Article H20M My Mother’s House explores death, grief and memories as a Minecraft poem

My Mother’s House explores death, grief and memories as a Minecraft poem

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Stuart Dredge
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Poet Victoria Bennett and digital artist Adam Clarke's 'poem-world' shows popular video game as a platform for art and expression

My Mother's House is the most moving poem I've ever played. It's the work of poet Victoria Bennett, inspired by her experience caring for her terminally-ill mother, and reliving some of the shared memories in her home.

As I explored it, the poem brought back my recent memories of helping my own mother clear out my late grandfather's house, remembering and sometimes learning for the first time about different aspects of his life.

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