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Category Archives: heroes
Wootton Bassett under a louring sky
‘By honouring one, I honour them all’ This was my feeling as I approached Wootton Bassett to pay my respects to Lt Daniel Clack, the latest tragic death of a young, so very young soldier on patrol in Afghanistan. The … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Family, funeral, heroes, melancholy, memories, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, Brize Norton, RAF Lyneham, Royal British Legion, Wootton Bassett
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Not Trained for This
As always, a great article at One Stop Poetry, by Shay (Fireblossom). It is on free verse again – and the poem that came at first was iambic and blow me if I didn’t keep walking into rhymes! Some I … Continue reading
Posted in death, Family, free verse, heroes, One Stop Poetry, poet, Uncategorized, war, writer
Tagged Free verse, one stop poetry, Online Writing, poetry, war
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Another short list…
One day I will make the final cut…I really would like it to be this time. I have just heard that I have been short listed to become one of the BT London 2012 storytellers. ( BTLondon2012.com ) I registered … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, heroes, hope, Life writing, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
Tagged 2012 Summer Olympics, Arts, BT 2012 storyteller, Olympics 2012, poet, poetry, soldier, war, writer, writing
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One Stop poetry – Form Monday – Ottava Rima
Gay – you have iambs again – my nemesis! Here is my best effort…and after posting I realise it is not even pentameter…oh dear! Remembrance at Brookwood Military Cemetery Beneath and almond-marbled sky, headstones standing to attention, and side by … Continue reading
Posted in heroes, One Stop Poetry, poet, poetic forms, poetry, writing
Tagged Iamb, poetry
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Posters and deliveries
I have just delivered a pile of my anthology, ‘Random’, to the Runnymede Art Gallery and been paid for them all up front. This was such a great feeling. It won’t make me rich, nor will it make shed-loads of … Continue reading
Posted in book signing event, charities, Help for heroes, heroes, poet, poetry, poets, Random anthology, Runnymede, Uncategorized, Waterstones, writer, writing
Tagged Arts, Book, Book signing, Camberley, help for heroes, poetry, Runnymede art gallery, Surrey, Waterstones, writer
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What helpful people!
After the Waterstones adventure yesterday I rang Help for Heroes to see if I could organise some collecting pots and maybe a banner for the signing morning. I know there are many forces charities to support, and I will be … Continue reading
Posted in book signing event, charities, heroes, poet, poetry, Random anthology, SSAFA, writer, writing
Tagged 'Random' anthology, book signing event, charities, H4H, poet, poetry, writer, writing
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One Stop Poetry – a triolet
When another soldier dies I always think about their kids, their mothers, fathers, husbands, wives . When another soldier dies what arc of pain from that demise – so many lives that hit the skids when another soldier dies. I … Continue reading
Shaggy dogs and heroes
That a brave young soldier died of the wounds he incurred while working with his dog to find weapons and explosives is more than sad, it is distressing. Only a week or two ago I read of the work these … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, death, dogs, Family, heroes, poet, poetry, research, Uncategorized, war, writer, writing
Tagged afghanistan, andrew motion, death, dogs, heroes, IEDs, jazz poetry, poet, poetry, war, writer, writing
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