A local solicitor, poet and playwright is celebrating after receiving additional Arts Council England funding for his play based on the largely ignored story of the Chinese Labour Corps who served thousands of miles from their homeland in the foreign mud and trenches of the Western Front. It is estimated that between 1917 – 1920 […]
On 4th May a former Poet Laureate is launching a poetry fundraiser to support communities affected by racism. Ian Henery, a solicitor, is using poems from his latest book, Poems of Hope (published by Kates Hill Press) to take to social media to fundraise for CARE – Communities Against Racism Enterprise. The charity was founded […]
A Haiku of Hope written on the theme of Spring, transformation and nature returning to the earth. This is part of the collaboration with Red Bucket Projects and Brum Community Media.
Across deserted years and through the still Dark spaces of the night there softly comes Your voice and old remembered words that thrill My heart like distant drums.
Ian has been appointed Poet In Residence at Hope Radio which broadcasts on 87.9 FM and online at https://e-voice.org.uk/hoperadio/. He has also been commissioned to write two poems for the community garden which will be unveiled in Birmingham. The poems he has written are Sowing The Seeds of Hope, which is a rondeau and The […]
A wonderful collaborate project with Red Bucket Projects and Brum Community Media to create a body of work for broadcast on Hope Radio and exhibit in the Hope Radio Virtual exhibition to bring hope during COVID-19 lockdown. Red Bucket projects is working with Hope Radio on a new project called Haikus of Hope. Hope Radio […]
Brum Community Media; a Birmingham based art collective has responded to the restrictions of the pandemic by creating a unique virtual reality interactive gallery space, offering artists an opportunity to exhibit and art lovers an accessible creative space to enjoy. Brum Community Media was founded in March 2020 by community radio dynamo and activist Peni […]
Beauty Comes By Pain Highbury Orchard, I`ve heard again the thrush Amongst the trees; the aroma of Spring, Blossom flowering on the hawthorn bush. The little birds, I have heard them all sing That seasons turn – and what will be – will be And it`s awoken life in the heart of me. Across […]
