Thoughts
A life less written
Writing has always been a passion of mine, indulged by both reading and writing fiction and poetry. And although I never pursued a career in...
Poetry & particle physics
Has anyone else been following the BBC’s awesome Atom programme these past few weeks? OK, I know it conforms to the formula of similar TV Science...
Feeling like a poet
Up early and having a look over recent scribbling. When write a poem I usually have a good impression in my head of its worth. Some poems are...
Poetry & prophecy
The root of poetry is in prophecy. In the present age, science is held to be the tool by which our universe will be explained. However, our...
Writing Poetry
Writing poetry is like being in a balloon, floating high above the visible earth, caught by currents that direct you this way or that, although you...
Popular poetry
Just when I start a movement - Poetry|Pulp - to get the appreciation of poetry into hearts and minds, the fecking BBC start a series on poetry,...
Not a Laure laughs
So, outgoing Poet Laureate Andrew Motion says that the job of writing verse for the Royal Family is "thankless" and gave him a case of writer's...
Reading Poetry
Read a poem not as you would prose, or even in a prosaic state of mind. Instead, you need to cast your mind to one side, to read each sequence of...
A Pagan Christmas
Some say Christmas died when we forgot its pagan past. Others that it happened when beer supplanted cheer, and present no longer came sandwiched...
In Clanging Space
Thanks for the comments on the last blog - it makes me feel wanted! I guess it's easy to sit here and imagine the emptiness of cyberspace all...
Lately
Haven't posted for a while - too busy, or too lazy? No, busy, but lots of time on the computer, so there are no excuses. Would be happier if I knew...
Cafe Poetry
Went to an open mike poetry gig at the Lounge Cafe in BSE last night. Strong coffee was needed to get me off the ground after a series of late...
Taking it easy
There comes a time when you have to take it easy. Today is that day. For reasons documented elsewhere I am Resting, Ice applied, Compression (soon...
Shares fall…
Oh dear. Lucky I don't have any then. I need liquidity not longevity, so whenever some fall in my lap, I cash them in. I know they're a good long...
Lazy Sunday
Played five-a-side yesterday, scored a couple, didn't have a heart attack - job done. Today spent some time on poetry, revising, typing up. The...
Trying out a new way to access (and contribute to) my blog. So many things to log on to - if I can centralise the whole operation, then I can keep...
Thought for the day
A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.Richard Bach
Twin horns
If I write 1000 words a day that's fine, but then I don't have any time to work on the 1000 words I have written the day before. Nor the many...
Drawing in
We adapt quickly in England. There wasn't much of a summer (but hey - April was lovely!) and now there are night frosts, and the days are hardly...
On publication
It isn't until the searchlight of your efforts goes out, in the form of a book or collection, that the temperature of reception can be gauged. Then...