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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 ( 2053 )
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Gardens
I have a bit of a love hate relationship with gardens. I love sitting in them, hate working in them. That's not always been the case. Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Aphids & Aphorisms
When I think of gardens in the abstract, I have in mind Monet's various sumptuous impressionist renderings of his grounds at Giverny, or certain songs of Van... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
English Country Gardens.
If I were to copy Maria's song from The Sound of Music and list a few of my favourite things, the top three would be - dance, music and an English garden. I... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tomorrow Never Comes!
Preface: For once I was prepared, organised and poised over the keyboard. I wrote the piece, found an appropriate picture, composed a poem (of sorts) and... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Revolver (Tomorrow Never Knows)
It was fifty years ago today... ... ... ...at the beginning of August 1966 that the Beatles released 'Revolver' upon an expectant world. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Tomorrow Never Knows - an Apology.
OK I have to hold up my hands. This is an apology, an attempt at redemption and a catch up. I was missing in action last week, barely finding the time to do muc... Read more
Posted on 04 August 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sand, Sea, Spray!
"Sand, Sea, Spray!" is the theme of the week, in deference to an arts festival going on in Blackpool at the moment. By rights, it should have been a jolly... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sun, Sea and Spray....
Well I experienced all three when I lived in my clifftop house in Buckie. Although the house faced north, in the summer the sun virtually came right round and o... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Obsidian
Ha, this week's blog has to address change. There's obviously lots of scope here, against a background of significant, even seismic, upheavals in Britain's... Read more
Posted on 24 July 2016 SELF EXPRESSION -
Change
Well. it's been a week of change....we've experienced the hottest weather ...up to 35' in places. I recorded 30' in my front hall...with all doors and windows... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Metamorphosis - It Just Happens.
As a dancer, I have always been fascinated by transformation. In many ballets and children's stories, beautiful creatures are really humans under evil spells,... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Mananas!
I'm down in London for a few days: Saturday at the Football Supporters' Summit at Wembley Stadium (talking about 'Change through Scrutiny, Pressure and... Read more
Posted on 18 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Bananas...what Do I Know About Bananas ?
Exactly as I say in the title....what do I know about bananas ? So I put on my thinking cap.... I recall a general knowledge question from school, " How many... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Yes - Soon We May Have No Bananas.
The banana is an edible fruit, botanically a berry, produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries,... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Woke Up This Morning...
I’ve always loved the Blues. The music, that is, not the mood, which I’ve experienced enough to know it’s not a love of mine. I’m not sure where my love of blue... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Simple Blues
I must be suffering from Obsessive Blogging Disorder! It's just shy of midnight and I haven't had time to think, let alone write - but I don't want to shirk my... Read more
Posted on 10 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Memories
Hello everyone and welcome to my Friday blog. Well, I've scoured my paperwork but I can't find a theme for this week, so, I'll just play it by ear...as the... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Blues - I Have One Connotation and Need the Other.
Blues noun plural noun: the blues 1. melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Star My Soul To Mend
Yesterday saw First World War soldiers wandering the streets of Britain like ghosts from 100 years ago, back to the future. They drifted around singly and in... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Science Fiction - May the Life Force Be with You.
All right - I know this is later than I usually post but life is pretty hectic at the moment. My family and other alien specimens have travelled form all corner... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2016 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION