{"id":9,"date":"2024-07-20T19:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T19:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennyhope.co.uk\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-12-28T22:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T22:57:17","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19-770x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Jenny Hope\" class=\"wp-image-179\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19-770x1024.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19-768x1022.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19-1155x1536.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-20-at-15.04.19.jpeg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I have been glad to have been surprised by surprises\u2026and I heard not a few times my own spontaneous laughter.<\/em><br>&#8211; David Hart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Controlled and inventive, lyrical and richly sensuous, she deftly weaves surreal imagery into the ordinary and manages to be both playful and serious minded.<\/em><br>&#8211; Roz Goddard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jenny\u2019s delivery was exquisite, the language both sparse and rich.<\/em><br>&#8211; Gary Longden, Behind the Arras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jenny Hope<\/em> <em>taps into<\/em> <em>the<\/em> <em>power of nature to create mesmerising poems . Her performance style grips the audience so a taut, rapt silence fills the space. A professional facilitator of writing workshops and projects, Jenny brings out the best writing in all age ranges.<\/em>                                                                                                                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ruth Stacey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jenny Hope&#8217;s poetry is, by turns, evocative, sensual and rich, often tapping into a sense of the uncanny.  Her performances are spellbinding and she brings this gift into her interesting and varied workshops.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda Bonnick,&nbsp; Writer, Poet, Actor, Playwright, Director. Former Poet in Residence Worcester Cathedral, author of <em>Pick Your Own<\/em> and <em>Solace in the Silence<\/em>, both with Black Pear Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jenny Hope has always been a stalwart of the local poetry and spoken word scene and is a go to for LitFest and our Speakeasy open mic events. <\/em>  <em>Jenny is the voice of woodland and spirits, an otherworldly poet performer and a strong, proud and powerful performer, and friend!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin Driscoll, Director \u00b7 The Worcestershire Literary Festival &amp; Fringe CIC (LitFest)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jenny Hope&#8217;s poetry is enthralling and the narrative thread is often spellbinding.\u00a0 She is a skilled performer who masterfully captivates an audience with her powerful poems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nina Lewis, Director \u00b7 The Worcestershire Literary Festival &amp; Fringe CIC (LitFest)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have been glad to have been surprised by surprises\u2026and I heard not a few times my own spontaneous laughter.&#8211; David Hart Controlled and inventive,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Home Page<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":70,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":221,"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jennyhope.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}