Jay Wilkinson
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I lost my bounce
Keep reading: I lost my bounceI lost my bounce; it sprang away. I said, “Don’t go!” It would not stay. . I said, “But why? What’s wrong with me?” My bounce just said, “I want to be free!” . “If I don’t go, then I’ll go flat, And I can’t much see the point in that.“ . “But,” I said,…
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Sing me home
Keep reading: Sing me homeSo there you are again – You come to and find yourself in hostile terrain; Could be a swamp Or a marsh Or an underground cave Or a mud flat Or a dense forest riddled with brambles Or a mountain with no path down. You come to and you have no clue How you got…
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Wisdom in a fractured world
Keep reading: Wisdom in a fractured worldHow do we find our place when we have no lineage? – A poem and art
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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.
From The Heart Grows Wild 