Author: joeholtaway

The stars had only one task: they taught me how to readMahmoud Darwish Stars Taught Me To Read, Over The Mountain, Peace Sounds 3 Well Bean Cafe, Gig for Gaza, Our Love, A Heart These Hands, Grenfell video. Winter Relaxation and Dad. https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/august-december-1/s-k8zIe7RLzWD?si=5afd9ad7904340cb81bb2a6251521fa8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Greetings to you friends; amidst what has felt challenging times I feel [...]

< return to other sharing pages here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPfikK0VoL4 recorded outside the Rafael Weapons Factory during protests in Newcastle Upon Tyne. At the time of writing bombs are falling the Gaza Strip in Palestine and my screens are filled with what looks like hell. I think it is, if hell can be thought of as the [...]

https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/april-july/s-PXfDTllrjpl?si=4415e860b5d84c18b13605f39bcf47dd&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/april-july-image-descriptions/s-30OqmEumBDU?si=c9b2067228a2477e952a31effb9ea7d0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Metta circle Sudan/ creative mindfulness/Being Peace Fundraiser and Monastic Visit/Crossing BordersSyria ep/ Peace Sounds 3/New own album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvh8uhRmY5Q Silent, listen – same letters. I find that wonderful. Joy Harjo Writing crossing the UK by train to be with family in the Southwest. Trees and fields out beyond the tracks, here I am listening [...]

Christa and I became friends last year and with a shared love for songs decided to make an ep of songs in Arabic and English along some of Christa's poems. Christa came to the UK from Syria some years ago. Our EP will raise funds for Christa's sisters work supporting families. Education, affordable food, electricity [...]