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The Dark Transformation of Dr. Jekyll: an acrostic poem
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Andrena: an acrostic haiku chain
Structured as an acrostic haiku chain, this poem weaves together form and meaning to reveal the hidden lives of mining bees. With a delicate interplay…
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Where’s Walter? a quadrille poem
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The Dark Secrets of an Old Leather Handbag: a free verse poem
An old leather handbag holds a dark and terrible secret.
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Rain Clouds: a tanka poem
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Fired: a difficult conversation in free verse
In a dramatic interaction, an employee is fired just two weeks into the job due to a major error with the filing system. Although initially…
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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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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The poem (and song) “The City Doesn’t Whisper” by Lesley Scoble captures the disturbances of urban life, featuring a lorry turning and sirens outside the…
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Russ the Rotter— a humorous rhyme celebrating a mate whose pranks, games, and antics made life anything but dull.
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“Nyx Emberline on an Alien Rampage” is Lesley Scoble’s latest creation—a poem paired with a digital oil painting. With vibrant pink hair and unapologetic attitude,…

