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Author, Journalist and Activist Paul Burston talks about his memoir “WE CAN BE HEROES”
When you read a resume like PAUL BURSTON‘s you feel (a) totally exhausted and (b) that you really should achieve more with your own life! He’s a journalist, author, activist, one-time editor, and founder and host of POLARI the LGBTQ+ literary salon. Before we started talking to him we knew a little about…
POLARI : the UK’s award winning queer literary Salon goes to Manchester
Polari is an Award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon, in London established in 2007 by author Paul Burston, with guest writers and performers. It won ‘LGBT Cultural Event of the Year’ in the Co-op Respect ‘Loved By You’ Awards 2013 and a Golden Kitty Award from Lesbian Lounge. Described by The Huffington Post as “the most…
Polari : queer language and literary salon
There are some parts of the English language that the Brits have always kept for themselves. Like ‘Polari’ for example. In the 19th century it was used as the version of everyday language used in London fish markets, the theatre, fairgrounds, and circuses, hence the many borrowings from ‘travelers’ and Romanies. Then in the…
