Ashleylister

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• The Heart Monologues

  

  by Ashley ListerWhen I was watching Vicky Ellis deliver her workshop on Radio Lancashire this week, the Dead Good Poets were informed about a writing... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 CREATIVITY, CULTURE

• What is Literature?

  

  By Ashley Lister A good friend of mine presented me with a book earlier this month: What is Literature? by Jean Paul Sartre. Anyone who has spent more than ten... Read more

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

• If I Had a Hammer...

  

  Our Viv outside the Liverpool TateThe sound of a book travels like the echoes in an empty cavern. Those who want to are able to infer meaning and even... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Blood-splattered Burgundy and Fear of the Future

  I remember a pine bookcase, coffee-stained, smelling of splinters and gone-off varnish. I remember scanning shelves with bored adolescent eyes, dismissing my... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY

• Sound of a Good Book.

  The sound of a good book? There are many things about a book that calls to its reader; the pictured front cover, the enticing title, the precisely written blurb... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Price Loyalty?

  Loyalty; a word so prized in every relationship. It is a term we associate with commitment. We give a weight of honour to it. Hell, we go in hook, line and... Read more

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

• To His Recently Married Mistress

  by Ashley ListerThis is a poem I read at a recent Dead Good Poets event. I've repeated it here (this week) because I think it summarises my thoughts on sad... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's a Love/hate Thing!

  

  It's a fine line between love and hate, or at least that's how the saying goes. However hammy a line can be, there's usually an element of truth in it somewhere. Read more

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

• Trust Me, Wilbur

  

  Mums. They're never more annoying than when they're right. For years the woman who pulled me out of a top hat told me to put 'nice things' into my head. Read more

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

• Back to Black

  Helloooo, Helloooo, It's good to be back, good to be back.Gary Glitter references, nice way to start blogging again Steve.Anyways, hello all you sexy poet types... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• "My Name is Cerridwen, and I Am a Cynic"

  This week’s topic is “sad Valentine’s” Now, having never had a Valentine’s before (see previous blog) I can include experience on this. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Radio

  

  The Dead Good Poets first got together in January 2009. The meeting was organised by a lecturer, friend and colleague: Michelle Hayward. Read more

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

• The Dog's Heart

  

  By Ashley Lister I’m writing this after returning from the vets. We spend a lot of time at the vets. We spend so much time there that the receptionist recognise... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hot Water Romance

  

  I did write this on Sunday... it has been sat in drafts all week. Then I changed my mind so with a day to go I am changing it all. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Golestan

  

  Words seemed keen to demostrate their mood-altering prowess to me yesterday. While waiting to brew up in the staff room, I asked a colleague the ubiquitous... Read more

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

• It Sneaks up on You.

  Tonight I am plagued by a migraine and other such ailments and started writing a brief poem of this week’s theme in hope’s to return to a warm bed and slide int... Read more

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

• Flowers and Hearts

  Good evening readers,As the weeks of this year continue to tick away, we're no sooner paying off the Christmas credit card bills when February is upon us.... Read more

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

• Watch This Space

  

  by Ashley Lister...or maybe listen to this space.The Dead Good Poets are going to be working with Radio Lancashire in February, providing three workshops on... Read more

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

• Farmville Requests

  by Ashley Lister Below please find a poem that I read at last night's Dead Good Poets' open mic event. Please note that, whilst this event was themed around LOV... Read more

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

• iLuv u

  

  Before I get on with it, it's the first Friday of February which can only mean (imaginary drum roll and Geordie accent kick in here)....... The Dead Good... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE