Author: Turning the Stones

When I was driving out of the village recently, I could see something ahead on the road which from a distance looked pretty, but as I got closer, I realised it wasn’t! This poem came to mind almost immediately.

A poem written in response to an article I read about the Big Bang.

A poem which began life as a writing exercise on an Arvon course, remembering a happy childhood, and lots of book reading!

INVOCATION My fingers tremble as I lift her, Just a whisper of shell-bone and feather, Stilled by a false horizon in wild autumn weather. I tell her I am Caladrius, come to carry her to the sun, I speak of Rhiannon and her birds, Singing … Continue readingINVOCATION

“Welsh place names run as bright, incandescent threads through the long and tangled weave of memory” … Continue readingWHERE GIANTS SLEEP

Vale Vineyard – Gwinllan y Dyffryn, a pioneering vineyard in the Vale of Clwyd, is approached along a quiet, winding lane, deep in the heart of the Denbighshire countryside. Set against the backdrop of the hauntingly beautiful Clwydian hills, and with vast, open views towards … Continue readingIECHYD DA! THE WELSH WINE REVOLUTION

A poem about the journey of the beautiful River Dee in North Wales, from its source in Snowdonia to the magnificent Dee Estuary, beautifully read by Keith Humphreys. Click to listen: https://fb.watch/qNfSAI7Nl9/ TAITH AFON DYFRDWY Sibryda llais Aerfen yn ddistaw bach Drwy greigiau Dduallt, ar … Continue readingTAITH AFON DYFRDWY – JOURNEY OF THE RIVER DEE

This beautiful nature reserve straddling Whitchurch in Shropshire, and Wrexham in Wales, is of international importance for its breadth of habitats and astonishing variety of wildlife. It is the largest raised bog in the UK and part of Britain’s third largest lowland raised bog. Restored … Continue readingThe Cutting Fields: FENN’S, WHIXALL AND BETTISFIELD MOSSES

Suddenly, a spotlight falls: in its beam, dust swirls. At a subtle gesture from the Musical Director, the quiet singing of tens of men begins. Barely audible, the controlled sound gradually builds and swells with a rich, resounding beauty, filled with more than musical notes … Continue readingVoices of The Valley