Today, I am excited to share this advance review of Archery In The UK from Barbara Harris Leonhard, editor of MasticadoresUSA: "If you are you looking for a poetry collection that will put a huge smile on your face, this is the book for you. Ingrid Wilson and Nick Reeves have created a book of... Continue Reading →
‘Duet’ published at MasticadoresUSA
The mood in the UK today is sombre, to say the least, with bells tolling out across the country, announcing the death of our longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. In times of sadness, I find much solace in poetry and music, so it's good to have a poem about music-making up at Masticadores today: Duet... Continue Reading →
‘Testify’ published at MasticadoresUSA #poetry
Testify:don’t just swallow what you seeopen your eyesraise your voicetell your story... I have a new poem up at MasticadoresUSA today: please head over there to continue reading. Many thanks to editor Gabriela for continuing to publish and support my work. This poem fits well with the themes of the anthology Wounds I Healed: The... Continue Reading →
‘Go Easy’ published at MasticadoresUSA
Go easy:growth comes incrementallypaso a pasostep by baby stepwe learntake two steps forwardone step backrepeat the same mistakesbegin again... Please head over to MasticadoresUSA to continue reading! Many thanks to editor Gabriela for featuring my work once again. 'Go easy' seems appropriate advice to myself as this mammoth month of poetry draws to a close...... Continue Reading →
‘The Line’ Featured at Masticadores USA
Many thanks once again to editor Gabriela for featuring my poem. Here's a sneak preview: Pay out the linecast it cautiously(not over-cautiously) anddip it deepinto the wellspringof your wild imagination:come up singing... Continue reading at MasticadoresUSA! I wrote this two years ago, but this is the first time it has been published. I think my... Continue Reading →
‘I want you to read me’ featured at MasticadoresUSA
Today, I am excited to announce the publication of my poem, 'I want you to read me,' at Masticadores USA: I want you to read me:want you to read the spaces in betweenthe lines, and guess at what they meanperhaps you will find me As I want to read youthe way the light plays like... Continue Reading →
‘He writes for me’ Featured at MasticadoresUSA
He writes for melove letters in the dustor on the empty sands at sunsetlets the sea erase them... Please continue reading at MasticadoresUSA! 'He writes for me' is my latest poem to be featured on this wonderful site, edited by Gabriela Marie Milton. