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A prose poem about political support
Political Support The ‘80s Wonderbra is the lingerie equivalent of UKIP: attractively buoyant at first glance but built on false fillets with nothing to support its claims, embarrassingly prone to self-exposure and inevitably ending in tears. Trendy T-shirt lightly padded … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged 52, Greens, jo bell, Labour, lift and separate, luke kennard, nipples, Tories, ukip, wonderbra
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2014
Where does the time go? 2014 is on its way out. Here’s hoping 2015 will be good for all of you reading this – and for me! It’s that time of the year when everyone writes their high/low-light lists of … Continue reading
Posted in non-fiction, photos, Uncategorized
Tagged 52, drag kings, hilda sheehan, jo bell, ledbury poetry, norman hadley, swindon poetry
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A prose poem about tits
Political Support The ‘80s Wonderbra is the lingerie equivalent of UKIP: attractively buoyant at first glance but built on false fillets with nothing to support its claims, embarrassingly prone to self-exposure and inevitably ending in tears. Trendy T-shirt lightly padded … Continue reading
A stitchwort shift, a bluebell shawl
Been far too long since I blogged: life’s been busy and I’ve been concentrating on fitting in poetry writing when I can – mostly inspired by Jo Bell’s ongoing 52 project. 52 has kicked my poetry up a gear (well, … Continue reading
Posted in photos, poetry
Tagged 52, bluebells, cwmmy crab, jennifer mcgowan, ledbury poetry festival, old hollow, paul henry, poetry orchard, spoon river anthology, stitchwort
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Spring Sunshine
Four weeks into 52 and there are some amazing poems in the group. Meanwhile, here’s my attempt to tackle week 4’s theme, Invitation. Invitation to Spring Sunshine Please come soon. You can’t be too quick – surprise me. … Continue reading
A Journey with Dragons’ Breath
When I discussed Jo Bell’s poem Hoary Alison a few days ago, I should also have mentioned her New Year-launched project, “52”, a website to encourage poets – of whatever ability/experience – to WRITE at least one poem for every … Continue reading