Ashleylister

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• Splintered Snow

  

  “A writer needs three things, experience, observation, and imagination.”― William FaulknerNot wanting to emulate a certain poetic cuckoo (meta-emulation?), I... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Inspiration of Profession

  Yesterday as I lugged bags of rubble, old ceramic sinks and decaying skirting boards into the skip, our builder offered me a job. Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nature and Notebook.

  This week’s theme is “indulging in poetry writing exercises”. Now, folks, I’m afraid what I’m about to write probably will be a disappointment and a cliché,... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing Exercises? Keep the Weight off and Do It All in Your Head.

  You've probably heard some idiot tell you all about a room full of monkeys with typewriters composing Shakespeare at some point, right. Well, I assure you all... Read more

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

• Welcome to the Odd Side.

  I am so sorry about this blog being late, and averting to posting on Sunday instead. My laptop has been subjected to lots of verbal abuse. 5 things I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• And Road Rage and Spike and Nationalism and Swearing and Dancing

  

  by Ashley Lister Below are five things I don’t tell people about myself:1) I’m a lousy driver. I drive in a state of constant road rage. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Status Update

  In a world saturated by social media and me being one of those embracing (addicted to) it, there isn't a lot people don't know about each other. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Stumbling on Melons, as I Pass

  

  As poets we use our language to disguise aspects of ourself. We dress ourselves up in metaphor and simile, personifcation and allegory. Regrets, longings and... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Things...

  It would seem that this week’s theme, ‘5 things I don’t tell people about myself’, has caused a silence to descend on the blog. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• #DGPS & the Gay Les Miserables

  collated by Ashley ListerCollated from Tweets and FaceBook messages directed to the #DGPS hashtag on January 4th, on the night of the Dead Good Poet's first 201... Read more

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

• Writing and Reading

  

  by Ashley Lister My plans for 2013 are as follows: · I’m going to write more. · I’m going to read more. The plan to write more will be fun. Read more

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

• Reboot 28.0

  by Lisa, Don't forget to join us tonight for the first Dead Good Poets event of the New Year at the No. 5 Cafe, Cedar Square, Blackpool from 6:00pm. Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lost in Time, Like Tears in Rain

  

  It's 2013. Or, as it used to be known, the future baby! We might not have flying skateboards but by gosh we have some fabulous technology don't we? Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Missing Deadlines

  

  When I finished my MA, last year, I was looking forward to the freedom. I’d spent a total of five years studying (three years undergrad and two years... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2013

  New years resolutions annoy me. Not just due to the re-occurring resolutions the general public tend to follow, but because i never stick to mine. Losing... Read more

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

• My Plans for 2013

  Any ideas what to give yourself as a resolution this year? You could be highly original, independent of thought and genuinely impress yourself by thinking of... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Note from Administration

  by Ashley ListerThis is just a short note to say that I've tightened some of the security settings on the blog to try and restrict spam responses to postings. Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Don’t Want a Lot for Christmas

  By Ashley Lister Call me a grumpy old sod if you like but I’m relieved that Christmas is over for another six months.Please don’t misunderstand. I love the... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Too Much Spirit...

  I sat down to try and come up with a few thoughts on Christmas spirit and drew a blank. This could be attributed to writer's block but I think it would be more... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bitch Hit Me with a Toaster!

  

  Upon inspection of my kitchen, I found an abundance of spirits of the past (3 year old Advocaat and empty bottles) and spirits of the future (desire for spirits... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION