The Food On Our Table
The Food On Our Table is a celebration of a project that united Lewisham's restaurants, writers, and communities. This special booklet features commissioned poems written by local Lewisham writers inspired by residencies at local independent restaurants/ cafés, by: Laura Barker, Jody Burton, Jamie Hale, Y.A. Poet, Laila Sumpton, and Carinya Sharples. It also celebrates Lewisham community groups and residents, who have also contributed their words and energy to this book. The Food On Our Table is based on a project led by Carinya Sharples, supported by Spread the Word and funded by Lewisham Council through the Lewisham Borough of Culture Creative Change Fund.
The Food On Our Table is a celebration of a project that united Lewisham's restaurants, writers, and communities. This special booklet features commissioned poems written by local Lewisham writers inspired by residencies at local independent restaurants/ cafés, by: Laura Barker, Jody Burton, Jamie Hale, Y.A. Poet, Laila Sumpton, and Carinya Sharples. It also celebrates Lewisham community groups and residents, who have also contributed their words and energy to this book. The Food On Our Table is based on a project led by Carinya Sharples, supported by Spread the Word and funded by Lewisham Council through the Lewisham Borough of Culture Creative Change Fund.
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From seeds we grow<br />
Inspired by AFRIL/Helping Hands<br />
<br />
How to plant a child:<br />
take seed, plant it deep<br />
in dark, rich soil. Water it.<br />
Feed it. Breathe words<br />
that synthesise fresh air.<br />
<br />
How to transplant a child:<br />
extract seedling from earth,<br />
shake soil loose, wrap roots<br />
with care – it will need them.<br />
Hold gingerly, do not crush.<br />
<br />
How to re-home a child:<br />
dig fingers in compost,<br />
let dirt encrust nails,<br />
scoop out a fresh bed,<br />
tuck in with steady hand.<br />
<br />
How to tend to a child:<br />
share food, water, words.<br />
Remember: it will take time<br />
to settle, to acclimatise<br />
to this new micro-climate.<br />
<br />
How to grow a child:<br />
let them unfold, blossom,<br />
reveal their true colours,<br />
bear fruit of your labour<br />
and nourish you both.<br />
Carinya Sharples<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>On</strong> <strong>Our</strong> <strong>Table</strong> <strong>Table</strong><br />
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