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REBLOG: Exploring Poetry— Nigel Byng’s Brilliant Reading of My Poem
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“Bird on the Wire”: a puente poem
Tanmay Philip is POW for W3 Weekly Prompt #42 and sets an interesting poetry form in his challenge. The Puente Poem (btw puente is Spanish…
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Splish, Splash, Bash, Ō: a golden shovel poem
Splish, Splash, Bash—Ō: a Golden Shovel poem
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Behemoth’s Breath: No. 1 Tanka poem
Behemoth’s Breath: No. 1 Tanka poem
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The Hollow Man by the Sea: a short story
The Hollow Man by the Sea a short story by Lesley Scoble The hollow man trudges along the beach. He is travel weary, but most…
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Water Water Everywhere: photography
Water Water Everywhere: photography
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Rhyme Me A Riddle, Riddle Me A Rhyme: a riddle
Rhyme Me A Riddle, Riddle Me A Rhyme: a riddle
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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!”
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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.
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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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The poem “The Rocking Throne” depicts an empty throne in a marshland, symbolising anticipation for a new ruler.
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“Dips and Chips” is a collaborative rengay by Melissa Lemay, David Bogomolny, Matt Snyder, and Lesley Scoble, featuring diverse themes such as postcards, melanoma, night…
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The poem “Empty Stalks” laments the loss of ripe red currants to thieving mice, only to discover that the culprit is not the wildlife but…

