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Poetry in the Community, Poetry Outdoors

A new project: HEY! EARTHLINGS!

This spring and summer I’ve been working alongside a team of artists to engage with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds and help them respond to our Shropshire heritage and landscape through artworks, words, sounds and video. Our project, funded by the Heritage Lottery, is called Hey! Earthlings! More about it on the Participate website. From 16 – 25 June there will be an … Continue reading A new project: HEY! EARTHLINGS!

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In autumn the bicycle teaches me a culture of fire

Here’s the soundscape to my poem ‘Real at Last’. This was the result of a collaboration between myself and sound artist Chris Renshaw. The project was supported by MediaActive, and funded through their Creative Conversations project, with thanks to Vibrant Shropshire, and The Inclusive Communities Fund awarded through the Heart of England Community Foundation. The poem was published in my book ‘The Bicycles of Ice … Continue reading In autumn the bicycle teaches me a culture of fire

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