National Poetry Day took place on Thursday 5 October 2023, and this year’s theme was Refuge. The Heartlines Writers marked the day with a collection of poems exploring various approaches to the meaning of refuge.
Bill Fitzsimons
Borders and Barriers
Reflections From Grosse Isle, 1847
Dru Long
Refugee Girl
Howard Benn
Private Chapel in Grounds
Jackie Parsons
No Refuge
James Mallin
Sky’s Wanderings
Janet Fawdington
White Horses
Linda Marshall
Three Doorways To No Rescue
Headingley
Malcolm Henshall
Refugees – A Villanelle
Sanctuary
Marie Sheard
The Cherry Tree (a sestina)
A Personal Sanctuary
Myrna Moore
Life is Still Life
Books and Me
Rosie Cantrell
Blessed are the merciful
