I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Pilgrimage We set off before first light the pre-dawn drive straining the eye. Numbed … Continue reading Pilgrimage – a sonnet (one of my favourites!)
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In Search of Tabloid Headlines – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. In Search of Tabloid Headlines Will your ambition deface our past and see our … Continue reading In Search of Tabloid Headlines – a sonnet
Abandoned – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Abandoned Beyond this warped picket frame stands the derelict house where you no longer … Continue reading Abandoned – a sonnet
The Generous and the Selfish – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. The Generous and the Selfish Fearing the diagnosis, his vaccine was to spend, see … Continue reading The Generous and the Selfish – a sonnet
Obituary of a Would-be Poet – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Obituary of a Would-be Poet Fettered by one uninspiring view he sought another, as … Continue reading Obituary of a Would-be Poet – a sonnet
Autumn Chill – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. Autumn Chill I no longer mind your troubled brow naked like a frosted winter … Continue reading Autumn Chill – a sonnet
I’m being interviewed!
On Friday 25th November I am being interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview will cover both my writing and publishing exploits. I'm looking forward to it hugely! Although this is an in-person event, it is also being filmed and streamed, and will be available 'live' and from … Continue reading I’m being interviewed!
I’m being interviewed!
On Friday 25th November I am being interviewed in Harrogate Library as part of their 'Books and Beverages' series. The interview will cover both my writing and publishing exploits. I'm looking forward to it hugely! Although this is an in-person event, it is also being filmed and streamed, and will be available 'live' and from … Continue reading I’m being interviewed!
On Being Thrown Over – a sonnet
I am writing a long sequence of sonnets that will see publication in 2023. I thought it might be fun to share some of them in advance. A sonnet is included below, along with an audio recording of me reading it. On Being Thrown Over Would your love for me increase were I to die? … Continue reading On Being Thrown Over – a sonnet
“A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain”
If I was disappointed by Robert Butler Olen's short story collection "A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain" then it was not because of the individual stories themselves. They are all well-written, and some of them exceptional. But reading the book cover-to-cover, I couldn't help but be overwhelmed/bored by the lack of variation in the … Continue reading “A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain”
Ian Gouge - Writer 