Arts Articles
Poem for a newborn in Meeting
Gabrielle Octavia born on a Tuesday Sunday you came to meeting
Found poem in three voices
Greece Greece is gripped by the spectre of isolation beneath the surface is deep fear and anger A bloated and corrupt centre has sucked the economy dry Most Greeks want to stay in the EU as guarantee against Turkey where memories go back to age old enmity
The frescoes of Assisi
Perched on the side of a hill, in the depths of the green heart of Italy, lies a remarkable medieval town seemingly untouched by time. Assisi is situated in the beautiful region of Umbria, a land of high hills gently bathed in layers of soft mist. This is a land...
Tree of Life
Beautiful Friendship is a sheltering tree A special connection between you and me Love and support… Are the branches and leaves With space in-between For our Spirits to grow and fly free
‘Are you a Holy Man, Dad?’
Alarmed, I looked at the boy; was I a kill-joy? Did I look askance at fun?
A Pump in Africa
Here’s water, as the human eye can’t see it. Maybe God’s eye, or a fly’s, the mirror-ball of timelessness, the almost-insubstantial lacewing’s gold eye, can.
Quaker Artists Network
Today, the arts are clearly important to many Friends, as demonstrated by the continuing uptake of Appleseed and other art-based courses and retreats, occasional events organised by Quaker Meetings, and the work of the Leaveners and the Quaker Tapestry.
We are the weather…
We are the weather That rolls across the face of God… Who sighs in the sea Breathes in the wood Claps His hands across the mountain Weeps in the sky.
Culture and conscience
There was a minor furore last year when the Poetry Book Society, which organises Britain’s most prestigious poetry award, the T S Eliot Prize, lost Arts Council funding and a hedge fund firm called Aurum stepped in to save it. The organisers of the prize were relieved but two...
Quilted greetings
From flags to tapestries – fabric has often been used to communicate messages by using words and symbols. This quilt, stitched by British Friends, has been made to send loving greetings to all Quakers attending the World Conference of Friends 2012.