Poetry, prose & the spoken word
Alan Garner
Words to read, hear and reflect on.
Welcome to a home for Alan’s poetry, prose and talks — shared through writing, audio and video. Christian faith is at the heart of much of his work, including his collection OLD Tales Told NEW.
Explore the poems and video readings already here, and return as Alan shares more of his writing, reflections and recordings.
Featured collection
OLD Tales Told NEW
Poems from Genesis to Revelation
Familiar stories, freshly told. Explore the Old and New Testaments through Alan’s poetry, on the page and in his own voice.
On screen
Watch & listen
Discover Alan’s video poems and readings, including his Easter and Psalm collections.
From the collection
Latest additions
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Passing The Baton
Church leadership: succession planning. A parable. He’d been running since before he could walk. That’s not strictly true, of course, but certainly it felt that way. People would…
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Beginagain
An odyssey of a poem – Noah & family on the ark for 13 months. “Knock, Knock.” “Who’s there?” “It’s me,” said Noah. “I’m building a boat.”
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At the End of All Things
A glimpse into the future? And at the end of all things There really will be a really big bang The heavens will dissolve in fire And then…
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Lost and Found
A shard … from the pot. Something infinitely precious. Personal and irreplaceable. His and his alone. Always and ever. Not to be traded. To be kept. A non-negotiable.…
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An Ear
The Church as a Body. And the LORD GOD Set the EAR at the Western Portal to HEAR
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Tongues
Speaking in Tongues considered. What if language were not merely words, as such,
Poems, Parables and Prose.