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At The Going Down Of The Sun
Robert Laurence Binyon wrote his most well known poem ‘For the Fallen’ while gazing out to sea from a cliff-top in Cornwall in 1914 just…
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Remember, Remember The Fifth Of November!
Bonfire Night Bonfire night is when we celebrate and remember, remember the failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament in 1605! (Anybody want to…
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New storybook illustration:The Grim Rapper is tapping at your door…
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Under the influence of Paula Rego’s Possession at Tate Britain
I am off to the Paula Rego exhibition at the Tate. My sister invited me to a private view and has timed tickets for 7pm.…
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The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs: the shortest poem in the world?
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At Ida Rubinstein’s remarkable rehearsal a year later than planned
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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