THE SUFFOLK KEY
Blast, thas certainly a handful. Big old thing,
rusty, right hard it is to turn.
The kind that went out with the ark.
You’ll find it in the shed door, on the front.
Thas not locked. That’d be daft
woun’t it, with the key in the door? I int sor’ft.
And why would you want to lock it?
There’s nothing in there you’d want to see m’boy.
And do you know
why the key’s in the door?
Cos you know where that is then.
And thas where I want to put it,
thank yer very much.
POEM FOR SUFFOLK is a new work by the Suffolk-born poet DEAN PARKIN. Over the last year, after collecting memories, thoughts and stories from the people of the county, he created a unique touring show and book. Video poems and more performances of the show will follow in 2016.
You can read some of the poems created during this project, and the stories behind them, on the blog page.
The POEM FOR SUFFOLK SHOW visited five venues around the county in September 201 - an entertaining mix of poems, stories, film and music presented by Dean with his long-term collaborator MAURICE HORHUT at the piano.
The POEM FOR SUFFOLK BOOK was published in September 2015. To purchase a copy email deanparkin@email.com
POEM FOR SUFFOLK is funded by Arts Council England.
You can watch the first in a series of Video Poems below.
Poem for Suffolk
