Brushstrokes

A collection of poems inspired by nineteenth-century paintings. mostly in watercolour. There are six sequences, focusing on works by Turner, Constable, Towne, Palmer, Cozens and Cotman.

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Road to Capel Curig

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting. 'Road to Capel Curig'

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The Scotchman's Stone, on the River Greta

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting, ''The Scotchman's Stone, on the River Greta'

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Greta Bridge

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting, 'Greta Bridge'

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Boats by the Shore

A poem in response to Cotman's 'Boats by the Shore'

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Chirk Aqueduct

A poem responding to John Sell Cotman's painting. 'Chirk Aqueduct'

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Shady Pool on the Greta

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting. 'Shady pool by the river Greta'

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Vertigo

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting 'The Waterfall'

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Bedlam Furnace

A poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting, 'Bedlam Furnace'

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The aftermath

'The Aftermath', a poem in response to John Sell Cotman's painting, 'Waterfall in a desolate landscape'

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The valley thick with corn

A response to Samuel Palmer's 'The valley thick with corn'

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Cornfield by moonlight

A response to Palmer's painting 'Cornfield by Moonlight'

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The Harvest Moon

A poem in response to Samuel Palmer's painting 'The Harvest Moon'

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Coming from evening church

A response to Samual Palmer's 'Coming from evening church'

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A shipwreck fantasy, 'Inscrutable'

A poem in response to Alexander Cozens' painting, 'A shipwreck fantasy, "Inscrutable"'

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Shepherd's hut between Naples and Portici

A poem in response to John Robert Cozens' painting. 'A Shepherd's hut between Naples and Portici'

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A cavern in the campagna

A poem in response to John Robert Cozens' painting 'A cavern in the campagna'

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Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo

A poem in reponse to John Robert Cozens' painting. 'Lake of Albano and Castle Gandolfo'

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A study of clouds

From a sequence about the paintings of Alexander and John Robert Cozens. This poem responds to Alexander Cozens' painting 'Study of Sky No. 4 with Landscape'

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The almanac

From my sequence about Constable, using his words rather than images...

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Longthwaite Bridge

From a sequence of poems about Constable in Borrowdale

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Esk Hause

From a sequence of poems about Constable in Borrowdale

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Taylor Ghyll

From my sequence about Constable in Borrowdale

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Newlands Valley

From a sequence about Constable's paintings of Borrowdale

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Derwentwater

From a sequence of poems about Constable in Borrowdale

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Borrowdale by moonlight

From my sequence about Constable in Borrowdale