Author: Jean Atkin

I'm a poet and educator, work on community projects and collaborations.
Poet in Residence

Planning for Poetry at Acton Scott

Originally posted on Poet on the Farm :
A glorious 1st April morning at Acton Scott!  Sunshine warmed my back as I was shown round the farm.  A Norfolk Black turkey cock gobbled at us and fanned his tail.  A small hen took a dustbath under a waggon. “Would it be alright if you worked in this?”  said Sal. It really would.  Very alright. You’re looking… Continue reading Planning for Poetry at Acton Scott

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Poet in School

A Schoolday of Poetry and Staring at Things

Last week I enjoyed a wonderful day making poems with just over 80 young people at Sibford School in Oxfordshire.  An independent Quaker school, Sibford was so welcoming, and so supportive, that I came away exhilarated (before falling suddenly asleep on a sofa mid-evening…) A stripe with no explanation A splash of colour. A ride for many different creatures. A centre like gold. The place bees … Continue reading A Schoolday of Poetry and Staring at Things

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