A press has been launched in the name of the University of Hull’s well-known poet-librarian: The Larkin Press. Its first publication, Umber, can be read here.
From its introduction: ‘Here are a couple of facts to amaze you. This whole book was put together in a week. Yet the combined efforts, dreams, caring, imaginative powers, sleepless nights and blissful awakenings, words chased down and others crossed out, that whole messy and inspired business that fuels writings, add up to lifetimes.’
Further: ‘Part of becoming a writer is reading the work of others. (...) Hopefully this collection is also historic.’
The Larkin Press is funded by JISC and lists among its objectives: to ‘review existing open-source elements relevant to the platform’, to ‘ensure stakeholders have project buy-in’, to ‘carry out user participation and perception’ and to publish a ‘user perception study and interface design reflection.’
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6 comments:
As Mr. Goodman promised, I am amazed.
Please put my name down for a copy of the user perception study and interface design reflection.
This is a joke, right. Not a very funny one either.
The Lyre dreamt last night that we attended the user-interface launch of the Larkin Press. It was explained that every imprint of the press had to end '-nak'. When asked to summarise the aims of the project in two words, a spokesperson said 'Value Forward'.
Dude . . . I actually downloaded and read some of this first publication . . .
I . . .
I mean . . .
they . . .
What illiterate twaddle is this?
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