I am a member of a group of poets who used to meet in a room above a pub called the Lansdown once a month. We would have a drink and share a poem each, …
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A plug for the Lansdown Poets website
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some word bones for National Poetry Day
We have been walking each day in the woods near where we live. We feel the season changing and each day we quietly observe the differences in the woods and the sky. We talk of …
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Keeping it local
This year, like everyone else, I found myself grounded. I could just as easily write: I found myself stuck in one place. But curiously, in being stuck in this one place for so long, unable …
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Writing as a way of connecting to other/s: writing on Safe and Sound
Here’s a link to a poem/ article I had published on the Safe and Sound words for well being website recently. It is a personal account of how writing links me to those I love but still …
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Mental health awareness week and the importance of connection
It’s mental heath awareness week this week and this year the Mental Health Foundation is promoting the theme of kindness. Kindness has been such a big part of the community response to the coronavirus pandemic …
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Things you could do if you can’t hold or attend a funeral right now
One of the painful things about experiencing a bereavement right now is that you cannot get together with other people and mourn your loss or honour someone’s life and death in the way you might …
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Sowing seeds for the future
Yesterday I walked through the wood behind my house. I’m not even sure what this particular wood is called, it’s tucked on a ridge between rows of suburban streets and you have to know its …
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Women’s writing circle
When we went into lockdown in March this year, I was days away from starting a women’s writing circle in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. It was to be a space where women could gather together to talk …
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Workshop: writing from the senses
The scent of a flower, the rushing flow of a waterfall, some unexpected words, the quiet of a shrine, the touch of wood: these are a few of the things that inspire me to think, …
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How taking part in collective action could help you with your feelings
Last Friday millions of people worldwide: children, workers, volunteers, parents and friends of the planet of all varieties took part in the climate strikes. I attended a local one here in Bristol, marching with many …
Rachel Hawkins-Crockford 