Wattle & Daub

Pamphlet
Written By Jason Conway

Wattle & Daub is a sequence of poems by Adam Horovitz celebrating the Master’s House in Ledbury, which now houses the town’s library and is part of one of the oldest surviving mediaeval hospital complexes in Britain. It has been released by Herefordshire Libraries and Poetry on Loan as a beautiful concertina leaflet/pamphlet.

Posting options: UK £1.50 GBP, Worldwide £4.50 GBP

Originally commissioned as part of my year as Herefordshire poet-in-residence (2015-2016), the original brief was to write one poem about the Master’s House, which had just been lovingly restored.

I may have been commissioned to write one poem about the Master’s House, but I ended up being so turned on by the beautiful mediaeval hospital complex it is part of, and the place of libraries and hospitals in the community, that I wrote a whole sequence over a sleepless, obsessive weekend.

I had spent several days visiting the building, and talking to the Friends of the Master’s House and passers by, and the tsunami of information and emotional response that washed over me on these visits worked its way deep into the writing process. I also, in a lovely coincidence, happened upon a Facebook link to an article from the Herefordshire local papers celebrating old county dialect, which has found its way in to the sequence (there is a glossary included in the pamphlet!).

The pamphlet is available to pick up for free at Ledbury Library, but if you would like to read it and are not near Herefordshire, I will gladly send it to you for the token cost of £1.50, which covers p&p and a few pence extra to cover my two mile cycle ride to the nearest post box, or £4.50 if you would like it sent abroad.

Jason Conway

I'm a creative guru, visionary artist and eco poet based in Gloucestershire UK.

I love designing Squarespace websites for clients as well as providing a full range of graphic and website design services. My clients are passoinate entrepreneurs that are making a positive difference in the world.

Clients can hire me for brand and marketing strategy, content research, content writing and content management, social media training and management, blog and article writing, book design, book cover design, self publishing help, packaging design and sign design.

I'm a creative coach helping passionate and ethical business owners to create sustainable businesses geared for a healthy work life balance and helping to break through blocks and regain or maintain focus. I use creativity as a key problem solving tool and motivator.

As an artist is create inspirational works of art for private and corporate clients, from full size wall graphics and installations for offices, conference areas and receptions, to cafe's and restaurants to health and wellbeing centres. Any wall or space can be transformed with large scale art, which is a key motivator for staff and can reduce work related stress. I also accept private commissions for paintings, sketches and illustrations.

As a published poet I write about the joys of nature and the human devastation of it. I also write poems for brands and businesses to engage their audiences in new and more thought provoking ways.

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