My kids are magicians and wizards when it comes to online games like Minecraft and Warcraft. At times I wonder if the eldest was born clutching a mouse and I...
Tales of a City Trail
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I didn’t find out there was an International #PillowFightDay until it was almost over. But it wasn’t too late. So I woke the kids up for some moonlight...
There’s a new breed of sheep in town. The Herdwicks. Or rather the #GoHerdwick’s. To raise money for a local charity, 60 sheep have been painted up by...
Shrine Etiquette (Newly Acquired) Wash, bow, clap twice, wish. Ring the bell and offer thanks watch your worries float. We come across our first shrine en route to the...
Cog in the Car Factory You travel all night. Where do you go in your mind? Further than we drive? A popular Japanese tourist attraction is the car factory. Toyota has...
There’s a new way of navigating from A to B and it doesn’t involve Google. You just need a brother, a pen and a freckle. Or two… Joining the dots I...
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...
The Skyover Sky bridge flies over mating jellyfish while we pedal under cars. We have a beautiful day of cycling some of the bridges of the Shimanami Kaido cycle way...
Bamboo Blades Grass stronger than steel. Grows fast, cuts cloud, slices sun. Kung Fu Panda’s meal. Bamboo is not a tree species. It is grass. This seems illogical as we...
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Kirstie Pelling
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.
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