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"Cloths of such strength they'll outlast the life of a man" / On being Stroudwater Textile Trust Poet in Residence
"Cloths of such strength they'll outlast the life of a man" / On being Stroudwater Textile Trust Poet in Residence
JLM Morton18 April 2021poetry, poetryresidency, textiles, stroud, stroudwater
Instructions From a Mute Swan
Instructions From a Mute Swan
JLM Morton1 December 2020
Starvation Song
Starvation Song
JLM Morton14 November 2020
Halloween Special! Daubenton's Bats
Halloween Special! Daubenton's Bats
JLM Morton27 October 2020
The Turning
The Turning

A poem for October at the lake.

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JLM Morton30 September 2020
Provenance
Provenance
JLM Morton3 August 2020
Wingspan
Wingspan
JLM Morton30 June 2020poetry, magpie, amwriting, poetrycommunity, poetryresidency, poetinresidenceComment
Night Swimming
Night Swimming
JLM Morton31 May 2020
Night Watch, May 2020
Night Watch, May 2020
JLM Morton2 May 2020 Comments
Courage, April 2020
Courage, April 2020
JLM Morton1 April 2020Comment
#lakegram
#lakegram
JLM Morton11 March 2020
Now I've found my voice, I've got so much to say
Now I've found my voice, I've got so much to say
JLM Morton8 March 2020
Figure of Speech, March 2020
Figure of Speech, March 2020
JLM Morton1 March 2020
Tenching, February 2020
Tenching, February 2020
JLM Morton1 February 2020
On Being Waterland Poet in Residence 2020
On Being Waterland Poet in Residence 2020
JLM Morton1 January 2020
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Merrrie Imbolc dear friends. Throw open the windows, light a candle, wash in cold water! Poem by Seamus Heaney from The Spirit Level. The light, always the light ✨️
January re/readings 🤓📚 . . . #amreading
worship the source babes 🌀
Morning brush w the Longstone 🪨 . . Runs around the field on the stroke of midnight it does 👀 . . #imbolc incoming 🪨
Thanks to @joff_elphick for reminding me, it's 5 years since we made a piece together about the Severn (& w @oonaghd on synth and vocals 💙). Swipe left to hear a bit - the text will be in my next collection which I'm just doing the edits on. Out
Scarlet elf cups / Late Warning, a pome from the latest @poetrybrum 🍄 I love how these crimson bowls pop up in the winter woods 🍅 . . #poetry #fungi #scarletelfcup
WILD #nofilter
good writing weather ☁️
I’m not the first to say it but writing’s magic isn’t it? The feeling your way in the dark thing with your imagination – the great gift of our species – having no idea where you might go until you find yourself a few hou
Oof I've spent the day writing about complicated grief - isn't that what they call it? the kind that has yet to be fully 'integrated'. Wasn't what i set out to do today because I've been dreading this bit, but I did it. Started it anyway. In between
Snow swim! Feeling ALIIIIIVE ❄️🥶 . . w icebabes @earthonherhands @louisetickleauthor
Up and away to May Hill, round it clockwise once for luck. Squeezing the last juice from the highdays 🦅 love these winter colours 🪶
Here's me ole mug and the moooon up at The Toots lit by the last sunset of 25 wishing yours a truly happy, hopeful new year. Thanks to you lot my feed is full of poets, artists, musicians, makers, singers, dancers and folk doing interesting things, s
December readings 📚 ✨️ 🤓 . . #amreading
over on the stack, a little offering for your creative practice at the turning of the year 🌲 . . . #amwriting #writingcommunity #creativepractice
A very merrie Christmas to all ye lovely instafolk 🐕🎄
Tonight is the longest night - let's not be too hasty to get back to the light 🌚 . . #yule #wintersolstice
Last reading of the year, in amazing company with so many talented poets and musicians 💓 . . . 📸 @marasimpsonmusic 😘