Ashleylister

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• What the Dickens?

  Unfortunately this week Lara is unable to write a blog. Her replacement, Vicky, then went and got herself all broked up and everything. So, 'ittle peeps, you... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doing My Research on Dickens

  I went to the library,To find some information‘Bout this bloke called Dickens,And the time of impoveration So I sat down in the archivesAnd with an old newspape... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Blog on How to Be a Writer.

  Poetry Exercises: The Long Three Stages1. Read the first book in the library, the first link of a web search or the first handout you're offered. Read more

  Posted on 01 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 the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Found Poetry

  

  by Ashley Lister One writing exercise that I’ve never used in class works around the concept of ‘found poetry.’Charles Saatchi has told a court he has "no proof... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Photo Writing Exercise

  Writing poetry is a real pleasure in my life, something that I enjoy as more of a hobby than in the hope of ever completing a book. Although if that should... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry Experiment: Substitution

  When you can’t find the words or the words can’t find you; when you don’t want to write or writing doesn’t want you; when you know it is more than a spell of... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry Exercises - The Power of Three

  Poetry Exercises.Ho Ho Ho. Well what can I say? This one is going to be interesting for me. You see, I'm a very uneducated poet. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Filf List: Fictionals I'd Like To...

  This week we’ve been considering the theme of Snog, Marry Avoid. I last did a list like this when I was about fourteen and, understandably, my priorities in a... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 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 the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Tritina

  by Ashley Lister Whenever I teach poetry, there will often be a student arguing against rhyme or railing against the discipline of meter or battling the... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who to Snog, Marry and Avoid?

  So, decisions, decisions! In the absence of a significant other in my life, I could choose anyone really couldn't I? Are you worried yet? Mwahahahahahahaha. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Three Little Quotes

  “Our only KISS was like an accident – a beautiful gasoline rainbow.” Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones“The test of a desirable poem is not that one wants to MARRY... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snog, Marry, Avoid, Flush Head Down Loo Etc Etc.

  Gah I hate his game, bah humbug. No room for nuances. Well here goes;Snog - It's a secret. No I'm not telling. It's a whole package thing for me so somehow so... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snog, Marry, Avoid.

  Snog, marry, avoid is a game where you select often celebrities or subjects from your own friend circle to allocate in each category. I'm going to take a... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snog, Marry, Avoid

  To SnogTo lock in amorous unionTo exchange salivaTo be a teenage couple in a bus stopTo press lips so hard To become a seal of secretsTo Kiss Helena Bonham... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Quiet Time.

  The very first piece of origami I can remember doing was a simple box. It was my old headmaster, a man called Peter Higgins that taught an entire year group... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 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 the next two hours on Fylde Coast Community Radio.Tonight's... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scraps

  by Ashley Lister *** Dear Walls Sausages,I am writing to ask if your sausage skins are compatible with water silicone lubricants? Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Precision Art

  It just goes to show doesn't it? That beauty, creativity and a gentle touch can bring out the best in something as simple as a piece of paper. Typical traits... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2013 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION