Ashleylister

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• 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

• The Best of TV is 20 Years Old.

  There was a time when Saturday night TV meant something was on. The pick of the week's shows would have been scheduled for a prime time run in that included... Read more

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

• My Favourite Bottom

  By Ashley Lister Before I begin, I need to remind everyone reading this on the morning of June 1st that the Dead Good Poets will be performing some of their wor... Read more

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

• Remote Rant!

  

  Everything in life is another fucking choice. How the hell am I supposed to be able to cope when every 3rd second of my day involves a conscious choice that wil... Read more

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

• Reading with Square Eyes

  Let's face it. Much as we all hate to admit it, TV/Film is the dominant creative force in our lives. As Cerridwen said yesterday, much of it (especially the... Read more

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

• Tv

  My step-dad bought a huge 3D TV that sits glaringly at the fore of our tiny front room. This means the joy of being subjected the sights and sounds of the idiot... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Good TV

  “He's a nasty piece of work” a bent over grey haired old lady said to her friend “A right wrong en'”So poked the blood soaked teenager with her walking stick.... Read more

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

• Incomprehension.

  

  This week on the blog, we've been looking at reasons NOT to write. I can think of many, but none so scary as the idea that my words will at some point be taken... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Not Write

  by Ashley Lister There are many reasons why I don’t write:Blogging. Pitching. Jogging. Bitching. Reading stuff that others wrote. Jotting ideas on a Post-It... Read more

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