Tim Harrold read a selection of his poems at Unveiled in St Andrew's Wickford this evening. His poems included: 'AntiChrists & False Prophets'; 'Not Enough Tears in the Sea'; 'The Insurrection of Resurrection'; 'Urchin Church'; and 'You are the Tribe of Bezalel', among others.
Check his poems out at https://www.instagram.com/harrold.tim?igsh=dHFnMzF2dnY5d2I1 and find his Verses versus Viruses collection at https://redballoonpublishing.co.uk/our-books/ols/products/verses-versus-viruses-by-timothy-harrol.
My poems included 'The ABC of creativity', which covers attention, beginning and creation, and 'Barking' from my 'Five Trios' series, a poem about St Margaret’s Barking and Barking Abbey which draws on my time as a curate at St Margaret's. Both have been published by International Times. I also read several poems inspired by the art of Nicola Ravenscroft including 'The Language of Angels', which has been published by Stride Magazine.
Our Parish, and Wickford as a town, has historic links with Wickford in Washington County, Rhode Island, USA. These are links that we are currently seeking to re-establish and, as such, we have made contact with Fr Spencer Reece, who is Vicar of St Paul's in Wickford, Rhode Island. Fr Spencer is a prize-winning poet with a fascinating story in regard to life and ordination, as well as being a writer and artist.
In my review of ‘Acts’, Fr Spencer's latest poetry collection, for Stride Magazine I wrote: 'He has written that 'A poet, like a priest, works with facts and mysteries: the facts mysterious, the mysteries factual' and has said that what he is after in poems or prose is 'telling the truth in the art'. Time, he suggests, “must somehow be dilated or pass before I can understand much of anything” but, when time has passed, 'in poetry, the autobiography becomes something else entirely, somehow selfless.' This is the essential movement in his life and work which, in the words of Jonathan Farmer, means that he 'offers pastoral attention to the wounded and discarded of the world—including, frequently, himself.' Poems, Reece suggests, are 'spiritual suitcases' which provide 'comfort in the hour of need.'
Tonight, I read a small sample of Fr Spencer's poems from his 'The Road to Emmaus' collection.
Check out the remaining programme of great events this term at Unveiled, our fortnightly Friday night arts and performance event at St Andrew’s Church (7.00 – 9.00 pm, 11 London Road, Wickford, Essex SS12 0AN):Unveiled Summer Programme 2025
- 13 June (7.30 pm) – Open Mic Night organised with John Rogers. Everybody is welcome to come along and play, read, sing or just spectate. See you there for a great evening of live performance!
- 28 June (7.00 pm) – The Choral Scholars of St Martin-in-the-Fields in concert. The Choral Scholars sing for services, concerts and other events at St Martin’s, exploring a huge range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day.
- 4 July (7.00 pm) – An evening with Neil Tye. Hear British-born and Denmark-based artist Neil Tye speak about his work; paintings that entice the viewer to be immersed in their colours, shapes, and movement, where hidden images, feelings, or meanings can be revealed.
- 18 July (7.30 pm) – Eva Romanakova and Andrew Palmer in concert. Hear Mezzo-Soprano Eva Romanakova and pianist Andrew Palmer perform a wide selection of music including musical theatre, classical, opera, pop, jazz, folk and songs from the movies.
These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a collection to cover artist and church costs.
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Tim Harrold - A Blessing.
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