Circus
This is a poem I started ten years ago which has finally come full circle. It was sparked by ravens flying above Mount Kilimanjaro.
Writing
Orison
‘The length of your breath is the land’. Click below to read ‘Orison’ and thoughts on singing outside.
Composing with Hares
Photograph © Bill Carslake (Cairngorms, 2018) Place writing In 2018/19 I took two solo camping trips in the Cairngorms and one in the Peak District… Read More »Composing with Hares
Stravinsky and why a composer composes
Photograph © @ruralexplorer Parallel Worlds – notes on the historical context and music of The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky Article As part of the ‘lockdown’… Read More »Stravinsky and why a composer composes
Lockdown Lyrics
Photography ©Bill Carslake A response to ‘lockdown’ in the UK during the COVID-19 emergency Poetry For nine consecutive days from 24 March 2020 Bill wrote… Read More »Lockdown Lyrics