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Bloody Men #rewrittenpoetry #poem

Posted on Oct 7, 2018 by

As part of my rewriting the Nation’s Favourite Poems utilising the first line, I’ve now reached, admittedly using  random device called page flicking, ‘Bloody Men’by Wendy Cope. Now, I’m an old guy with no pretentions to a strong feminine side … Continue reading →

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Creeping Privilege: The Insiduousness Of Expectation

Posted on Oct 4, 2018 by

I was ushered past a line today. No face turned away in digust No one waved, acknowledged me. They just accepted it. As another status quo, Another suck it up day. Doors held, nods Gazes deferred. All for me. It’s … Continue reading →

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Garden Lore

Posted on Oct 2, 2018 by

Odd this. I was weeding the garden and this chap popped out of a geranium. He was a bit muddy, blinked a bit. ’Oh. Can you see me?’ ‘I can see a lizard. Are you…?’ ‘Lizard?’ ‘Not a lizard?’ ‘Pfft. … Continue reading →

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Ozymandias, Or The Deceit Of Modern Media #PercyByssheShelley #poem #poetry

Posted on Sep 23, 2018 by

Shelley wrote this poem over 200 years ago. He never foresaw the power of social media but of course, had he done so, he’d have embraced it. So, I thought, I’d maybe help him to consider what he might do … Continue reading →

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Home Thoughts, For Those Of Brexit Bent – After Robert Browning #poem #poetry

Posted on Sep 9, 2018 by

Life in the UK for those of us who are convinced Brexit is up there with cheesecloth shirts and thousand island dressing as the worst things to come out of these shores, are trying to remain sanguine, since that’s about the … Continue reading →

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If (Or When The Truth Finally Dawns) #poems #poetry

Posted on Aug 30, 2018 by

I’ve given a bit of thought to how I might adapt the Nation’s favourite poem, If by Rudyard Kipling. After all it is famous across many fields and while some see it as a rather Imperialistic verse it’s always been a … Continue reading →

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Remember #poem #poetry

Posted on Aug 17, 2018 by

Christina Rossetti wrote Remember as a paean to her lover, a poem for someone about to die. It’s rather heartbreaking. Me, I’m in Edinburgh, at the Fringe and, well, it’s rather uplifting. Ephemeral, sure but with curios aplenty. And some … Continue reading →

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