A sense of place is fundamental to a novel. From Wuthering Heights to Wind in the Willows, both plot and character are forged in and by a particular landscape. The gently rolling hills of Doddington, dotted with grazing sheep and old orchards, could never have created a darkly, brooding Heathcliffe. Or […]
I am struck by themes of ‘blue’ at the moment and want to explore this in a range of poems this weekend at Magna Carta Festival in Faversham. Bluebells still abound, a promise of something more to come. Blue blood, heraldry, castles in Faversham that I want to explore more.The blue of fireworks and gunpowder at Oare. Blue is chasing me. I will be exploring blue in terms of feelings related to […]
These fields are the view from my window. I live in Newnham, a valley village,four miles from Faversham town centre. A walk through this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Autumn 2014 prompted […]
On a journey back from Herne Bay, the sun loomed large and seemed so close to earth. It was a fierce colour. It was winter. As we turned into Faversham Lane to go to Newnham Village, the sun […]
