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 ( 1410 )
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Altered States
Some of you know me from Dead Good Poets open mic nights. I've been working to develop my poetic style in recent months and at the same time I've been working o... Read more
Posted on 11 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Altered States - "Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out"
The effects of an over-indulgence of Bacardi and coke in my youth shaped my almost tee-total lifestyle. I should have known better. Read more
Posted on 11 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Small Birds: Great Tits
If you were expecting something saucy for your troubles after a title like that, I'm sorry to disappoint but this is (nearly) all about our feathered friends. Read more
Posted on 10 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Small Birds - Getting a Breast of Things.
I love birds and used to spend happy hours watching birds in the old apple tree at my previous house feeding on suet balls. I am not going to talk about birds... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Small Birds
Since we moved to Blackpool about two and a half years ago, we have been trying to encourage some small, attractive birds into our garden. We have everything... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tanka
Cooler than haiku, the tanka is a classical Japanese verse-form that predates its more famous friend. Flouting the oriental artistic maxim that 'less is more',... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tankas
Like haiku poems, tankas are small, form poems, originated in Japan. Each line follows a pattern dictated by its number of syllables. The tanka is a... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tanka - Just A Few
I'm away at the moment, yes, again. I know I've only just returned home long enough to do the laundry and re-pack the case, but here I am, in the wonderful... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Saturday Solitude
Welcome to Saturday Blog #250 on the subject of solitude, which most dictionaries (reasonably enough) define as a state of being alone, both mentally and... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Solitude
Well, here I am at long last. Forgive my tardiness as I'm so involved with other things just now that I've not had time to put pen to paper, nor indeed to... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
This is Your Time
When you are part of a large, loving, extended family, as I am, solitude can sometimes be a pretty hard state to achieve. Don’t get me wrong, I love the family... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Night Sky
light pollution noun noun: light pollution brightening of the night sky caused by street lights and other man-made sources, which has a disruptive effect on... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Night Sky - Stars
There are many things I enjoy about staying in Dumfries Galloway. One thing, free to all in abundance is the total darkness around the vast area of Galloway... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Through A Window
"Look through any window (yeah), what do you see?" sang The Hollies in 1965, for those with long memories and/or grey hairs; and it got me thinking - so here... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Through the Window
I lived for 18 years at the top end of a cul-de-sac and looking through my large lounge window became a happy pre-occupation. I soon developed into an avid... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Stone Tape Theory
The increasingly commercialised spooktastic Helagonfest (archaic name) has come and gone this week leaving vestigia in its wake: festoons of fake spider webs,... Read more
Posted on 04 November 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Vestigia - Something to Get Your Teeth Into
“Some pains are physical and some pains are mental, but the one that’s both is dental.” Ogden Nash (1902 – 1971) If you are an adult with four, perfectly... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Epigram Sam
'Poetry For Dummies' (bless it) defines an epigram as: "a very unified, sharply pointed poem, often quite short". Apart from my taking exception to the... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Worrying About Epigrams and Epigrams About Worrying
I have to confess that when I opted to do a guest blog this week I got my epigrams and my epigraphs in a bit of a twist. There I was, all ready to write about... Read more
Posted on 23 October 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
On A Roll
Given a topic like On A Roll and knowing your Saturday Blogger as you do, you might almost place bets on me writing a piece this week about music (rock, roll an... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2019 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION