Month One: the source and the poem - Roger Robinson

Summer Wear - Colin Grant

Conjuring memories of his parents’ generation and the significance of the nicknames they acquired as new arrivals in England.  Talismans of migration [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/talismans-of-migration/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

Rolling luggage - Amanda Vilanova

A stylish mother sends her daughter off to England from Puerto Rico with a set of luggage fit for royalty and a precious family heirloom.  Talismans of migration [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/talismans-of-migration/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

Kafan - Ishy Din

Reflections on the emotional and spiritual significance of a burial shroud that was brought by a mother to England from her village in Pakistan in the late 1960s.  Talismans of migration [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/talismans-of-migration/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

Haunting melodies - Maggie Harris

A guitar, once a father’s prized possession, provides a physical manifestation of a family’s journey and loss and of his creative inspiration.  Talismans of migration [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/talismans-of-migration/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]

Month One: the source and the poem - Roger Robinson

Recollections of the bleak cold and seeping sadness of the first years in the UK from Trinidad in the 1980s.  Talismans of migration [https://writersmosaic.org.uk/category/limited-series/talismans-of-migration/] is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk [https://WritersMosaic.org.uk]