The Mermaid's Sojourn

I recently read out three of my poems at a poetry night in my home city of Liverpool. The first of the three, “The Mermaid’s Sojourn” was very well received so I decided to make a video reading and share it here on 3speak.

The seed of inspiration for this poem comes from an ancient Cornish folktale is set in the village church of Zennor. I visited the church over ten years ago when the first draft of this poem was penned. It is a small humble church, beamed with ships wreckage; a gentle hill rises above the church leading to sheer cliffs beyond. I don’t want to say any more about Zenor or its history as that might ruin the effect of the poem.

More information about the Legend of The Mermaid of Zennor can be found here on Wikipedia.

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