Poet. Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in CAMHS. Boat dweller. 3rd collection 'Deluge' pub. by Flipped Eye- a PBS Winter recommendation 2019.
Joined February 2019
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Charlotte Ansell retweeted
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1. Wilma Hurskainen
Thank you so much @VervePoetryFest for another incredible array of readings today- @Nic_Sealey wowed again and I was especially transfixed by @marjorielotfi tonight...
so gutted to miss @VervePoetryFest due to illness but hugely grateful to @stubartholomew for the livestream. Groundbreaking work by Holly Pester & Hannah Silva, v. powerful performances by @gosspoems @alice_hiller @Nic_Sealey with @Jo_Bell & @lukewrightpoet had me in bits. Bravo
Charlotte Ansell retweeted
I called this “algo” but it isn’t just self-censorship people are forced to in order to not be shadow-banned, it’s also replicated in mainstream media’s editorial choices, which deliberately obfuscate the empire’s extreme violences. Every day they murder language.
Algo in the genocide
ALT Algo in the genocide by Omar Sakr Okay I won't use the word Jewish And I won't use the word Zionist And I won't use the word genocide And I won't use the word apartheid And I won't use the word settler And I won't use the word colony And I won't use the word killed And I won't use the word watermelon And I won't use the word Palestine And I won't use the word resistance And I won't use the word law And I won't use the word moral And I won't use the word men And I won't use the word God And I won't use the word river And I won't use the word sea And I won't use the word free And I won't use the word children For the young of are always What are we left with at the end? A murdered dictionary and field After silent field of unmarked graves.
Great night of fierce poetry & prose launching Fearsome Females edited by @AgnesMeadows1 last night with feisty performances from Agnes, @joolzess, @RachealJoseph12, Sue Johns, JC May, @ShansonLinda & @Lottisometimes. I have some copies for £7 if anyone wants one- let me know...
Do join us on 29.11.23 7pm @ The Sun Pub, 21 Drury Lane at the launch of Fearsome Females- a new anthology about some trailblazing women. Expect warrior queens, pirates, pharoahs, the first black transgender anti slaver & others from Boudica to Sarah Baartman to Joan of Arc. Free
Flying visit to Sheffield last night to see my eldest & attend the exhibition launch of a City of Rivers at Weston Park Museum @SheffMuseums which includes one of my poems. Great exhibition- small but encompassing multitudes!
Charlotte Ansell retweeted
What do a female pharaoh, female pirate, female saint all have in common? Their male counterparts tried to erase then from history... and they all appear in FEARSOME FEMALES the new collection from Morgan's Eye press. Join us for the launch...
FREE Poetry event on Saturday 9th December at Intra Arts, High Street, Rochester. Ft. poetry from David Dykes, Bethany Goodwill, Clair Meyrick, @hehirsarah, @Lottisometimes, @lizzyjperkins, Wendy Cottam and @BFHwordsmithery plus open mic. Do come and join us!
FEARSOME FEMALES anthology of poetry & prose launch on 29/11/23 @ 7pm @ The Sun Pub, 21 Drury Lane. Ft. @AgnesMeadows1 @SueJohns @RachealJoseph12 @joolzess @Lottisometimes, Linda Shanson & J.C. May. If you like your female/female identifying heroines feisty come along! FREE ENTRY
Charlotte Ansell retweeted
Really excited to see @InstituteForArt launch this short training for therapists to work with adoptive families. Many have asked about how to get into this field. Please help us get the word out: @PACUKadoption @grahammusic1 @MINDinMIND_iv @beacon_families @sallydwrites
Our Post-Qualifying Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Adoptive Families allows qualified therapists to provide therapy for adoptive families. For more information please click on the link below.
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Charlotte Ansell retweeted
Incredibly honored to have 'The Rungs' featured on @onbeing 's Poetry Unbound –– one of my favorite podcasts hosted by the brilliant poet Pádraig Ó Tuama @duanalla
This poem is about holding spaces for young people & Padraig captures its heart so well. tinyurl.com/ynjeu83w
Charlotte Ansell retweeted
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Charlotte Ansell retweeted
I saw this shared elsewhere and I am blown away and haunted by these words. Such power, beauty, resistance. Rest in peace.
This was phenomenal last night- Accidental Death of an Anarchist @ Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Daniel Rigby as The Maniac was superb as were the supporting cast. Brilliant set too. Also very funny making the statistic 1867 deaths in police custody since 1990-all the more sobering.
My review of @poetkat's brilliant @flippedeye pamphlet up on Goodreads... not an easy read but a very important one with much to admire...
Check out this book on Goodreads: Paper Doll: 21 goodreads.com/book/show/1226…
This was beautiful to listen to but also really resonated- @HelenMort exploring via poetry 'uhtceare' the old english word for anxiety before dawn...
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Myself & @hehirsarah have received OHSCC funding to run some free poetry workshops this Autumn @ Intra on Rochester High St. We're absolutely delighted that @CarolineBirdUK has agreed to be a guest tutor for us too! If you are Medway based & would like to join us, do get in touch
