‘Ham Woods in September’ by Rosemarie Corlett
To mark National Poetry Day today, we’d like to share with you a new piece by the Plymouth Laureate of Words, Rosemarie Corlett.
About the origins of this piece, Rosemarie says: ‘Earlier this year, I facilitated a Creative Writing workshop around the theme of Climate Change with the Global Climate Cafe at Theatre Royal Plymouth. A participant mentioned visiting the orchard at Ham Woods, and that there were a variety of trees, including medlar, mulberry, cherry, fig and walnut. I wanted to go at harvesting time to see the apple trees. I visited, hoping to find the orchard, and was stunned by how vast the woods were and how diverse the wildlife was. I got lost and ended up sitting, taking in my surroundings and writing this poem sitting on a carved out bench in the rain. It was so beautiful and austere in early autumn.’
Click the link below to read ‘Ham Woods in September’ now.
