Author: Jean Atkin

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

#gardenpoet at Logan Botanic Garden

It’s hard to believe I’ve nearly been here for a week.  Logan really is the most wonderful place!  To start with, the sun has shone daily, I can always, distantly, hear the roar of the Irish Sea, and the palm trees tickle the bluest skies. I’m working as poet in residence for Walking With Poets, set up by Scottish Poetry Library and Botanic Gardens of … Continue reading #gardenpoet at Logan Botanic Garden

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Poet in School, Poetry & Wellbeing, Poetry in the Community

Poetry Partners

I’ve just finished working on Poetry Partners, alongside Cree Valley Woodland Heritage Trust.  What Poetry Partners aimed to do was to bring together two different generations of local people to celebrate the woods.  There’s a Bigger and Better Blog about this project here. I was brought on board by Cree Valley Woodland Heritage Trust to work with P6 of Penninghame Primary School, and with the regular visitors to … Continue reading Poetry Partners

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