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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 ( 2056 )
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More Precious Than Metal ....
It makes me laugh how only certain metals are deemed "precious". In an age of technology and industry, ALL metals are precious, we would be lost without them. Read more
Posted on 30 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Preserving Memories
Floating I imagine you sitting on a pool of mercury Like Styrofoam on water You do not sink The faces of your family and friends Dark shadows cast on the light... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Iron Filings
electrons leap from atom to atom we don’t ask to see their papers These lines are shavings, iron filings, left on the floor after I had taken a poem through... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Beacon
Good evening readers. This week on the blog we've been considering writing spaces. For me, the best writing spaces are the places where poetry almost finds... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The "Nook"
I don't know why, but I do my best writing when sat in "The Nook". It's cosy, almost like a hug. Usually in solitude when my little chap-ster is at school, the... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Interruptions & Love
Dear Boy Poet, Last night, after you'd returned from work, you dropped your backpack in the middle of my writing space. You pulled off your shoes, and began to... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Space in Time
Ideally in my mind I'd like a little room at the bottom of my garden to write in, a space just for me away from everyday life. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Religion of Solitude
Over the years, I've adjusted my definition of a 'writing space'. This is due to a shift in the way I perceive writing. Earlier, I considered the process of... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Cut and Paste
This week on the blog we've been looking at music. I used to think that music had a lot in common with poetry because, at the end of the day, they both have... Read more
Posted on 18 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Living in Symphony
♬ ♪ ♩ ♫ ♪ ♩ ♬ ♬ ♪ ♩ ♫ ♪ ♩ ♬ A little known fact to start the blog this... Read more
Posted on 16 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Sounds From The Stands
So the football seasons have ended, the Play-Offs are into their second legs, the curse of Benfica continues, and the success of Arsene Wenger's season will be... Read more
Posted on 15 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Buy a Bike
God, I despise jingles. Don't you? Not so much ear worms as ear maggots. Wriggly little things that, if you hear them enough times, lay eggs in your ears which... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2014 SELF EXPRESSION -
Last Day Nerves.
The football season has reached its climax and by the time you read this, it will likely all be done. The final day of the year never fails to excite and... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Anxiety and Me
At four I push myself to the middle of a privet bush. At five I stand frozen at the edge of the swimming pool. At seven I lock the car door at traffic lights,... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Heeby Jeebies
Like Vicky I suffer from episodes of anxiety, and again usually after the storm has died down after a negative life experience. Unlike Vicky I haven't yet... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Between a Rock and a Morpheme
Anxiety seems to have been a companion throughout my life. When stressful events occur, anxiety is usually lurking around the corner, waiting for the fireworks... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
The Ballad of Nick and Nigel
Good evening readers. This week the theme has been White- which reminded me somehow of the UKIP election broadcasts and the BNP website I look at now and again. Read more
Posted on 04 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Single White Rose ....
For many years, flowers and their specific colours have held meanings. Back in the Victorian Era especially, certain blooms would be sent depending on what... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
In White Coats
For quite a while now I've been trying to work on a collection of poems which pick and unpick at the mental health system. Below is a fragment from said... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
White
This weeks theme is white. White is a colour that means a lot to me. I'd like to share a memory. I sit with toast and tea despite my stomach's morning sickness... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION