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A Dead Good Blog
http://deadgoodpoets.blogspot.co.uk/
A group of poets from Blackpool, Lancashire, discussing poetry, inspiration and writing in general.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2053 )
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Old Pile Of Books
"It’s just an old pile of books". I was once greeted with that phrase when I went to buy some books from a lady who was selling her husband’s library. Read more
Posted on 28 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
P...P...P...Pick Up A Penguin
Penguin Books was the brainchild of one Allen Lane who at the time was managing director of publishing house The Bodley Head, back in an era when books were... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Books - an Adventure in Every One
Where to start? This weeks blog theme is books. I can't imagine a life without them. They have been the catalyst for so many adventures in my life. From my firs... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Uniquely Portable Magic
“I go back to the reading room, where I sink down into the sofa and into the world of the Arabian nights. Slowly, like a movie fadeout, the real world evaporate... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Books
I'm one of those people who gets trapped in their own mind, caged by obsession and daydreams. A book is a source of escape. Images flash across my mind like a... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
No Larking About?
I can't get wildly excited about insects and I suspect I'm not alone. However, skylarks love them, especially flying insects, so that's good enough for me. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mistakes
It seems I'm on lonely lane again this week. Maybe the theme - mistakes - was an error in itself? It has signally failed to trigger the enthusiasm of my fellow... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
All About Wallpaper
Saturday blog #175 is all about wallpaper. Wow....can life get any more exciting? I used to have a work colleague of Scottish descent who was fond of saying,... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wallpaper And Paste...
Hello all! Here I am at last, but only for a brief sojourn I'm afraid. My time is so used up lately that I'm in danger of meeting myself coming back! Read more
Posted on 04 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wallpaper - All Wrapped Up.
The earliest know fragment of European wallpaper that still exists today was found on the beams of the Lodge of Christ's College, Cambridge and dates from 1509. Read more
Posted on 03 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Wallpaper - Let's Keep It Dry
My impaired vision cannot cope with brightly coloured carpets or patterned wallpaper, so our house is very plain in neutral colours. The busy, lived-in look or... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Hipster
According to Wiki, "The hipster subculture is stereotypically composed of younger and middle-aged adults who reside primarily in gentrified neighbourhoods. Read more
Posted on 26 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hipster - Has Anyone Got a Cowbell?
All I wanted was a bell round my neck. Everyone else had one. The ‘everyone’ in this case referred to the groups of fashionable young people parading the... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Oscar Wilde - His Part In My Downfall
If I've piqued your interest with the title of today's blog then we're off to a promising start. To be earnest with you (which is important, is it not? Read more
Posted on 22 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Oscar Wilde's Poetic Pedigree.
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1853 - 1900) Irish poet, wit and dramatist studied at Magdalen College, Oxford and in 1878 won the Newdigate prize for hi... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Oscar Wilde - Come to My Party
If I could host a gathering of people from bygone times, Oscar Wilde would be way up at the top of my guest list. I would sit him next to me for a good while... Read more
Posted on 17 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Just One Slice
What can I tell you about cake? I don't bake. I've been known to enjoy the odd piece of Battenburg (it's the marzipan) and I'll happily see off a seasonal hunk... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cake - Baked With Love
“This morning I resolved to bake A Mary Berry drizzle cake. Down your way the sun may sizzle, Round here there is heavy drizzle.” Pam Ayres, from Twitter We hav... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Saturday Sailing
I've regaled you before, (regular readers of the Saturday blog), with stories of how I was born and brought up in West Africa; Nigeria to be exact in the... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sailing - All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor
‘The big ships sail on the Alley Alley O, the Alley Alley O…’ That nursery rhyme always takes me back to the film version of Shelagh Delaney’s A Taste of... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION