Ysella Sims

The view from the hill

May 5, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

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

Tell Me Something – Episode 2

April 19, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims audio / Podcasts

Episode 2 of Tell Me Something has landed!

Crediton Radio – One Year On

March 28, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims audio / Podcasts

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

Bita kaulo munthos

February 19, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

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.

A taste of the before times -Share in the Square

January 24, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims poetry

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

It’s here! Tell Me Something – the Poetic Licence podcast

January 24, 2021February 18, 2022 By ysellasims audio / Podcasts / poetry / Uncategorized

We were bowled over by the quality of submissions we received for the inaugural episode of the Tell Me Something podcast. We’ve collected them together

Poetry Profile – Kerry Priest

January 8, 2021May 22, 2021 By ysellasims Poetry Blog

Kerry Priest is a poet, sound artist and playwright. I caught up with her digitally to talk poetry, life and 2020.

Three carols and a song

December 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

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

Poetry Profile – Jackie Juno

November 30, 2020January 8, 2021 By ysellasims Poetry Blog

Jackie Juno is a former Bard of Exeter and multiple poetry slam winner. Always a big hit with audiences, I caught up with her remotely to find out more about what makes her creative heart tick.

Imperfect

October 18, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

Learning to embrace imperfection in life and writing

Sandford Scenes – Autumn

September 25, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

Like most dog walkers, we regularly walk the same ways with Cooper. One of these is a there-and-back again which runs along the footpath alongside

Poetry Profile – Harula Ladd

September 17, 2020March 6, 2022 By ysellasims poetry / Poetry Blog

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

Poetry Profile – Robert Garnham

August 11, 2020January 24, 2021 By ysellasims Poetry Blog

Robert Garnham, aka The Professor of Whimsy, has been taking his much-loved brand of LGBT whimsy and humour to UK audiences for over a decade.

Sounds of Silence

July 31, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

Sandford is a village in mid Devon. It lies 2 miles north of Crediton and 9 miles north west of Exeter and is one of

All Change

July 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

It isn’t always possible to see that things are changing, it can happen so gradually that it’s hard to detect, or you’re so immersed in

To and Fro

July 22, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

LOCKING DOWNAs lockdown rumbles on, my fantasies begin to revolve around journeys. I roll the memory of driving into the grey January dank on the

Poetry Profiles – Chris White

June 12, 2020September 17, 2021 By ysellasims Poetry Blog

I catch up with poet and producer Chris White to see how he is faring, creatively and otherwise during lockdown.

Share in the Square II – the solstice edition

May 22, 2020March 6, 2022 By ysellasims poetry

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

Poetry Profiles – Tim King

May 15, 2020January 24, 2021 By ysellasims Poetry Blog

Bard of Exeter and popular host of Taking the Mic talks about lockdown creativity, climate denial and his affection for Kate Bush in this poetry profile

Small Offerings

May 8, 2020February 18, 2022 By ysellasims Life Writing / Roots & Redsand / Writing

BeginningsThere was something in the way he raised his hand to thank the traffic as he crossed the road, open, confident, yet slightly apologetic. He