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Oliver James Lomax and Northangerland:
Working-Class Love Poem
Shadrack and Duxbury Records £25.00
OLIVER James Lomax is a poet born in Bolton in 1983 who has previously had two collections of poetry published and has written for film and television. His work has been performed by Maxine Peake and during lockdown he worked with BBC Newsround to film writing poetry tips for children.
He is also a trustee of the Working-class Movement Library in Salford with whom he works to deliver poetry workshops in schools and working-class areas in the north-west.
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