Poetry has always been there for me. I may be afraid to upset people, but I have no fears about upsetting a blank piece of…
Poetry
Poetry is Radical Genuineness
I had four days alone in Teignmouth and I wanted to find love; I decided to download Bumble. At the launch party for the poetry…
Julie-ann Rowell, Veronica Aaronson, and Paul Deaton, Poetry Reading
As part of the Teignmouth Poetry Festival 2019, I attended a reading by three poets brought together by their appreciation of the natural world and…
Teignmouth Poetry Festival Acrostic
To watch the world go by, Everything was calm, Inspiring, small Giving into the pace Nestling into the coast Mouths making language making Other people…
Essex Book Fest Acrostic
East from the Beast She listened by the seashore Silence Eclectic events Xyst in Chalkwell Park .Books, not just literature Opening up worlds Opening up…
StAnza Poetry Fest Acrostic
St Andrews, home sweet home Time stopped by sea and stone Alive with learning, love, and poetry Nurturing the minds over centuries. Zest for life…
Tamworth Litfest Acrostic
Train to Tamworth from Euston, Adventure awaits! A name becomes a place becomes people becomes Memory. Oh, what a memory, as We experienced Mary Shelley’s…
Bad Bitch
Bad bitch, that’s a switch. Honestly, I used to be mute took my cue and closed my mind, decided not to find what was really…
Backdrop
We are all moving to avoid confrontation. Walk your dog, sing a song; The truth will be there, still A backdrop to this charade…
Forget the Past
Let me see you, Africa, Shrouded in cloud and mist. My mother limps to see you, Clutching father’s arm til it bleeds. From the…