I am due to give a poetry reading at a local poetry group at the end of next week, so I am busy choosing poems to fill the 10 minute slot which I have available. I’m going to take the selection from “avenues of in between”. Here is one which I intend to use: I … Read more
I promised recently that I would post some information about the book which I am writing. It is a book about change, particularly about the whole issue of surviving organisational change. A lot of the techniques and tools that I set out in the book are applicable to change in whatever context we encounter it. … Read more
Mike Snider’s Formal Blog and Sonnetarium The link above takes you to Mike Snider’s Formal Blog and Sonnetarium, a place I visit regularly to read his comments, poems etc. It seems that Mike has been doing a little late spring cleaning, and come across some poetry booklets which I sent him a while back. I … Read more
The frequency of posts to the weblog has fallen away over the last few weeks. The explanation – I have been pouring my energies into the planning of a book. The book, working title “Coming through Change“, is about organisational change. Its subtitle is “A practical guidebook for personal survival and success during times of … Read more
A few days ago someone posted a poem as a comment to this post . I say, someone, because I followed the link to their own blogger profile and found a host of names and aliases. I think he is Desmond Swords – but not for certain! He is also Scalljah, Sloppy Bob, and Jan … Read more
Fresh from the keyboard – words that make the first cut of a poem: Words drip down like stains I Wordsdrip down like stains on the side of the soulwhen the meaning that you sent was clear as heartsand all that was spent Don’t remember everything then – that’s all at sightand I will regret … Read more
I recently finished reading a book of poems by Douglas Barbour called “Fragmenting Body etc”. Douglas is from Canada. The book is published by Salt which is a joint UK / Australia press (read an excerpt here) – the output from Salt over the last few years has been impressive. I really enjoyed reading this … Read more
and here is the remix of the 20th poem… 21 – classic deviation Thursday 3rd February 2005 What it became Before the slipping Emotion Never meant to be Pushing all back to A reflection of What it once was Now devout World with a With a speckled mirror Of being And ever shall be Or … Read more
The 30 poems in 30 days sequence continues to develop. Here is the 20th poem, written last week: 20 – classic devotion Wednesday 2nd February 2005 Emotion Never meant to be What it became Before the slipping Of being With a speckled mirror Pushing all back to A reflection of What it once was And … Read more
I’m in the middle of a creative splurge at the moment. A flood of poems appearing, generated by the 30 poems in 30 days exercise. It’s a fantastic way to clear away writer’s block. Here’s another – they’ll all go through drafts, but here are the first rough sketches… 25 – make it last forever, … Read more