Linked below are the biographical elements of EastLife, the first phase of the project in 2014. They are written by our writers in conversation with the community members. They tell stories of the ever-changing East End of London. Scroll down further for the writers own autobiographical pieces, which they’ve so generously and bravely shared with us.
The Spanish Dove, for Irenee Lowe
The Way the Roses Smelled, for John Wiggett
Afloat, Ashore, for Charlie Burke
A Day on the ’Ill, for John Besagni
The Perspectives of Angur, for Angur Miah
Memories, Losses and Gains, for Eileen Wade
The Best Thing Since Fried Bread, for Ellen Shrimpton
The Lonely Phoenix, for Crispin Janolo
The Arc of Joan, for Joan Barham
His Beautiful Angel, for Jane Boyle
The below pieces are the autobiographical elements of EastLife; written by our writers about their own lives. Thank you to all writers for taking part in this project.
My Mate Joe, by Michael Pudney
Memory: Loss, by Naomi Duffree
Poppies, Communism and Stitches, by Jo Lazar
Before Getting Out, by Martin Clarke
Be With Me Still, by Christina Jones
Home Sweet Home, by Nacima Khan
Everyone’s Talking About It, by Sandra Wilson
Dragons Destroy Stratford, by Erica Masserano
My Scarlet Letters, by Emerald Wild
Thus Spoke the Songs of Love, by Naida Redgrave
Scar Tissue, by Elizabeth Colville
