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Isn’t it funny, but when you’re trying to empty a house or a flat it’s always the last few things that take the longest to sort out. I was looking for a poem in my last post. It turned up, … Continue reading
Can anyone help me? Whilst sorting out the books and papers in my mum’s flat, I found a poem tucked into an exercise book. It started with the line ‘What is Poetry?’ and this may be the title of the … Continue reading
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Firstly, I wish you all a Happy New Year. Since my last post, time has done that peculiar thing where it slows down and speeds up at the same time. My mum has been in hospital in South London since … Continue reading
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Hey, it’s exactly one year ago today that I published my first blog. My aim was to write a post once a fortnight. This is my 26th post so I almost made it. Today’s post is a poem I wrote … Continue reading
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I love the word ‘dapper.’ Defined by Oxford Dictionary as (of a man) neat and trim in dress and appearance. ‘The Dapper Man,’ is the first poem I wrote as an adult; the main parts of it were written in … Continue reading
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I’ve added a new section to my blog with the poems I’ve posted so far. Click here if you’d like to read the poems again. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy ‘Stanley Bittersweet.’ Acknowledgements to Laurie Lee for ‘Cider with Rosie,’ … Continue reading
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This week the baby mug I was given when I was a few weeks old got broken. It is nearly sixty years old. The plate has been sitting on the shelf for ten months with the two mugs in front … Continue reading
I wrote this poem last December during a creative writing course based at Rochester Adult Education Centre. Local authorities and government policies should recognise the importance of adult education in contributing to the health and welfare of the population. As … Continue reading
