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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Happy New Year to Everyone.
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Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up, Finding my feet in Brighton, Nature - birds, flowers, sea or country, Photography, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs, Rottingdean
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Torrential rain – flooding – another hidden gem
A 3 minute documentary about the drive from Hebden Bridge to Arvon, after the floods earlier in the year. The taxi driver a ‘hidden gem’ as taxi drivers so often are, listen to that lovely dialect. (Please press arrow in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ducks, Flood technology, flooding in the north, Gaggia Coffee, Hebden Bridge, Hidden gems - taxi drivers, home spun philosphy, north country dialect, oral history, Rotary Clubs, taxi driver chat, Taxi to Arvon, torrential rain, Valley Taxis, \Nature
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Autumnal activity, creativity and health – the gym
Autumn is the time for activity, creativity and, of course, comfort eating. Currently Ryvita and honey sometimes at 2 a.m.! New projects will be the only way to prepare for the real deep dark mists of winter that arrive at … Continue reading
Arvon – a personal journey into poetry and a visit to Hebden Bridge.
This is a film about my week at ‘Ted Hughes Arvon’ as a student writing poetry. 9 minutes – including a pheasant with attitude, an overview, a Thursday night happening and visit to Hebden Bridge! Absolutely love the … Continue reading
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Tagged A poetic journey., Creative writing courses - mainly Arvon, Film attached to post, Galleries and Art in widest sense, Hebden Bridge, Jacob Polley, Jean Sprackland, Lumb Bank, Nature - countryside, Photography, Poetry in the making, Ted Hughes - his house, The Arvon Foundation, Valley Taxis - Hebden Bridge, Writing poetry, Writing workshops
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Painting the beach.
I am going to Arvon next week for another poetry course. I am really looking forward to it. I went two years ago and wrote my first sonnet (see other posts on Arvon) I also made a friend called Karen … Continue reading
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Tagged Arvon, Arvon knowhow, Creative writing, Hebden Bridge, Painting the beach, The home of Ted Hughes, The Open Art Cafe Rottingdean, Weald Allotment Open Day, Why go on a course to Arvon, Writing workshops
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