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The following list of poems on the website is initially in themes and then in alphabetical order. Click on the one you want to read and we’ll take you there or just browse at your leisure.

THE MINES

‘A Culture Built on Coal’ by Dick Brice

‘Tribute To a Vorest Miner’ by Maggie Clutterbuck (Forest Bard 2005)

‘Thouse Remember’ by Annie Cavill (Forest Bard 2009)

‘Another Shift’ Done by Dave Harvey

‘Big Phil Bennett’ by Dave Harvey

‘Coal Mining’ by Keith Morgan

‘The Tally They Missed’ by Kay Wozencroft (Forest Bard 2006)

THE FOREST

‘This Forest Land’ by Dick Brice

‘Wigpool’ by Brenda Edwards

‘Four Seasons in the Forest’ by Dave Harvey

‘High on May Hill’ by Chris Morris

‘The Riddle of the Forest’ by Val Ormrod

‘Autumn’ by Jennifer Smith

THE PEOPLE

‘A Forester and His Pig’ by Kath Smith (Forest Bard 2004)

‘The Garden Loo’ by Marion Boey (Forest Bard 2007)

‘Family Christmas’ by Jackie Morgan (Forest Bard 2011)

‘My Moyt Jim’ by George ‘Dick’ Dunkley (Forest Bard 2013-14)

THE SHEEP

‘Varest Ship’ by Keith Morgan

‘I’m a Forest Sheep’ by Carol Sheppard

AND OTHERS

 ‘Precious Sight’ & ‘Blind Love’ by Dave Harvey

 ‘After a Battle’ by IJH

 ‘Reclamation’ by Vicky Hampton

 ‘Warren James: Freedom Fighter’ by Keith Morgan

 ‘Justified’ by Brenda Read-Brown

 ‘When a Butterfly Lands’ by Brenda Read-Brown

 ‘The Wife’ by Gordon White

 ‘Doctor, Doctor’ by Kay Wozencroft (Forest Bard 2006)

 The Ladies of the Charity Shop by Peter Wyton

Dick Brice, Dave Harvey and Keith Morgan – Poets who speak for the Forest

A selection of Dick’s dvds is available from the Dean Heritage Centre

Dave’s dvd ‘Some of Dave Harvey’s Poems and Recollections’ is available from the Dean Heritage Centre

Forest Bards

Kath Smith – Forest Bard 2004

Maggie Clutterbuck – Forest Bard 2005

Kay Wozencroft – Forest Bard 2006

Marion Boey – Forest Bard 2007

Annie Cavill – Forest Bard 2009

Jackie Morgan – Forest Bard 2011

George ‘Dick’ Dunkley – Forest Bard 2013-14

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