I happened to have a bit of time and came up with these. Lacking inspiration, I chose random words out of books on a shelf, wrote them down on lines one under the other, then made lines out of each them. This was the result. I’ve HIGHLIGHTED the individual words that I started with: don’t […]
Read more "A Couple of Random poems"Hi everyone, I did this show as part of a series that my good friend Frank is running his YouTube channel, diving into our love for all things Twin Peaks. It was great to have a chat about it. Subscribe to his channel and you’ll see some more great content that he’s putting out. Cheers […]
Read more "Why I Love Twin Peaks"Hi all, I’ll be in Staines on the evening of 12th November performing one of my poems at the Laureate’s Lounge Open Mic event. Details are below. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0afgjPfG31wemg8t1DUS4qRvikbhzJs2JGZdMVzFr5YobbyVdySNHhwVyZdGW4rAbl&id=61558521552784 Use the link above to find tickets. General admission is free I think. Hope to see some of you there. Cheers, Richard
Read more "Live Performance in Staines – 12 November"Watched Threads over several nights this week. My God, how awful. I don’t think I’ve even seen anything so bleak in my life. Just watching it and not having anyone to hope for get invested in because you just know they don’t have a chance. If it ever comes to this, I think I’d rather […]
Read more "Threads – haikus in response"Hi all, I was at that poetry open mic a couple of weeks ago and a man there was talking about a society of poets who rewrite classic works without the letter ‘e’. It seemed like a fascinating idea and his version of Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken was excellent and very funny. I […]
Read more "Amorous Philosophy – a poem with no ‘e’ – after PB Shelley"Just a quick one. I was out in the woods on Thursday afternoon and saw some very different looking trees. That led to this… Ages of Bark Smooth, firm in youth, To age you may come in truth, What will be your path? Moss-dressed and thriving, A coat of life and giving, Each one forgiving. […]
Read more "Ages of Bark – a poem"Hi all, Anyone free this Friday evening? I’m taking part in Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery’s first Poetry Open Mic night, where I will be performing one of my poems. (90% sure which one but happy to take suggestions). You can find details of the event here… https://www.petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/events/poetry-open-mic-museum Looking forward to this as it should […]
Read more "Live Performance – Friday 4th October"Tried something new in my Poetry Club at school today; making a poem from the spines of books. It was fun seeing what I could find on the library shelves. This is what I came up with. Journeys, No way back, I want to talk to God, Who owns these bones, It can’t be true, […]
Read more "Book Spine Poem"Richard is making progress on his book “A Thousand White Fragments,” having added 169 words and aiming for 8 more chapters. Despite facing challenges, he is determined to complete the book by February, promising an exciting and unpredictable story. He plans to seek feedback after a thorough review.
Read more "Ardenna Crossing 2 – update"Hi all, A very generous donation of £15 to the cause from Cameron, a former student of mine. He requested a poem about the X-Files. I had a bit of a marathon a while back but stalled halfway through Season 2. that means it’s been an awful long time since I eatched anything beyond that. […]
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