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Reading at Brixton BookJam

Posted on December 2, 2016     Leave a Comment

Born, bred, and based in Brixton, I am a lover of the arts with a lifelong interest in and passion for creative expression – helps to soothe my troubled mind… Artist, poet, believer in social justice, I have spent more than 30 years working for and behalf of local communities with a sharp eyed focus […]

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Darkness Revisited

Posted on November 30, 2016     Leave a Comment

In this post I am considering darkness, and the profound experiences I have had relating to murder and the death of neighbours and loved ones. Quite a few of these have occurred in my lifetime, these are the low-lights: An aunt murdered in Jamaica, I heard that the criminals cut off her finger to steal […]

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Creative Works and Community Engagement

Posted on August 4, 2015     Leave a Comment

Using a pen and a paintbrush to cut a path through historic angst and create future solutions. My recipe for creative works and community engagement, an approach to enlightenment, a form of nirvana – perhaps. Welcome to my inaugural blog post, a feature of my website: http://cynthia-roomes.com where you can discover more about my first […]

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