Making sounds and poems in answer to Wordsworth. Sound artist Sophie Cooper writes about a day of taking […]
Category Archive: Refuge From the Ravens
The poet William Wordsworth wrote about encounters with people on the move, as he walked English roads and byways 200 years ago. These poems, and those of fellow poet Coleridge, were published as Lyrical Ballads in 1798. Our project is a reply, in poems and song, from people today who are affected by homelessness, or vulnerable. Supported by the Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
The “Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” is a myth fast-frozen into a poem written 200 years ago. A […]
He was holding a sleeping bag draped over his arm, it dragged along the ground after him. His […]
What remains in my mind is one short conversation. I’m writing in the evening after this workshop at […]
Today was a nerve wracking moment. I brought a group of the poems back to the group at […]
I put my head around Phil’s door each time I arrive at LDHAS. He’s the manager and I […]
Shelter is on the edge of a car park in the middle of Lancaster. And then there are […]
When you’re walking Unknown humans say hello Its what we do Strangers with a bond of affinity. And […]
Sitting at the table in the middle of the big room in LDHAS, a support centre for people […]
Wordsworth re-written by homeless Britain Refuge from the Ravens — Wordsworth rewritten by homeless Britain Lyrical Ballads by […]