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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 ( 2070 )
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Guest Post - Nigel the Blackpool Bard
This weekend we're beyond fortunate in having a contribution from local writer and legend, Nigel the Blackpool BardThe End of the World - by Nigel The... Read more
Posted on 14 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Keep The Hill
The end of the world does not mean the end of all things. I pretty sure you have all experienced an “end of my world” event. When something happens that... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
A Rhyme for Britain's Bankers
Good afternoon readers,This week, we've been looking at the theme 'Now with one hand', which instantly got me thinking of those who give with one and take away... Read more
Posted on 12 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dead Good Poetry Show - Live on Air
on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for two hours from 8pm on Fylde Coast Community Radio. Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
One Hand? Try Doing It with One Leg
By Ashley Lister The Ballad of the Blackpool Spiderman I’ll tell you a tale of a man who can writeBut he got stricken down by a rogue spider’s biteAnd it bit... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Leading the Way
Never underestimate feelings. The power that accompanies emotion and thought. It can be truly scary just how deep and passionately they run. I never fully... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Reading: The Next Generation
Like any aspiring poet I love books. Real books. The ones with spines and pages which discolour over time. The ones given as gifts with their personalised... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Which Hand Do You Do It With?
I'm right handed, but consider myself creative but am also quite a logical and analytical person. I know a fair few creative people who are left handed though,... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Never Do with One Hand, What You Can Put off Till Thursday.
As humans we can be very interesting things. As sheep and badgers we are just doggers taking part in some very filthy sex stuff. But as humans, being humans we... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Predicting the Future
On the night I was brought into this world, the stars were in the sky. They had assumed the usual position for July, that being the way of things and as a resul... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Living in Dystopia
by Ashley Lister The thing that I always find fascinating about our interpretation of the future is that most of us believe it will be better. To my mind, this... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Ever Onward
Every moment that passes is a new start, the beginning of the Future. But is it mapped out already, or constantly changing with each choice made creating... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
52 Poems in the Future
As a child the future was something that could be cut out of the Argos catalogue and stuck inside a cardboard dream house. It was wishing to be older so I... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Not in the Now
Here are some more wonderful insights from the fantastic David Riley.We're the only creatures in the universe with a real humdinger of a sense of the future. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Future
nouna period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come."we plan on getting married in the near future"adjectiveat a... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
On Christmas Morning - a Poem
On Christmas morning On the streetChildren with smiling faces greetAs Santa makes his way back homeTo calculate his Wonga loanThe television's got it wrongOld... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Dead Good Poetry Show - Live on Air!
on air now!Just a reminder that tonight's edition of the Dead Good Poetry Show will be playing for two hours from 8pm on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Belated Greetings
by Ashley ListerI'm typing this direct into blogger. I'm really short on time this week having bitten off more than I can chew (or promised to write more than... Read more
Posted on 28 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
I'm No Scrooge, but .....
I don't know if it's just me, but to me Christmas isn't the same anymore. Perhaps it's because I've grown up, and lets face it, Christmas is all about the kids... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Boxing Day Laziness
Christmas wouldn't be the same without a new poem from our poet laureate. This year saw Carol Ann Duffy write Bethlehem; a beautiful little book published by... Read more
Posted on 26 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION