miriam nash
What inspired Agatha Christie to pen some of the nation’s best-loved crime novels? To find out, a poet has taken up post as writer-in-residence at Greenway, to get a feel for what may have inspired the Queen of Crime whilst bringing writing to life for visitors to her holiday home.
As part of this year’s Writing Places programme, we have welcomed poet Miriam Nash to Greenway for a three month residency which began in May. Miriam is a poet, performer and arts facilitator with seven years’ experience leading creative writing workshops in schools, museums and prisons in the UK, USA and Singapore. This summer she is leading visitors in a range of events including a poetry picnic in the beautiful walled gardens, and a programme of author talks and activities on a literary theme throughout the summer.
What is Miriam's background?
Her first book of poems, Small Change was published by flipped eye in 2013. Her current collection-in-progress won an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors in 2015 – the most prestigious UK award for poets under 30. In 2012 she was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to complete an MFA in Poetry at Sarah Lawrence College in New York.
What is Writing Places?
Writing Places is an exciting Arts Council funded partnership project between the National Trust, Literature Works (the South West’s literature development charity) and the Poetry Archive, set up to celebrate the rich literary heritage of South West. As well as Greenway, three other former writer's homes, cared for by the National Trust in the South West, are taking part in the programme: Max Gate, Coleridge Cottage and A la Ronde: homes of Thomas Hardy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and journal writers and cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter, respectively.
Events and activities
4 June - Inspired by Greenway - Meet Miriam Nash
13 July - The Writer as Collector Workshop
Typing a tweet
Vintage typewriters are dotted around Greenway so that visitors can type out Greenway-inspired tweets (140 characters or less). Look out for them on twitter with #TypeGreenway - the typed tweets will be quoted throughout Miriam's residency.
THE WRITING PLACES PROJECT is an Arts Council funded partnership project between the National Trust, Literature Works (the literature development charity for the South West) and The Poetry Archive.
