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.
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Floating into the autumn…
Floating is a bit how I’ve been feeling recently, but no I am not dangling from these strings! ‘Chasing the Rabbit’ (my new enterprise) has been encountering a few teething problems. I knew I would have to face changing my editing … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's photography, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Famous places, Finding my feet in Brighton, Life and Times of a New Age Granny, Living by the sea, Marionette, Photography
Tagged Allotments, Bridget Whelan, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Depot Lewes, Gardening, Hop picking, Hythe, Kusama: Infinity at DEPOT, Mental Heath Day, Photography, Pighog, Puppet, Rhodes, Saltdean, Satdean, The Regency House, White Cliff Cafe Saltdean
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Miss Lottie’s Allotment
Of course the poem that follows is based on fact! My mother fell in love with an allotment in South London over 15 years or so ago and it became the highlight of her retirement. I worked on … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's memoir, Ann's poems, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Flowers/Garden/Allotment, Gardening and the Allotment - for the love of it, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing
Tagged A poem about an allotment, Allotments, Gardening, Grow your own, motivation for poems about growing things, National Allotment Week, Photography, Rottingdean, The Puppeteer's Daughter, The quiet life in Brighton
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The last work on the allotment for the winter
Big tidy up for the winter and the last handful of bits and bobs may just add up to a bowl of soup! I love having an allotment, it’s a haven of peace and positive activity. The only thing I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Allotments, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Early garlic best started off in pots, Finding my feet in Brighton, Grow your early broad beans, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, Ready for the winter on the allotment, Ready for winter on the Allotment, The Weald Allotment
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Horse poo comes in handy!
This horse poo is three years old they call it manure and we can collect it for £2.50 a wheel barrel load from a huge heap on the allotment. Lucky me, today Nicky youngest grandson lent a hand. But … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Oh What a Lovely War', Allotments, Brighton - out and about, Brighton allotments, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creative writing, Finding my feet in Brighton, Horse manure and allotments, life style, Marionette news, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, Saltdean, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The Weald Allotment
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