Author: Jean Atkin

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

Poetry Workshop: Old Buttons and a Donkey’s Arse

Originally posted on Poet on the Farm :
In perfect June sunshine, we enjoyed a Poetry Workshop at Acton Scott today! This group was a treat to work with, and kept providing me with evidence of their observant poetic eye. Poems were developing about the brick kiln, butter-making, piglets, old buttons stored in jamjars, Dusty the donkey (‘arse to the visitor’) and more.  I’m looking forward to receiving… Continue reading Poetry Workshop: Old Buttons and a Donkey’s Arse

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Working with Andrew Fusek Peters

Originally posted on Poet on the Farm :
  Goose Eye © Andrew Fusek Peters ‘…and then the first goose rouses, behind their gate in the wall – she calls, yammers, and like fires they catch and cackle.  They wake the very stones.  They fluff their feathers, unbend their necks…’ Last week I drove up to Acton Scott on empty roads to meet photographer poet Andrew… Continue reading Working with Andrew Fusek Peters

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