In/Out of Place

Introduction

A friend of mine Lindsay Nicholson shared this on Facebook and I thought this would be a great prompt for a poem. You can get the full information on the link but it is basically:

Dr Theresa Muñoz, festival director, said: "We hope that a poet will be inspired by the rich history, architecture, and stalls of Grainger Market."

The poet in residence, who can have "any level" of experience, will use their time at the market to create a new written work, based on the theme "In/Out of Place", organisers said.

This is sort of similar to the recent Vocal Misplaced Challenge

This is the Grainger Market's Facebook Page

The music is "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" by The Animals (a Newcastle band), which is appropriate for the prompt.

I have used the sonnet form for this poem about this amazing market in the centre of Newcastle.

I have missed loads of traders but they are all wonderful and are listed here:

This is their website:

In/Out of Place

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You Can Come In From Grainger Street

Walk Out To Clayton Street And See

Snackwallah And Acropolis

Manhua Cha For Bubble Tea

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Then You Can Come In From Nun Street

Go Through To Nelson Street And Out

Want A Drink? Number Twenty Eight

The French Oven deserves A Shout

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Geordie Bangers And Hector Hall

Nil Living And The Sweet Pet Lamb

Fruit, Cake, Meat, And Eco For All

Slice Pizza, Queues Are Always Rammed

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Two Hundred Years In The Making

Is Our Treasure So Breathtaking

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These are a couple of amazing places in The Grainger Market: