Who is The Writing
Linda Cleary is a Literary Arts Consultant with a Diploma in Recreational Studies from Manchester Metropolitan (specialisation Creative Writing 1991), a Diploma in LAMDA Speech and Drama (1989) and a HND in Theatre Studies (1996). She is Director of the Free Writers Centre offering live and online Creative Writing courses, writing holidays and literary events as well as editing and mentoring to writers. She is also Literary Arts Coordinator for the Hypatia Trust (since 2015), recently responsible for reviving the Publishing arm of the Trust, Hypatia Publications. Linda also works in Adult Education (since 1999) holding several certificates in Teaching in Adult Education and providing literacy support to a wide variety of students including adults with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia.
She has been delivering workshops in Creative Writing, Theatre and related Arts, to a wide demographic of age and ability and in many varied settings, since 1991; working in UK, Holland, Czech Republic, Australia and Egypt – living in Cairo from 2009 to 2015 where she initiated and ran an arts residency and gave her Creative Writing courses at Diwan Bookstores, Egypt
As a British born Irish heritage poet – writer – performer with a northern England background her work as a spoken word performer has been celebrated by Apples and Snakes who promoted her on a South West UK tour in 2005-2006 saying, ”Powerful, uncompromising, rhythmic verse. Tough, lyrical beauty. Packs poetic punches with aching sensitivity. A unique new voice. If you need a comparison, think; ‘a young Joolz Denby, laced with Patti Smith overtones.’ Her written work has been published by Poetry Bay, Citizen 32, The Long Islander and other publications and she has won various grants for developing film script and performance.
Her own creative platforms are: www.lindaclearypoetry.blogspot.com which houses her written work http://www.soundcloud.com/lindacleary for her audio work of spoken word and music fusions https://www.youtube.com/watch for her poetry films - many of which have been in international poetry festivals over the years, including the Berlin Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Double Bunny Press and Poetry Film Live.
Last but not least she has also created installations using text/audio and image exhibited in several prominent galleries.
Linda is currently in the very early stages of developing a narrative told by several characters, a woman living through the Arab Spring, a man stalking his neighbour, a woman in a loveless life, a man in prison – all themed around the premise of ‘What do we do with freedom?’.
She has been delivering workshops in Creative Writing, Theatre and related Arts, to a wide demographic of age and ability and in many varied settings, since 1991; working in UK, Holland, Czech Republic, Australia and Egypt – living in Cairo from 2009 to 2015 where she initiated and ran an arts residency and gave her Creative Writing courses at Diwan Bookstores, Egypt
As a British born Irish heritage poet – writer – performer with a northern England background her work as a spoken word performer has been celebrated by Apples and Snakes who promoted her on a South West UK tour in 2005-2006 saying, ”Powerful, uncompromising, rhythmic verse. Tough, lyrical beauty. Packs poetic punches with aching sensitivity. A unique new voice. If you need a comparison, think; ‘a young Joolz Denby, laced with Patti Smith overtones.’ Her written work has been published by Poetry Bay, Citizen 32, The Long Islander and other publications and she has won various grants for developing film script and performance.
Her own creative platforms are: www.lindaclearypoetry.blogspot.com which houses her written work http://www.soundcloud.com/lindacleary for her audio work of spoken word and music fusions https://www.youtube.com/watch for her poetry films - many of which have been in international poetry festivals over the years, including the Berlin Zebra Poetry Film Festival, Double Bunny Press and Poetry Film Live.
Last but not least she has also created installations using text/audio and image exhibited in several prominent galleries.
Linda is currently in the very early stages of developing a narrative told by several characters, a woman living through the Arab Spring, a man stalking his neighbour, a woman in a loveless life, a man in prison – all themed around the premise of ‘What do we do with freedom?’.
