I am currently putting together a portfolio of three to five poems for the 2015 Manchester Writing Competition. Two poems pretty much wrote themselves yesterday morning, which is the way I often develop ideas, letting the words and phrases form spontaneously before deliberation and polishing. The third poem was one I had started quite some […]
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A poem to sum up my feelings in this post.
Elephant Skin – a new poem
Originally posted on writing in north norfolk:
I wrote this poem after reading Cheryl Merrill’s blog on the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. Elephant Skin Elephant skin Is a map Of all the places they have been All the experiences they have had Ingrained Etched In grey wrinkles, Rubs And stains. With thanks to Cheryl Merrill…
What is a bad poem?
According to a Penguin Random House post on Facebook this morning, today is National Bad Poetry Day. I’m not sure if that applies to the UK or to the USA, but it got me thinking. What is bad poetry? How do you recognise it? Everyone has their own subjective feelings about poetry; it’s almost impossible […]
Thinking about Shakespeare’s sonnets
While browsing through WordPress posts today, I noticed that chyfrin seems to be going through a Shakespeare phase. I am a huge Shakespeare fan and loved teaching his plays and sonnets. While explaining the structure, metre and content of sonnets to a group of Year 10 students, I wrote the following. They also had a go and […]
Elephant Skin – a new poem
I wrote this poem after reading Cheryl Merrill’s blog on the Presidential Elephants of Zimbabwe. Elephant Skin Elephant skin Is a map Of all the places they have been All the experiences they have had Ingrained Etched In grey wrinkles, Rubs And stains. With thanks to Cheryl Merrill for the use of her photograph. See […]
I was reminded of this by meredith84’s drawing ‘The long goodbye’
When I saw meredith84’s drawing, its strong lines and round shapes reminded me of a love poem I wrote some time ago. I can imagine the drawing being developed into a piece of sculpture. Stone When you are gone I am like a solitary stone On the shore, Washed up by the sea, Threatening in […]
Quote Poems – day three
This is the third and final day of writing a poem related to a quote. Quote # 3: If you’re tired of the silent night, Jesus, well then you yell it – Joni Mitchell Yelling in the Silent Night Silence sizzles in the dark White noise against black shadows Every creak making its mark Echoes in the […]
Quote Poems – day two
This is the second day of writing a poem related to a quote. Quote # 2: A writer is a world trapped in a person – Victor Hugo Catch a Poem Trapped inside a poet Is a world of wit Populated with words Surrounded by a celestial sphere Of imagination And creation This realm of reason Orbits […]
Quote Poems
Following Devious Bloggery’s example, I have taken on the challenge, for three consecutive days, to write a poem related to a quote. However, as I have only just started blogging, I have decided not to nominate three WP bloggers. Quote # 1: I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet […]
Seal watching
On Wednesday we finally did what we planned to do on Monday – we drove along the North Norfolk coast to Blakeney and took a seal trip with one of the local boat companies. In a boat full of holiday-makers it was difficult to safely take photographs on his mobile phone, but my husband succeeded. […]
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