Rum TAR Tar Tum Tum Tum

I’m tearing into brambles

They are tearing into me

One week and they’ve become a barrier

Snaking across my path

A valley now in shadow

From cloaks of frantic ferns

Slip/trip/walk s-tumble

Loose and crumbled under foot

A grudging route

Should have put my boots on

1st Sunday in June-out on my own

Blindly follow steep unfamiliar line

My steps speed up

Slip slide into the deep

Bang-bang-bang-closeby

Bang bang throb

I recognise the beat

Bang-bang-bang

Breath and movement slows

It is my heart catching up

RD 7/6/2020

Bring your words- poem-stories-ideas-company-

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Last Saturday April 10th we ran a day of workshops led by Poet Tess Biddington, story teller Jane Springham and performance poet Janine Booth

Tess encouraged us to spark ideas by writing without any plan and then by conjuring nouns and adjectives in the manner of how many music- bands adopted their names Pink Floyd/my favourite was Cloud Bibles. She moved on to show us a series of pictures several by Magritte, there was a Dali in there and then set us off to write…

Jane led us through the ways to prepare and share stories starting by retelling a known story each taking a turn working out what she called “the bones” of a story- in this case Little Red riding hood and then exploring different ways of re telling the basic- story.

Janine joined us from London and mostly encouraged us to be bold and shouty as the way to win an audience- she took us through making a list of things that might limit us in front of a bunch of people you may not know reading something you have not shared before.. Always read it to your self and then find someone else to listen and give you feedback.. Learn it by repetition but if your memory is not so robust that’s ok to read off the page.

Darren had been out all day Lambing in lonely Woolaston but he brought to life his shadow show made for the Wye Valley River Festival about a cow who could not cross the Wye and then unveiled his Crankie a North American Story Box which used his drawings to illustrate his telling of growing up on the farm and working with his Dad Les.

A Cuckoo Cabaret finished off the event including Pam’s Singer’s Winter in Winnipeg, Clare Ham’s memories of growing up and lambing plus regulars Maggie Clutterbuck, Charlie Markwick and the usual selection of widely ranging memory and invention that Oh Crumbs seems to spawn the next session is on thursday 22nd April from 8pm still for now Zooming on

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“I enjoyed the day gave me a lot of confidence”

“It was great hearing from so many different kinds of writers

“It gave me loads of ideas and confidence in my own writing”

“there was lovely companionship through the day”

“Darren’s shadow theatre and Crankie shows were great!”

we are planning to run further online workshop events- when things return to some normality – because we have made many new friends- writers- performers and audience from places near and far and we want to keep in touch….

Thurs 22nd April 8pm

top shelf brown cover thick book

push thumb into place

Pile under table, strap to your shoes

Bible, Babel, Bagel, and more

its OPEN MIKE night all welcome

Zoom in to read something

or listen in

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we can start to shuffle the ideas and packages of words and thoughts that we might want to bubble up among the people who arrive on the night with their own wonderful array of poems & Stories….

‘OH Crumbs’

should we change out title? should we have a workshop event or an online Slam….

this month Our compassionate friend from West Donegal ‘Breezy Kelly’ parades another Bake Bread for Peace day on saturday 24th October- we are hoping to find a crumbs link- a scone enchanted evening……

come join us -see what you can bake up

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ZOOM update OPEN MIC SPECIAL

Thursday 21st may 3pm

please use this link or ID/ PW below

https://zoom.us/j/916021770?pwd=SnlTZVNLaWxPdWxVcUxBVnd3MWdsUT09

Meeting ID: 916 021 770
Password: 826345

Thurs 8th April 8pm

Special Guest Rona Barbour

plus regulars / open mike

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Sat 10th April 10am-6pm

Oh Crumbs goes Cuckooo

whole day of writing/performance workshops rounded up with a

Cuckoo Cabaret from 5pm

tickets £10 all day 3 workshops/ Crankie intro/plus cabaret/ open mike-info to book ohcrumbs@coalway.f9.co.uk

Whats going on for you?

Are you keeping a record ?

Photos

Diary

story

songs

……………………….send them in Now@coalway.f9.co.uk

 

and we will share them on this site…….

 

Light up the skies – bright bright brighter still

I moved my clock forward and it fell off the mantlepiece……..

