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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My poem ‘Seeing’ is about problems with my sight and of course a little general chit chat.
Seeing – poem about macular degeneration on the pond orange and white waterlilies balance like ballerinas on green leaves – … Continue reading
More life and times of ageing puppeteer, writer and poet.
Frankly the reality of realising that I am still alive came as a bit of a shock. Only recently have we ventured out after nearly two years of remaining pretty close to home. We were treated to a lovely weekend … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageing puppeteer, Billy Collins, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Eastbourne pier, Mandy Pannet, Out of lockdown at last, Punch and Judy, Teaching Gypsies in 80s, Westerham, Wise words in retirement
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My poem translated into Italian – Bluebells – Garden – Memoir.
An unexpected email arrived from journalist and poet Lavinia Collodel, an art historian living in Rome. She was writing about green spaces for an Italian magazine and included Postman’s Park in London. Apparently she had discovered … Continue reading
Signs of spring in Saltdean despite wild weather…
All over Saltdean clumps of bright yellow flowers to cheer the spirit. – – Out in the garden for a few blowy minutes new flowers have emerged – – Seagulls seek shelter wild winds and billowing sea batter the … Continue reading
Pure escapism painting, photography, singing and puppets.
Recently life has been difficult all round, so sometimes just gather things together to cheer myself along. – – I love taking pictures, but painting is soothing and a good kitchen table activity! Paint and paper is inexpensive so … Continue reading
Sorting essays, stories and photos of our marionettes at last.
I have spent the last week sorting out archive boxes full of essays, stories, my mother’s notes, pages of family history, photos of our marionettes taken over several years. There was an early journal about a school journey to France … Continue reading
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Tagged 'oh What a Lovely War' Maionettes, Authus Wosley with doll my father created, Can Can marionettes from Variety, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Eccles from the Telegoons, John McCullough, Marionettes, music, Photography, Puppetry, The Field Marionettes, Theatre marionettes, Tim Dooley
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The magic of Bob Pelham in Marlborough
Pictures from the event are sprinkled throughout this post. The big day arrived, people gathered including some the younger relatives … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Pelham's Blue Plaque, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, David Leech, Malborough, Marionettes, Pelham Puppets, Plays for pelham puppets, Ronnie Le Drew, The British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, The factory workers of Marlborough
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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
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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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More snow and a longer poem
Timeless As snow transforms foliage into icy fingers the bus crawls caterpillar-like up the hill the seagulls’ feet thump on our flat bedroom roof and greenfinches wait in an orderly queue to swing on bird feeders in our … Continue reading
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