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.
Category Archives: Retiring to Brighton – ups and downs
Welcoming the New Year
Sometimes the unexpected happens even flowers can bloom where they want to. – – I have been writing this blog for nearly ten years. It keeps my creative spirit going and ensures I still take photographs of my garden, allotment … Continue reading
Posted in 'The Puppeteer's Daughter' Ann Perrin, Brighton - out and about, Creative Nonfiction, Gardening, Life and Times of a New Age Granny, Living by the sea, Marionette, Photography, poetry, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs, Rottingdean
Tagged blogging, Creativity, Flowers, Gardening, looking back at 2019, Marionettes, Painting, poetry, Rottnngdean Bazaar, show business 1950s
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Jumping about in June – the RA – Tenerife
The garden exploded into action when I was away for a few days, typical! Now it’s still roses, roses everywhere and with loads of deadheading to be done. I’ve sorted out the greenhouse yet again with raised beds and … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's photography, Arvon, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Flowers/Garden/Allotment, London out and about, Nature - birds, flowers, sea or country, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs, Rottingdean
Tagged Art, Friends at the RA, Grayson Perry, music, Open Art Cafe Rottingdean, Photography, poetry, Tenerife, The Mandolin Orchestra
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Muddling through May
Wonderful bluebells at Nymans. Later in the week I watched a deer wandering into my eldest son’s garden. Apparently deer love to feast on roses! I went along to see the children’s parade the start of the Brighton Festival. This year the … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's memoir, Ann's poems, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Gardening and the Allotment - for the love of it, Life and Times of a New Age Granny, Living by the sea, Nature - birds, Nature - birds, flowers, sea or country, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs
Tagged Art, Come Rhyme with me, Gardening, In the balance - a poem, May they say is full of promise - poem, Our allotment, Photography, reflections, Roy Hutchins
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Burning the clocks in Brighton
Little bit late in posting but then as Burning the Clocks is an antidote to the excesses of the commercial Christmas maybe its even more appropriate. The winter solstice is on December 21 and is the “shortest” day of … Continue reading
Frosty the Snowman – Happy Christmas
If you were a child in the 50s and one of your parents worked for a big company chances are you would be invited to the company’s annual party. Some of our early performances with our marionettes included works parties. … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's memoir, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Christmas - love or loath it?, Marionette, Photography, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs
Tagged Frosty the Snowman, Marionette history, Marionettes and Puppets, music, Photography, Puppet clowns, Puppets on Strings, Ron and Joan Field's Marionettes, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The Puppeteer's Daughter
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Watching seagulls.
Watching the seagulls acrobatics above the waves, I was reminded we have lived here for ten years. I sometimes forget why we chose to do so, but it was partly the attraction of the seashore, swimming in the sea, having … Continue reading
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Tagged beachcombing poem, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, poem about seagulls, Seagulls
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Notes from my journal…
Met a man on the 507 at Victoria the other week. He said “I know you from somewhere” ‘Yes” I said “but I can’t remember where” Turned out we were heading for the same place and we had met up … Continue reading
Success and a bouquet for John and Jizz
There was a full house at St George’s church on Friday night for John Davies, a guy on form performing several of his poems from his new collection Jizz. Together with music, dance and movement, a wonderful collaborative performance … Continue reading
Real Angels and Dogs at Christmas etc.
There were real angels in Hove in George Street the other day, singing their hearts out for the homeless. Not sure all these dogs spotted around town were really enjoying the last of the Christmas shopping. Luckily my family … Continue reading
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Tagged Bored dogs Christmas Shopping, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Hove, Make your own Christmas Tree, Photography, Real angels singing for charity in Hove, the Housing Project in Longridge Road
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