The short films in Akira Kurosawa s Dreams wind like a trail through a wood, reminding us of our primal fascinations and fears of nature and the key part nature stories play in storytelling.
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Peter Abbs, the poet, writer and teacher, believed that creative expression was crucial for emotional development and was deeply opposed to the way in which the sciences (described by him as
Peter Abbs in 2012. His body of work as a poet was praised by Seamus Heaney
Peter Abbs in 2012. His body of work as a poet was praised by Seamus Heaney
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My father, Peter Abbs, who has died aged 78, was a writer, poet and educator, and Sussex University’s first professor of creative writing.
He wrote 13 books on education and 11 volumes of poetry, as well as teaching hundreds of future teachers and creative writers on the MA programme in language, education and the arts that he co-founded.
Born in Sheringham, Norfolk, to Eric Abbs, a coach driver, and his wife, Mary (nee Bullock) a shop assistant, Peter attended a catholic seminary in Liverpool from the age of 11, intending to train for the priesthood. Deciding against this, he later took O-levels and A-levels at Norwich Technical College – the first in his family to stay at school beyond the age of 14. At Bristol University he did a BA in Engli