Starting XI – a poem

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 […]

Dance in that Light – 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 […]

Poetry Marathon Fundraiser

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

The Shipwreck of Elisabeth Le Brun – a ballad

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 […]

A Chance to Perform

Got the chance to read some of The Ardenna Crossing this evening… to an audience! This was part of the Surrey New Writers Festival which took place today at the University of Surrey. Here I am, expertly photographed by my six-year-old daughter. There were some really talented writers there sharing their work, including some excellent […]

That thought – a poem

Ever had that thought? The one that wakes you in the middle of the night and won’t let you go? Here’s my (kind of) poem about it. Doesn’t happen often but boy when it does!! That Thought 4am – that thought 4.10am – still there Still there, next to me, taking the duvet. 5.03am – […]

In Valhalla – a Twin Peaks poem

My first Twin Peaks poem in a long while. I was inspired by Maja Ljunggren’s wonderful image, ‘Friends’. I pictured Coop and Harry meeting up after hours for a coffee and a slice of pie. Then it hit me. They never would have. With Cooper lost and Harry growing old and getting ill, the possibility […]

The Pothole – a poem

So, there’s a yawning chasm of a pothole down my road. Every day, I have to remember to go around it in case I drive the car into it and come out in Australia. Anyway, short of other ideas, and with half an hour to spare, I wrote this. Hole in the world, A little […]

They Wear the Shame – a poem

Hi everyone, It’s been a lean few months where I haven’t managed to write anything. No progress on my book for ages and not even more than a tiny poem to show. Until now! I was in Essex for Christmas, in the town where one Matthew Hopkins did his horrible work drowning and torturing women […]

Refuge – a poem

Hi everyone, It’s National Poetry Day next week and the theme is ‘refuge’. So, I put together a little string of cinquains to mark the day. Hope you enjoy them. Refuge A home, That’s all they need, A place to sit and think, Untroubled for some short moments, By that. That thing, That’s always there, […]