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History-making author and theatre practitioner, Susan Marshall, sets our spirits alight in this sensual and exclusive poetry collection for adults.Award-winning Susan Marshall is the founder of Theatre Playscapes, her monumental theatrical style released across the globe in 2023. In this exclusive collection of 30 poems for adults: Bare Spirit: The Selected Poems of Susan Marshall, she further reveals how her attunement to the energetic motions of her lifeworlds, enables her to set the spirit alight. Susan's sensual verse draws upon breathtaking imagery to distil and transcend single moments, which arise the 'bare spirit' from within. This semi-autobiographical publication takes its name from Susan's original poem, included in this publication, titled: Bare Spirit.Since 2020, Susan Marshall has touched many readers with her exquisite poetic études through her My Story Meadow project at Story Playscapes. This collection, arranged by the author, shares Susan's highly popular, original poem: Seeking Sanctuary, which she adapted for Adira, the private detective in her gripping, literary mystery novel: Adira and the Dark Horse. Also included are Susan's other very popular poems: Awakening North, Sky Bound, Dusk Heart, Spring's Touch and Trekking an Age of Light, along with the feature poem: Evergold Dream. Susan also shares stunning, unreleased poems from her personal poetry collection, including: Shedding at Shore, Raw Flute, Bare Nocturne, Spirit Tree, Road Block, Whispering Wind, Bare Desire, Warrior Spirit and Flying Free.Whether growing and discovering the self; meditating and visualising; experiencing spiritual awakening or transformation; connecting; expressing deep desires; relishing romantic moments; coping with loss or grief; clearing negative energies; healing or seeking peace, Susan's mindful poetry kindles the soul, touches the heart and affirms life itself.

"If we carry enough hope, we can heal the world."Samuel is afraid of the war in Maren and yearns to escape it. In the glow of moonlight, he is lured into the world within an unrolled piece of paper ...Claire hopes to heal the world. Comforted by the memory of her father, she draws a fantastical picture with a secret life of its own ...Doris desires the guidance of light to help her daughter Claire to survive the war. Frantically searching for her son Samuel, she is unaware of Claire's secret ...In her inspirational article: Theatre Playscapes of Hope, award-winning Susan Marshall argues that a young person's autonomy can be further developed through a sense of comfortability with the way one carries oneself and shares their own personal presence in their lifeworld. Referring to her extensive research of World War II in Gozo and Malta (along with her own family story), she discusses how she used her new Theatre Playscapes theatrical style to create All the Hope We Carry. In this play, All the Hope We Carry, we witness Susan's work with the Theatre Playscapes style in practice. Susan has developed a play that respects the war survivor, who faced with the traumas and turbulence of war, must find ways to carry themself and to survive. Susan uses her exceptional ability to distil and transcend vivid, dream-like moments, which evoke the spirit of the war survivor on a compelling and fantastical journey of hope. All the Hope We Carry will linger with you long after you have read it.

"The carnation flower's scent is fragrant in the breeze. It wakes me so I escape the dark world of dreams."Awakening on the golden flower bridge of Bry, Fleur cannot remember how she came to be there. There are lingering fumes of smoke in the air and within her reach, lies her romantic partner, Sherwin's jacket. Wrapped around Fleur's wrist is a living, wild Carnation flower.Determined to find answers, Fleur travels back in time with the wild Carnation flower. As she revisits moments of yesterday, she engages with the living energies of her lifeworld. Slowly, Fleur unravels the lingering, dark mystery behind Sherwin's disappearance.Award-winning Susan Marshall makes history in this publication. Drawing upon more than two decades of her experiences as a professional author, theatre practitioner and expert educator, she introduces a theoretical discourse and a practical framework for a new theatrical style for the stage. In her groundbreaking article: Theatre Playscapes: A New Theatrical Style, Susan examines the impacts of the twenty first century's unprecedented emphasis on individualism, within the constraints of globalisation. She argues that in our brave new world, the role of the theatre is vital in its abilities to empower our young people to choose to nurture their beings, develop autonomy and to connect with their lifeworlds. In this play, Fleur of Yesterday, we see Susan's work with the Theatre Playscapes style in practice. Inspired by her travels in France, Susan has engaged in extensive research into the science of plant breeding and has created a play that speaks for the precious life of the wild flower. Drawing upon the beauty of both the English and French languages, Susan creates an evocative, energetic and mysterious play for young adults.