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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Cafe Poets busy writing in Rottingdean
Pop in and write poetry is for aspiring and apprentice poets only, quite often people come along who have never written poetry before which is the idea behind it. I run this on the … Continue reading
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Poems and pictures – two of mine.
I often use memory or images to create my poems, but I like images for their own sake too. I took this photo last week following an appointment in London and it reminded me of the poem about my first … Continue reading
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Unexpected colour on a rainy day.
fine gold petals emerge from a neglected plant on the sill, a pink and yellow nasturtium blooms in an abandoned window box an unexpected gift shows it’s bright red flowers said to bring good fortune and thriving a Christmas cactus … Continue reading
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Mind maps and skyscapes
Us ordinary mortals sometimes need different ways to inspire the odd poem or two, if you tend to think in pictures, brainstorms or … Continue reading
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Poets mittens
The rhythm of the needles, the colours, the contrasts, the pattern combinations, making mittens is like creating poetry, but mine are warm and pretty and a present from a friend. I always loved that childhood rhyme all about kittens that lost their mittens. … Continue reading
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Holiday poems at the Open Art Cafe Rottingdean
I think we all had a good time at ‘pop in and write a poem’ today writing, sharing, drinking coffee and occasionally indulging in one of the cafe’s yummy cakes! I love running this workshop because it is great when … Continue reading
Open Art Cafe Rottingean today.
This is ‘Pop in and write some poetry’ at the Open Cafe Rottingdean today – inspiration and ideas – for aspiring and apprentice poets only The Open Arts Cafe where people ‘pop in and write poetry’ on the first Wednesday … Continue reading
In memory of Marcus Harman
Charms on golden thread dance in light on dark green glass so many angles. Marcus created the work of art above – not as dramatic as the mosaics or some of … Continue reading
Windmillls of the mind leap into action
Went up to the windmill at Rottingdean is seach of inspiration. I was put in the mind of the song dedicated to Van Gogh about the circles of one’s mind. I once did a whole project around this song … Continue reading
Open Arts Cafe – Haikus – new poems
A good start to the New Year with Haikus. We all brainstormed words for each season and then our feeling about each season of the year. Two writing sessions later we all had all written two and some people nine! … Continue reading
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