Welcome to window 6 of the poetry advent calender, PL’s. Well, is this going from strength to strength or what?! Stay tuned for poetry advent calender window 7! See you tomorrow.
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Advent Calender – window 5…
Hello Poetry Lovers, Window 5 eh? It’s moving along! And I’m so glad to feature Tales of the Unaccepted by the wonderful Ray Pool. What can I say?! Witty, quirky with a unique voice, I have been enjoying young Ray’s poems for a couple of years. I was thrilled to get my mitts on thisContinue reading “Advent Calender – window 5…”
Advent Calender – Window 4
Hello Poetry Lovers, welcome back to day 4 of the poetry advent calender. Now, the previous two windows I knew very well, but we are back to a collection I don’t know at all. In fact, I’m going to be deeply honest with you, I have no idea how this book even came into myContinue reading “Advent Calender – Window 4”
Poetry Advent window 3
Hello Poetry Lovers This is also a collection that I know well. This beautiful anthology by Dempsey & Windle from their summer competition this year is a complete joy. These publishers produce such stunning poetry books that really do deliver a high standard of material. This anthology is no exception. Now there is a veryContinue reading “Poetry Advent window 3”
Advent Calender – Window 2
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome to Window 2 – now here’s where the fun really begins. Yesterday, I opened up a poet I completely didn’t know and today… A poet I know very well, and adore his work. I’ve had the privilege of seeing the lovely Matthew Paul perform at Woking and The Troubadour, and IContinue reading “Advent Calender – Window 2”
The Poetry Advent Calender…
Hello PL’s, Let me introduce the Poetry Advent Calender for December 2020. Every day, a new window will be opened and for every book that comes out, there will be a mini-review and the story behind it. Now forgive me, PL’s, I have had to omit the ones I have already reviewed – which breaksContinue reading “The Poetry Advent Calender…”
Interview….!
Starring Sharron Green…… Hello Poetry Lovers! And welcome back to the Talk Show. (rapturous applause) Yes, it’s been a while I know, but absolutely worth waiting for! I am so proud to introduce our lovely and esteemed guest for today – Sharron Green (standing ovation – security on standby) (the lovely Sharron Green wafts gracefullyContinue reading “Interview….!”
Yellow Socks…
Hello, PL’s. I would like to come back to our recent theme on laundry – or simply washing as most people refer to it. It’s a burden we carry and what better way to express that than through poetry (and sketches)?! The lovely and clever poet Trisha Broomfield has risen to my recent challenge ofContinue reading “Yellow Socks…”
Memory Corner….
Hello Poetry Lovers, and welcome to another memory corner. The Delorean has been taken for scrap so get your bus passes and masks as we head back to 18th May 2019 and the Poetry Cafe. The Poem-A-Thon to be precise… I was thrilled when the wonderful Paul E McCrane emailed about this exciting and ambitiousContinue reading “Memory Corner….”
Skeltonic Verse…
Hello Poetry Lovers, how do you feel about a skeltonic verse? They really are quite fun – do one as a lockdown exercise, You’ll never look back. And what better way to get in nostalgia and sketches. I got out my crayons this time. I wrote this skeltonic verse in August about a girl IContinue reading “Skeltonic Verse…”
Heather Moulson 