Ashleylister

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• Santa Claus is Coming to Town...

  

  Yesterday, Shaun turned himself into Santa Claus for the benefit of our nephews - and to his relief he wasn't rumbled. Little J took photographs on his new Vtec... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Holiday Spirit.

  In the words of a friend of mine “we get up, stuff our faces with copious amounts of food, get pissed and go back to bed” I may not be completely merry, but it’... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Think Therefore I Am

  

  As always, readers of this blog are cordially invited to the Dead Good Poets' open mic event. This time we're looking at a theme of "I Think, Therefore I Am. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tasting the Glass

  

  by Ashley Lister As part of my job I sometimes teach poetry to people with learning difficulties. Maybe that’s the wrong way of phrasing it. Teaching sounds lik... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Loss of Taste

  

  Satisfying poetry can be soothing like chicken soup. It can burn with passion like a diavlo or with anger like a vindaloo. Sometimes it can be delicious and... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Give Me Excess Of It

  

  The taste of a satisfying poem? I've changed my mind, I want the blue pill please. Taste, unless we are suffering from pica, must be a metaphor for the way we... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Gratitude

  

  Last week I dropped my netbook on the floor. Afterwards it made an annoying beeping sound as if it were on a countdown to its own self-destruction. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Satisfying Taste of Poetry.

  A truely brilliant piece of poetry satisfies all senses. Here's a villanelle; Words that carve abysmal to page and mindRarely written in formulations that feel... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deck the Halls

  by Ashley ListerIt's always been a Christmas tradition in our household to put up the decorations on December 1st.December 1st is our wedding anniversary. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Religion... Not on a Friday!

  

  If you want a successful party, never talk religion or politics...It’s that time of year... I think my friend Viv summed it up perfectly in her recent... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Face is a Mess

  

  This week we're enjoying Christmas poems? Really? Here's a list of what I've actually been enjoying this week. I say enjoying, what I mean is these are the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Apology for Absence

  By Ashley Lister For those of you who tune into this blog for Lara’s wise Wednesday words – you’re going to be severely disappointed today. Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas Poem

  I wrote a Christmas Rondeau last week, but i have written another poem which doesnt really follow any particular structure. It's more of a rhymed rant really. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 CREATIVITY

• I Would Miss...

  At the moment, with winter’s cold temperatures nipping, the idea of being stranded on a desert island is quite appealing. Those who know me will be aware of my... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Desert Island Books

  What would I take if I were stranded on a desert island?This is actually a very difficult theme to write. I’d take a whole library with me if I could. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 BOOKS

• Desert Island Books

  Marooned on a desert island, what would you do with your time? This week on the blog we’re discussing Desert Island Books, our own little take on the longest... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• First Touch

  Just call me Ms Romance…Most proud of? There are so many people in my life that I am proud of, friends, family, my college class who took the first exam in our... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 BOOKS

• Emily Davison and the King's Horse

  Picture a girl. She's in her teens. Every day brings a fresh horror of chemical storms. Five days each week she travels to her battleground. The law enforces... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Armitage, Dyson and French Lesbian Poetry

  Earlier this month, as I’m sure some of you will have read, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, Sir James Dyson, claimed that the UK had become... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 BOOKS

• Proud

  by Cerridwen Lee What am I proud of? Well, I suppose over my few but tempestuous 18 years it would be a matter of what I’m grateful for and have become proud of... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION