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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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Ancient – #inktober2019
Ancient Oak The #inktober prompt word for day 23 is Ancient. I sketched this ancient oak tree (or what remains of it) in Bushy Park,…
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Ghost #inktober2019
Ghost is today’s prompt word for the #inktober challenge. I didn’t think I had a ‘ghost’ of a chance (apologies for pun—I have a weakness…
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Dragon – #inktober2019
I may look like a lizard, but inside I am a DRAGON
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Snow – #inktober
Prompt word – Snow Slanting snow on the street Slippy sliding skidding feet (Running’s dicey when it’s icy) Traffic slushing fast Past the figure rushing…
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Pattern #inktober2019
The #inktober prompt word set for today was Pattern. I had no inspiration or idea on how I wanted to interpret ‘Pattern’ in an ink…
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Swing
Swing Swing is the #inkoctober prompt word for today. My sketch is from a memory of a walk through a wood where we stumbled across…
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news and events
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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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Give a Little Happiness: a free verse poem
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A Host of Golden Daffodils? a free verse poem
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A Golden Dawn: an orange poem

