Ashleylister
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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 ( 2046 )
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In The Spotlight - Let Me Hide
I prefer to watch the drama unfold, rather than have a part in it. Some things are impossible to avoid but as far as possible I keep out of the spotlight. Read more
Posted on 20 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Yarn
emerged blinking into the light of a cold March afternoon. She was flanked on either side by two soldiers whom she judged to be of an age with herself. Read more
Posted on 17 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
You Can Never Have Enough Yarn!
I trained in Dress and Design at the "Do School" in Aberdeen, part of Robert Gordon Institute of Technology...now University. I'd been sewing since a child, as... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Ripping Yarns
My father was a wonderful storyteller. He would entertain customers at his pubs with raucous tales of his adventures both as a young man growing up in pre WWII... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Yarn - A Lifetime of Knitting
If you know me well enough, you will know that I spend a lot of my time knitting and crocheting. I love to spend a relaxing evening with a lap full of wool and... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
La Belle Villanelle
Every so often, just to keep us on our poetic toes (so to speak), we like to blog about a specific verse form. It's a while since we did so - the ballad was... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
My First Villanelle...
Unlike many in the poetry group, I have no real knowledge of the structure of poems. So, when the subject of 'villanelle' appeared I was completely at a loss.... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Villanelle for Mum
Writing a Villanelle isn't easy. I can give you some basic tools such as the rhyming scheme; A1-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1-A2 which... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Villanelle
Are you a person of order, structure, routine and repetition? Or, are you a free spirit, living for the moment, acting spontaneously and laissez-faire? Read more
Posted on 07 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
From Russia... With Meteorology
Given that so many of us have been metaphorically ravaged by the 'beast from the east' this week, I figured the Saturday Blog might as well go completely... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Flown in from Siberia...
Having lived on the east coast of Scotland I can vouch for the minus temperatures that such a blast from Russia causes. For when the wind was in that direction... Read more
Posted on 02 March 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
From Russia - With Love
The ‘Beast from the East’ sent us a hint of snow to wake up to, here on the Fylde Coast. A more substantial ‘white out’ further inland caused the closure of... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Smells
Of course no one would wish to be deficient in any of the five major senses. However, if pushed to rank them in order of importance/desirability in a... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Smell...one of the Senses
As I sit and write this tears are in my eyes as some of my late husband's favourite music is playing. I was okay whilst the rock and roll played (I had a jive... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Smells - From Childhood Memories
I lost my sense of smell some years ago but I’ll always have the fragrant memories on instant recall. We were on an overnight stay at one of the pubs I’d lived... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colour Purple
Along comes the fifth blog of the week about the colour purple! Are you sick of it yet? What can I add? I know it's the title of a Pulitzer prize winning novel... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Deep Purple Falls.....
Unlike most bloggers this week I am not fond of the colour purple . I have never been fond of that range ...from mauve to purple. Read more
Posted on 16 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colour Purple - Worn with Pride.
The word 'purple' comes from the Old English word purpul which derives from Latin purpura, in turn from the Greek πορφύρα... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Always The Colour Purple
I can’t think why,* but I was asked whether I wanted to come back as a guest blogger this week..... I’ve always loved the colour purple. I think it might be... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Colour Purple - Red Hat?
“When I’m an old woman I shall wear purple…” My friend and I said this in unison then giggled like girls. We were in the back of our friend’s car, picking up... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2018 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION