Storms - a poem by Susan Cartwright-Smith
Storms - a poem by Gosling Sike writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith, February 2022.
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Poems & prose inspired by nature | part 2
Gosling Sike’s regular Tuesday volunteer group from Carlisle Mencap had a break from weeding recently and worked with writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith to pen poetry and prose inspired by…
Poems & prose inspired by nature
Gosling Sike’s regular volunteer group from Carlisle Mencap had a break from weeding recently and worked with writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith to pen poetry and prose inspired by the…
A winter poem
The latest poem by writer in residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
Poem: 'Soar'
Local writer and poet Catherine Morgan Wania, from South Lakeland, recently collaborated with Teazhy, a Nigerian poet, to write a poem about osprey migration from Cumbria to a place near Abuja,…
November at Gosling Sike
The latest Gosling Sike-inspired poem by writer in residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
Poem: 'Spiral Down'
A poem inspired by Gosling Sike by writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
Poem: 'Apple trees at Gosling Sike'
Poetry inspired by the apple orchard at Gosling Sike by writer-in-residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.
A summer visit to Gosling Sike
Throughout the summer Susan Cartwright-Smith, writer in residence at Gosling Sike has continued to visit the reserve. She has complied two beautiful poems reflecting upon those visits.
Visiting Gosling Sike in May
Visiting Gosling Sike in May during the Covid restrictions - a poem by writer in residence Susan Cartwright-Smith.