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A group of poets from Blackpool, Lancashire, discussing poetry, inspiration and writing in general.
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Objet
My paternal uncle Norman used to be a French teacher (hence the Gallic slant to this week's theme) and is a confirmed Francophile. I've mentioned him before in... Read more
Posted on 02 August 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
I Object!
I would like to start this blog with an apology. To say sorry for the distinct lack of posts from myself on this blog of late. I have writers block, pure and... Read more
Posted on 31 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
To Object Or Not to Object? Fear is the Factor.
The year is 1982. She is a confident and outgoing 26 year old, working in the city and living in the suburbs. Her job is well- paid, she buys good quality,... Read more
Posted on 30 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Object
- - this week's title. Phew ! Another of those English words with multiple meanings ! Depends where you place the emphasis or in which context the word is used. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Changing Face of Music
Music has always been an important part of my life. It is central to many of my experiences and at the core of my memory bank. Read more
Posted on 27 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Play On
To many of us for whom there is no god, a love of music that feeds body and soul is about as devotional as we are ever likely to get. Music is a fundamental... Read more
Posted on 25 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Music Was My First Love …
I could start here and write forever about music. Music was once the whole purpose of my life. I was born in Blackpool. My elder sister, by almost ten years … n... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Music
Sorry to be so late this evening. I was visiting a friend and we got talking about "Music"...how we were involved in hearing music through our respective... Read more
Posted on 21 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Chance Lead Me
I’m going cycling tonight. I don’t know where but I rarely do. Fellow cyclists, planning their routes in exhaustive detail, regard this behaviour as morally... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Serendipity ? i Am Not Convinced.
Earlier today, I logged into my computer to use a search engine to look do some research. A close friend recently managed to dissuade me from using the ‘usual... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Serendipity
This week's title SERENDIPITY...a delightful word...even baby girls were named thus. The meaning being - a chance event or meeting with a pleasurable,... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
An Almighty Crack
Diary of Lt. Arnold Scrote; Thursday the 13th of May 1897. I have travelled to the many corners of this globe of ours. I have discovered and oppressed many a ne... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Crack-Up
I'm picking up on and extending a topic that Louise blogged about a few weeks ago... I count myself extremely fortunate to have only ever cracked up with... Read more
Posted on 11 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
When The Cracks Begin To Appear
So you had it all. The meeting, the engagement, the wedding - and it was all perfect. You settle down, perhaps buy a house, have a couple of kids and then … jus... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cracks
Well, last thing yesterday evening I looked to see what the theme was for this week...typical me..at the last moment. Does this show cracks in my ability and... Read more
Posted on 07 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Reveniens
To someone of a Goth sensibility like myself, revenant will suggest a ghostly or animated corpse returned from the grave, the word being derived from the Latin... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Creeping On Midnight
Quick, it's creeping on midnight and I've a Saturday blog to write. Topic? Revenant... Bloody hell! Get out of that one! No - wait, that's actually it, isn't it... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Revenant--exile, Ghost... Someone Who Returns from Afar.
This week's title REVENANT, meaning someone who returns - from exile or from the dead. I expect that I've often been a revenant . Born in London, taken to... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Blue
Last year at the launch of the Walking On Wyre map in Garstang Norman Hadley read a wonderful poem, ‘Learning The Truth About Kingfishers’ that explained how th... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Here's Blue Tomatoes For You
Never mind Glastonbury. With a decision pending this week-end about fracking beneath our Blackpool doorstep, today's blog has no option but to pull its politica... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2015 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION