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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A brief encounter and Mother’s Day.
Found myself glancing at a woman I vaguely recognised in Rottingdean eating cream scones in the Open Art Cafe the other day. She was with a companion so I did not disturb her but when she went to pay I … Continue reading
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Saltdean Scribblers Open House
One of the local writing groups Saltdean Scribblers share their latest endeavours in terms of prose and poetry to a full house at the Library. Chaired by Rob Upward we heard work as diverse as stories about the sea, a … Continue reading
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Reading between the lines – Lumb Bank – Arvon
Writing poetry with the two very inspirational tutors. Ann and Peter Sanson. When they are not teaching they run ‘The Poetry Business’ and publish a poetry magazine called ‘The North’, well worth checking them out on line. … Continue reading
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Julia Cameron revisits ‘The Artist’s Way’ in person
Julia Cameron has flown through a snowstorm in the States to Britain, ready to re-visit her book ‘The Artist’s Way’ one of the most inspirational books for more than a decade. The event takes place at Cecil Sharp House and is … Continue reading
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Pighog’s brilliant recipe for poetry
Bridget Whelan beat me to re-blogging this one, but the more who read it the merrier. Just the thing to cheer doubtful and even established poets along in January and into Feb. when piggy person poets and others will be … Continue reading
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Cafe Poets busy writing in Rottingdean
Pop in and write poetry is for aspiring and apprentice poets only, quite often people come along who have never written poetry before which is the idea behind it. I run this on the … Continue reading
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The Troubadour Coffee House in daylight
Having recently discovered both the Troubadour Coffee House in Old Brompton Road and Anne-Marie Fyfe, her poetry collection ‘Understudies’ currently travels backwards and forwards with me on the bus and train. Not least when popping up to the Monday evening poetry … Continue reading
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The last place you may want to read my kindle ebook is on a kindle
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Back to CREATIVE WRITING School was launched as a Kindle ebook at the beginning of November, but you don’t need a Kindle to read it. You can download a free app from Amazon that…
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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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Brief encounter with Peter James
A friend took me along to ‘The Big Book Group Summer Cult Fiction’ at the Dome. I had never heard of it before, but now I can recommend it as a good night out for those interested or involved in … Continue reading
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Ann Perrin 