Woodland Wonders and Poetic Pleasures

Woodland Stories, schools’ tour 2018

La Luna is two weeks into the spring tour, taking Woodland Stories into primary schools and working with Key Stage 1 children. This wonderful, creative partnership with the NE Lincs Music Hub is proving to be a truly joyous and lovely experience. We have received a warm welcome in every school and have enjoyed meeting teachers and children who have been unfailingly engaged and enthusiastic. We are looking forward to working with all of the schools at the Singing Festival in March.  You can access the songs at this link, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdtBfLER9AXHjPGPqhcjSQ/featured   

The book with audio CD is available to buy direct from me for £12.50 inc p&p

Poetic Pleasures

On January 26th, the wonderful Helen Mort was our guest for a workshop with the Franklin College Young Voices and a reading at Riverhead Coffee.  We had a truly fantastic day with Helen who was kind enough to give this feedback:

“I have rarely read in front of such an appreciative audience and felt so well-supported by the event organiser. La Luna events give a platform to emerging voices and to young people who might otherwise feel they are not heard. There’s a sense of democracy but also of high quality work being produced. These platforms are absolutely vital to the life of Grimsby and to reinforcing a sense of community.”

We have rarely been graced with such a warm, witty and engaging guest poet and we are delighted that Helen has agreed to come back for future events.

Thanks very much to poet and workshop leader Gordon Wilson who hosted the monthly poetry cafe on February 1st at Riverhead Coffee while I was out being a woodland warrior.  The next cafe event is Thursday March 1st and I am looking forward to it already.