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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Film edited at last! Mr Punch’s 350th Birthday Party.
More on ‘The Big Grin’ This film has been a bit of marathon, I had about an hour and half of footage. I wanted to make sure that every Mr Punch who had made the effort to attend was in the … Continue reading
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14th May is forever etched in my memory.
My late mother’s birthday. I know many people remember their loved ones on their anniversary days and I am no exception. Today I remember her fortitude, helping her own mother to steer us all to safety in the Second World … Continue reading
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The 60th Anniversary – The Goon Show
The Goon Show – The 60th Anniversary of the first show Today I am a very minor celebrity, as one of the ‘Telegoon’ puppeteers in the 60s. Off I go to the The Strutton Arms with Alan my partner and my two sons … Continue reading
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