Lewes’ Brach Mound finally gets it haircut.
The beginning of a new week, the sun is shining and the temperatures have risen. It feels like a new season here in Lewes living here as I do next to the prehistoric Brach Mound. It felt doubly like the…
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Crocuses standing to attention in Lewes
Crocuses (Si mavis latina – Croci) on sentry duty in my garden here in Lewes, UK.
Is the Eastleigh by-election the beginning of the end for David Cameron?
David Cameron Britain didn’t elect this man Prime Minister at the last General Election but he got in anyway after a deal with the Liberal Democrats – today his party couldn’t even come second against those same Liberal Democrats in…
Lilies – smelly, beautiful but with unforgiving stains.
I often have dirty hands. Well, dirty might not be the right adjective. I often have stained hands. A bit like Lady Macbeth but without the blood. My hands, as you can see in this photograph, have been covered with…
I make it again into The Fib Review but I never take it for granted.
My love affair continues with Leonardo Pisano Bigollo (c. 1170 – c. 1250) – the man now known simply as Fibonacci. Today sees the publication of the 14th issue of Muse-Pie Press’ journal devoted exclusively to Fibonacci poetry, The Fib Review,…
I have too many words in my head today.
I woke up with a jumble of words in my head this morning so I’m trying to find my way through the chaos. I thought it might help if I made a word cloud http://worditout.com/word-cloud/ out of yesterday’s blog to see…
Losing my virginity at a poetry workshop.
Ruth O’ Callaghan I was in London on Saturday doing a one day poetry workshop run by the poet Ruth O’ Callaghan. I used to think I would never do anything quite so terrifying as a writing workshop because I’m…
Weight-training done for the week – brain-training has only just begun.
After a good week weight training at the gym, I have a rest weekend ahead – well, a physical rest maybe…. … I won’t be lifting any more weights until Monday…. I’ll try not to be running around much either……
Sport’s dangerous killer instinct
Oscar Pistorius Now don’t get me wrong, I loved last summer’s Olympic Games and the Paralympics too and I definitely went all teary eyed over the Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening ceremony. All that gave even cynical old me a touch of feel-good…
Today is Poetry Day for me here in Lewes.
Today is all about poetry. My latest poem, Hummingbird Feeder is published by Every Day Poets, http://www.everydaypoets.com/ that great and enterprising on-line poetry journal that publishes a new poem every day of the year. This is my second poem they…