Ashleylister
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A Dead Good Blog
http://deadgoodpoets.blogspot.co.uk/
A group of poets from Blackpool, Lancashire, discussing poetry, inspiration and writing in general.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 2050 )
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Sir Owain and The Tangerine Knight
The blog theme this week? Balladry. My initial reaction? "Oh b*ll*cks!" I've only ever composed one ballad in my time and that was way back in school days,... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Ballads and Folk Songs..
I enjoy traditional folk songs, set as ballads. Those tales..true stories from beginning to end and most often with a moral. Often tragic, adventurous, depictin... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Love Writing Ballads.
If you research what a poetic ballad really is, you will discover that they are usually written about and dedicated to a heroic figure. Read more
Posted on 29 June 2017 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Balladry - John, Yoko and Lorna
Who would ever really want to be a young teenager again? I look fondly back on those years, well, the good bits, and skip right past the embarrassing bits. Ther... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Beaches
! Sand, sea, warm skin, days of freedom and fun. Your Saturday Blogger has a few favourite places on earth and most of them feature a beach somewhere in the... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
We're Having a Heat Wave - Time for The Beach.
This week I am very happy for a number of reasons. Firstly, my first born has gone on holiday with his mates and I am free of his Friday night washing load for... Read more
Posted on 22 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Beach - South Shore
I was nine years old when my family moved to Blackpool. Dad took a pub on South Promenade and my playground was the stretch of beach from the north side of Sout... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Trees
In the wake of the violent attacks in Manchester and London and that fiasco of a General Election, I was quite looking forward to writing about trees this week ... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Trees - They Are Our Only Hope.
I love trees. I could tell you all about the five trees in my garden and thoroughly enjoy the process of blogging this week. I could tell you all about the... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2017 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Trees - Bats and a Red Dragon
When the children were young we spent summer holidays in Pembrokeshire. We were fortunate to have the use of a static caravan owned by family. It was situated o... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Suffrage In A Time Of Arrogance...
Who doesn't think this is another fine mess the ruling elite has landed us in? As one European commentator so wittily observed on Friday morning, the UK has... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Suffrage
Many people assume that ' suffrage' applies only to women. However it took a shocking war with the maiming and slaughter of thousands of men to finally give... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
On Your Marks ... Please Vote.
An awful lot has happened since Mrs May decided to go to the country and Parliament was dissolved. I can scarcely recall a worse month in my life. Read more
Posted on 08 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Suffrage - Northern Grit
Goodness me, that was a quick holiday. One moment I was sunning myself in the unexpected warmth of glorious South Uist and in the next blink I’m home at my desk. Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lonely Hearts
The theme this week is lonely hearts. How fitting, then, that it coincides with all the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Peppers... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
In The Bag?
Manchester Monday night - what a frightful blight on young lives; a city rocked in the wrong way. The response has been resilience, a positive bonding of many... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Suffer the Little Children - Manchester Monday
As on other occasions recently, I find myself unable to write to theme for this week's blog. In fact I have been sitting here for over an hour trying to find a... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Fibonacci Sequence
Named after Fibonacci, also known as Leonardo of Pisa or Leonardo Pisano, Fibonacci numbers were first introduced in his Liber abaci in 1202. The son of a... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Sequence Of Hatred and The Impact on Mental Health Sufferers
I'm going to use this week's theme of sequences to explore what no body really tells you about OCD. Before I begin, let's nip the illusion that everyone who is... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Fabulous Fenugreek
Your Saturday Blogger returns after a two-week hiatus. Blackpool Supporters' Trust claimed my time and energies in the lead up to the end of the football season. Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION