I had a very kind donation of £20 towards my Acorns to Oaks Poetry on Demand Challenge. This came from Yusuf, who requested a poem about Autumn and, although this might not be quite that, it’s my own take on Autumn as viewed through a wander around my old hometown, poking around memories and looking […]
Read more "A Wall Around the Memories – an Autumn poem for Yusuf"Hi all, I had another kind donation of £10 from Brian towards my Acorns to Oaks Poetry on Demand fundraiser (thank you very much). Brian didn’t make any requests for the content but I was walking on the beach in the North east today and this was what came to mind. Hope you like it, […]
Read more "At Whitley bay – a poem for Brian"Hi there, Another kind donation to my Acorns to oaks Poetry on Demand Challenge fundraiser. thank you very much to Holly who made the biggest donation yet and asked for a poem about joy or children. I went for joy. Took me a while, this one, but eventually I got into the spirit of things. […]
Read more "Some of the Things – a poem for Holly"Hi all, Two poems in one day, I hear you say? Well, this one is for a very kind lady called Juliet who made a £10 donation to my Acorns to Oaks Poetry on Demand Challenge. She requested a a poem about asking for help, so here it is… bit of a stream of consciousness […]
Read more "In a Yellow Wood – a poem"Hi all, Thank you very much to Linda for a very kind donation of £10 towards the Acorns to Oaks Poetry on Demand Challenge. The request was for a poem about kindness, so here it is, a haiku sequence – a slightly idealised vision of a ride on the Tube. Hope you like it. One […]
Read more "One Stop – a poem for Linda"Hi all, In advance of the start of the Premier League season, a few verses I did this morning, dedicated to Newcastle United. Starting XI And now at last they take the field, The team that fight and never yield, And as we watch, our faith so true, These ones we trust are all in […]
Read more "Starting XI – a poem"Hi all, I had the first donation to my poetry marathon fundraiser – very grateful to Lindsey, founder of the UK Twin Peaks Festival, for supporting me in this. So here is a poem dedicated to her. Energy changes, Extinguished never at all, Only converted. Pendulum swinging, From movement to potential, Living, or waiting. Brightness […]
Read more "Dance in that Light – a poem"Hi all, I’ve decided to do a little fundraising this summer for my school. Check this out and if you want a personal, dedicated poem about anything at all, just make a donation and let me know. It can either be here, or on here and performed on YouTube. CheersRichard
Read more "Poetry Marathon Fundraiser"Hi everyone, At school, I have been doing another writing project with this year’s Year 6 class, producing another fantasy gamebook in the style of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Building on last year’s project, I started with a new class back in September. We used a map from Azgaar’s Fantasy Map Generator, then invented […]
Read more "Seeds of Salvation – New book available now!"Hello all, I’m very happy to present my new poem, which I came up with during a visit to the National Gallery. I should say that this is a work of fiction and not based on any real events. I know nothing of the artist, Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun except for seeing her self-portrait […]
Read more "The Shipwreck of Elisabeth Le Brun – a ballad"A Web Serial
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