Coming to a Street Near You by Mike Watts
Reviewed by Michelle Dee
Getting published in a real book with numbered pages and your name on the cover is a milestone in every writer's career. Mike Watts of Write to Speak fame has had his first anthology published by Night Publishing called Coming to a Street Near You.
The collection of poems has proved popular with demands from local bookstores, online and at shows.
I remember Mike signing a handful or more copies of his book for the animated audience.
Coming to a Street Near You features favourites such as Debbie, Rocky the Rat, Now She's Gone alongside newer material; Bookshop Millie, Cider Barry and more.
How you've come to Watts' work will shape how you experience the book. If you've heard him on local radio or at shows - local and further afield - then as you read you can't help but hear his distinctive Hull tone. If you are reading prior to this insight then you may miss some of the nuance. Either way, between the sheets you will uncover turgid tales, unsavoury characters, the grit and grime of working class dreams , reality mixing with fantasy, failings and fun: all bound and tied definitively to the city of Hull.
Special Offer - for a limited period only you can buy Coming to a Street Near You
for £6.99 from thisisUll.com.
