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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Artifacts awaken memories and inspire poetry
As a poet, I am always interested in how memory can be an inspiration for one’s writing. On our recent visit to Rudyard Kipling’s house in Burwash, personal memories came flooding back because several things looked so familiar. The dark … Continue reading
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Just a personal memory of Richard Attenborough
A film maker that got to the heart of how things really were. I met him once on the set of the feature film ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ on Brighton’s West Pier in the 60’s when he directed our … Continue reading
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What does it take to be a puppeteer?
The Mad Hatter’s face collapsed and his moving eyes will never blink again. I am really sad that this has happened but I remain even more determined to maintain what I can from the rest of our collection of … Continue reading
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Bitter sweet BBC South East last night.
So there it was – the long a waited showing of the original version of ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’ on 35 mm at the Duke of York’s. A message in the programme from Michael Attenborough, The warm and wonderful … Continue reading
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A second outing in 50 years.
The marionettes are off to Duke of York’s Cinema, Brighton tonight to see a special screening of Richard Attenborough’s Oh! What a Lovely War’. They do of course feature briefly ‘in all their glory’ in the film, but what an … Continue reading
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Our marionettes on BBC South News yesterday
for another five minutes of fame. Thanks to Robin Gibson’s enthusiasm and filming their conservation for the BBC’s commemoration of the film ‘Oh What a Lovely War’. The white plaster horse now has all his legs! Apparently you … Continue reading
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