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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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Sand Between your Toes: a tapestry poem by Suzanne Brace and me
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Nightjar: a quadrille
In this poem titled Nightjar, Lesley Scoble captures the quiet beauty of a night scene. The deep blue light holds mysteries and sweet secrets, while…
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Lap of the Gods: a four-person rengay
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What Do You Fancy: a quadrille poem
The poem “What Do You Fancy?” by Lesley Scoble takes a playful look at the concept of fancying a drink, culminating in a humorous twist.…
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Rain and Thunderclaps: a tanka prose
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Nux Vomica: a four-person double rengay
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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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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 crafted a haiku for Coleen Chesebro’s #Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, inspired by her Zodiac colour, purple. The content highlights the historical significance of…
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Lesley Scoble’s tanka poem “Down the Local” depicts a chaotic scene of seagulls scavenging for abandoned chips at a pub.
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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…

