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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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Much:quadrille poem (& song)
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Porcelain Mountain: haibun (& narration)
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Pass the Salt, Love: narrative poem (+ music auio)
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Days into Wild: blitz poem (& song)
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The City Doesn’t Whisper: free verse urban poetry (& song)
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 quadrille poem (& song)
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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A whisper of winter holding its breath — and the hush beneath the snow listens for its own awakening. #haiku #micropoetry #poetsofinstagram #naturepoetry #haiga #seasonalshift…
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