Open mike evening from 8pm

stories , poems, memories, songs

Darren is promising a panto for chris/( that end of the year time nobody is willing accept at present) and December SLAM awaits you…..

meanwhile what If ? is our theme to explore

Last month Maggie explored what if birds could not fly

Zoom in- its easy & free – and steered beautifully by Mr Charlie Markwick- thurs 5th November 8pm

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another mischievious evening

of spoken words

OH CRUMBS LIVE ONLINE THURSDAY 28th Jan 8pm

Stories, poems, ideas, special guest story teller

Liz Weir

live from Northern Ireland

North South East Vest

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all welcome

With bookings planned to plot our way through to the summer

all is suddenly different

there are words to be made sense of

but mostly times that are to be engraved…

keep in touch

we hope to join you online

meanwhile stay safe

“Oh Crumbs”

Ethel Mannin*

‘OH CRUMBS’ no27b

 LIVE online Thurs 16^th April 3pm

will include readings from

Ziggy’s Task

“ before you go to bed spend 20 minutes staring- look out the window and write what you see”

or a Haiku – which can be 5/7/5 syllables or not!!

something short and forward looking…

readers will have up to 5 minutes to share these but you can send them to thecolefordhub@coalway.f9.co.uk where selections will go live.

Those taking part will include ‘Oh Crumbs’ regulars and guests- please register your interest at above address

*Ethel Mannin is a novelist from 1940s/ read ‘Captain Moonlight’ about rural rights

“Oh Crumbs” is a regular spoken word/performance event in better times we meet at Bream Coffee shop for now.

join Zoom for free and find us through The Coleford hub

                                                                      its all 2020 now

                                                             alarmed but unharmed

                                                                safety thirst arrives first

                                                               so slow when we meet

extract from Twist & Shout…..

Switch diaries-every page a blank

‘Oh Crumbs’ screetches to a stop

choose biro CAREFULLY

STORIES,POEMS, SONGS, MEMORIES & PERFORMANCES

THURS 14TH JAN 8PM

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OPEN MIKE- ALL WELCOME

another exotic programme including all the way from Salford a presentation by Alan Winterbottom

yes its hard to believe each event throws up something stunningly different

out of the baggage Poems, Stories, performances and a Crankie tale

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Below the wonderful Janine Booth who will be Zooming in to run a workshop on taking the stage

a reminder of our ‘Oh Crumbs’ Spring festival Saturday 10th April

award winning poet Tess Biddington,

Poet/ranter Janine Booth

story teller Jane Springham

a day of workshops, talks and performances plus open Mike

10am till 6pm limited tickets £10

book now ohcrumbs@coalway.f9.co.uk

Call Out for Your Poetry/Words!

If you’re based in Gloucestershire, Luke Jerram is seeking your original words and poetry for a new art project.

The text and poetry for Of Earth and Sky will come from the community through this call out and a series of online workshops delivered by Luke Jerram and Gloucestershire based poet JPDL.

Gloucester: 2020

Launching in August this year, Of Earth and Sky is a new artwork by Luke Jerram commissioned by the Gloucester Culture Trust in partnership with the City Council and the Cathedral.

Created from poetry and text submitted by the public, the artwork will be embedded within communities and presented in over 25 locations across Gloucester for people discover and enjoy.

Call Out for Your Poetry!
If you’re based in Gloucestershire, we are seeking your original words and poetry for this new art project. Read and complete the submissions form here!

As we begin to cautiously emerge from the lockdown, there is a sense that we better appreciate the value of local parks and green space for our wellbeing, mental and physical health. This installation will celebrate the city’s outdoor spaces and encourage people to look differently at Gloucester – to see the beauty in its heritage and in its green spaces. Find out more

Last Thursday

Postponed

 

Until further notice

 

it seems sensible that we all  take care and stay safe at this point

so we have decided  to postpone Last Thursday events until further notice

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we will let you know of better news

thanks for your support

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A familiar image for Oh Crumbs regulars- Rhys Trimble in full flow

a memorable night/ one of our special guest events

 

Ziggy’s Challenge by Charlie Markwick

 

My childhood garden, the soil in which I grew.

So much richness in my life.

And as I flail around,

The weft of grief crossing my life’s thread.

I’m thankful for the warmth of garden past.

 

My mother’s form is kneeling,

Squeezing secateurs to snip.

Her gift, rosebuds in the stonewalled living room.

 

I see my father clench his shiny spade.

His pride, the tool he hefts to sculpt the kitchen patch.

His gift, fruit and veg for each and every day.

 

But most of all the thrill of winter’s night

The snow imbuing dark with eerie light.

The waking and clouds of morning breath.

The strange and alien crystal pattern on the glass

Not outside this but in the room itself.

The crunch of scraping ice to view the garden snow

Beckoning my play.

Then frost cold hands that hurt as warmth returns

With stinging slaps to make my blood run bold and warm.

 

So much to nurture me in times of need

Each memory a lovely precious seed.

 

Walton House 24/04/19

 

OH CRUMBS LIVE ONLINE

THursday 16th  From 3pm sign up to Zoom

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