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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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Hey, I was interviewed by Melissa Lemay, Spillword’s Author of the Year 2024!
Lesley Scoble shares insights from her interview with Melissa Lemay, reflecting on her collaborative career in film and theatre. She reminisces about early experiences, including…
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A Pomeranian Bouquet: a limerick
A vibrant bouquet featuring a goggled Pomeranian includes dogwood and dog rose, creating a lively floral arrangement. The playful imagery evokes joy, celebrating the whimsical…
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Like a Dream: a ghazal
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Car Snacks: a giant cat limerick
A whimsical limerick describes a giant cat in an alpine pass that has a taste for fast cars, particularly favouring red, blue, and white ones.
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Hallway Standoff: a poem about how to encourage your stubborn child to go to school
A mother describes her son’s stubbornness about going to school, portraying his displeasure with a pout. Despite her attempts to motivate him, he resists until…
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In the Shadow of the Baobab Tree: A Rhino’s Last Refuge
In the haunting imagery of nature and loss, the poem explores the tension between the hunter and the hunted under the moon and stormy sky.…
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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Lesley Scoble’s “Days into Wild” is a Blitz poem reflecting the transition from summer to fall, evoking imagery of changing seasons and the beauty of…
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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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