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Poetry Pathways

On a balmy August evening, warm and dry after all the July rain, birds sang, traffic passed by, while a little bit of history was made. We enjoyed a live recital of new poems written by local poets about our very own village. Earls dignified and aloof in their tombs, gargoyles scowling and frowning, cats creeping by, a gardener hosing cold water on the ground, the backdrop to a memorable event.

  • A Belvoir Angel

    A Belvoir Angel

    By a headstone in the churchyard
  • Belvoir Chapel,

    Belvoir Chapel,

    In the Chancel at St Mary's
  • Bottesford Market Cross

    Bottesford Market Cross

    Stand beneath the market cross
  • Hot off the press....

    Hot off the press....

    a preview of Poetry Pathways
  • Palimpsest

    Palimpsest

    In the church porch
  • Passing Bells

    Passing Bells

    "What passing bells for those who die as cattle?" - Wilfred Owen
  • Poetry for the Season

    Poetry for the Season

    New Work for the Winter Solstice
  • Poetry Pathways comes to Bottesford, 2007

    Poetry Pathways comes to Bottesford, 2007

    local poets celebrate Bottesford landmarks and history
  • Rivergods

    Rivergods

    Read by the River Devon
  • The Ale-Wife and the Bell Man

    The Ale-Wife and the Bell Man

    A poem read by the parch to St Mary's church, Bottesford
  • The Corner Shop

    The Corner Shop

    from a short story - read by the former Winn's Store, Queen Street
  • The Fair Maid of Normanton

    The Fair Maid of Normanton

    An effigy, alone in the SW corner of the S aisle
  • The L & H Tour, 1952.

    The L & H Tour, 1952.

    Christmas at Bottesford, Leicestershire, England.
  • The Rest is Lost

    The Rest is Lost

    A sequence of 16 sonnets inspired by the life of Elizabeth Sidney
  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    Extracts from Shakespeare
  • Tiddlers and Devil's Toenails

    Tiddlers and Devil's Toenails

    By the ford on Devon Lane
  • Time Out of Space

    Time Out of Space

    Read in St Mary's
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    Sunday 3rd September 1939 11.15 am
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