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  • Ecopoetry in the classroom and beyond – some resources and ideas

    Ecopoetry in the classroom and beyond – some resources and ideas

    This post is a document of links to resources I’ve used in recent ecopoetry and nature poetry workshops and for my own writing. I’ve found these short films and poems helpful in classrooms, and elsewhere, in developing conversations and creative responses to the climate crisis. Some of the resources I mention were also included in Read more

  • New Editor at And Other Poems

    New Editor at And Other Poems

    A quick post to tell you I’m thrilled that And Other Poems, the poetry site I founded in 2012 and edited until earlier this year, is now owned and edited by poet and research student Tom Bailey, sponsored by Alvin Pang. Submissions are opening soon so do give them a follow. And Other Poems has Read more

  • February Update

    February Update

    I ran another visual poetry workshop for Trowbridge Museum in February, I wrote something about the first one here, and there is one more scheduled for Saturday, 18th March, 10.30am – 12.30pm. The starting point of each workshop has been the work of poet George Crabbe, particularly his herbarium of dried plants and flowers, and Read more

  • January Update

    January Update

    I’ve been having a lovely time making visual poems for my workshops at Trowbridge Museum which I wrote about here. This work lead me to think about ways to extend my visual poetry practice, greatly helped by an article by Geof Huth at the Poetry Foundation, and, in particular, the following quotes which gave me Read more

  • Flowers, visual poetry and George Crabbe’s herbarium in a workshop at Trowbridge Museum

    Flowers, visual poetry and George Crabbe’s herbarium in a workshop at Trowbridge Museum

    I received an email from Hannah at Trowbridge Museum about some of my visual poems that she’d seen on social media, particularly the ones I’d made using wildflowers and plants (which I’ve mentioned before on this blog). Hannah asked if I could design and lead some flower-based visual poetry workshops for young people (aged 7+) Read more

  • Visual Poetry Workshops at Trowbridge Museum

    Visual Poetry Workshops at Trowbridge Museum

    I was delighted to be asked by Trowbridge Museum to create and facilitate some visual poetry workshops for young people (aged 7+) working with the museum’s extensive herbarium collected by poet, botanist and clergyman George Crabbe, who lived and is buried in Trowbridge. These free workshops form part of a programme of events Trowbridge Museum Read more