Here are some photos of the glorious autumn colours around Totleigh Barton, Devon. I’m just back from five days studying form in poetry with Mimi Khalvati and Sean O’Brien at Arvon. We had a great time. Lots of learning about meter, rhyme and other poetic things. Plus ‘cooks and bottle-washers’ for one afternoon only. It was a pleasure to cook great local food, in the company of some talented poets, supported by the Arvon team. Now saving my pennies to do it again some day 
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Lindsay’s pearl
Lindsay asks for ‘pearls’ for her String of Pearls. This is based on, to quote Lindsay ‘the River of Stones organised by Fiona Robyn and Kaspalita at Writing Our Way Home in January. I … am grateful to Fiona and Kaspa for the opportunity’.
All you have to do is look and see, notice and focus, write something. Lindsay plans to thread them onto a necklace, what a lovely idea, why not join in if you have a mo?
I notice that many participants focus on nature so I wanted to do something a little different [though, on reflection, it may not be so different after all!]
Here is my pearl:
Dusty album of photos to grasp and squeeze heartstrings, tears of remembered joy catch in the throat. Echoes of my own children’s laughter float to me as if on yesterday’s breeze.
Polly Robinson © 2012
Indoors with Ludi Cereales
The unpredictable Spring weather – we’d been rained upon, had hail, high winds and thunder through the day – meant we took Ludi Cereales indoors, so no campfire. A brilliant evening with many performers entertaining, great food, lots of bread (well, it was Ludi Cereales!) and much to drink – a true celebration of Spring. Many thanks to Worcester Vigornia Rotary, 42 and Parole Parlate for creating such a great event.
