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Tony Lucas<br />
Garden: St Dunstan’s in the East<br />
I was assigned to St Dunstan in the East, site of an ancient city church,<br />
where the outer walls and Wren’s tower survive from World War II<br />
bombing. The garden created in and around these is a secluded place for<br />
City workers to come, as well as tourists. I visited a couple of times before<br />
the weekend, and researched some of the history of the parish. Over the<br />
weekend I was on site for three hours each day, along with the volunteers.<br />
During the residency I was able to draft three or four poems, of which this<br />
is one.<br />
It was clear to me how valuable sanctuaries like this are to the life of the<br />
city. It is a place where anyone can come to sit, rest, talk, reflect – with no<br />
obligation to buy anything, no advertising being pushed at you, simply an<br />
opportunity to be with a companion, or just with yourself. No one has a<br />
vested interest in providing such spaces, which makes it all the more<br />
important to cherish the ones that we have.<br />
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