Category: Poetry Outdoors

Poetry & Wellbeing, Poetry in the Community, Poetry Outdoors

Words on the Water & Newport Canal

I’ve started work on a new project.  It’s called ‘Words on the Water’ and it’s a course of creative writing inspired by Newport Canal.  Funding for this project has come through Public Health at Telford & Wrekin Council, in support of social prescribing through GP surgeries.  Every week our group of friendly people come along to Cosy Hall on Water Lane and we set off … Continue reading Words on the Water & Newport Canal

Unknown's avatarJean Atkin4 Comments
Poet in School, Poetry Outdoors, Workshops

Two Sides of the Severn 2

With four rather marvellous collaborative class poems completed by Much Wenlock Primary School (South of the Severn) and Redhill Primary School (North of the Severn), I went back in to work with the children on creating individual poems.  We did this by using their original Poem Notes, made outdoors, plus prompted writing I’d done with them after their trips – and then we developed these ideas … Continue reading Two Sides of the Severn 2

Unknown's avatarJean Atkin2 Comments