Eye is feeling a bit evangelical about promoting Quaker literature. By this we mean encouraging those Friends who may be harbouring skills of artistic communication. Our recent short story competition, and the editor’s series of transforming poetry, are but two examples of what we mean. Now a reader has suggested that there should be a Friends Writers Group.
Ian Prior, who is actually Greek Orthodox but an occasional attender at Meeting, was impressed with the piece in The Friend by the poet Herbert Lomas (26 May). He tells Eye ‘I am trying to write whilst having to teach full time, and thought it would be helpful to be in touch with some like-minded people trying to do the same thing.’ Ian’s novel is a third finished but halted by marking exam papers. ‘I’d certainly like to explore the idea of a group,’ he says enthusiastically.
Ian will be outlining his ideas for us soon – scribblers take note.