Words To Die By | Poetry Exhibition | The Unofficial Stretford Museum | 17th & 18th October

In November 2024, Jamie was diagnosed with a terminal grade 4 glioblastoma at the age of 29. He was newly married and was building a career as a screenwriter - writing had always been a huge part of his life.

One of the lesser-talked-about symptoms of a brain tumour is brain fog. For Jamie, it made following complex narratives and working on the longer-form stories he was used to increasingly difficult.

So his creativity changed shaped. Writing started to come in shorter bursts, fragments, images and moments. Poetry began to make sense in a way it never had before.

How I Used to Write Stories is a collection of those poems. It’s a record of still being here, still making things and finding meaning in the ordinary, even while living with a terminal diagnosis.

Come along to The Unofficial Stretford Museum to spend some time with Jamie’s work and see everyday life through his eyes.

You can visit the exhibition on 17th and 18th October, 11am till 4pm at The Unofficial Stretford Museum (just opposite Greggs)

Read Jamie's poetry on his Instagram - @thegliopoetry