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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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
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Tagged blogging, Creativity, Flowers, Gardening, looking back at 2019, Marionettes, Painting, poetry, Rottnngdean Bazaar, show business 1950s
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A handful of my poems and pictures for National Poetry Day.
Sometimes I give my own poems an airing. The truth is that I can surprise myself by finding something I had completely forgotten about and being quite pleased that I wrote it. At other times I cringe with embarrassment. These … Continue reading
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
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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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Writing poetry is scary
and the wind makes me feel a slightly crazy full stop Blogging can be fun comma but I like proof readers and editors who put everything right full stop I’m a puppeteer’s daughter and my schooling was spasmodic spell … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Marionette, nonsence, Photography, poetry
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An award for my blog!
Gosh we have been nominated for the Liebster Blog Award by the http://thebigforestuk.wordpress.com/ for the blog that brightens their day. Wow, an honour indeed because their blog is brilliant, full of happy making articles and unusual takes on what might seem … Continue reading
The real reasons for blogging at last!
Making money – Apparently if you get 6 million ‘hits’ (or maybe less) a day, advertisers want to put ads for elastic knickers, weight watchers, date lines and/or condoms on your blog site. They then pay you if, for every ‘click’, … Continue reading
To blog or not to blog
Blog or not to blog – I have been thinking about writing a Blog for about two years but it seemed even more self indulgent than publishing a poetry book or making a film. But there we go everyone else … Continue reading
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