The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade 1 listed building. [1] Since June 1964, Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, and has made it a key fixture of Newcastle's alternative cultural life, with the building hosting music and poetry ...

Sep 30, 2019 · The Morden Tower is situated halfway along a looming, dark, narrow, forbidding, and dangerous alley on the thirteenth-century city walls and was without electricity or plumbing but was supplied with gas for lighting and a miserable attempt at a gas fire.

Morden Tower quickly became an international poetry center with strong connections to the Objectivist, Beat, and Black Mountain poets and their United Kingdom allies. From Basil Bunting’s first reading of Briggflatts to Allen Ginsberg’s European debut of Kaddish, Morden Tower housed poetry history. This exhibition, opening on September 5 ...

Apr 1, 2013 · Following their success at the legendary Morden Tower as part of the Newcastle “Late Shows” in May, Wor Poets return for a feast of poetry to be served at the Learning Suite at Theatre Royal Newcastle. Wor Poets is about a shared experience of life in our region from multiple perspectives.

Jan 19, 2016 · The Morden Tower is situated halfway along an unlit alley, Back Stowell Street, on the western portion of the thirteenth century wall that once protected the city of Newcastle upon Tyne from invading Scots. It also served to garrison …

The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade 1 listed building.[1] For the last 45 years (since June 1964) Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, …

The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade 1 listed building. For the last 45 years (since June 1964) Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, and has made it a key fixture of Newcastle's alternative cultural life.

On June 16, 1964, Connie and Tom Pickard organised the first poetry reading at Morden Tower on Newcastle’s mediaeval town West Walls. Over the next few years, against the odds, it became an international centre for poetry and one of the most iconic venues for poetry performances in …

Nov 6, 2021 · The Morden Tower became one of Britain’s best-known literary landmarks. For the past 45 years, hundreds of poets have come from all over the world to give readings in this ancient turret room, at first sight not the most obvious of venues.

Oct 6, 2024 · The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade 1 listed building. For the last 45 years (since June 1964) Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, and has made it a key fixture of Newcastle's alternativ