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Nick Pollard
Writing, 1980s
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And this is something else that’s, part of the purpose, part of the purpose, there was a lot of, there was a lot of practice, vernacular practice, tacit knowledge, stuff which is lost because it’s the unvalued, ordinary life of ordinary people.
Nick pollard wiki
And in all these books and these stories and poems and autobiographical accounts, you’ve got all this knowledge of how to run a fish and chip shop, or how certain engineering processes take place, or how somebody as a cleaner operates. All the tricks of their trade, you know. Points where the penny has dropped for them about the meaning of life. That’s fascinating.
Nick Pollard grew up in Kent and Swindon, and later moved to Sheffield to study.
It was here that he picked up strong left wing political views and developed an interest in working class writing. After spending time working in a betting shop and a pub, he moved to Falmouth to study radio jo