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Summer scenes
Words on Water with Worcester Lit Fest: a beautiful evening for a gentle walk along the Severn with poetry interludes. Ledbury Festival: glorious as always and so much happening I didn’t manage to even take many photos. On the … Continue reading
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Tagged folks from the slopes, ledbury poetry festival, words on water
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Landscapes of the Imagination exhibition
I’ve not been blogging but I have been busy completing a novel set in Malvern, writing some poems (not as many as I should) and, for fun (eh?), becoming involved in a series of classes at Ledbury’s gorgeous library (The … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea McLean, anna stenning, Hereford Cathedral, Mappa Mundi, The Master's House
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Poetry on request
A couple of weeks’ ago I was invited to do some poetry for the audience of a showing of Paterson at Hereford Courtyard. Ledbury Poetry Festival brought three of us to chat to film-goers and create on-the-spot poems on whatever … Continue reading
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Tagged brenda read-brown, ledbury poetry festival, paterson, phillippa slinger
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Mulberry Scion
I was asked for a poem for an event organised by The Friends of Malvern Springs and Wells for their event Two Malverns and a Mulberry Tree, held during Malvern Civic Week. Brief background: George Bernard Shaw, Malvern Festival’s … Continue reading
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Tagged george bernard shaw, malvern australia, Shakespeare, silk worms, sonnet, stonnington australia
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Swindon Poetry Festival Man for a Day Film Premier
Swindon Poetry Festival is sublime: fun, fascinating and f—ing mad. I dragged my husband along for a Saturday afternoon’s party and then red carpet premier of the Man for a Day film made of our transformations for last year’s festival. … Continue reading
Swindon Men Redux
It’s a year since we had our Man for a Day outing at Swindon Poetry Festival 2014. We’ll be at this year’s festival (NOW ON) tomorrow for our film’s premier. There’ll be joy and warmth and poetry, based on last … Continue reading
Interlude
I’m off for a weekend in deepest Devon with old friends. Apologies for what this will do to our “summer” weather. This was the view from our kitchen one morning a few days ago. Not exactly sunny but rather gorgeous. … Continue reading