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One Tree
Imagine a life reduced to one chair, one window –outside that window a single tree.A humble bird cherry, elderly now.Largely untended its arms all a-tangle, liveones entwined with others long dead. The wholeshaped and reshaped by winter and winds.Hear the … Continue reading
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Word Less
I used to be a poet – words would arrive unbidden (not one for the funny side though occasionally funny) now the world of grim has caught me in what seems like a frantic, who knows how long, game of … Continue reading
Posted in Covid, free verse, lifestyle, Lockdown, melancholy, poet, poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid, isolation, life, Lockdown, poetry, writing
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Poetry in the Garden
Affectionately tagged PiG, Poetry in the Garden for 2014 begins on 6th Aug at 1.30 in the writing garden in Surrey. I have already ordered the weather to be fine but not too hot so we can keep our focus … Continue reading
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Found – for dVerse
Found Where blizzard swept in ceaseless spindthrift A suffocating tourbillion Now shards of shale form harsher drift, Fathomless, frozen shroud quite gone. In prostrate pose of dedication Mallory worships at his altar, Arms outstretched in supplication, Cast into perpetual prayer, … Continue reading
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Feedback is king
This year, in company with many other people, I sent Christmas cards that I had made myself and far fewer than ever before. I also cut back drastically on the number and size of the presents I gave. As a … Continue reading
Paragram’s ‘Slants of Light’ reading event will be on Valentine’s Night
We are excited to announce that the reading event you have been waiting for – the chance to read your winning poems to the world will be held on Valentine’s Night at the Poetry Place in Betterton Street, Covent Garden. Once again we … Continue reading
Posted in Betterton Street, Book selling, book signing event, Connections poetry anthology, Paragram, performance poetry, performing your writing, poet, poetry, poetry collections, Poetry Society, poets, Toe in the Water
Tagged Anthology, Covent Garden, London, Paragram, poetry, Poetry readings, Poetry Society, Slant of Light, The Poetry Place
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Poetry in the Garden – 5 poetry workshops
This will be the third year of the Poetry in the Garden workshops and each year more people come along. Poetry lovers and writers of all levels of experience are welcome. This is a relaxed summer event, designed to include … Continue reading
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Launch of 3rd Loose Muse anthology.
Good things go in threes and that is certainly true of the Loose Muse anthologies. I was part of the editing group and so nothing that went in should have been a surprise and yet the magic of performance rendered … Continue reading
Paragram Poetry Competition 2013…a certain slant of light…
Paragram Poetry Competition 2013…a certain slant of light….
dVerse Poetics – an evening of short verse
At last, another chance to try my hand at an Englyn – a short sharp tricky little form with more rules than lines! Thank you to dVerse for their evening of short verse – the perfect prompt to action for … Continue reading
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