Lesley Scoble

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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!

A balloon escapes | Digital ink drawing©️Lesley Scoble

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Melissa Lemay interviews me on Collaborature!

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Me drawing Tomás Graves portrait as he snaps my portrait! | TENNIS THAT COUNTS | Channel 4 TV | Photo by Tomás Graves

“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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Broken Rengay Book cover illustration by Lesley Scoble

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!

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  • Lesley Scoble crafted a haiku for Coleen Chesebro’s #Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, inspired by her Zodiac colour, purple. The content highlights the historical significance of…

  • Lesley Scoble’s tanka poem “Down the Local” depicts a chaotic scene of seagulls scavenging for abandoned chips at a pub.

  • her golden tresses softly brushing gentle slopes flow like languid streams silver scissors shine their whetted desire prepares— to snip and snip and… eyes down…