So I volunteer in a charity shop in Withington on Thursday afternoons so that’s where this small stone is from.
I have dressed the models, some are like caps of the front of women, beige plastic necks ending abruptly in silver hooks, limbless torso husks the clothes must be clipped to fit to. A woman comes in to tell me she cannot afford to feed her cat, she is adequately dressed for the weather and aside from what looks like a moon sequin on her cheek her make up is not in disarray. There is a logic fault in this conversation, she has come in because she knows we are a charity shop, I cannot help her with her cat, I want to know she has somewhere warm to go.
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About Trio
This blog is for the trio of people behind Stirred to express the directions their work is taking. Stirred is a women's poetry night where women and men are encouraged to read pro-women poetry. The thinking behind this night originated with Anna Percy, who hosts the night. Her co-host Rebecca Audra Smith and the designer of posters and general photographer Sara Ellis complete the trio.
Anna Percy's poetry is usually concerned with love, loss, losing your mind, the natural world and the surreal. She performs regularly in both Manchester and Norwich. She voluntarily runs workshops and has been a performer of racy feminist poetry for some years.
Rebecca Audra Smith is also a regular performer on Manchester's poetry scene. Her poetry is often described as sensual, it's subjects are the depths of our relationship to ourselves and other people. Her work is an introspective look at how people interact with the world. www.beccaaudra.wordpress.com
Sara Ellis studies a photography BA and is the designer of Stirred's image and official photographer. Her work utilises elements of street photography while demonstrating a humour and curiosity about our surroundings, both rural and urban, that brings many layers to her images. www.thenorthside.co.uk
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