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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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Touch: a free verse poem
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Celandore Wood: a sonnet
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Dormant Daze: a rengay
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The Lighthouse Beacon: a free verse poem
The Lighthouse Beacon reflects a moment of despair at the edge of a cliff, contemplating loss, and the past. Amidst sorrow, the lighthouse’s guiding light…
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A Crane’s Duet: a free verse poem
The poem “The Crane’s Duet” by Lesley Scoble reflects on the historical journey of the common crane in Britain. Once abundant, the crane became extinct…
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A Sparkling New Dawn: a free verse poem
The poem depicts a chaotic morning routine sparked by an alarm clock. The narrator awakens, throws the clock, and contemplates their partner’s slumber. As they…
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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 has been named Poet of the Week for W3 Poetry Prompt #169, where she invites fellow poets to craft narrative poems centred on…
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Lesley Scoble is honoured as Poet of the Week, reviewing submissions for W3 Poetry Prompt #169. Her prompt invites poets to write narrative poems about…
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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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