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There and back again

16 January 2022

There and back again

When we reach the station we discover the Station Tea Room. We push open the door, hovering, masked, in the doorway. “Can we come in?” we ask Dominic and Roger, working at a table. “Of course”, they reply, smiling.

Roots & Redsand, Writing

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Only Connect

11 November 2021

Only Connect

“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”
As the light changes I begin to think about the big stuff and Carl Sagan’s wisdoms come to mind.

Roots & Redsand, Writing

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Rich pickings

24 October 2021

Rich pickings

‘One day Theo handed me a roll of electric fencing. “Hold this for a second, Nels,” he said. “You won’t connect it, will you?” I ask. “Nah, course not,” he says.’

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Making the jump

Making the jump

The swallows return and we host our first gathering in the garden, leading me to reflect on what makes it possible to make leaps of faith.

Roots & Redsand

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you are here

you are here

The Bere Peninsula lies at the tidal end of the Tamar Valley, as far west in Devon as it is possible to venture. Made almost an island by the rivers Tamar and Tavy, it is a place of wild beauty and challenging isolation, of hardship and hard work, dynamite-shocked copses and flower‑filled verges.

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Cartwheeling

Cartwheeling

The natural world bounds and cartwheels back to life, bringing opportunities for much-missed connections.

Roots & Redsand

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The view from the hill

The view from the hill

A reflection on our relationship with the natural world in light of a proposed development on a green field site in Sandford

Roots & Redsand

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Tell Me Something – Episode 2

Tell Me Something – Episode 2

Episode 2 of Tell Me Something has landed!

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Bita kaulo munthos

19 February 2021

Bita kaulo munthos

February turns from darkness to light as the days lengthen, life begins to push up out of the earth and we find reasons to have hope.

Roots & Redsand

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Three carols and a song

22 December 2020

Three carols and a song

So this is ChristmasLike most of us, I navigate and feel comforted by the traditions that we wheel out at this time of year; the foods that we cook, the people we see, the stories we tell, the songs that we sing. And this year, …

Roots & Redsand

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There and back again

16 January 2022

There and back again

When we reach the station we discover the Station Tea Room. We push open the door, hovering, masked, in the doorway. “Can we come in?” we ask Dominic and Roger, working at a table. “Of course”, they reply, smiling.

Roots & Redsand, Writing

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by ysellasims

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Only Connect

11 November 2021

Only Connect

“For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love.”
As the light changes I begin to think about the big stuff and Carl Sagan’s wisdoms come to mind.

Roots & Redsand, Writing

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by ysellasims

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Rich pickings

24 October 2021

Rich pickings

‘One day Theo handed me a roll of electric fencing. “Hold this for a second, Nels,” he said. “You won’t connect it, will you?” I ask. “Nah, course not,” he says.’

Roots & Redsand, Writing

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by ysellasims

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Jacqueline Saphra: Poetry Workshop & Reading

24 September 2021

Jacqueline Saphra: Poetry Workshop & Reading

Poetic Licence present a workshop and reading with T.S Eliot prize- shortlisted poet Jacqueline Saphra.

Event listings, Events, Poetic Licence, poetry

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iamb ~ poetry seen and heard

17 September 2021

iamb ~ poetry seen and heard

“They say the sincerest form of flattery is imitation. Let’s hope, then, that those behind The Poetry Archive – this project’s inspiration – are flattered, sincerely, by what we’re building here: a place for more poetic voices to be heard … literally.” ~ Mark Antony Owen, Creator …

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17 September 2021

Poetry Profile – Harula Ladd

Catching up with performance poet Harula Ladd to talk all things poetry and find out what lies ahead now that life is stirring again.

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Together apart

4 September 2021

Together apart

“Sorry,” the woman says to her invisible friend, murmuring hello to the dog as he lifts his head to her in greeting, “it’s just someone holding the gate for me.” Together apart. Together, together again. Sort of.

Roots & Redsand

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Poetry comes back to the Pub in Sandford

3 September 2021

Poetry comes back to the Pub in Sandford

Poetic Licence are back at the Lamb for an evening of poetry with Devon poets Chrissy Banks and Ysella Sims

Events, Poetic Licence, you are here

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Poetry reading with Chrissy Banks & Ysella Sims

Poetry reading with Chrissy Banks & Ysella Sims

Join us for an evening of poetry, with Chrissy Banks & Ysella Sims; hosted by Bard of Exeter, Tim King.

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you are here

you are here

Ysella’s debut poetry pamphlet, poems about memory identity and belonging, you are here, published on Sandrock Press.

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Share in the Square II – the solstice edition

Share in the Square II – the solstice edition

Poetic Licence are back for Share in the Square II with BBC Radio 4’s Matt Harvey and local heroes The Swamp Gods.

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Crediton Radio – One Year On

Crediton Radio – One Year On

A year after it started, Ysella catches up with Crediton Radio founder Jake Lloyd to see how plans are progressing for the community radio station

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Poetic Licence:Share in the Square

24 January 2021

Poetic Licence:Share in the Square

Sunday August 30th11am – 2pmCrediton Town Square Robert Garnham Tim King, Jackie Juno, Shelley SzenderOpen mic & music Poetic Licence have teamed up with Crediton Arts Centre to bring some of the best performance poets in the South West to Crediton’s town square on August …

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A taste of the before times -Share in the Square

24 January 2021

A taste of the before times -Share in the Square

On August Bank Holiday Sunday we had our first live performance gig in the sort-of-after times as part of Crediton Arts Centre’s Share in the Square and it was a corker.We had a stonking line up of performers headlined by Robert Garnham and supported by …

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