Author: Jean Atkin

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

Reader In Residence = Nose In A Book?

I’m very excited to be the new Reader In Residence at the recently opened Southwater Library in Telford.  I start in just 10 days time, when I go to meet the Library staff and Roz Goddard of West Midlands Readers’ Network in the beautiful new library and begin building ideas and plans to get more people reading books, talking books, recommending books, swapping books, writing about books. … Continue reading Reader In Residence = Nose In A Book?

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