Over the course of June, the La Luna team has been working in schools in NE Lincs delivering A Soldier Through Time, a music and drama workshop exploring the impact of war on individuals and communities. The project has allowed us to work with around 800 children and will culminate in the Key Stage 2Continue reading “Prizing our Teachers, Prizing our Children”
Author Archives: Josie Moon
The Gauleiter and His Pig
This pig and Gauleiter feed on censure,
patrol the streets, sniff out the shunned,
hunt the dreamers, the effete, the forceless,
poison the water, spread lies, deception
that find keen reception in willing ears.
Pisagua
It is arguably not widely known that Thatcher regarded Pinochet of Chile as a good friend and ally.
A Requiem – A World Premiere
On Friday 15th February myself and the Alan Barnes Octet premiered our brand new collaboration, A Requiem, a brand new suite of music and poetry, commissioned by Grimsby Jazz Projects and supported with funding from Arts Council, England. Having worked on the poems from the autumn of 2017 to a final tweak the day before the premiere, I wasContinue reading “A Requiem – A World Premiere”
A Requiem
I am delighted to announce that A Requiem will premiere at Grimsby Central Hall on Friday 15th February at 7.30 pm. Tickets are now available from the box office, call 01472 355025 to reserve in advance at £13. A Requiem is a collaboration between Alan Barnes, Pat McCarthy and myself and is work that examinesContinue reading “A Requiem”
It’s Been A While
Looking ahead to spring packed with poetry and events.
A Review of Poems from the Swamp
With grateful thanks to Rob Etty and the team at The High Window, an excellent online poetry magazine: https://thehighwindowpress.com/ In the intriguing Preface to her pamphlet (which is, appropriately, green, with semi-translucent endpapers) Josie Moon writes: The swamp is never wholly negative but is a useful metaphor for experience, some hidden, some mundane, some to be discovered …Continue reading “A Review of Poems from the Swamp”
Winter Comes
Like the autumn, the winter arrived more or less overnight. We felt it blow in off the North Sea and felt the chill settle on us. The autumn light has been very beautiful and our winter sky here on the east coast never fails to lift the spirit, even as darkness intensifies. A highlight ofContinue reading “Winter Comes”
A Concert For Commemoration
One of the most exciting and challenging aspects of the project was the commissioning of brand new music for the Great Grimsby Community Choir.
Holding Breath
The great joy of this summer has been the garden and my re-engagement with growing.
Josie Moon 