To Initiate the Memory Maps project a group of contemporary song writers and poets were asked to begin the process of writing about Essex. They have responded to different works and images in a range of media: drawings, watercolours, oil sketches and portraits, as well as embroideries and wall-paper, clothes, silverware and carvings. It is hoped that they will inspire you to start making your own memory maps.
Memory Maps: 'Donald Davie and Boris Pasternak: Essex and Russia' by Angela Livingstone
An article by Angela Livingstone, Emeritus Professor of Literature at the University of Essex, that looks at the influence of work of the Russian poet Boris Pasternak on th…
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Memory Maps: Six poems by Donald Davie
Six poems by Donald Davie, from his 1969 book Essex Poems. The poems are about places – in particular places in or near Essex.
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Memory Maps: Three poems by Elaine Jordan
Three poems by Elaine Jordan, about Alresford, Essex.
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Memory Maps: 'Elementary Maps', by Philip Terry
Inspired by the watery estuarine landscapes of East Anglia, Philip Terry wanted to record them in their specificity, their variety, their banality, their beauty. He used th…
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Memory Maps: 'Elementary Estuaries', by Philip Terry
33 poems by Philip Terry from a planned series of 50, still in progress, to be composed around estuary walks in Essex, ranging from the Thames, Roach and Crouch in the sout…
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Memory Maps: 'A13, Trunk Road to the Sea' by Billy Bragg
For as long as I can remember, whenever my father and uncles spoke lovingly of their motorbikes, of speed and the wind in their hair, the road they spoke most of was the A1…
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Memory Maps: 'Roadworks' by Adrian May
In 1987, as a songwriter and solo performer on the folk music scene in England, I felt the need to find a new theme, something specific and focused... I began an unpublishe…
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Memory Maps: About the project
The Memory Maps project is about people and their relationship with place. It is about objects that are associated with particular areas as well as prints and paintings of …
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You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Ten Poems About Bicycles Gift Card
These lovely poetry pamphlets make perfect presents - unusual, beautiful, worthwhile and definitely not for throwing away.They come with an envelope a…
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