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Between Two Floors: a quadrille
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Ophelia: a rengay
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Daily Commute: a Bussokuseki poem
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Scribe’s Alchemy: a rengay
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Ode to Saka
The post captures the exhilarating atmosphere at a football match, highlighting the passion of fans supporting their team, Arsenal, and especially player Saka. The excitement…
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The Owl and the Christmas Tree: a free verse poem
The poem reflects on a deep bond between a narrator and an owl living in a pine tree. It reminisces about their nights under the…
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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Fantastical Vessel on the Ebon Tide: a poem & song by Lesley Scoble. A ship of shadow and steam, adrift on the ink-dark waters of…
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Celestial Fantasy — my new Shadorma series poem — is inspired by Alma Thomas’s abstract painting.
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Calling Cobalt Rain drifts through shifting seasons and vibrant moments of nature. Fans stir sultry air, autumn leaves swirl in amber gusts, winter storms howl…

