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A Glimpse of Spring Through A City Window: while stuck indoors
Spring Equinox It is the Spring Equinox and I’m stuck indoors. I am self isolating because of the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. The sun is…
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I’ve not heard LONDON so quiet
A poem comment on how the city feels to me this morning under the threat of Coronavirus compared to normal times.
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Two Strong Women: Helen Keller & Annie Sullivan for International Women’s Day
I first learned about Helen Keller and her remarkable teacher Annie Sullivan when I was twelve, acting in the play The Miracle Worker Wyndham’s Theatre,…
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I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
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The Grey Seals of Horsey
The Grey Seals of Horsey is a story about the seals that come ashore on the coast of Norfolk to give birth, mate and then…
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Stunning New Play! Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act
What a smashing way for me to begin the New Year! I’m working with talented creatives and using my voice for a stunning new play!—Ida…
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
★★★★★
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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The Mallard Drake and the White Duck: a fowl poem
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The Whispering Snow Moon: a haibun
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The Night Train: a limerick

