Pru Fowler

  • Not the right sort of voice

    In 2014 I recorded two of my poems for poetry films.  The Bristol-based film-maker Pru Fowler did a stunning job and we launched the films twice, once in her city and once in Leeds. Paisley Quilt was shown and reviewed on the Moving Words website and, since making it available online, we received many positive…

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  • Saboteur Awards Nomination for ‘Echolocation’ and other project and Dragon’s Den style novel pitching

    Regular readers will have noticed that there has been a sizable gap in the weekly mothering blogs.  I can’t really apologise as the reasons are mostly exciting professional ones but I can promise a piece on the topic of religious mother soon.  In the meantime I thought I’d fill you in on some of the…

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  • ‘Passionate Words On The Wing’

    ‘Moving honest films’.  ‘Loved the variety and the uniqueness of each voice and the imagery in films, ‘Nice to have lots of different atmospheres created in a night.’  ‘The energy, passion and enthusiasm of the poets was so exciting.’ These were just some of the comments collected at the ‘Words in Motion’ events in Bristol…

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  • Being Mentored & A New Creative Writing Course at The Tetley

    News July saw me performing poetry in front of the camera.  I was filmed in domestic scenes, at Flamborough Head with the lighthouse looming over me and during a performance at Belgrave.  Having seen the works in progress of these videos, I can say that the camera crew led by Pru Fowler and editor Ben…

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