Real People Theatre
www.realpeopletheatre.co.uk
(the 22nd year we have contributed a show or workshop to YIWW!)
A workshop held on 12th March, facilatated by Sue Lister of Real People Theatre.
Sue writes: “Six women became so involved in creating haiku inspired by images and exploring the elements Air, Water and Fire that we ran out of time and booked ourselves a second zoom on the following weekend to finish with a triumphant “Earth”. Recordings to be edited and uploaded to YouTube “ListerInteractions”. Written haiku will find their way to the Real People Theatre website – www.realpeopletheatre.co.uk.”




Our music inspiration was: AIR – Grieg: Morning; WATER – the theme from Schlindler’s List; FIRE – Mussorgsky: Night on a Bare Mountain; EARTH – Enya: A Day Without Rain. [But technically, on Zoom, I couldn’t find a way to share screen and sound and click through multiple images on a PowerPoint slide all at the same time…. Tips welcome!]
Here is a final flurry of Ukraine-inspired haiku that I had to express:
FIRE
Lies drive them onwards
Mad men attack while NATO creeps
War sings in the blood
WATER
Black despair crumbles hope
Blind lead the blind to hell
Weep, my sisters, weep
EARTH
Time after time
War leaves its imprint on the earth…
Yet flowers bloom in spring
AIR
I love and have loved
Bridge the gap and take my hand
I hope to love again
Sue Lister
Artistic Director
Real People Theatre
01904 488870