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Saturday 19 May 2018

Plastics Week in Sidmouth >>> Matt Harvey, performance poet... and plastic friends Tilly and Cliff, created from debris collected along the Jurassic coast

We had the pleasure of Matt Harvey, poet extraordinaire, coming to Sidmouth last week:
Futures Forum: Sidmouth Plastics Week > final events > Matt Harvey on Friday 11th May > Beach Clean on Saturday 12th May
Futures Forum: Plastics Week in Sidmouth >>> Matt Harvey: performance poet "whimsical, ecological, political and just plain funny": Friday 11th May

He brought along his friends:





With a little more biographical info here:

Tilley and Cliff were created by the sculptor Lal Hitchcock from debris collected along the Jurassic coastline here in Dorset. I love the attitude that they both exude!
The poet Matt Harvey has written a great dialogue between the two characters finishing 'I am so glad you washed up on my shore'


Tilly and Cliff | lindastuff | Blipfoto

And here:
The Jurassic Journey so far - Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site

Here is Matt explaining his friendship:




Poems for driftwood lovers and corporate thieves | Matt Harvey | TEDxExeter - YouTube
Poems for driftwood lovers and corporate thieves Matt Harvey TEDxExeter with English subtitles (closed captions) and transcript

And here is artist Lal talking about hers:

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