A fine white veil falls
over the face of the world
slowly freezing time.
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I am featuring writing haikus at the next workshop in January. A good way of starting the new year. Free at The Open Arts Cafe Rottingdean see their site for details.
The hole in the wall
A little boy looks into a dry stone wall and imagines who might inhabit it. Poem with illustrations. A6 softback (postcard size) 24 pages.
Words and illustrations by Ann Perrin
Produced by The Dry Stone Walling Education ProjectThe Puppeteers Daughter
The poems explore the complexity of life as the daughter of marionette makers and performers. There are poems concerned with life, love and loss, also the seaside, artists, allotments and the eccentricities of life.
Buy now - £6.60Don’t Throw Away the Daisies (illustrated)
Ann’s poetry covers the big topics of love and death with originality. Take for instance the title poem which is full of surprises yet also wonderfully poignant.
Ann Perrin 
grieved voices splatter.
harried crows sweep dirty sky.
look up. they look down.
there you go ann. hope this gets through to you