I love cities. I love the challenge of trying to capture something of them in poetry. This series of poems was produced as part of my 2016 #LPKidsPoetry residency with...
Tales of a City Trail
I love cities. I love the challenge of trying to capture something of them in poetry. This series of poems was produced as part of my 2016 #LPKidsPoetry residency with...
While visiting La Clusaz we spent an evening at the village Patinoire or ice rink. Once a week in season they have a disco session. Well, it would have been rude not to...
Can a computer produce a blog? This poem imagines the moment where the machine replaces the human in the world of blogging and social media. It was inspired by parent...
This poem is a comment on teens and technology. It is dedicated to all parents who wonder if they should attempt to lure the teen gamer out of their darkened comfort...
The Cumbrian mountains sometimes look delicious enough to eat, and if you are lucky enough to find yourself in a position to touch, take and toast one, why not do it...
A while back the local paper published news of an innovative solution to bank holiday gridlock in the Lakes. Reaction was split; some said the Windermere cable car bid...
Christmas is not what it used to be. As I was buying up a selection of Amazon and i-Tunes gift vouchers to give to family and friends, it struck me that these gifts...
Riding the bus gives you time to think. Time to wonder who your fellow passengers are and where they are going. On one particular morning, on one particular 555 bus from...
Lantern Festival Light has never been so heavy, companionship never so weightless. It started with one man, with one lantern, in one fishing town, somewhere in Japanese...
Kirstie is the creative force and chief poet in residence of poetinmotion.org She is available for residencies, as a conference poet and wedding poet. She is also co-founder of The Family Adventure Project and a regular contributor to many online travel communities.
