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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.
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Faithless
Like yesterday's poem, this is another one that speaks for itself: Faithless Wedding bells’ Last toll Evaporates Beneath the threadbare sky. Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Relationships - Mine Have Been Like Verlaine's and Rimbaud...
...not really. That's a quote from our man Dylan, who's done a better job than most [in my humble opinion] at apprehending the essence of male-female... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Welcome Home, Elsie
Posted on 17 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Escapism
For as long as I can remember, I’ve only had to look up into the night sky to escape the daily grind. Trundling through the day-to-day, I sometimes forget that... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Escape To Reality!
A trip to Blackpool has long been a form of escapism for many: a family holiday by the sea where the sun always shines; a wild week-end where, if you can... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Escapism
We all need it in some form or other. Escapism. The ability to remove oneself from reality, if only for a short while, whether to re-charge ones batteries or tr... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Comfort and Joy?
Posted on 10 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Worlds - We Are Not Alone!
Today's bleak blog is coming at you through the interstices between this world, formerly Great Britain CE 2014 [latter days of] and one of its contiguous,... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Worlds Apart?
I despair sometimes, I really do. Watching the news, I see all the terrible things going on on this little speck of a planet and wonder why we do it to... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Poems Have Feet
. At least according to a lot of people. They are the units, some say, out of which lines of poetry are often constructed. In English (and many other... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Feet
This week’s theme has so much scope, I’ve found it tough paring down ideas to something that can be shoe-horned into the Saturday blog. Nevertheless, here it is... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Love the Ones You're with ...
On this weeks' theme I would love to go into the intricacies of feet being the meter of poetry .... but I'm not that clever. So instead, I'll go with a more... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hook - What's Yours?
At face value we look in on an extreme initiation challenge. This crazy action is undertaken in order to belong. I have looked back at the poem though and have... Read more
Posted on 23 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Hook and I
Hook. Hmmm - it's got to be JM Barrie, Peter Pan and all that Neverland shenanigans. I was always fascinated by the implications of having George Darling [fathe... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Hook to Remember
I had drawn a blank when it came to this weeks theme ..... until yesterday. I received news that no-one welcomes. My Gran had passed away. Read more
Posted on 21 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Stereotyping – Much Easier Than THINKING
In a complex, bewildering world, it is so much easier to avoid really thinking about issues that cause us concern by applying a label, a hook, a short-hand... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Embracing the Dark
It’s a small shock every year. The leaves rust and fall, the hours of daylight flutter down with them. You can do the maths: it’s all to do with the tilt and... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dark
For most of my working life I was gainfully employed by Eastman Kodak. I chose them as they were an ethical company. Their products brought joy, and better... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
In the Dark....with Jarvis
In keeping with the greyness of the day and the hopelessness of the political landscape, my mood is gloomy at the moment. Having written several blogs... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Asking the Question Why
For the short version of this blog read Don Paterson's poem The Day. I take it to be about searching. What do you think? You can find it at:... Read more
Posted on 09 November 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION