Ashleylister

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• Sonnet to Snails.

  Bad poetry… bloody hell I can’t comment I come out with awful stuff. At the beginning of my English degree, we were asked to write sonnets as a potential for ou... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• He's Not a Vogon, Just a Very Bad Poet

  

  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy describes Vogon poetry as being “the third worst poetry in the Universe” with Azagoths of Kria coming in second. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Call a Spade a Sharp Edged Piece of Manual Digging Apparatus...

  Political Correctness, otherwise known as when should you not call a spade a spade?Nothing here is intended to offend - only emphasise irony. Read more

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

• LGBTea

  

  On Thursday 28 February the young Ash Lister and I facilitated a workshop for the LGBTea Party at Blackpool's Town Hall. After watching an incredibly moving... Read more

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

• Do NOT Read If Easily Offended

  OK. The theme is Political Correctness. For this reason I have thrown PC language out of the window. Do NOT read on if un-PC language offends you. Read more

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

• Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep.

  This week’s theme is “political correctness”. Right *clears throat* This is a really complicated subject and one that easily offends people. Read more

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

• Children's Writing

  

  by Colin Davies It's quite a funny thing to say “I write for children” when to be honest, I actually write for me. Even though I enjoy 90% of a Stephen King... Read more

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

• About Last Night

  By Ashley Lister I know they say it happens to most guys. I know they say it’s no big deal. I know they say that worrying about it can make it more of a... Read more

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

• Passing It Down.

  

  OK, so once again, don’t forget, tonight is the BDGP Open Mic Night and the theme is (funnily enough) children’s poetry. So usual arrangements apply, 6pm at Caf... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CREATIVITY

• Il Était Une Fois

  

  Following on from the fantastic workshop on Saturday (at Blackpool Library), I thought I would share one of the exercises from the session. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 CREATIVITY

• Bible Babble

  This is going to be a very short blog today as I haven't really had a chance this week to focus on theme.Children's poetry, my early life was full of it. Read more

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

• Heed This Warning!

  This is a poem inspired by the story i was brought up with and amused me as a little girl, and i have placed it in written form. Read more

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

• If You Should Meet a Crocodile.

  Good evening readers. This week on the Dead Good Blog, we're looking at the theme of Children's Poetry.When I first saw this theme I must admit I did a little... Read more

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

• 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