Author: Jean Atkin

I'm a poet and educator, work on community projects and collaborations.
Events and Ideas, Poetry in the Community

Finding Treasure – gold, dust and detectorists

For knifed into the bronze, my troll-wife leads her horse down these same paths. All night her long hand bridles him with snakes to make him tame. her long eye is my old amulet she is the secret dark inside of barrows   I’m working with Peter Reavill, the Regional Field Officer of the PAS – Portable Antiquities Scheme, looking at ways of developing a … Continue reading Finding Treasure – gold, dust and detectorists

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Poet in School, Poetry in the Community

Zines in the Making

I work regularly with a group of five home educated children, who come to my house to write.  Lately we’ve been creating zines, giving an opportunity for more extended story-telling.  It’s been a magical process, with each individual’s ideas coming through strongly.  The children have displayed great zest and inventiveness, and our meetings are fascinating, with mature discussions, ranging from how to pace a longer story, to … Continue reading Zines in the Making

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