Ashleylister

LATEST ARTICLES ( 2270 )

• Second Anniversary!

  The second anniversary of the Dead Good Blog, and collectively with the Lancashire Dead Good Poets we’ve achieved a lot already. Books published, events... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (exclamation Marks Just for Vicky)

  I'm going to jump down, turn around, pick a bale of cotton,Jump down, turn around, pick a bale a day... Yes folks, this week sees the second anniversary for... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Reading Lists

  "Which book should I read next" she said, as if I was half expecting this kind of talk one Wednesday after work.I had no idea what to say, I'll be honest with... Read more

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

• Children's Writing

  

  by Ashley Lister I spent a good chunk of last year lecturing on the subject of Children’s Writing. It was a lot of fun because I was working with some very... Read more

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

• Wanted: Man Who Reads/writes and is a Demon in the Sheets....

  

  Mum often laughs at me because high up on the list of things I look for in a potential partner is a love of books. She sees this as a minor thing, something tha... Read more

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

• Ut Pictura Poesis. What? Precisely.

  

  Never one to miss an opportunity to exploit an online contact, I sent a message to Bloodaxe's Neil Astley back in April to ask him to recommend a book on poetic... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What? It's Wednesday? Oh Sh...

  Oh dear, it's Wednesday! How did that happen?I've been a bit distracted and lost all track of days this week. Still, if there's one theme I can jump at, it's... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Recommendation.

  Book recommendations are somewhat personal, don’t you think? If someone random in the street asked me for a recommendation I’d be immediately stuck because I... Read more

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

• A Recommendation

  So this man came in, he came up to me, right up, almost in my face with the stench of old vodka and freshly smoked cigarettes and said, well I say said more... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Clearly an Expert Would Have Posted on Time.

  This time last year...We considered ourselves expert bloggers. Fresh from winning the Radio Wave award (and congratulations here must go to Viva Blackpool for... Read more

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

• Successful Blogging

  by Ashley Lister For me, the key to successful blogging involves three things: · Be part of a brilliant team · Write outstandingly good material · Win awards. Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not for the Sensitive of Heart, Or My Mum.

  Lost to the storm, heart sunk beneath the waves.Darkness curtails the waning moon’s light,Smothering her shimmer in oppressive misty night. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Poetic Research Bureau

  

  Research - Stage Onebacklog, duologue, kellogg, prologue, saw log, yule log, air log, chip log, colog, deck log, gas log, ground log, hand log, head log,... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 CREATIVITY

• Pinnochio (or 'Right Back 'Atcha, Colin' - with a Content Warning)

  'Speaking as an expert blogger' she was saying, iPhone to her ear as she left the Old Rock Factory, I just had to vote for 'Alt Blackpool'.I didn't mean to do... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of an Expert Blogger.

  My paper is glistening white and my ink has dried to powder, The voices inside my head are mocking and the clock is ticking louder, The closing of my eyes... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Social Notworking

  

  by Ashley Lister Come friendly bombs: fall on FaceBookEnd its endless gobbledegookAnd give us back the life it tookThat we once had. Read more

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

• The Bombs, They Don't Fall in Europe Now

  

  The bombs, they don’t fall in Europe now,They come strapped to the chest of a militant,In a suitcase or anthrax sealed envelopeSealed with anonymity and... Read more

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

• Grass Green Glass

  

  As this is a Betjeman week, I've gathered two collections of words related to the former poet-laureate. The words have been fed into word clouds which give an... Read more

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

• Dumb Friendly Bombs

  Oi oi! Easy geeza. Wel... Gah. Wel... GAH sorry mate, it's the fuckin fallout innit, makes ya gag, like. Anyways, like I woz sayin, welcome to free Hackney,... Read more

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

• Mortality.

  Having read the poem ‘Slough’ by John Betjeman, it’s easy to apply it to what we know in this modern world. Not all of it, but it’s getting that way. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION