Ode To A Road

[DanaC]

I live in a town nearby. We all come under the same administrative borough. My friends the two J's live in Hebden, I go there quite often. Lovely place. Quite arty and bohemian.

I'll take some photos next time I'm over there if you like?

On Hughes....I like his poetry, but I know very little about him as a person. He isn't my favourite, but I enjoyed studying his work at college. Thing is....I hadn't recalled Stubbing Wharf .... I was unaware of the connection lol. That adds a particular piquancy to their open-mike poetry nights.


I could take some photos of hebden if you like? It's a very, very picturesque place. Reeks of history and the early textile explosion. Nestled into the Pennines, straddling the River Calder. Beautiful.


[eta] I have mentioned Hebden before, you may have missed the reference. Hebden Bridge has an unusually large gay population and is known particularly as a place that attracts lesbians. The slang in this part of Yorkshire for trying out lesbianism is "taking a bus to Hebden".

I go there by train.