Ashleylister

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• The Patron Saint of Anthropomorphic Personification

  Good day to you my precious perusers of poetics and may the blessings of Saint Cecilia, Patron of Poets be upon you.Yeah, right.As I stated last week, my happy... Read more

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

• Jokes.

  This blog has made me hit a wall. I don’t do jokes. They’re something that depends incredibly on the individual. You can’t go to two random men, tell a joke... Read more

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

• The Post-mortem of a Clown

  When writing about comedy, and in particular jokes, the subject will inevitable become a discussion about taste, oppression, offence and bullying. Read more

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

• Cape.

  Good morning readers.This morning I had a panic attack. I found myself fluttering around between old watches, new watches, alarm clocks, TV guides and anything... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Number One Super Power

  

  By Ashley ListerLike Lisa discussed in her post yesterday, I also grew up reading Marvel comics. I was a fan of Spiderman, Captain Britain and the Fantastic... Read more

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

• If I Ever Grow Up...

  

  I am a Marvel girl. I always have been. I love the graphic novels, film franchises, toys, everything. I eat that stuff up. However there is something about the... Read more

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

• So Long Lives This and This Gives Life to Thee

  

  Do you see my spectacles with their heavy rims? Perhaps you noticed my quiet, unassuming nature? You must be aware of my absence at times of literary intrigue?... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Ubermensch

  Writing, for me, has always had a bit of a metaphysical edge to it. It’s why I struggle to write regularly, I like to feel like I need to write, rather than hav... Read more

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

• Super Powers.

  What a great theme! It made me grin when I saw what we were to write about. I’m not a comic book person (I only know the difference between Marvel and DC due... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Be a Super Hero Part 1

  Hmmm, super powers?It's an age old question, along with "what's better UFOs or dinosaurs?" and "Start Trek or Star Wars?" it's probably one of the most asked... Read more

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

• Please Sir, Can We Have Some More?

  This week on the blog, we've been looking at the road less travelled or, as I call it, the fightback of the British economy. You may be wondering what this has... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Road More Travelled

  

  by Ashley Lister I’ll be honest. There’s been some profound writing this week – moving stories about people who’ve taken the road less travelled. I admire... Read more

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

• Please Don't Travel Down This Road.

  (CURTAIN UP: We are inside a modern coffee shop with low warm lighting. Action bustles behind while Louise sits curled up on the sofa, slowly sipping from a... Read more

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

• James Ernest Ellis

  

  passed away on 25th February 2013. He was 88 years old. Not a bad innings for someone who had seen his best friends killed on the battlefield in Burma and... Read more

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

• Something Glitters.

  Knitted shadows of stormy skies and twilight lies, Rain spilling into the sea, which beats against the rock, free. Something glitters against the water; she say... Read more

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

• Be Yourself, Like Yourself, Understand Yourself. Let Othe...

  Be yourself, like yourself, understand yourself. Let others like you, let other compliment you, don't worry if others don't understand you. Read more

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

• Faith

  Good morning readers.In what has been an exciting week both in and out of the news, I found myself almost falling over potential subjects for today’s blog.... Read more

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

• Please Define Bad for Me.

  Asking me "what is bad poetry?" is like asking me for my political preference. My politics are probably easier to answer actually, for at the moment as the... Read more

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

• Can I Use a Scientific Dictionary When Playing Scrabble?

  

  Bcl-2-associated death promoter (BAD)Don't pyknosisLittle cells know thisIf pyknosisBlebbing brings bulgesKaryorrhexisRavages... Read more

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

• Sonnet [Explicit]

  “Hold him still, now” The Vet instructed the hands holding me down as he inspected my genitals with a gentle hand. “These tools you gave me are barely... Read more

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