Raise
A poem about what happens when prices rise....
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11 Things about Photography by Ian Smith, Photographer from Adlington, Lancashire
Ian Smith could be considered a late developer in the world of photography. He gained a first from the University of Bolton in 2018 when he was 70 years young. Since then he has used the camera as a tool for social change especially in the area of raising...
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Order! Order! Sir Lindsay Hoyle: Our Gradely Speaker of the House of Commons and t’ Lancashire Accent
Fortunately, there is one voice that is holding the people who run our country together — Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker of the House of Commons – and his voice is pure Lancashire....
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Funeral Poem: The Queen — Reflections on a Royal Blue Monday
A poem inspired by the Annie Liebovitz photograph she took of Her Majesty Elizabeth II with her corgis in 2016....
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Photography: Snapshots of Adlington in the Age of Corona
Snapshots of Adlington in the Age of Corona is a project devised for photographer Ian Smith to creatively engage with our community during the first wave of the pandemic....
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