A poem based on the recollections of Andrew Clayton. Written and performed as part of The Penryn People Project for the Penryn Arts Festival.

Eric Long

A poem written and read by Abigail Wyatt. 

Faulty Connection

A short poem written and read by Abigail Wyatt. This was first performed at Dolly's Wine Bar as part of a Telltales presentation. The photograph is the work of David Rowland.

The Turning Year

A poem written and read by Abigail Wyatt. This little piece records a small milestone in my family history. It was a warm, sunny day. There was my mother, Barbara Tallett, a drive through the breathtakingly beautiful lanes of her beloved Cornwall, a hearty Sunday lunch and her family. She had a wonderful time and it was moving to see the pleasure she took in these simple 'gifts'.  Photograph by Abigail Wyatt

19th April, 2015

A poem written and read by Abigail Wyatt. This piece was written originally for a Sunday Speakeasy session in Penzance, Cornwall. The theme for the day was simply 'New'.

In a New York Minute

A short poem first performed at The Acorn as for Penzance People Do Peace and Love, a fundraiser for Penzance Food Bank, an event I organised in December, 2016. Image by David Rowland.

A Blessing For The Winter Solstice

A poem (first published by Loose Muse) that draws on the legends surrounding St Lucia or St Lucy. All that is really known for certain of Lucy is that she was a martyr in Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution of 304 AD. Her veneration spread to Rome, and by the 6th century to the whole Church. The oldest archaeological evidence comes from the Greek inscriptions from the catacombs of St. John in Syracuse.
The oldest record of her story comes from the fifth-century Acts. Jacobus de Voragine's Legenda Aurea was the most widely read version of the Lucy legend in the Middle Ages. In medieval accounts, Saint Lucy's eyes are gouged out prior to her execution.