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I Want That! A small poem and audio narration about wanting more than we need
My poem I Want That! is included in the new Compassiviste anthology on overconsumption. It looks at desire in its smallest, most familiar form —…
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REBLOG: Exploring Poetry— Nigel Byng’s Brilliant Reading of My Poem
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Broken Rengay Anthology: my book cover illustration
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The Quiet Wood: Haibun
A moment of stillness in a wood where even the birds fall silent. Read the poem on my website: Lesleyscoble.com
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The Witch’s Brew: a Wicked Recipe
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The Fox and the Hen: A Limerick Diptych
The Fox and The Hen, a Limerick Diptych written and narrated by Lesley Scoble. #limerick #diptych #poetry #cartoon #humour Read and listen to the complete…
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On Display
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Where’s My Sense of Humour? A Poem (and Song🎶)
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Old Bones:Quadrille Poem (and Audio Narration)
Hey, I’m delighted to see you here! Thanks for coming. My blog is where I publish my poems and artworks (and reveal anything else that I think might be interesting!). I am so happy you’ve dropped by—please enjoy!
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Melissa Lemay interviews me on Collaborature!
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“One memorable time was when the producer called a breakfast meeting at a street café in Fulham. At the cusp of a wintry dawn, we found ourselves waiting for the first bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau to arrive. We cracked it open at 8 am, and I remember it as one of the best collaborative meetings ever!”
working as a cartoonist for Channel 4 TV
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✨ Honoured to illustrate the book cover of Broken Rengay
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The book features a rebellious take on the traditional rengay form—thirty six poems that bend the rules with humour, raw emotion, and poetic synergy.
Published by Prolific Pulse Press
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My blog is included in Best Poetry Blogs to Read in 2026!
Thank you, dear readers, for your support.
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𝐍𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝐿𝑒𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑦 𝑆𝑐𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑁𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑁𝑖𝑔𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑦𝑛𝑔 This poem reflects the moment when people are forced to…
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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝘈 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮 read and listen at lesleyscoble.com #poetry #digitalart #goldenshovel #EmilyDickinson #audio
