Seven Hundred Years of Grief Ago by Iris Anne Lewis
The first poet to feature in this anthology, Iris Anne Lewis is originally from Wales and now lives in Gloucestershire. She took up creative writing on retirement and quickly found that poetry was her favourite form of writing. Landscape, myth and history often feature in her work. She enjoys being part of her local poetry community, participating in workshops, readings and open mics. In 2018 she founded Wordbrew, a small group of poets in the Cirencester area, who meet to share their poetry and hone their writing skills. The place explored in this poem is Kempsford in Gloucestershire. To download a written version of the poem press the e-book button. The music is Bells in Heavy Clouds by Kai Engel.
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What a wonderful, evocative poem, Iris. and how lovely to hear you voice! The husband and sons used to play cricket at Kempsford when they played for Shrivenham. I wish I’d known about the horse shoe. I could have gone looking for it when the cricket got a bit dull!
That’s so kind of you Monica – I’ll pass on the comment to Iris. I love that poem too – and Iris reads it brilliantly. Sophie