One of my first goals achieved , here is the link:
http://www.lulu.com/shop/assorted-writers-and-artists/down-in-the-dirt-v119-septoct-2013/paperback/product-21232124.html
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Monday, 30 September 2013
October 13
My first Published poem will be out shortly ( after 1st Oct) in 'Down in the Dirt' magazine- 'Distances', its a poem i wrote about Philip Larkin and Monica Jones.
Thursday, 5 September 2013
A Curious Dog in the Night
A dog is barking
somewhere, irritatingly
repetitive, inescapable
in the small hours
Its to humid to
close the windows, ill
just lie, me and the bark
in the small hours
Perhaps it will stop,
or sleep will carry
me gently away,
in the small hours
The barking has
increased in intensity,
and has a helplessness
in the small hours
Earplugs don't work,
my brain hunts down
the slightest sound,
in the small hours
The radio helps,
but i still hear
the dog ,between tracks
in the small hours
If i were to kill
the dog, would
i then get some sleep?
in the small hours
Or lock tight
its jaws, with duck
tape and glue,
in the small hours
I could creep
unnoticed and
release the hound,
in the small hours
I wake with a start,
my buzzing alarm,
never a dog nor a bark
in the small hours
somewhere, irritatingly
repetitive, inescapable
in the small hours
Its to humid to
close the windows, ill
just lie, me and the bark
in the small hours
Perhaps it will stop,
or sleep will carry
me gently away,
in the small hours
The barking has
increased in intensity,
and has a helplessness
in the small hours
Earplugs don't work,
my brain hunts down
the slightest sound,
in the small hours
The radio helps,
but i still hear
the dog ,between tracks
in the small hours
If i were to kill
the dog, would
i then get some sleep?
in the small hours
Or lock tight
its jaws, with duck
tape and glue,
in the small hours
I could creep
unnoticed and
release the hound,
in the small hours
I wake with a start,
my buzzing alarm,
never a dog nor a bark
in the small hours
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Currently .....
Currently reading, One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich and Lord of the flies
Working on two poems
reading poetry by Ted Hughes and William Blake
Acceptances 0
Rejections 0
submissions 1
realizations: Money cant buy you love
Working on two poems
reading poetry by Ted Hughes and William Blake
Acceptances 0
Rejections 0
submissions 1
realizations: Money cant buy you love
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Absurd iii
Absurd iii
He wasn't interested in soccer,
the banal banter and songs,
but he did like the feel of sheer nylon
next to his unshaven skin.
He wasn't interested in soccer,
the banal banter and songs,
but he did like the feel of sheer nylon
next to his unshaven skin.
Currently Reading
Hi, Currently reading a few classics, The Great Gatsby, Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises. And some Poetry from Simon Armitage Wendy Cope and Roger McGough
Currently working on a couple of longer poems ( in style of Armitage)
Currently working on a couple of longer poems ( in style of Armitage)
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Book and other News
Hi, Sent in a sample of my manuscript this week to the publishers. Heres hoping for some good news
Poems completed this week 0
In progress 3
Ideas! 2
Submissions 2
Rejections 2
looking at my entries for Manchester Writing Comp
Absurd ii
He put on his wife's
favorite pants,
pink,lacy,
gossamer thin.
However, they didnt
fit: with his obsession
for white.
Poems completed this week 0
In progress 3
Ideas! 2
Submissions 2
Rejections 2
looking at my entries for Manchester Writing Comp
Absurd ii
He put on his wife's
favorite pants,
pink,lacy,
gossamer thin.
However, they didnt
fit: with his obsession
for white.
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