Tag: Trowbridge Museum

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

Josephine Corcoran7 Comments
A dried flower on a white page under clear cellophane.

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+)… Continue reading Flowers, visual poetry and George Crabbe’s herbarium in a workshop at Trowbridge Museum

Visual Poetry Workshops at Trowbridge Museum

Josephine Corcoran5 Comments
A cluttered table on which can be seen a book of poems by George Crabbe, a cup of tea and various dried flowers arranged on paper.

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… Continue reading Visual Poetry Workshops at Trowbridge Museum