An acrostic for John Harvey's 80th birthday, by the novelist, songwriter and poet Hylda Sims
Just keep that keyboard tapping, brother, hear what I say
Odes, whodunnits, Lester Young - all of it’s ok
Here’s to Darkness, Darkness, here’s to Resnick’s blues
Never give up puttin’ on those Slow Dancing shoes
How many budding poets did you swing onto the scene
And then you added Charlie to the TV screen
Resulting in celebrity, but you’ve not dumped your chums
Verily a modest bloke, still playin’ the bongo drums
Even when you make four score, you’ll still know how to move
You’ll still be puttin’ jazz to words and stayin’in the groove
(love Hylda Sims)
Stephen Booth on THE John Harvey, one of his heroes
David Belbin on why John Harvey is such a class act.
Five Leaves' Ross Bradshaw discusses his long relationship with John Harvey and his books.
Sue Dymoke tells us about John Harvey's support for poetry.
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