I recently entered a Poetry Society competition in which we had to write a response to one (or more) of Shakespeare’s sonnets. I submitted a response to Sonnet 12 but I also attempted a response to Sonnet 108. I have included a copy of the original sonnet. Original Sonnet 108 What’s in the brain that […]
Day: October 4, 2015
And finally a haiku
Last Night Last night I watched as Frayed threads of the horizon Unravelled in dusk
On the subject of light
Yesterday I prepared the Chatterbooks session for next Saturday. Next week, on 8th October, is the 21st National Poetry Day and we will be discussing and writing poetry on the theme of light. One poem we will read and use as a poetry prompt is ‘A Jar of Honey’ by Jacob Polley. I had a […]
A short poem about a pair of poets I admire
Sylvia and Ted A tale of two poets And a suicide Trapped in tense lines Of tragedy Elegy And myth Free image found on campus.poetryschool.com
Sunday morning starts with a vivid tanka
Mountain Ash Feathered canopy Tones of October sunset Intricate scarlet Leaves against a cloudless sky Alight with yellow berries Free image found on theguardian.com
writing in north norfolk 