Category: Poetry

Sonnet Man #5 – “Abandoned”

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Sonnet Man #4 – “The Generous and the Selfish”

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Sonnet Man #3 – “Obituary of a Would-be Poet”

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Sonnet Man #2 – “January Chill”

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Putting pen to paper – w/c 25th September

Time to look back / forward. How did I get on last week? Meetings and Events - a Society of Authors' workshop on writing audio drama (via Zoom) - YES attending a book launch event (via Zoom) - YES attending a reading by Red Door Poets (via Zoom) - YES (this evening). Writing projects - … Continue reading Putting pen to paper – w/c 25th September →

Sonnet Man #1 – “On being thrown over”

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“This Fruiting Body”

All too often I find that poems concerning themselves with subjects like climate change and sexual identity try to slap you round the face with their message, or smack you between the eyes. A fair number of the poems in Caleb Parkin's "This Fruiting Body" are far more subtle than that; they manage to get … Continue reading “This Fruiting Body” →

Putting pen to paper – w/c 18th September

Time to look back / forward. How did I get on last week? Meetings and Events - A 'Cafe Writers' book launch and open mic - YES September's Derby 'Stanza' meeting - YES attending a local poetry group - YES, but the 'group' proved to be just me and the organiser! being interviewed for a … Continue reading Putting pen to paper – w/c 18th September →

Taking my own advice?

Today our daughter went off to start her four years at University. Yesterday we had the 'dad talk' - the somewhat self-indulgent attempt at sharing wisdom. The most pertinent piece of advice I tried to give her was to 'make the most of it'; that it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; that she will never be … Continue reading Taking my own advice? →

Putting pen to paper – w/c 11th September

So, here we go. 'Back in the saddle' as they say. Rather than revert to an entry a day ("been there, done that") I thought I might try and keep myself honest by previewing the week ahead - and then in seven days' time looking back to see how I got on. It's all about … Continue reading Putting pen to paper – w/c 11th September →