We are pleased to publish these memories of Andrea’s visit to Dresden (and beyond). In this first part of the blog she recalls eating pierogi – Polish dumplings covered in quark – a tour of Zitau, a performance at the Lonesome Lakes Festival, a family arts festival on the German Czech-Polish border, and more besides. The visit took place… Continue reading From Dresden with Love
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Trusting the Air: A Poet’s Dresden Sojourn: Part 2
Amy Rugg In part 1 Amy describes first impressions of Dresden, the Frauenkirche, meeting artists and working in school. In part 2 she tells us about working with students in a high school, leading a workshop at Veranderbar, a community radio invite, and an unexpected evening meal. Volkshochschule After a brief respite, Annika returned from… Continue reading Trusting the Air: A Poet’s Dresden Sojourn: Part 2
Writing as reconciliation
Earlier we published reflections on the CAIF visit to Dresden. These included a contribution from Lisa Hagan, Head of English at Lyng Hall school. Later, we were able to catch up with Lisa to talk about some pieces she had written during her trip grouped together under the title of 'The Creative Fragments of an Anniversary'. Our… Continue reading Writing as reconciliation
What does my city mean to me?
One of the purposes of our blog is to help those in Coventry find out more about the cities with which we are twinned. However, we are equally interested in shining a light on our own city, for ourselves and for friends who live overseas. In this blog we get the thoughts of Zsófia, a… Continue reading What does my city mean to me?
Cork-Poetry Exchange August 2024 (1)
Cork is the capital of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland and has been twinned with Coventry since 1958. You can find out more about this link here. This year our connection with Cork has been strengthened by visits including those of two Coventry poets, Amy and Ann. In this post Amy describes taking… Continue reading Cork-Poetry Exchange August 2024 (1)
Cork-Coventry Cork-Coventry Twin Cities Poetry Exchange (2)
This is our second piece on the visit of Amy and Ann to Cork and thier participation in the Ó Bhéal poetry night. In this post Ann writes: I was honoured to represent Coventry in Cork this August, featuring at Ó Bhéal poetry night in Cork and DeBarra’s in Clonakilty alongside Amy Rugg. We performed… Continue reading Cork-Coventry Cork-Coventry Twin Cities Poetry Exchange (2)
My Coventry (1 – 8 April 2024)
CAIF was very pleased to host Patrick Wilden a writer and poet from Dresden, here he reflects on his visit. When I decided to go to Coventry, I had to cope with the fact that I didn’t possess a valid passport, which is yet inevitable to cross the threshold to the UK since so-called Brexit.… Continue reading My Coventry (1 – 8 April 2024)
Coventry Association for International Friendship 