Radical Routes
A Publication Exploring the Pilgrim Heritage of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and YorkshireTo mark the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage from Plymouth to the ‘New World’ – a journey which took more than 100 pilgrims to a new life in what would become Massachusetts, USA – a number of arts and cultural organisations commissioned Writing East Midlands to create a publication exploring the pilgrim heritage of Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire – areas not traditionally associated with the Mayflower, but that have many surprising links.
Radical Routes sifts lightly through the myth, mistruths, and omissions enshrined in the Pilgrim story, setting it against contemporary experiences of people migrating to the UK.
The story of the Mayflower is the story of migration, and part of the project was to re-interpret this story under a modern lens, looking at the echoes of that journey in the stories of those who have come to the region to settle.
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Radical Routes was due to be published in print, but due to Coronavirus it has been published as an online-reader.
Edition 4 – LATEST EDITION
The 4th, and latest, edition of Radical Routes.
Published August 2022
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Edition 3
The 3rd, and latest, edition of Radical Routes featuring perspectives, history, art and poetry. Published July 2021.
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Edition 2
The 2nd edition of Radical Routes is available to download now.
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Edition 1
The 1st edition of Radical Routes features poetry, historical articles, social record and even recipes.
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Young Writers Radical Routes
As part of Radical Routes, we selected work by young poets which speaks to the themes explored in looking back at the Mayflower journey. We asked the young writers to record their work. The work features in the 2nd edition of Radical Routes , which you can read here, and videos of the young writers are also on our Youtube channel, here – an example below.