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"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. […]
Read more "AD Skinner – an X-Files poem for Cameron"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"A Web Serial
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