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Joe Williams

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Poetry, Fiction

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Joe Williams is an award-winning writer and performing poet from Leeds. He tells tales about lost love, people in pubs, and the best ways to insult footballers in Spanish.

Joe’s latest book 'The Taking Part' (published by Maytree Press in 2021) is a short collection of poems on the theme of sport and games. His previous book publications are the critically acclaimed pamphlet 'This is Virus', composed of erasure poems made from Boris Johnson’s lockdown letter to the UK; the verse novella 'An Otley Run', which was shortlisted for a Saboteur Award; and his debut poetry pamphlet 'Killing the Piano'. ...more

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Average rating: 4.75 · 20 ratings · 7 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Killing the Piano 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Taking Part it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Otley Run: A Verse Novella 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This is Virus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Joe Williams rated a book it was amazing Wildgoose by Sally Evans	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Joe Williams rated a book it was amazing Before the Gulf by John Lake	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Another excellent novel from John Lake and Armley Press. Right from the first few pages 'Before the Gulf' had me gripped and intrigued as I tried to piece together the same mystery that the protagonist Mike is trying to solve himself. At the same tim ...more
Feb 11, 2023 11:56AM · 1 like · like · see review
Joe Williams rated a book it was amazing Out of the Dark by David Gaffney	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Excellent book, with an enticing mystery (more than one, in fact) gradually revealed with great skill by the author. Recommended.
May 20, 2022 02:30PM · like · see review
Joe Williams liked Amanda Huggins's review of The Taking Part: "You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy this themed collection from Joe Williams – as in all good poetry there there is universal appeal to be found in the specific. These poems are humorous, nostalgic, evocative, and surprisingly tender. I have m" Read more of this review »
Apr 24, 2022 02:43PM · see review
Joe Williams liked Jennifer's review of The Taking Part: "This poetry amphlet made me laugh, cry and wallow in nostalgia from memories of sporting days gone by. Who would have thought that a poem listing football results would bring tears to my eyes, (Results), or that the small pieces of light verse that p" Read more of this review »
Apr 24, 2022 02:43PM · see review
Joe Williams rated a book it was amazing Birder in the Bushveld: Journeys through South Africa in poetry and pictures. by Tim Ellis (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
'Birder in the Bushveld' is unlike anything I've ever read before. Part poetry collection, part travelogue, part art book, it takes the reader on a journey with Tim and his partner Robbie through South Africa, over the course of three separate trips. ...more
Jun 09, 2021 12:22PM · 3 likes · like · see review