2025 Festival Dates: 5 & 6 July

Of Earth and Sky

The Mall – Market Way

Becoming

 

by Aisha Sharif

 

-A Poem for Nick Cave’s Soundsuit

 

Don’t ever believe
your body
can’t bloom,
too,
your eyes
your breath
your chest
opening
in sun,
a never-ending
trellis
of faith.
Don’t ever believe
that you can’t
climb up,
step out,
and blossom
into your own
beauty.

Artwork Location

 

Address details:

The Mall Blackburn, Location TBC

 

 

Author Details

 

Instagram: @sharifpoet
website: aisha-sharif.com

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Sponsors

Trusts & Foundations

The National Festival Of Making Delivery Team

National Festival of Making is supported by the Arts Council England, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, Brian Mercer Trust and Foundations and Partners. This project is part-funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

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