For three months, Of Earth And Sky sees giant-sized poetry appear in over 30 locations in Blackburn and Darwen from professional and amateur poets based locally, regionally and nationally. In addition to the trail, more poetry can be seen daily on the digital screen in Blackburn Town Centre.
Of Earth and Sky is a large-scale poetry installation by Luke Jerram, in collaboration with poet Hafsah Aneela Bashir of the Poetry Health Service and produced by the team behind the National Festival of Making. It was first presented across Gloucester in 2020. Poetry created by the public through workshops and online submission is curated and installed across multiple locations of a city forming a temporary sculpture trail. The public is then able to discover and interact with the poetry in parks and public places across the city.
