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Fulwood Room, University House, Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Friday February 24, 2012
University of Leicester, Friday 6th to Sunday 8th July 2012
The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, Tuesday March 27, 2012
Webber Street, London, Thursday 29th to Saturday 29th September 2012
This might be a slightly different kind of inspiring moment to some you might receive!
At the 2011 conference in Chester I went to a double workshop run by Teresa Cremin and others. (sorry I can’t remember or find the title of the workshop but am fairly sure it was on Sunday morning!)
We were invited to write for ourselves for just a few minutes. It is such a long time since I took the time to write for my own pleasure and I enjoyed it so much that on the way back to London I wrote a poem for my two little grandchildren. They were about to move house and I had bought them the last copy in the conference bookshop of ‘Clancy and Millie and the very fine house’ by Libby Gleeson, which was short-listed for the UKLA children’s book awards. I sent the poem, with the book, as a ‘moving day’ present for Ben and Lara.
I had a ‘big’ birthday in August and we took the family away for a weekend which was tremendous fun. A few weeks later it was my turn to receive a book and a poem, a photographic and written record of my birthday celebrations.
Just a short activity in a workshop context, but it has rekindled the poet in me and encouraged my son and daughter-in-law to write too. Thank you Teresa et al!
