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REBLOG: Exploring Poetry— Nigel Byng’s Brilliant Reading of My Poem
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Brextra Time
Brextra Time? (pardon my pun) Last week in Brussels Irish Deputy PM said extra time might be afforded Britain to come up with a Brexit…
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Heatwave
35 degrees centigrade and rising!
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Love Is Going Walking And Seeing A Lapwing
The Lapwing Valentine Day 14 February 2017 My first linocut print! This is my first ever Lino cut print. I was inspired to portray a…
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Global Scoble
Global Scoble is a title I use when I’m feeling…Global! I am interested in the world and all and everything in it. I like things…
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Camping for A Really Good Break!-In the Fibula
I have done something so darned stupid. I’ve broken my leg! When we say ‘Let’s go away for a break’-we don’t mean it to…
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How to Oil Out a Painting in The BP Awards
The 271 To ARSENAL (Xavier and Max) exhibited in this years BP Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery is painted by my sister Teri Anne Scoble.…
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!
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