Creative Writing at Hoy Heritage Centre
On Friday 12th August I had the joy of visiting Hoy for a creative writing workshop held in the Hoy Heritage Centre. Hoy is always a delight to visit, even in the rain, and even the short boat journey across from Stromness is something to be anticipated with pleasure, as you never know who you will meet. On this occasion I got talking to a lady who admired my Judith Glue runic cardigan (which I have had for over twenty five years and is still wearing well). The writing workshop was led by Stromness based poet, writer and musician Yvonne Gray, who encouraged the participants to write haibun and haiku - haibun being short prose poetry combined with haiku - inspired by Hoy. This included our own experiences of the island and also using pieces from the Heritage Centre display, which gave a fascinating insight into Hoy life. It was great to meet up with old friends, as well as making new ones and I think everyone would agree the day was stimulating in a creative sense and also highly enjoya