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Carolyn Askar

Carolyn Askar, LRAM, LUDDA

Carolyn Askar has written seven collections of poetry and several children’s stories. Used extensively in educational and cultural projects worldwide, Carolyn’s poems and stories have been reprinted by the UN and the BBC, among others. The Swans’ Secret was the UN’s spring 2013 book recommendation.

New Poetry Collection: Liquid Strands

Liquid Strands Book CoverCreated especially for friends and family, this book is only available direct from the author. Please contact Carolyn to order a copy.

Animated Version of The Rainbow People Now Available!


The story of The Rainbow People has been used as an educational resource worldwide over many years by the UN, the Scouts and Guides, and many other Education Foundations to promote the concepts of cooperation and sharing. This new animated version is free to anyone who may find it useful.

Her work promotes:

  • Imagination and creative expression
  • Development of self-awareness and psychological understanding
  • Loving relationships, family and open-minded communities
  • Individual freedom, justice and self-empowerment (especially for women and girls)
  • Development of mind, heart and spirit connections

Books by Carolyn Askar

Over the decades, Carolyn has articulated her concerns through poems, children’s stories and workshops. Each collection marks a personal shift in focus, capturing changes and explorations we can all relate to.

Poetry Collections

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Children’s Stories

  • The Swans’ Secret (includes “The Rainbow People”)
  • Dream-Flight
  • The Picnic
  • Mc.Cloud
  • Good Neighbours
  • Justy in the Jungle

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Testimonials

“One word is all that is needed to describe this book—that is: ‘beautiful’.”

—Spike Milligan

“A superb evening … A rare pleasure … a memorable experience.”

—The English Speaking Union, UK

“What a special treat … wonderful and thought-provoking!”

“Carolyn’s ability to express people’s feelings and thoughts in poetry—and even to act them out—is delightful.”

“I enjoyed every moment of the program.”

—Members of the National Society of Arts & Letters, Washington, D.C.

“I’ve enjoyed writing with Carolyn for several years now. She is not only a fine poet and writer herself but a sensitive, astute and reliable guide as I’ve begun to find, expand and refine my writing ‘voice.’ Encouraging and nonjudgmental, Carolyn listens well, offers suggestions when asked and has creative exercises to share when appropriate. Writing with Carolyn has been inspirational, bringing me to understand that even though a beginner, my ‘scribbles’ matter.”

—Jane Stromberg, Ashland, Oregon

“I have so many comments from people about The Rainbow People—it’s obviously been very much appreciated!”

—Christian Aid, UK

“Carolyn Askar mines her imagination with a sure instinct for truth and beauty.”

—Ver Poets, UK

“… a specific need to realign poetry with a sense of feeling and purpose… Carolyn Askar continues this particular objective, in poetry which speaks from the heart and affirms the consciousness of life.”

—Geoffrey Godbert, Editor of The Diamond Press

“I worked with Carolyn on some voice training for a public speaking event. She helped me with how to change the ‘tone’ of what I was saying to make an impact, and she taught me some amazing breathing techniques, which helped enormously. I felt working with Carolyn was hugely helpful, fun and confidence-building. I can recommend her highly, and I will enjoy working with her again very soon.”

—Jayne Wells, Berkshire, UK

“Carolyn Askar’s remarkable collection is exhilarating, bewitching and inspiring. A book about Love in its truest sense.”

—Robert Powell

“Startling original imagery, fired from the creative spirit.”

—The Salisbury Journal (Salisbury Festival, UK)

“I have been in a writing group with Carolyn Askar for over 10 years. Anyone lucky enough to be able to get to one of Carolyn’s workshops should go and know that they will have a rich and creative time. Carolyn’s gift as mentor and teacher is her ability to see into the heart of your work, to hear what is obscured and—by suggesting a tiny twitch or a ‘taking out’—to magically transform it, allowing you, in that moment, to feel worthy of the name ‘poet’.”

—Serena Newby, Ashland Oregon