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.
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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: Monologue – prose or poem
Re-cycling creative writing – ‘The hole in the wall.’
Just found a whole pile of rough illustrations I did for ‘The Hole in the Wall.’ There was one pic. missing so I’ve just drawn another one, which brought back happy memories of making the original at Arvon many moons … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's memoir, Arvon, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up, Creative writing courses - mainly Arvon, Poetry - Creative Writing
Tagged An old dry stone wall, Arvon, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Flowers/Garden/Allotment, Monologue - prose or poem, Nature - birds, Writing at Arvon
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Oh what a mess that was!
A big day for national events and here I am in little old Brighton still fiddling about trying to get the ‘International April Alphabet Challenge’ right! How pathetic can one get! That’s retirement for you! I know everyone else doing the challenge is busy with O today, … Continue reading
Allotments are like pets!
Allotments are like some pets. Maybe a cat – independent but still in need of food and warmth, a dog, demanding tender loving care attention, a hampster constantly on the go, or a tortoise keen on hibernation. Maybe the pet … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up, Photography
Tagged Allotments are like pets, An Open Art Cafe Poet, Brighton - out and about, comedy poetry, Contents of my handbag poem, Creative writing, Monologue - prose or poem, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, Poem abut handbags, The handbag poem, The Open Art Cafe, The Weald Allotment, Wise words in retirement
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Clutterbugs – rhyme but no reason.
After a week at Arvon I should be capable of writing a sonnet to clutter, or at least a few lines of pared down poetry, but the muse deserted me to dance in the garden. I don’t blame her, I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged An Open Art Cafe Poet, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, De-clutter, Having a bad hair day!, Light verse on clutter, Monologue - prose or poem, Photography, Poem about clutter - Ann Perrin, Post Arvon, Post t arvon, The Open Art Cafe - Rottingdean - Ann's Cafe Poet Workshops
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Londoner’s Lament
The sea, the sea not the right place to be pretty for sure but no sign of a tree then without warning it’s moody and bleak I want hedgerows and birdsong I won’t last the week. Seagulls are screeching like witches … Continue reading
Posted in Cheer yourself up, Finding my feet in Brighton, Poetry - Creative Writing
Tagged Cottage garden, Film attached to blog, Having a bad hair day!, If your are tired of London you are tired of life, Leaving London leaving your freedom pass, London poem, Monologue - prose or poem, Moving to the sea in retirment, New poem, Out and about in London, Plan your retirement around what you know, Poem about missing London, Poem missing London - Ann Perrin, prose poem or from my book, Retiring to the sea - think twice, The joy of a cottage garden, the whys and wherefores or moving to sea
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Oldies can be funny? Ann’s standup at The Greys – Hanover!
Back story. “Hey let’s put one of your gigs on youtube,” says well meaning friend. “No, no! If everyone sees your gig there, they won’t book you.” says a Mrs Realistic from Romney Marshes, who exists only in my head … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up
Tagged Brighton - out and about, Can oldies be funny?, City Lit Comedy Course, Creative writing, Do you really want to be funny?, Funny ladies, Jill Edwards' Comedy Course, Monologue - prose or poem, Out and about in Brighton, Standup comedy, The Greys Pub. Hanover, The truth about standup comedy
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The cleft palate – Mrs Shufflebottom – and a poem
The Blitz On a warm sunny Sunday in Middlesex hospital in London amidst the buzz of bombs I slipped from my mother’s womb with blue eyes and a cleft palate and a smile that it was said soothed the souls … Continue reading
The Bus Pass – a poem
Well it’s verse not poetry but never mind! The Bus Pass I’ve got myself a wheelie bag bought granny pants and vests accepted that my hair is grey and started taking rests. My smile’s benign when people call but the … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up, Poetry - Creative Writing, Retiring to Brighton - ups and downs
Tagged A poem about getting old, An Open Art Cafe Poet, Bus pass poem, Creative writing, Granny poem, Growing old gracefully, Light verse, Monologue - prose or poem, New poem, Poem about a bus pass - Ann Perrin, prose poem or from my book, The Bus Pass, The Open Art Cafe - Rottingdean - Ann's Cafe Poet Workshops
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The House in Highgate and Peter Pan – poem
Postwar memories from ‘The House in Highgate’ section The House in Highgate Peter Pan had a lot to answer for! We were always sliding down the polished bannisters and leaping off at the last minute in our everlasting efforts to … Continue reading
The contents of my handbag and Blu-tak
I suddenly realised I hadn’t put my wise words about the contents of my handbag called ‘Blu-tak’ on my blog. Apologies to anyone who has popped into the cafe and read this one already. The contents of my handbag A sticky … Continue reading
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Tagged A poem about a handbag, A poem about Blu-tak, Contents of handbag poem, Creative writing, Monologue - prose or poem, New poem, prose poem or from my book, Rottingdean, The Open Art Cafe
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