It begins like this, yes, a small kiss then everything comes into gentle focus each twist of the lens just a speck of dust, then we must remember why we are here, set out in previous lives Sometimes the external structures which we place on things can really help us to be more creative. … Read more
What’s the point? Where’s the essence of all that we held Just as we stood on the balcony watching the kestrel, wings going body stopping eye sharp watching and then drop… Blue in black, clothes as a backdrop Stop what you can drop whilst you can …and that’s the point taking the essence of 28 … Read more
A couple of weeks ago we went to see a temporary exhibition at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in Port Sunlight, Wirral. It was a collection of Drawings of Edward Burne-Jones, the Pre-Raphaelite painter. I was really impressed with the collection of drawings and watercolours by Burne-Jones together with some of the paintings for which … Read more
After two days of posts about beauty, that made me curious to see if I could find a poem which would keep the theme going. The poem I chose is from “the alice conversations” which I wrote back in 2004. It is a collection of poems about the archetype of the anima (the inner feminine … Read more
As promised then, without pause or hesitation. Here is a poem from the third sequence of poems about Blue. In fact, going even further than that, here are two poems. These are the final two poems in the collection. So, it is from this point that I spring forward to the new collection. The indulgence … Read more
As promised in the previous post, here is a poem from the second sequence of poems about Blue. This time it was a sequence of sonnets which were developed using fragments taken from magazines, books and newspapers. I called it ‘foundlings’. The fragments used generated storyline and diverse ideas to push the writing forwards into … Read more
I wrote about plans for a new sequence of poems here. Over the next three posts I will be sharing a poem from each of the first three sequences about Blue. This one is from the first sequence ‘sharp blue / breath’. The title, ‘calling card’, is an oblique reference to a line from … Read more
I can point to a specific time at which my poetry writing shifted from early nonsense to something that I was proud of. I was working as a Community Artist at the time and the workshops we were delivering were inspiring my work into new areas. I was also experimenting with making small hand-made booklets. … Read more
The picture is a detail from a painting produced with my son in half term. A case of the process really being more important than the outcome. I love it because of the bold colours. Below is a poem taken from the forthcoming collection of poems with the working title of “It Begins Like This” … Read more
Here’s a poem from the new collection – “Times of the Wise Old Man” which you can download for absolutely no cost by clicking on this link… VI – this spectacular view again, bored with it This spectacular view again, bored with it – Staying in this temporary home – What happens to the flow … Read more