Poetry
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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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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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Hazel spray
Keep reading: Hazel sprayA poem written when there was only the tinniest hint of spring to help get through the rest of the winter months
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The Turning Year
Keep reading: The Turning YearEight poems to mark the seasonal festivals which make up the ‘Wheel of the Year’ in Gaelic and Celtic tradition – Imbolc, Vernal Equinox, Beltane, Estival Solstice, Lughnasadh, Autumnal Equinox, Samhain and Yule.
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