Tag Archives: Poetry

Art Is The Fire Warming Our Hands – commission, National Centre for Writing

Wonderful to share my socially engaged poem commissioned by National Centre for Writing , celebrating art in communities – Art is The Fire Warming Our Hands. Art Is The Fire Warming Our Hands pays particular attention to participatory arts, transforming the artworld, enriching communities and opening up how art is created and experienced. The title… Read More »

The Last Eel on Earth, illustrated in partnership with Plymouth University

Poem Last Eel on Earth was born in 2021 – illustrated in partnership with the University of Plymouth. Inspired by my passion for writing as a form of empowered storytelling that can have impact on the world around us, it raises awareness of eel as a species, its extraordinary journey and illegal eel trafficking. It’s… Read More »

The Magic of Nature, commission by RSPB

Happy National Poetry Day 2022. This Autumn, am commissioned by the RSPB to help children create a trail of poems inspired by the ‘magic of nature’, for this coming October half term, plus a collaborative poem written with the children as part of a public art piece by Sarah Munro, being installed at the beautiful… Read More »

Holt Fairy Door Trail / Tree Installation at Fakenham Library this June 2022

Lovely to see lots of happy children from the Holt Community Primary School with fairy doors they designed with Norwich Men’s Shed in the North Norfolk News this week as part of a new Natural Wonder fairy door trail in Holt. Read tree inspired poems giving thanks to trees written on a workshop with me… Read More »

Fairy Doors Trail now at Cary’s Meadow, The Broads National Park

We’re delighted that our Fairy Doors Trail is now installed on Cary’s Meadow, with an interactive illustrated map by artist Joe Fear that unlocks stories written by children across Norfolk, inspired by biodiversity and the natural world. These are the first wave of fabulous works by children aged 6-11 and there will be more coming… Read More »

Finding Natural Wonder: Two Rivers Book Festival Podcast

From author Nick Hayes, talking on public access to land, Right to Roam campaign and The Book of Trespass, to Waveney River Trust’s Emily Winter discussing all things river restoration and her love of soil, Wilding by Isabella Tree, to co-founder of TOAST Poetry Daisy Henwood, talking on the rise and rise of nature writing… Read More »

Natural Wonder: Inspiring Connection to the Natural World

It’s a joy to be working on Natural Wonder this year to accompany the creation of a new series of poems inspiring connection to the natural world funded by Arts Council England. I’m writing poems inspired by the natural world, biodiversity and connection to nature with educational and wellbeing resources to help people, schools, communities… Read More »

New: Mother At Work / Artist-Residency-in-Motherhood

I’m delighted to have been selected as a cohort of artists and creative enterprises for 12 months of support to grow my work with Start Something Immersive, a programme delivered by Plymouth based arts organisation Real Ideas. They are helping me diversify my text art and public poetry installations into light and clean tech, plus… Read More »

Writing Inspired by Anna Sewell on BBC Radio Norfolk

Pieces of writing from women celebrating Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty were broadcast by BBC Radio Norfolk in April and May 2021 as part of our project with Feathers Futures funded by Norfolk County Council. Thanks so much to all who sent in submissions and audio recordings it’s been fantastic to read and hear… Read More »

New Poetry Commission March 2021: ‘Market Memories’

In March 2021 I was commissioned by Freshly Greated to write a ‘found poem’ celebrating memories of Great Yarmouth Market Square – ‘Market Memories’. Language from community discussions on this well remembered part of Great Yarmouth, was recycled to create a found poem that was then recited by residents as part of a tribute film.… Read More »