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Bloom Collection
Special Collection chosen for Exeter Phoenix Bloom Festival 2020
Welcome to the Exeter Bloom Collection. This collection of poems was chosen by visitors to Exeter Phoenix’s annual Bloom Festival. Bloom Festival is a yearly celebration of wellbeing and mental health awareness. Poetry has a unique quality to give words to our feelings and emotions and light up darker moments of our lives. This collection explores poems chosen for their power to speak to the personal experiences of Bloom festival attendees.
Exeter Phoenix Bloom Festival 2022 is taking place throughout May. You can see the range of events available here – Bloom Festival 2022 – Exeter Phoenix
Adlestrop
Read by James Fenton
Adlestrop - Edward Thomas - Read by James Fenton
Part of our National Memory Day collection which celebrates poetry and creative writing for people suffering from memory loss.
A poem of encouragement to reach out beyond apparent barriers, limitations, and make contact
An archetypal poem about regaining a sense of balance and direction. Acknowledged as one of the premier poems written in the 20th century.
A poem about enabling the self to emerge and live on.