As a memoir of ancestor research in Cornwall, Lesley Carter uncovers the journey she carried out to find more information about her great grandfather. With a captivating and honest style of writing, read on to discover more. It is Thursday 7 May 2009 and I am on my way to Cornwall. I am embarking on…Continue Reading “Looking for George Henry Guy: 1”
Jackie Harding tells of her time walking from Talland Bay to Polruan earlier in spring this year. In this new regular series of features she will be mapping these kinds of stories onto the physical landscape of the Cornish coast. Read on to discover more. Three weeks after walking this remote stretch of Cornish coast, and…Continue Reading “From Talland Bay to Polruan”
Here is a poem by Cornish poet and dramatist Alan M. Kent about the Nebra Sky Disc which caused much scientific speculation on its discovery in 1999. The object itself dates as far back to 1600 BC. Read on below to see how Alan Kent identifies and situates the object with Cornwall. Hard to see any…Continue Reading “Nebra Sky Disc”
Truro’s Waterstones held a book launch recently for the Selected Poems of Jack Clemo; Cornish poet and acclaimed writer of the 20th century. Read on to discover more about the event, its speakers and the publication itself. The Selected Poems of Jack Clemo, published by Enitharmon, was launched on June 18th in Waterstones, Truro. The event…Continue Reading “Selected Poems of Jack Clemo”
Published in a collection of Cornish myths and legends this short poem tells of the sweet and lowly tale of how the River Tamar came into existence. Tamara was a one time sprite Before man had invented time The daughter of two troglodites Who found their darkened cave sublime Within the earth they shunned the light And…Continue Reading “The Source of the Tamar”
Jackie Harding recounts a journey from Zennor to St Ives earlier this year, where the echoes of the past, the sounds of the sea and the memories of other people still resonate along the way. In this new regular series of features she will be mapping these kinds of stories onto the physical landscape of the Cornish…Continue Reading “Walking the Cornish Coast: As I Was Walking to St Ives”