Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review. This week we take a good look at a welcome return for Ray Pool and his enigmatic new collection Hopscotch. Hopscotch by Ray Pool The title alone sums up this eclectic collection by prolific poet Ray Pool. Hopscotch was a game with hidden intricacies, deceptivelyContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
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Rooms I have never had
Hello Poetry Lovers Now, I’m sure we’re all happy with our homes generally. Or are you like me, and remember furniture you hankered for during a certain era? I recall my drama teacher having a wagon wheel outside her house. The height of chic in ‘71, and I never really stopped wanting one. Or aContinue reading “Rooms I have never had”
The Booming Lovelies ….
Hello Poetry Lovers Another triumph for the Booming Lovelies at Cranleigh Arts Centre on Wednesday night. The above pictures are us rehearsing like mad last week at the Arts Centre. With 40 plus tickets sold, we were a little nervous. We had a big audience indeed. Armed with our souvenir booklet, we were ready toContinue reading “The Booming Lovelies ….”
Girl…
Hello Poetry Lovers Please be advised that these above are not my drawings. Aren’t they beautiful?! Such another era. I don’t understand why Girl Annual had such a dull cover when there was so much beauty inside. It really didn’t advertise that very well for the newcomer. I’ve penned a tongue-in-cheek tribute to this longContinue reading “Girl…”
Happy Easter
Hello Poetry Lovers Happy Easter to you. I expect like Christmas, childhood Easters come back to you. Weren’t the Easter Eggs much better then?! I got some fabulous ones – shaped like a clock and a house. They’re so bland these days, I haven’t even seen one in a mug! We used those for aContinue reading “Happy Easter”
Interview with Roger Waldron
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the talk show studio. Today, our special guest is talented poet Roger Waldron… ( rapturous applause as our esteemed guest walks somewhat cautiously down the lighted stairs ) Welcome to the show, Roger. Thank you so much for agreeing to be our guest. Love those platform shoes! You’ve beenContinue reading “Interview with Roger Waldron”
Going Back to my Roots
Hello Poetry Lovers I know hairdressing techniques have changed unrecognisably over the years, and a good thing too. However, there is one thing I can’t get round and that is models flaunting their dark roots! The photos on my own hairdresser’s walls are full of half blonde and half dark roots. What the Hell?! ThatContinue reading “Going Back to my Roots”
What Happened to those Drying Days?
Hello Poetry Lovers Yes indeed. How often do you see clothes on the line now? Our laundry rituals have changed drastically, some for the better, (no more putting shirts through mangles), but on the other hand, we’ve lost something else. Those billowing sheets hanging out and that fresh outdoor smell. Clever poet Trisha Broomfield putsContinue reading “What Happened to those Drying Days?”
Poetry Basket Review
Dobby! Get out of that Poetry Basket! Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review section. Today we have a cracking new collection from prolific poet Tony Josolyne. A regular reader at Poetry Performance in Tedddington, we eagerly awaited this new and varied collection. And Tony did not disappoint. I’ve given Recalcitrant Verse aContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review”
The Broons
Hello Poetry Lovers Nothing’s more heartwarming than sitting down with a Broons book on a cold afternoon. Next to my Beryl the Peril annuals, that is. That charming huge family of 11, located in a flat somewhere in Scotland, with so much detail in their inked drawings, characters and warm humour. There’s a few thingsContinue reading “The Broons”
Heather Moulson 