Performance Rites but rather an exploration into

but rather an exploration into a Sussex often overlooked by more formal histories

It is a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows in a richly cultured landscape where readers

The Art of Chichester celebrates 60 years of creativity

After featuring in the BBC Proms Poetry and the Bread & Roses awards

All these differences add up to a rich mixture of communities along the Sussex Coastal Plain

Performance Rites but rather an exploration intoAfter featuring in the BBC Proms Poetry and the Bread & Roses awards, West Sussex local Barry Smith's debut collection explorers the notion of life as performance. The poems examine ideas of change and transformation, of becoming, of disintegration and discovery. There are poems on both classical and popular music, on art, on theatre, poetry and clowns. The scope covers social rituals, philosophy, cultural transmission, political games, medical rites