Tymes Goe By Turnes - 9781913665180

Arachne Press

Tymes Goe By TurnesStories and Poems for Solstice Shorts 2020\nAuthor(s): Cherry Potts\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Arachne Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Arachne Press\nISBN-13: 9781913665180, 978-1913665180\nSynopsis\nFrustrated by working under lockdown and worried that the 2020 festival might not happen, Arachne Press decided to continue as though everything would be alright, and asked writers to something that responded or reacted to or was inspired by a sixteenth century poem that editor Cherry Potts has always found comforting in a crisis: Robert Southwell's Tymes Goe by Turnes; or that responded or reacted to or was inspired by some concept in it. The poem observes the ebb and flow of fortune, nothing stays bad for ever, nor anything good - so get on with it while you can. And they have. Oh, they have. This isn't exactly a response to Covid-19, but there's an echo there - in Katie Margaret Hall's epic train journey, New Orleans To Vancouver, and Jackie Taylor's Rewilding; y