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Tag Archives: destitution
A picture of Dora, my great grandma, with two children. And confirmation great grandad was a Seaforth Highlander – and a tunneller
So here we have a picture of Dora, with the two girls she had before the war. Her husband, Joseph, died at the age of 42 of lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis leaving his wife and eight children in Clay … Continue reading
Remember… A poem about Dora written in Clay Cross #WW1 #LestWeForget
This was written in a workshop with Emma Pass at Clay Cross – our last session. It had been brewing for a while, though I’m not sure I yet have all my facts. ‘Remember’ was our warm-up word and we … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Uncategorized, workshop pieces
Tagged destitution, happy endings, poverty, shoe repair, the Welfare State, WW1
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