Author: Jean Atkin

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

We’ve met a carved Boy/ with a spear &/ under his hand his Dog

I spent a day this week with Julia Walling (of Woods for Wellbeing) and Lol Klein (of Loudwater Studio), away up the woods below the Iron Age hillfort of Bury Ditches in Shropshire. The day was part of a project called ‘Loudwater Studio in the Shropshire Hills’, funded through Shropshire AONB in association with Woods for Wellbeing. Loudwater Studio is part of Vision Homes Association, a charity … Continue reading We’ve met a carved Boy/ with a spear &/ under his hand his Dog

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Poet in Residence

Inspiring creativity: Poetry on the Farm

Originally posted on Poet on the Farm :
Well, this lovely residency is at an end, at least in its wellies-in-the-midden phase of being actually on the farm and making poetry with people.  Thank you so much, all the staff at Acton Scott, Arts Council England and Shropshire Council, all the poets and visitors – and all of you who’ve read and followed and supported this blog.… Continue reading Inspiring creativity: Poetry on the Farm

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