Ashleylister

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• Oscar Wilde- a Villain, Hell!

  I know relatively nothing of Oscar Wilde's work. Like most writers, I have an anthology and like most, I have flicked through it from time to time but to write... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Good Poetry Show - LIVE ON AIR NOW

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Society of Assholes

  

  by Ashley Lister There are many things that grind my metaphorical gears. I don't care for Tories (unless they're recently deceased with a comedy orange up the... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Oscar Complex

  Well, what a man!I decided to look at quotes from Oscar Wilde as opposed to anything else, as I think they can truly give a better insight into persons psyche. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Would You Make A Bunbury?

  

  Bunburying is the delightful concept at the centre of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest. Its usage and meaning within the play is perhaps best... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's All in the Picture

  

  Due to a very heavy workload I will be covering for Cerrie this week.Oscar Wilde's A Picture of Dorian Grey shocked a society when it was first published in 189... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Oscar

  If only there was time to see everybody all the time, then nobody could judge anybody else for being a fool. This is not a quote, I couldn't remember one so I... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Good Poetry Show - Live on Air!

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m a Dickensian – Get Me Out of Here

  

  by Ashley ListerOK. I’m not a huge fan of Dickens. Kudos to the bloke for getting paid by the word, and milking as many words as he could from this arrangement. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Did You Know? Charles Dickens.

  While researching Charles Dickens, I had an epiphany. Not necessarily of the most positive nature. I realised that I am a closet rail enthusiast. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What the Dickens?

  Unfortunately this week Lara is unable to write a blog. Her replacement, Vicky, then went and got herself all broked up and everything. So, 'ittle peeps, you... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doing My Research on Dickens

  I went to the library,To find some information‘Bout this bloke called Dickens,And the time of impoveration So I sat down in the archivesAnd with an old newspape... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Blog on How to Be a Writer.

  Poetry Exercises: The Long Three Stages1. Read the first book in the library, the first link of a web search or the first handout you're offered. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Good Poetry Show - Live on Air

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Found Poetry

  

  by Ashley Lister One writing exercise that I’ve never used in class works around the concept of ‘found poetry.’Charles Saatchi has told a court he has "no proof... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Photo Writing Exercise

  Writing poetry is a real pleasure in my life, something that I enjoy as more of a hobby than in the hope of ever completing a book. Although if that should... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry Experiment: Substitution

  When you can’t find the words or the words can’t find you; when you don’t want to write or writing doesn’t want you; when you know it is more than a spell of... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry Exercises - The Power of Three

  Poetry Exercises.Ho Ho Ho. Well what can I say? This one is going to be interesting for me. You see, I'm a very uneducated poet. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Filf List: Fictionals I'd Like To...

  This week we’ve been considering the theme of Snog, Marry Avoid. I last did a list like this when I was about fourteen and, understandably, my priorities in a... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dead Good Poetry Show - LIVE ON AIR

  

  on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION