Jay Wilkinson
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Meeting the times we’re in
Keep reading: Meeting the times we’re inIn a world of such extremes of imbalance and distress, how do we figure out what is ours to do, while working with our own limitations?
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Art page
Keep reading: Art pageA series of pictures using different mediums and styles of expression
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The purpose of umbrellas
Keep reading: The purpose of umbrellasThis is a short story written about my experience of arrest at an anti-fracking action at Preston New Road in 2017. It was one of those moments when taking direct action can seem so beautiful. I was very ill for 2 months afterwards with a chronic illness flare up. The campaign was won in 2019,…
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I will always find you
Keep reading: I will always find youI wrote the poem after moving into the top floor of a block of flats. The view from the flat is a chaotic mix of urban sprawl and industrial decay, mixed with vast skies and hillside horizons. To connect with the spirit of nature is tough up here. I work on it over and over.
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Grains of sand
Keep reading: Grains of sandA poem written after being at a large summit mobilisation. On the day of the main demo, I was supporting a friend who felt the need to stay out of the fray. We ended up on a hill, and could see everything play out below us. It was a very intense scene.
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Spoken Truths
Keep reading: Spoken Truths‘Spoken Truths’ is a solo performance that I put together, using a mix of performance poetry, art, music and movement to explore the theme of finding a way to process the pain of our broken world and get to a better place.
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A future to work towards?
Keep reading: A future to work towards?How do we envision a future to work towards when the big picture looks so grim? How do we allow our imaginations to dream big even if everything we know about reality seems to say that things aren’t possible? An exploration [Image credit<a href="http://<a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-photos/social-change ecteezyView]
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Politics Archive
Keep reading: Politics ArchiveAn archive of articles/zines/reports that I have produced, exploring a variety of political themes. Click on the title to view the archive.
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Passing on
Keep reading: Passing onHadley has lived a life of heady Caribbean brightness and lush English green, in tender relationship with the plants. Now that he’s come to the end of his days, what will he pass on and to who?
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Equal and Opposite Reaction
Keep reading: Equal and Opposite ReactionAre you a mucky, messy muddle? Me too! Click ‘Keep Reading’ for a poem and video all about it
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The Plot
Keep reading: The PlotIn amongst everyday mundanity and parochialism, what revolutionary fervour is bubbling if only we choose to see it? A short story
From The Heart Grows Wild 