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...
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A Thousand Words in Two Centuries 20th Century Commission It’s great to see you How are the kids? I enjoyed your last piece Now about that feature; here’s what I need. A...
A cloud has always been many things to many people. A fluffy child’s drawing, the stuff of wedding nightmares, a sofa for the angels, a thing to dress up as. But...
Peace Symbol Not a pure white dove. But a child’s bright paper crane. Folded bird of hope. One of the enduring symbols of Hiroshima is the coloured paper crane. It is...
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...
On some of the more picturesque bus routes in the central Lakes, if you can secure the panoramic window seat at the front of the top deck, you are in for a treat as...
Beautiful Technology Booths dispense good looks. Print yourself a smooth new face. Cheat time..while you wait. We venture out into Osaka and end up in a giant mall where...
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...
The following poem is inspired by a crew member at Windermere Lake Cruises – a local company that runs pleasure cruises on England’s largest natural lake. I spend...
Temple of Consumption Shiny temple burns not incense but city waste. Shrine to consumption. At the end of Hiroshima’s main boulevard there’s a dazzling building that’s...
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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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