Hastings by Maxine Silver

"With its pockets of wilderness, multi-layered history and vivid character, this project has been both a love letter to Hastings and an exploration - of how these special places hold and inspire us and how they can become part of us." Maxine Silver