Rapturous applause Hello again, Poetry Lovers. There, there! Settle down now! Tonight we are lucky to have the talented and amazing poet Greg Freeman as our guest, who will be talking to us. crowd go mad. Back-up arrives Now, come on, folks. Lets sit back down and welcome our lovely guest Greg Freeman!! Deafening applauseContinue reading “Interview!!”
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Hawkwind in a Frock….
Well, the clever poet, Trisha Broomfield has done it again. Another great poem, this time about an unforgettable era. Now, Hawkwind. Didn’t people shake their heads to their music? Instead of dancing, they’d threw their head of hair around like Billy-O?! I mean, didn’t it hurt? Any thoughts on this, please write in. Anyway, beContinue reading “Hawkwind in a Frock….”
Poetry Basket Review!!
Dobby! Whatever are you doing in the Poetry Basket?! Bring it over here straight away! Grr! Asleep on duty!! That’s better! We’re looking at the Poetry Basket today because there’s a rather special poetry review in it! By, if I say so myself, a rather special poet. Yes! I’m in the Basket myself! Sharron GreenContinue reading “Poetry Basket Review!!”
Memory Corner!!
Here I am, about to return to Memory Corner. This time we go back to 1st December 2019 for Poetry at the Adelaide. A great evening of events. That night, not only did we have the wonderful French Lessons playing, (see Anne Warrington on your right, the amazing founder of Poetry Performance) but we alsoContinue reading “Memory Corner!!”
Interview with Matthew Paul!!
HELLO POETRY LOVERS, WELCOME TO ANOTHER INTERVIEW (RAPTUROUS APPLAUSE) NOW, SETTLE DOWN, TREASURES. TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE EXTRAORDINARY AND GIFTED POET, MATTHEW PAUL !! (PANDEMONIUM ) SO LET’S MAKE OUR TALENTED GUEST WELCOME!! (STANDING OVATION AS MATTHEW DESCENDS THE LIGHTED STAIRS) Matthew! Welcome to the show. So good to have you with us! I seeContinue reading “Interview with Matthew Paul!!”
Poetry Wardrobe Revisited
HELLO, POETRY LOVERS, INSPIRED BY TRISHA’S AND SHARRON’S LOVELY PIECES, I AM DETERMINED TO MAKE A TRILOGY OF THIS CLOTHES AND WARDROBE BUSINESS. SO JUST HUMOUR ME. HERE’S A POEM OF MY OWN THAT I KIND OF SEWED(!) TOGETHER
Poetry Wardrobe
NOW WE SEEM TO HAVE CREATED A POETRY WARDROBE WHICH IS VERY FITTING(!) FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL POEM BY SHARRON GREEN. SHARRON IS A VERY PROLIFIC POET AND HAS A STUNNING COLLECTION – Rhymes_n_Roses, AVAILABLE FROM SHARRON’S WEBSITE . http://rhymesnroses.com REALLY WORTH A READ. A Tight Predicament My underwear, has gone somewhere I don’t know whereContinue reading “Poetry Wardrobe”
The Poetry Door….
HELLO, POETRY LOVERS. TODAY WE’RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE POETRY DOOR AND WE’D LOVE YOU TO JOIN US. I HAVE FOUND A STUNNING POEM BY THE LOVELY AND TALENTED TRISHA BROOMFIELD. I’VE BEEN A GREAT ADMIRER OF HER WORK FOR SOME TIME, AND THIS ONE PARTICULARLY BLEW ME AWAY. AND YES, TRISHA REALLY DOESContinue reading “The Poetry Door….”
Interview!!
Gosh, Tom, that ending was so moving. Those memories of the war were still very painful for some in the Seventies. Now, you’re an experienced performer of poetry, what is the best live gig you have done so far? Yes, I was bracing myself for that! My worst one was back in 1996, at aContinue reading “Interview!!”
The Memory Corner
This is a picture of me walking into The Memory Corner, where I recall times past. When we could be in a room full of people and poets! I expect most of us took this for granted! This is me reading ‘The Call’ by Jessie Pope at A Commemoration of the Armistice Centenary of theContinue reading “The Memory Corner”