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REBLOG: Exploring Poetry— Nigel Byng’s Brilliant Reading of My Poem
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Broken Rengay Anthology: my book cover illustration
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Under the influence of Paula Rego’s Possession at Tate Britain
Originally posted on LesleyScoble.com: I am off to the Paula Rego exhibition at the Tate. My sister invited me to a private view and has…
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The Flower Moon wafts across the night sky in May
There was a flower moon last night (16th May 2022). Did you see it? The full moon in May The full moon in May has…
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Who is That? a poem
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Shakespeare and St George!
Originally posted on LesleyScoble.com: Happy 457th Birthday Will! Today is Shakespeare’s birthday! William Shakespeare, an English poet, playwright and actor, was born on April 23rd…
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Plastic Pretend Grass isn’t Green: how green is your grass?
Fake grass is suffocating the earth when the Earth needs to breathe. The 22nd April is Earth Day and the theme for Earth Day 2022…
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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…
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!”
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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!
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Transient May: a haibun. Mono no aware is a Japanese idiom for the wistful awareness of transience.
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The Black Cat: a free verse poem. “A mesmerising encounter with an enigmatic black cat”
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A Bourgeois Conversation: a free verse poem Is Francois bourgeoisie? He doesn’t think so.
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