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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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
Posted in 'The Puppeteer's Daughter' Ann Perrin, Becoming a poet, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Life and Times of a New Age Granny, Marionette, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, Puppethouse mayhem
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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A garden full of roses. News of a new poetry course and other cheerful chatter.
A new course at The Poetry school with Tim Dooley and Tamar Yoseloff is an absolute winner! Called The Urban Pastoral it is essentially a reading course but with options to write too if desired. Tim and Tamar take … Continue reading
Posted in Ann's photography, Becoming a poet, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Finding my feet in Brighton, Gardening, London out and about, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, Rottingdean
Tagged Kemp town carnival, Rotttingdean Bazaar, shebug designs, Tamar Yoseloff, The Poetry School, Tim Dooley
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Poetry London’s Spring Launch in brief.
I was up in London at Kings Place this week despite the fact I have had problems with my eyes and hate the the cold weather! Well my eyes were settling and I had already bought a ticket for Poetry … Continue reading
‘The Puppeteer’s Daughter’
With our white rabbit on the front cover and John McCullough’s and Tim Dooley’s wonderful endorsements on the back my new collection of poetry has just taken flight! The back page says ‘The poems explore the complexity of life as … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, Creative writing courses - mainly Arvon, Marionette, Photography, Poetry - Creative Writing, The Open Art Cafe - Rottingdean - Ann's Cafe Poet Workshops
Tagged Arvon, Brighton - out and about, Cheer yourself up on a dull day, John McCullough, Out and about in Brighton, Photography, The Poetry School, The Puppeteer's Daughter, The Watts Memorials, Tim Dooley
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Palaces and Poetry
I’ve been travelling up from Brighton to the Poetry School for several weeks. It’s quite a a pleasant journey overall, the bus from Victoria crosses Lambeth Bridge where one can see the Palace of Westminster on the left and Lambeth … Continue reading
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Tagged Brighton - out and about, Improve your poetry, Lambeth Palace, Loving London, Out and about in London, Photography, Pighog press, The Archbishop's garden, The Garden Museum - Lambeth, The Poetry School, The Poetry School courses, Tim Dooley, Writing workshops
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