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.
Tag Archives: Art
Keeping my spirits up in February – nature – haiku – wonderful museum visit.
On misty mornings tears of rain on winter trees shine a little light. Ok vanity! But love my picture and poem, cheered me up! Earlier when clearing out I found ‘Blackpool Illuminations’ written at Arvon … Continue reading
Posted in Arvon, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creativity, Photography, poetry
Tagged Art, Brighton Pavilion Museum, Haiku, Photography, poetry, woodcuts
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World Mental Health Day
Last week I ran a poetry workshop in an Adult Psychiatric Rehab hospital for World Mental Health Day. Wonderful people – wonderful poems – used a variety of prompts and read poems by Frank O’Hara and William Carlos Williams for good measure! A … Continue reading
Our old coal scuttle – modern haiku and other small poems.
Currently I am experimenting with linking sketches to poetry. mad Ella ate coal small pieces from our scuttle unwed and alone gran said they took her baby and the shock sent her insane a shimmering globe mirror of distortion white space … Continue reading
Posted in Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creative Nonfiction, Creativity, Photography, poetry
Tagged acrylic painting, Art, Flowers, modern haiku, poetry, reflections
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Poetry at the Little Chelsea Food and Art Festival in Eastbourne last Saturday.
Mister John’s Poetry Cafe line up last Saturday, included William Chasseaud, Brian Doherty, Alvin Culzac, Peter Wathen, Keith Willson, Paul Raffety, Zara Luther, Ann Perrin, Philipa Coughlan, Stacy Carl-Mcgrath and of course Mister John. Poems, about travel, one about addiction, a monologue with a different take … Continue reading
Posted in Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Living by the sea, Marionette, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, Poetry Cafe Eastbourne
Tagged Art, cafe poetry, Cafe Poets Eastbourne, Eastbourne, Little Chelsea Food and Art Fair, Mister john, Photography, poetry, Poets in Eastbourne, Puppet
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Up to the Summer Exhibition at the RA
with my eldest son Robin a week or so ago. The exhibition is so well co-ordinated and every room beautifully hung. One of the themes is migration and includes birds and animals, followed by wonderful works including paintings, prints, words and … Continue reading
Poetry for the book ‘Paul Smith by Rottingdean Bazaar’.
I had an amazing stroke of luck a few weeks ago when James and Luke from Rottingdean Bazaar popped into the Open Art Cafe in Rottingdean and discovered the poems on display written by members of the Pop in … Continue reading
Hooray! A blue plaque for Bob Pelham in Marlborough
The unveiling and celebration is on 28th of February in Marlborough, where Bob Pelham created Wonky Toys and later Pelham Puppets. The plaque is a big achievement for David Leech who instigated the idea and the council for their generous support … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's photography, Becoming a poet, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creativity, Marionette, Photography, Puppethouse mayhem, Rottingdean
Tagged Art, Bob Pelham's Blue Plaque, David Leech, Gamages, Harrods, inspiration, Marlborough, Photography, Plays for Pelham Puppets Book 1 and 2, Puppet, Ron and Joan Fields Puppets, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The Telegoons
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All Sorts – Ann’s Christmas Eve poem
All Sorts Everyone helped on Christmas eve, the children in the living room trusted to make neat crosses on sprouts bottoms, peel potatoes and prod the hot chestnuts We’d laugh at my mother’s story of corn beef roast during the … Continue reading
Posted in Becoming a poet, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Christmas - love or loath it?, Creative non fiction, Photography, poetry, The Open Art Cafe Rottingdean where Ann often writes
Tagged Art, London in the 40s, Photography, Poem for Christmas Eve, reflections, Troubadour Coffee House
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Celebrating Winter Solstice in Brighton
Winter Solstice has been celebrated in cultures the world over for thousands of years. The shortest day of 2018 falls on December 21, today. It is known as the winter solstice, marking the day of the year with the fewest … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creativity, Famous places, Living by the sea, Photography, poetry
Tagged Art, blogging, Burning of the clocks Brighton, music, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, Snow Q, The Regency Town House Hove, Winter solstice
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Ann Perrin 