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”

Interview with Andrew Evzona

Then you are very fortunate. I’ve heard some real stinkers on here. Now, I believe you have some poems for us?  Poetry It’s never as easy as it looks To create and perform a poem And despite what people may think It doesn’t always have to rhyme What does poetry really mean To the likesContinue reading “Interview with Andrew Evzona”

More from The Poetry Drawer

Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Drawer. Dobby and I have done some further digging and came up with this Isn’t it stunning?! Dinky and so beautifully made. Now, once again, I’m cloudy as to how I obtained this unique piece, but I have no regrets about buying such a beautiful pamphlet. ExtraordinarilyContinue reading “More from The Poetry Drawer”

Leaving – A Poetry Basket Review

Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the Poetry Basket Review section. Recently I had the honour of being asked to review an anthology titled Leaving, published by Bennison Books. I have to say the intelligence and poignancy of these five poets kept me utterly absorbed. A collection of poetry about dying, grief and the mysteryContinue reading “Leaving – A Poetry Basket Review”

The Poetry Drawer

Hello Poetry Lovers  Well, poetry really is all around us. Particularly at the back of a drawer it seems. Aren’t they dinky?! The tiny Battery Pack pamphlet I took at face value and assumed it was a forgotten instruction manual! Nearly meeting its fate in the bin! Thank Goodness I realised.  Now Battery Pack volume III’s origins isContinue reading “The Poetry Drawer”