The Edinburgh Launch of 'The Orgreave Stations' by William Hershaw

Welcome to The Edinburgh Launch of 'The Orgreave Stations'. Join us on Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 6:30 PM at the Scottish Poetry Library for an evening filled with poetry. Come meet the author, hear readings from the book, and enjoy a cozy atmosphere with fellow poetry lovers.

'The Orgreave Stations by William Hershaw is a raw poetic journey using the traditional form of the Stations of the Cross, biblical quotations, and symbolic religious imagery. The poems and the images capture the working-class struggle before, during and after the ’84 Miners’ Strike, and highlights Orgreave as a pivotal moment' Sarah Wimbush

'A powerful work of Scottish working-class liberation theology' Alistair MacIntosh

'Hershaw’s Orgreave Stations makes us realise how he has lifted the poetic bar to a higher level' Jim Aitken

“…though the grievanced ghosts still work their shifts, a new Happyland will come.”

“The greatest sacrifice is that of self!”

“A heavy hand, a grasping shoulder grab, “You’re lifted Trotsky … Comrade Judas turned a scab.”

“And then he knew the journey he must take, To Hell inside the cage at break of day To harrow that foul kingdom of naysay.”

The Orgreave Stations by William Hershaw

Illustrated by Les McConnell

Published by Culture Matters

Host or Publisher Scottish Poetry Library