{"id":49,"date":"2012-05-22T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/teessidecreativewriting\/2012\/05\/22\/poetic-licence-1982-1985-teessides-first-poetry-mag-since-the-19thc\/"},"modified":"2012-05-22T18:44:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T17:44:00","slug":"poetic-licence-1982-1985-teessides-first-poetry-mag-since-the-19thc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsrainbow.com\/teessidecreativewriting\/2012\/05\/22\/poetic-licence-1982-1985-teessides-first-poetry-mag-since-the-19thc\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetic Licence (1982 – 1985) (Teesside’s first Poetry Mag since the 19thC)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About Poetic Licence<\/span><\/b>
Poetic Licence was the brainchild of Ann Wainwright<\/b> and Pamela Hutson<\/b> in 1982 and was the first poetry \/ literary magazine in the area since the production of  George Markham Tweddell’s<\/b><\/a> Yorkshire Miscellany <\/i>and North Yorkshire Tractates<\/i> and Joseph Richardson’s<\/b> Literary Pilot<\/i> in the 19thC, as far as I know.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Ann Wainwright and Pamela Hutson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

While studying Literature at Teesside Polytech in 1981 and writing poetry, Ann discovered there was a need for such a magazine in the area. Pamela had returned to Billingham after completing her degree in Sheffield and the two set about creating a monthly magazine called Poetic Licence. Initially the contributions came from Ann’s connection at the Poly and from members of Teesside Poly’s Multi Media Society<\/i> Poetry and Music workshop run by Trev Teasdel<\/b> and Dave Wood<\/b> along with contributions that came via flyers, posters, local press and radio appearances. The magazine proved a huge hit with contributions from all age groups in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Poet John Saunders <\/b>judged  Poetic
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The editorial policy different to the mainstream poetry journals in that they didn’t ‘judge<\/i>‘ the poetry but sought, as far as space would permit, to be representative of what was coming out of the area and give a voice to it. The magazine also carried information on related activities in the area and graphics, mostly supplied by Ann and Pamela and, among others, a local lad Brian Gee<\/b> who later contributed graphics to Outlet Magazine<\/i>..<\/span>

<\/span>Soon Pamela Hutson<\/b> moved on and became a co-editor of Voice of the North<\/i>, introducing a poetry section to Kevin Daws<\/b> magazine and Ann Wainwright<\/b> went on to develop Poetic Licence<\/i> in the various ways we can see below.<\/span>

<\/span>Press \/ Radio and Publicity<\/span><\/b>
Ann and Pamela initially got quite a bit of press coverage in the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette and in the<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Northern Echo (cuttings can be seen on here) and both were on Radio Tees in Stockton a few times (one of the broadcasts can be heard here below). It was Radio Cleveland’s Housecall programme, presented by Mike Hollingworth<\/b> that played host the magazine’s monthly competitions. Ann would give a theme each issue and John Saunders<\/b>, Head of Leeds University Adult Education centre in Middlesbrough (and a poet himself) judged the competition and Mike Hollingworth would read out the poems on Housecall and offer prizes to the winners – usually a book token.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Radio Tees<\/b> (Stockton) interviews 1982 <\/span><\/div>\n
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Ann Wainwright and Pamela Hutson talking about Poetic Licence and reading some of  the winning entries on Radio Tees Spectrum Programme, Stockton 1982. Several broadcasts merged together in the video. <\/b><\/div>\n
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Children’s Poetry and Asian Poetry<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Ann Wainwright<\/b> pioneered encouraging both Childrens and Asian writing on Teesside, later taken up via Ishfaq Ahmed (Ashy),<\/b> editor of Radio Cleveland’s Asian network publicised Poetic Licence on his programme.<\/span>
Outlet magazine and Write Around. <\/span>

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<\/b><\/a>Poetic Licence Collective – 1) Digester<\/span><\/b>
Soon Poetic Licence developed in many other directions. It soon became a popular part of the National and<\/span>
International Small Press Network, mixing work from Teesside alongside contributions from some of the popular poets from the small presses and gaining a growing reputation in many of those magazines.<\/span>

<\/span>It was at this stage that Ann created the periodic Poetic Licence Digester<\/b> to promote these magazines and chapbooks. In this folded A4 sheet, Ann would review some of the main magazines. The full Digesters will be posted at the bottom of this post.<\/span><\/p>\n


<\/b>2) Chapbooks and Anthologies<\/span><\/b>
<\/a>Ann Wainwright <\/b>produced a number of anthologies on a theme. The theme was advertised in Poetic Licence and work was chosen from the entries for a special anthology. The theme of  Love<\/b> was one such anthology. Ann also produced chapbooks for poets whose work merited a special collection, including Clown in the Garden<\/i> by John Saunders <\/b>(Middlesbrough), Seasons and Sincerity<\/i> – Sara Newby<\/b> (Darlington), Now and Then <\/b>– Peter Fairclough<\/b> (Yarm), Love is a Glove – Linda French<\/b> (Billingham), Pictures at an Exhibition<\/i> – Peter Hanks. <\/b>Where is the Heart \/ Pot Pourri \/ Tomorrow Sing<\/i> – all by Ethel Robinson.<\/b> Germinal<\/i> – Anthony Clooney<\/b>. Escaped Poet<\/i> and Poet Reprobate<\/i> – Trev Teasdel, <\/b>Orange Aid <\/i>– Ann Wainwright. <\/b>Pictures of the anthologies and chapbooks below.<\/span><\/p>\n


<\/b>(3) Offshoots<\/span><\/b>

<\/b>Station Identification<\/b><\/span>
Ann also started a 2nd magazine later in 1982 to cater for the more avant garde contribution – poetry, stories, articles and graphics. More on this in a separate post on here.<\/span>

<\/span>The Castalians – <\/b>Teaming up with Colin Walker <\/b>and Trev Teasdel <\/b>a poetry, music performance venue was created at the Dovecot Arts Centre, <\/i>Stockton in May 1982 for some of the contributors to Poetic Licence<\/b>  and Teesside Poly Multi-Media Society<\/i> and anyone in the area. By 1984, it was re-branded The New Poetry Scene <\/i>with a different format and ran until 1985. More on this in a separate post.<\/span>

<\/span>Poetic Licence<\/b> folded after 1985 when Ann moved to Hull but was briefly revived in a new form in early 1990’s as a broadsheet and Ann also had a new chapbook of her poetry published and produced a series of  poetry cards. Ann was also later involved in co-organising the Merlin’s Cauldron Arts Festival <\/i>and the 2nd phase of the Writers Cafe<\/i> at the Georgian Theatre in Stockton, both with Trev Teasdel<\/b> and co-organisers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Poetic Licence in 1990’s<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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