I have now created a YouTube channel where I will catalogue readings of my work. I have initially loaded nine pieces - eight poems and one short story - and I am to build on that body of work over the coming weeks and months. I hope you enjoy them.
Category: Reading
New YouTube channel: ‘Ian Gouge – Author’
I have now created a YouTube channel where I will publish readings of some of my work. Initially I have uploaded nine pieces, eight poems and one short story, and I intend to gradually build up a catalogue of readings. I hope you like them!
Welshman – a short story
Coast – another anime reading…
I could get hooked on this clever software as a delivery channel..! YouTube channel to follow?? https://videopress.com/v/vyplfbtL?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata
The Skip – an anime reading…
How surreal is this...? https://videopress.com/v/VCFLiEP1?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata
“In a Strange Room”
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Openings
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“Darkness Visible”
As much as I like and admire William Golding's work, "Darkness Visible" missed a beat for me. It almost felt as if his characters had gifted him with multiple themes yet he hadn't been able to exactly settle on the central one when he was writing it. Thus the focus seems to shift been the … Continue reading “Darkness Visible”
Writers’ Retreat – The Lake District, February
Jan and the team at Writers' Retreats UK have their next three-day event scheduled for the 11th February 2022 in the northern Lake District, not far from the Scottish border, and I am delighted to have been invited as a guest in order to run some workshops and offer a little ad-hoc mentoring as and … Continue reading Writers’ Retreat – The Lake District, February
“Jesus’ Son”
It was mere coincidence that saw me reading Denis Johnson's short story collection "Jesus' Son" immediately after Kevin Barry's "That Old Country Music" - but it was a coincidence which served to throw the two into sharp contrast. Where Barry's stories are softer, somewhat gentle, filled with 'Irishness', Johnson's are raw, hard, uncompromising, and paint … Continue reading “Jesus’ Son”
Ian Gouge - Writer 