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NOVELIST, poet and literary activist, Julia Darling (1956-2005) was a phenomenon.
She wrote for radio, TV and the stage. She co-founded the feminist performance-group The Poetry Virgins, taking poetry to housing co-op AGMs and women’s refuge coffee mornings.
She helped set up the feminist press Diamond Twig and was involved in establishing Proud Words, the first gay and lesbian literary festival in England, now an annual event on Tyneside. She was also a member of the Communist Party.
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RUTH AYLETT reviews two collections of outright political poetry
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