Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020

Silence Awareness Existence program / MARCH 2023
Christopher Heath
UK
www.cbheath.com
About
I am a freelance writer and poet living on a narrowboat on the
Kennet and Avon canal near Bath, England. I hold an MA in
Creative Writing from Bath Spa University, and my poetry has
been published in journals Raceme and Beyond the Storm,
and longlisted for the Rialto Nature and Place prize. Critics
have said of my poetry that it “strikes clean notes of true
originality” and that it offers a “clear, consistent voice”.
Play
Arteles was an opportunity to allow both internal space and
external movement to develop of their own accord. Away
from news and social media, I found myself engaging with
others and the natural world in a mode of childlike play.
The people were beautiful. The woods were beautiful. The
playfulness was beautiful.
My time is equally divided between writing poetry and
practising traditional Buddhist meditation. In all things I
pursue a quiet stillness, an evocation of the divine, and a fully
integrated understanding, and transcendence, of the self.
I am currently developing a creative-led meditation tutoring
service, where I will offer one-on-one and group-based
teaching to writers hoping to develop their creative skills in
tandem with their meditation practice.