This is Noel Connor’s poem ‘The Byre,’ which accompanies my painting ‘Window, Crossdykes Farm’ in ‘In the Pause of Passing’. Mike Tickell was kind enough to read the poem and Nat at Canny Productions​ filmed it.

 

Noel and I are currently working on a second book ‘An Ungoverned Sky’ - more news of that soon. Noel has been very busy writing in lockdown, and I’ve had far more time to paint than usual. I hope you enjoy the reading.

 

The Byre - https://youtu.be/NyyQSp6SD-c

Thank you to the Tyne Valley Express for publishing this article about my Windows paintings, my inspiration for them, and the abandoned buildings that I paint.