The Joining In Dance This dance is only for dancing, not for watching. It’s how life should be? For 32 nights a year, the town of Gujo Hajiman in central Japan dances...
Tales of a City Trail
Latest Post
Theresa May’s announcement about her agreement with the DUP made me cross. Apparently, contrary to what she said before, money doesn’t grow on trees...
Torii Story Beyond the gate lies sacred space. A thousand times. Shinto mountain shrine. Sometimes tourism is more than tourism. You forget the admission charges, the...
However quirky the Twizy is, it comes with a serious message. Our addiction to the car is destroying out fragile planet and we need to nurture alternative transport...
The Swimming Pool Blue ripples on sun distort what I once thought as I swim through air. In Kanazawa we are inspired to swim but the pool is full of contradictions. You...
Tokyo Gold The brashest city blushes with gold, till someone turns on the neon. Who is in charge of turning on the neon in Tokyo? Is there a code followed by all the...
Have you ever seen a night rainbow? The Lake District recently created one, or in fact seven. Seven Nocturnal Rainbows for the English Lakes, a temporary light...
Whatever time of day or night you first glimpse it, Dubai grabs you, shakes you awake and reminds you that you’re alive. It’s a city that seems like it shouldn’t...
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...
Instagram can be addictive. Processing apps can lighten, sharpen and dramatise everyday objects and activities and make them see that little bit more aspirational, while...
About Author
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.
See More Book
