Within and Without Virtual Launch Party
This weekend is the virtual launch party of my poetry, music and art album Within and Without. It went live at 10 am this morning Within and Without by Sarah Snell-Pym There will be give aways and...
View ArticleSteel Pan Drum Making
Dear Alaric and Jean you asked for ideas for welding projects for presents for me - you know already that I would like a tank drum but I would also like what I call a Calypso Drum - these used to be...
View ArticleMusic and Friends
Just at the point where Jean started to take to playing and learning songs for the keyboard/piano, our hammond organ decides to die. We are hoping we can still fix it but it is going to be a major job...
View ArticleSpoogy Woogy Oooogy!
Monday night I inflicted my childrens poetry on an audience in the Waterstones Cheltenham as part of the Villanelles series run by The Gloucester Poetry Society. This beautiful photo of the reading was...
View ArticleInternational Mens Day
It is International Mens Day today - this popped up in my memories on Facebook - Alaric curled up with kitten Lithium after her op. Alaric as he says is not shy about his emotions like most male people...
View ArticleLyra the Lyre
Lyra the Lyre would by lying if she said she was Anglo-Saxon but she knows how she is different and is very similar - so she will do. Basically she is 10 strings and modern built "Celtic" style and the...
View ArticleAnglo-Saxon Music and Poetry
Bryd One Brere - Anglo-Saxon are and Voice So I have been investigating the oral traditions of the Anglo-Saxons, this includes song, poetry and story telling and really how the three were once one...
View ArticleMay Events 2018
Bit late to be adding this now considering I have already performed at a few including the Swindon Literature Festival's 25th anniversary extravaganza of a poetry slam (Joy-Amy won!!!) which included...
View ArticleHats For Headway
So this is a thing, I didn't know it was a thing - I probably did but then forgot :/ But get your fancy head gear out! Today is #HatsforHeadway to raise awareness and cash for an absolutely brilliant...
View ArticleThings We Are Up Too :)
Sun 20th of Jan - Waterstones Presents Villanelles with the Gloucester Poetry Society 2-4 pm in the cafe Waterstones Gloucester free entry Thurs 31st of Jan - an evening with Holly McNish and fellow...
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