Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome to our Poetry Tea Break. We all deserve one of these as hard-working poets! The prolific and talented Trisha Broomfield has summed up this vital backbone-of-the-nation drink very well, and how we would do anything sometimes for a cup. And it’s a ghazal – a form in which I fall atContinue reading “Tea Break”
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Broadstairs
Hello Poetry Lovers I have had the honour of being invited to read at the Folk Week Fringe in Broadstairs. The wonderful and enigmatic poet Nick Goodall, the Bard of Broadstairs himself, kindly asked me to perform on 13th August. I am so looking forward to it. Thrilled to return to Broadstairs again, I haven’tContinue reading “Broadstairs”
Interview
Hello Poetry Lovers! No don’t adjust your sets! It’s me, Sharron @rhymes_n_roses turning the tables on the lovely Heather Moulson because it’s time for her to take the spotlight! Dougie switch the torch off! You’ll blind her! You’re looking beautiful in that black velvet trouser suit my dear! Sorry about Dougie’s hair – Dougie Down!!Continue reading “Interview”
Deadly Sins
Hello Poetry Lovers Recently, I did an email poetry course with the wonderful Sue Burge on the Seven Deadly Sins. It’s funny how these biblical things still draw us in and intrigue us. I like the ‘good’ ones of course, like lust and envy. The only one I really fell at the fence with wasContinue reading “Deadly Sins”
A Red Dobby at Night….
Hello Poetry Lovers Do you remember at the cinema, after the Pearl & Dean adverts, they would put up the slogan on the screen – Intermission – a time to enjoy? Well, the same policy applies here. Between articles and poetry posts, we have another Dobby testcard. I hope you like it… Wasn’t that aContinue reading “A Red Dobby at Night….”
The Sealey Challenge
Hello Poetry Lovers Yes, it’s coming up again. The Sealey Challenge – where one reads a poetry pamphlet everyday for the whole of August. I’ve always wanted to write a piece about this enigmatic task but words have failed me. However, the lovely talented Sharron Green has come up with a belter! Adore this poem,Continue reading “The Sealey Challenge”
Touching Base
Hello Poetry Lovers Now that we are actually in summertime (I think?), I’ve found this lovely seasonal piece by Sharron Green. So descriptive and personal, I couldn’t resist illustrating her poem and sharing it with you. I would love to write a piece like this, but all I have at the moment is a summerContinue reading “Touching Base”
Interview with Jacqueline Schaalje
Hello Poetry Lovers Welcome back to the talk show studio. Our wonderful guest tonight is the enigmatic and talented Jacqueline Schaalje (Audience cheer ecstatically as Jacqueline descends the lighted stairs) Welcome to the show, Jacqueline. Please take a seat on the chaise lounge and fill us in on your background Thanks for having me, Heather!Continue reading “Interview with Jacqueline Schaalje”
Going Through my Welsh Book
Hello Poetry Lovers Recently, at the Laureates’ Lounge in Staines in a delightful open mic poetry reading, organised by Adam Gary, there was a poet who read in English and Welsh. It sounded superb, and tempted me to get out the Welsh forms I had learnt about and written. We start with a Hay(na) KuContinue reading “Going Through my Welsh Book”
Roald Dahl Poems
Hello Poetry Lovers I thought I’d feature some of Roald Dahl’s children’s poetry today. Funny, cheeky and intriguing. Previously I’ve only been familiar with his short stories, in fact, Kiss Kiss was the first adult paperback I ever bought in Enfield Town. I still remember the slim glossy elegance of that Penguin Book. Although mostContinue reading “Roald Dahl Poems”
Heather Moulson 