Between the salt and the ash by Jake Morris-Campbell

North-East England is a starkly beautiful part of the country, with a deep history that is intimately entwined with the idea of Englishness. A Christian crucible in the early Middle Ages, it later became defined by industry and class. But it is also a hotbed of culture and creativity today. Beating the bounds of the place he calls ‘hyem’, Jake Morris-Campbell invites us to see how and why we need to forge new ways through the old north.

Jake Morris-Campbell was born in South Shields in 1988 and is the author of Between the salt and the ash: a journey into the soul of Northumbria (Manchester University Press, 2025), and co-editor with Peter Armstrong of William Martin's Marratide: Selected Poems (Bloodaxe Books, 2025). His poetry collection Corrigenda for Costafine Town (Blue Diode Press, 2021) was longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize and Highly Commended in the 2022 Forward Prizes. A BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker, Jake makes regular broadcast appearances on BBC radio. He often collaborates with creative practitioners and specialists on multidisciplinary art shows. Jake holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Newcastle University and is currently Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing at Liverpool John Moores University. He lives in Oswestry, Shropshire.

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