Aug 31, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Our Poet Theologian in Virtual Residence, Hannah Stone, considers how language is used in both poetry and theology and a commonly adopted trilogy of alliterative words used to help define religious community – believing, belonging and behaving. This week, Hannah...
Aug 12, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Our Poet Theologian, Hannah Stone, asks “Can we keep a light burning in our hearts, a light of compassion to shine into the darker corners of the world where oppression and hardship force people to make terrible decisions about their futures? In the autumn,...
Aug 10, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
Our Poet Theologian, Hannah Stone, reflects on the rich topics discussed at the first ‘Meet the poet’ drop in event on zoom last week and shares her beautiful poem ‘Picking fruit on the Feast of the Transfiguration’ set to music by Matthew Oglesby,...
Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Book review, Uncategorised
This is the greeting that came with 3 poems by Abdullah Adekola, reviewed by LCI’s Director, Dr Helen Reid, and Revd Tom Lusty, LCI member and Vicar at St Giles in Bramhope. 3 poems by Abdullah Adekola @adekolapoetry, is published by Bradical: a self publishing...
Jul 27, 2020 | Blog, Poet theologian
In the wake of the communal celebrations in our city on the promotion of Leeds United to the Premier League, Hannah Stone, our Poet Theologian in Residence, expresses her hope we can celebrate new forms of togetherness, reshaping our identities and recapturing joy, as...
