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#World Curlew Day 2022: 1,000 year old curlew poem and my new ones.
Originally posted on LesleyScoble.com: Good morning New Year! My first poem of 2022 is another one of my attempts at Haiku! I apologise, but I…
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Two Strong Women: Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan for International Women’s Day
Originally posted on LesleyScoble.com: I first learned about Helen Keller and her remarkable teacher Annie Sullivan when I was twelve, acting in the play The…
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Got a Minute to Read a Minute Poem?
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Will you be my Valentine?
“The Luperci (Priests) carried on running amok, naked and slapping women with bloodied hides—even when under the powerful influence of the Church of Rome!”
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Tiger Tiger Burning Bright: the Year of the Tiger
Mention the tiger, and straightaway the words of William Blake’s poem come into my mind. The first verse of this poem is forever in my…
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What is a Wolf Moon?
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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* I am redesigning my site—please bear with me while I fiddle and change things! Thank you,
Lesley

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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Something’s coming! Wait and see!
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Bluebells of Bunhill: a sijo poem
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Shady Deals Behind Closed Doors: a tapestry poem
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The Young Man and his Brolly: a limerick

