Isn’t it time you threw that old tray cloth away?
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Heather Wastie’s latest collection – her tenth – ‘Wum Med, Wum Growed’ (2026) is a celebration of Black Country dialect. Other titles include ‘Don’t Oil The Hinges’ – a year as Worcestershire Poet Laureate, and ‘You Are Here’ – a diary of lockdown.
And Eliza
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Former Worcestershire Poet Laureate Heather Wastie published her ninth poetry collection, You Are Here, in April 2025. It includes her own photography and has been described by Jo Bell as ‘…the best account I have read of lockdown and its mixed legacies’. Website: http://wastiesspace.co.uk/ Instagram: @heatherwastie BlueSky: @heatherwastie.bsky.social Facebook group: Wastie’s Space
Suddenly last Summer
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Black Country poet and musician Heather Wastie moved to Kidderminster in 2006 where she was Writer in Residence at the Museum of Carpet in 2013. She is a former Worcestershire Poet Laureate and has published eight poetry collections. Website http://wastiesspace.co.uk/ Twitter, Instagram @heatherwastie Facebook group: Wastie’s Space
