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Drawn to Distraction in a Life-Class at the Mall Galleries
To get to the Mall Galleries I need to cross St James’s Park. It is fairly quiet and the swans and cygnets on the lake…
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A Private View at the Menier Art Gallery
My sister Teresa (no, not the Saint) has invited me to a private view at the Menier Gallery in Southwalk. We enter the gallery, and smart…
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Now is the Time to Ban Joggers from Tranquil Walkways
I was feeling a little stressed – the pace and trials of work and living in the city was getting to me – so I…
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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* I am redesigning my site—please bear with me while I fiddle and change things! Thank you,
Lesley

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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Something’s coming! Wait and see!
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Them Great Bells of Bow: a London poem
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Mayflies: a villanelle
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The Happy Reindeer: a limerick

