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Let me tell you things. There's that story of the girl with red hair who ran into the woods and never came out again and there's that story of the girl with red hair who found the man who wrote the story about the girl with red hair who ran into the woods and never came out again, and she marched him into the woods with her eyes all ablaze. Then there's the story of the story, and there's no arguing with that. -
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There are few things in life I am sure of. I am sure that books have the answer. I am sure that lightbulbs on string are dancing. I am sure that well-lit basements hold the songs of all of us. — On 6th & 7th October 2015, author Jen Campbell wrote 100 Poems in 48 hours to raise money for The Book Bus - a charity which funds mobile libraries across Africa, Ecuador and India. These poems were made into a limited edition pamphlet & you can also read them over here: http://100poemchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/
Author
Jen Campbell is a bestselling author and award-winning poet. Her short story collection The Beginning of the World in the Middle of the Night is published by Two Roads, her children's picture books, Franklin's Flying Bookshop, Franklin and Luna go to the Moon, and Franklin and Luna and the Book of Fairy Tales are published by Thames & Hudson. Her poetry collection The Girl Aquarium is published by Bloodaxe. Jen is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops series, and The Bookshop Book. Her poetry pamphlet The Hungry Ghost Festival is published by The Rialto. She's a recipient of an Eric Gregory Award and won the Jane Martin Poetry Prize. Jen worked as a bookseller for ten years and now has a Youtube channel, where she talks about all things books. She also runs a podcast called BOOKS WITH JEN, is Vlogger in Residence for the Poetry Book Society, offers writing workshops and editorial services, and runs a book club for TOAST. She grew up in the north east of England and now lives in London. She is represented by Charlie Campbell at Kingsford Campbell.
