Ashleylister

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• 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

• Come Friendly Bombs

  Come hold me now,Come see the sun,Come stand with me until the morning comes.And as the warm red sky of dawn ignites,We wave good bye to the bad dreams,Of... Read more

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

• Relevant Debates

  I had the pleasure of doing some exam invigilating this week. I say pleasure because for three hours of an afternoon I found myself re-affirmed in my belief tha... Read more

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

• Dead Bad Poetry

  By Ashley Lister According to Wikipedia: “The pen is mightier than the sword," is a metonymic adage coined by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 for hi... Read more

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

• A Serious Pen Addiction

  

  This week is all about the interactivity. I wrote a post and didn't like it. So I started working on this poem last minute. It's a little bit silly but I've... Read more

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

• Is This Your Pen?

  

  It seems unfair for me to argue that pens are mightier than swords. In quoting a slightly ridiculous phrase that's sullying click-bait articles across the... Read more

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

• The Pen is Mightier Than the Needle

  The pen is mightier than timeThe pen is mightier than distanceThe pen is mightier than conflict The pen is mightier than absenceThe pen is mightier than... Read more

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

• The Pen is Mightier...

  It really does sounds quite dull; a word, just a single little word. A combination of letters which are just squiggly lines really. It’s just ink on a page. Read more

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

• Words and Actions

  With a sword in the wrong handsOnly one man will be slainA pen in the hands of misguided viewsWill cause many families painOne man holding a gun in the mallAnd ... Read more

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