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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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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! It’s the Hottest Day ever in May: a limerick
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday! A limerick by Lesley Scoble It’s the hottest day ever in May I’m so hot I’m just melting away There’s a fan…
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Twice Round the Wall: a narrative poem
Twice Round The Wall A narrative poem by Lesley Scoble Read it at lesleyscoble.com #Poetry #football #Arsenal #DeclanRice #DigitalArt
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The Dog: A Quadrille Poem
The Dog A Quadrille poem written by Lesley Scoble Read it at lesleyscoble.com #Quadrille #Poetry #DigitalArt
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On Its Nail: A Dinggedicht
On its Nail A Dinggedicht by Lesley Scoble Read at lesleyscoble.com #dinggedicht #poetry #digitalart
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The Spinglyspūks Old Book — A Children’s Rhyme and Song 🎶
The Spinglyspũks Old Book A poem and song written in the playful tradition of children’s narrative poetry. Read and listen to it at Lesleyscoble.com #childrenspoetry…
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The Small Pony: A Short Narrative Poem and Ballad
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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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝘈 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮 read and listen at lesleyscoble.com #poetry #digitalart #goldenshovel #EmilyDickinson #audio
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𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝑨 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆‑𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒚 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑺𝒄𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆 Read and listen at lesleyscoble.com #roulette #freeverse #poetry #audio
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 — 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 Read at lesleyscoble.com #poetry #LarryViner #guestpoet…
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