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He died in France
My father died in France in high summer. One bitter-sweet memory was buying fruit from a street market to tempt his failing appetite. Cherries, ripe, red from a Rouen market, cupped in her hand. His hand, pale and still, in … Continue reading
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Tagged death, family, France, Fruit, Fruit market, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, Rouen, writer
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A Summer of Poetry
Posted in Chobham, poet, poetic forms, poetry, Poetry workshops, poets, Surrey, writer, writing
Tagged Arts, Chobham poet, poet, poetry in the garden, poetry workshops, poetry. writer, summer of poetry, Surrey poet, writer, writing, writing workshops
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Take some cardboard, a dab of glue…
Take some card and glue, tissue paper and gold, paint sprinkle with a little imagination and primary school teacher magic and you have an Olympic Torch. Add an enthusiastic attitude and a desire to encourage everyone to feel part of … Continue reading
Chobham’s Olympic Stars
I live in a small village, not the kind of place, I thought, to brush shoulders with people directly involved in the Summer Olympics. I couldn’t be more wrong. Since one of my ‘BT Olympic Storytellers’ poems appeared in the Parish magazine, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, BT Olympic Storyteller 2012, Danny Boyle, London, Olympic Games, Opening ceremony, Paralympic Games, Physical theatre, poetry. writer, Slumdog Millionaire, Surrey, writer
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An old poem for a new task on dVerse
I really wanted to participate in this week’s dVerse challenge – using verbs from a particular profession to strengthen a poem and to find new verbs to refresh an idea. Unfortunately I am very caught up in other writing with … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Deployed - a collection of poems, Dversepoetry, Family, Life writing, military, online writing, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, family, Military, Online Writing, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, soldier, war, writer
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Security…not exactly a rant!
It is probably obvious from my last two posts that I was fortunate to have tickets for the Wheelchair Tennis Event at Eton Manor which was part of the London Prepares test Event at the Olympic Park. I was there in the role of … Continue reading
London prepares – Wheelchair tennis at Eton manor
Eton Manor is as impressive as its name suggests, a great outdoor tennis facility. The courts, sporting their navy blue playing area, sky blue surrounds, and bounding boards of fuchsia pink are a sight in their own right…the colour scheme … Continue reading
Where are all the people?
Arrival (London Prepares…Sat 5th May 2012) Empty trains, empty platforms , no sign…I quickly checked the ticket , the instructions duly downloaded from Google. This was the right station , on the right day and it was still early morning. … Continue reading
Olympic Storyteller – latest challenge
The latest challenge for the BT Olympic Storytellers was to pin down what puts the Great in Great Britain and to describe our greatest team for 2012. My piece was commended….so just off the podium this time! London 2012…the Greatest … Continue reading
Posted in BT Olympic Storyteller, free verse, inspiration, London 2012, natural world, Olympics, poet, poetry, poets, writer, writing
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, basketball, BT Olympic Storyteller 2012, GB Team, London, natural world, Olympic Games, Olympic Park, poet, poetry, poetry. writer, team, writer, writing
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Universal problem … how to find your audience
Just on a whim we called in to the Bank Gallery in Chobham High Street to see what was going on. This lovely exhibition space opens twice yearly for six weeks, offering local artists and crafts-people the opportunity to display … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Collectives, Galleries, Paragram, poet, poetry, Target audience, Visual arts, writers
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