This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read.
This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read.
These poems demand understanding and it’s this subtle sotto voice undertone to these poems which is the real triumph, alone they delight, together they enchant and whisper of the absolute triumph of imagination. The books left me breathless. Read it.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings in New York, and the birth of the modern Pride movement, the theme of LGBT History Month in February is CATALYST: 50 years of activism. Brighton joins the celebrations with a variety of events and exhibitions.
A new musical based on Shakespeare’s The Seven Ages of Man with music by Ricky Horscraft, words by John McCullough with additional material for musical theatre adaptation by Tom Slater-Hyndman. Performed by members of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra, guest performers and featuring Kara Van Park as Tequila Heels.
London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. Curated and hosted by author Paul Burston with readings and performances from Sylvia Brownrigg, Cerys Evans, Alexis Gregory, VG Lee and John McCullough.
London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre on Friday, October 20, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England.
John McCullough’s first collection of poems, The Frost Fairs, won the Polari First Book Prize and captivated many readers immediately with his delicate, comprehensive and utterly deceptive and subtle use of words to capture the momentum of love in our lives.
Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Lynda Hyde, the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Michael Foster and Peter Kyle, MP for Hove & Portslade were among the dignitaries attending the first performance of The Seven Doors of Danny at St Andrew Church, Hove last night.
If you grew up in a small, not very interesting town, the cosmopolitan city of Brighton can hold a magnetic pull, and for poet John McCullough it was no different.
After the critical success of last year’s Literature Live at Brighton Pride, Brighton & Hove Libraries in partnership with Queer in Brighton and ‘HAVE A WORD’ will host an afternoon of entertainment at Preston Park with writers and performers talking about and reading from their own work. Sit back, chill out and listen to compere Clare Lydon, author of The Long Weekend and London’s Calling introduce a line-up that includes Catherine Hall, author of The Repercussions;
