magpie bridge

Sometimes in that half awake borderland I dream poems, occasionally they appear near fully formed, this one did not. I had the bare bones [t...

This poem has had a long gestation. Some poems need time to feel their way to a conclusion. The rare ones arrive nearly fully formed but oth...

I think this poem draws on vague childhood memories. I have a hazy notion of looking for a four leaf clover in the playing field near my chi...

Autumn has definitely arrived in Devon, it should have, you cry, it's November! Well, yes it is, but it's been unseasonably warm rec...

I recently went to Morlaix for the weekend, it was a flying visit. I had been there about five years before and I thought I had retained a r...

  A personal history poem first this post. 21 st BIRTHDAY POEM Colours erupted in the wet sky the fireworks arrived on time as we to...

This week I attended a new local spoken word evening. It was an interesting event, although I could have done without the drunken man in the...