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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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I saw him! He was in London! Dashing Under The Arch of St John’s Gate!
It is Christmas Eve! And I saw him! Oh yes I did! Could it be true? Was it he? Was it Santa? He was moving…
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Look Down And See The Stars
Look down and see the stars! A short poem on rain, car headlamps and seeing stars…
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What if Jeremy Loses His Job Today…?
Polling Day Today is the 12th December 2019 and it is the date of the General Election. Spitting Image If Jeremy Corbyn loses his job…
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Take a Walk: a poem for International Stress Awareness Week
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Ride #inktober2019
Ride is the #inktober prompt word for day 28 (I know, today is day 30! I can’t keep up!). Ride Like The Wind! I’ve called…
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Dark #inktober
Dark Dark is the #inktober prompt word for day 26. “May it be light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out”.…
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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!
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The Fateful Cup: a free verse + waltz wave poem
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Aurora encounters a spinning wheel and pricks her finger, falling into a deep sleep. This quadrille poem, “Spinning wheel,” by Lesley Scoble, was inspired by…
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The Veil of Seduction: a free verse poem
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