Anna Battersby has been working in the Third Sector for over twenty years. She is as highly motivated by the incredible work charities do as she is by the immersive experience of her own artwork and writing. In the 1980’s, Anna studied Fine Art and Mixed Media at the Byam Shaw School of Art. Her final year show included handmade books of her poetry and illustrations. She now makes short art films as well using photography, collages and writing poetry to express what she calls ‘other worldliness.’ Anna has been featured in previous editions of our é-zine.

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Of the poems featured here, Anna says:

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'These three new poems all convey what it feels like to roam freely, to access and express both inner and outer landscapes. To me, poetry is liberating and helps to make sense of everything we experience, the turmoil, the joys and losses, even the ordinariness of life.The piano for “Benediction” and “Ordinary Things” is played by Hamish Wallis Stephens and on “The Land” it’s myself.'