A cacophony of poets’ voices
To learn more about these poets please click on the relevant link: Tomas Tranströmer Edwin Morgan Liz Lochhead William Carlos Williams Iain Crichton Smith Kathleen Jamie
being and becoming in the world
To learn more about these poets please click on the relevant link: Tomas Tranströmer Edwin Morgan Liz Lochhead William Carlos Williams Iain Crichton Smith Kathleen Jamie
Squiggles Prosody (when and now) Syntax (arranged) Grammar (not to be silly) Punctuation (all in the timing) Peter DLROW being confident is not ‘me’. the lack of is my making Capture … Continue reading Flight of ideas
We have moved on ‘We have moved on’ (said doctor Knows Best) didn’t you notice?! Today we have targets, tooled by incentive, and our patients are our numbered ‘partners’. Betjeman … Continue reading Progress hardly broke its stride
Magpie If only I could soar like an eagle to see the world as I cannot. I am a magpie in black and white, in flight through clouds, seeking colour. … Continue reading Rebel Antiquary
Backwards and forwards learning Backwards and forwards learning contributes to who I am. Neither the microscope nor the telescope quite help me in the focus with which I wish to see. Backwards … Continue reading ‘Two cultures’ poems
time passing poems by Peter: Ode to Narrative. Born backwards; could sleep standing-up, lived in a world upside-down. silent as light. grafted like a Scott; found and loved Cimbrone. Stars … Continue reading Time passing
The Poet’s House, Burngrains, Alvah, Banffshire. “The black and white photograph shows a two storeyed nineteenth century house with dormer windows to the front. The house is built of stone … Continue reading The Poet’s House