A poem about chopping onions

Written during Pat Borthwick's wonderful 'Food for Thought' workshop at Trebah today. Many thanks to Pat, and to Chris Considine and Lyn Moir, who also read so beautifully afterwards...

Princess of Light-scattering Bamboo

Chinese ink painting, artist unknown
Metropolitan Museum NY

One of my favourite spots at Trebah is the "Bamboozle", a maze of paths through a grove of bamboo alongside the stream, about half way down the valley.

Bamboo is such a magical and mysterious plant, in so many ways....

30 May at Trebah: Our Friends from the North

This event promises to be a real feast of poetry. It features two poets based in the north, Pat Borthwick and Lyn Moir, and one, Chris Considine, who has just moved to Plymouth after living for many years in Swaledale.

The day starts with...