On Saturday 30 July, our Family Story Walk in Greenwich Park celebrated the life of former enslaved African and poet Phillis Wheatley. During the one hour session with artists Maria Ghoumrassi and Juwon Ogungbe, the participants were urged to come up with their own collective poem. This is what they wrote:
Freedom is
A tree in the wind
A long path with no end
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The whistling wind
YAY!!!!!
Birdsong
The big open salty sea
Fresh baked chocolate cookies
Juicy sweet oranges
A pine cone
Candies
Smooth like water running through your hands
Feeling your friend’s hand and fresh cut grass
