Wigan Dialect
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Lancashire Dialect Poems

set to Music

Delightfully Funny,Poignant. Written & performed by

Jeff Unsworth

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Wigan Dialect

Introduction

I was born in No 55 Tram St, Platt Bridge, Near Wigan, Lancashire in 1946.

Having been raised in a place where dialect was a normal way of speaking, it

was natural to pick up words and phrases that for many people have long

since become redundant.

Not wanting these dialect words and phrases to disappear and to keep the

memories of where I originated, I decided to commit some of what I remembered

to verse for posterity.

After writing a few verses over a number of years, I entered a local Festival of Arts

competition in 1996. I entered a very short but funny poem entitled "El Toopay".

To my surprise, it won 1st prize in the humorous section.

It was at this time that I decided to compile a small collection of dialect poems.

This compilation of verses is not meant to be an in depth study of

Lancashire Dialect but a collection of situations and events that

I hope would bring a smile to the readers face.

I realise that dialect is difficult to read or understand.Therefore

I have included translations to each poem.Please bear in mind it is not always

easy to translate each word or phrase without losing the rhyme.

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To listen " El Toopay " Click Here

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World War Two Poems

By Kathleen Lowe Oliver

WW2poems

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Wigan Dialect Copyright © 1998 Jeff Unsworth

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