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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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It Wasn’t My Idea: short dramatic lyric in free verse (+ audio)
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A House in Dresden: War poem (and audio)
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A Boy Named Andy: Limerick (And Song)
Moonlit nonsense with Andy, chocolates, and scratchy sand — a love story. #Limerick #NonsenseVerse #WhimsicalPoetry #IllustratedVerse #Rhyme
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Three Likes: Performance Poem and Song
My new poem‑song Three Likes dives into the comedy and ache of online validation—how a handful of clicks can feel both trivial and monumental. A…
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Rabbit Don’t Rhyme: A funny poem? (and Song duet)
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To Rangoon by Noon: A Limerick (and music audio)
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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On Display A poem about the strange indignity of being pinned, labelled, and looked at. #poetry #lepidoptery Read the poem on my website: https://lesleyscoble.com
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Where’s My Sense of Humour? is a poem (and song) written by Lesley Scoble. A small lament for a vanished sense of humour, gone wandering…
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Old Bones is a 44‑word quadrille, written and narrated by Lesley Scoble. Read and listen at lesleyscoble.com #poem #drawing #quadrille #art
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