Under the Poetic Influence The poetry world this week said farewell to one of my first poetic influences, Matthew Sweeney. Born Matthew Gerard Sweeney 6… Continue Reading Under the Poetic Influence
Under the Poetic Influence The poetry world this week said farewell to one of my first poetic influences, Matthew Sweeney. Born Matthew Gerard Sweeney 6… Continue Reading Under the Poetic Influence
Poetry on the Coast This week I’m thinking ahead to October. There’s a new date added to my events page and I will be doing… Continue Reading Poetry on the Coast
Ye Olde Poetry I ventured the short distance between Abergavenny and Newport twice this week — once to perform my poetry, once to listen to… Continue Reading Ye Olde Poetry
A Collection of Poetry Friends Nasty Piece of Work I was born a collector (hoarder might be more apt) — it started when my dad… Continue Reading A Collection of Poetry Friends
Home is Where the Poet Is Yes, dear readers, I am home alone this weekend … I have studied the film for advice on what… Continue Reading Home is Where the Poet Is
I Spy With my Little Eye …Something beginning with a Poet I’ve mentioned before that searching for ‘blind contemporary poet’ on Google generates results such… Continue Reading I Spy With my Little Eye …Something beginning with a Poet
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Orcam Talking Glasses for Blind and VIP Personages I have mentioned the Orcam talking glasses a few times on this blog. Well the time has… Continue Reading Orcam Talking Glasses for Blind and VIP Personages
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Sprechen Sie Poetry Last week, in The Poetry Worm, I was gearing myself up to read modern poetry (my own) to an audience, I was… Continue Reading Sprechen Sie Poetry
The Poetry Worm It’s six weeks since I performed my poetry at Abergavenny Writing Festival. On a recent episode of the ITV quiz show, The… Continue Reading The Poetry Worm
Poetry Bubbles Syllable: (n) a delicious mix of syllabub and bubble. (Giles L. Turnbull, A Poetry Cookbook) On 15 April, in Poetry 101, I mentioned… Continue Reading Poetry Bubbles