Inspire Poetry Festival 23: Beyond Caring

Hear Trish Kerrison read from her first pamphlet Beyond Caring (Five Leaves).

The poems in Beyond Caring are written by the mother of two young men with a life-limiting condition about her role as their carer. There is no trace of sentimentality here. You’ll find anger, fear and regret, but alongside those sit the day-to-day joys and flashes of humour that most families experience. Even tough subjects such as the challenges of caring for those with extreme disabilities and other people’s attitudes are addressed matter-of-factly, and Trish Kerrison’s poetry is all the more powerful for that.

Beyond Caring is the second in a series of poetry pamphlets commissioned by Five Leaves Publications – all first pamphlets by Nottinghamshire writers.

Trish will be supported by other poets whose work is being published in the same series: Jane Bluett, Teresa Forrest, Roy Young.

Adult event (16+)