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Poet in Residence, Poetry in the Community, Workshops

New Troubadour Poems from Clenchers Mill

In late May, as part of the Troubadour of the Hills project, I led a workshop day based at Clenchers Mill, near Eastnor, under the west side of the Malverns. A dozen wonderfully enthusiastic poets arrived. Together we wrote poems for the mill, and I’m really pleased to publish the ones that have been submitted to me in the weeks since the workshop – start … Continue reading New Troubadour Poems from Clenchers Mill

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Troubadour of the Hills does Radio 4’s Ramblings!

On a glass-clear day at the end of January, I set off with David Armitage of Malvern Hills AONB, Karen Gregor, producer of ‘Ramblings’, and the one and only, marvellous, Clare Balding. We were taking a poem for a walk, as part of Ledbury Poetry Festival‘s Troubadour of the Hills project, which is a joint venture between the Festival and Malvern Hills AONB. Also with … Continue reading Troubadour of the Hills does Radio 4’s Ramblings!

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