Your Beautiful Mind
I am really happy that the setting of my poem commemorating Leonardo Da Vinci, 'Your Beautiful Mind' by composer David Heyes, was...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Sep 16, 20191 min read
New Mills Poetry Trail 2019
I was very pleased to have had my poem Towards Sky included in the wonderful New Mills Poetry Trail and featured in the accompanying...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
May 23, 20191 min read
Grant's Arts & Music Festival - New Zealand
I am really pleased that my poetry will be performed at concerts in New Zealand over the next few days as part of the Grant's Arts and...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Apr 24, 20191 min read
Da Vinci 500 Project
I am really proud and excited that my poem 'A Beautiful Mind' has been set to music by the composer David Heyes for Soprano, and two...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Sep 26, 20181 min read
New Mills Festival
I had an inspiring time in New Mills following the Poetry Trail, which included three of my poems and then taking part in a reading at...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Sep 15, 20181 min read
Suffragette Event
We had a fantastic afternoon at Glossop Labour Club on Saturday. I was invited by Glossop Arts Project to read at a suffragette event....
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Oct 14, 20171 min read
Fountain 17 Project
It's been really great to be part of the Fountain 17 project. Pete and I were asked to write a new work for the exhibition, to join other...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Sep 11, 20171 min read
Happy 21st Birthday Bridgewater Hall
It was fantastic to be invited to write a new poem to be included in the 21st birthday celebrations at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Jun 13, 20171 min read
Dates for Your Diary
Join Pete and I when we take Heading for the Hills on tour. We will be performing our original poetry and music as part of Didsbury Arts...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Apr 28, 20171 min read
A Year Has Passed
We can't believe that it is a year since we moved into our new home. I have written a new poem to mark the first anniversary of our move;...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Apr 2, 20171 min read
Hull City of Culture
We had a fantastic day in Hull where our piece 'Marcel's Last Word,' was performed as part of the Fountain17 project. It was wonderful to...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Mar 21, 20171 min read
Happy World Poetry Day
Happy World Poetry Day I hope you are having a good World Poetry Day. As I watch the clouds and sunshine fill the sky and light up the...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Dec 9, 20161 min read
Heading for the Hills
I'm so excited that my book of collected poems 'Heading for the Hills' has arrived. The collection is very much a companion to my...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Nov 13, 20161 min read
Remembrance
Remembrance Until we recently moved house I didn't know that my great uncle Frederick was killed in the First World War and is buried...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Oct 28, 20161 min read
'Fruitful Futures' Book Launch
I was very pleased to contribute a poem to the wonderful book "Fruitful Futures" published by Gaia Project in collaboration with...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Oct 6, 20161 min read
Happy National Poetry Day
Happy National Poetry Day Here is a very apt poem for National Poetry Day. It was inspired by Pete's music performed in Japan last week;...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Sep 3, 20161 min read
Nest
Moving to the beautiful Peak District has been very inspiring. I have spent the summer enjoying the lovely hills and moors that surround...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Jan 4, 20161 min read
Flood
Christmas in York has been a terrible time for many people; as it has for lots of people in the North of England. We count ourselves very...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Oct 8, 20151 min read
Happy National Poetry Day
Happy National Poetry Day. As autumn is upon us, following the last few weeks of sunshine and blue skies, please enjoy my seasonal poem...
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Gillian Byrom-Smith
Oct 3, 20151 min read
'Heading for the Hills'
Had some very exciting news yesterday. Stairwell Books will be publishing my book of poetry, 'Heading for the Hills,' in Spring 2016. The...
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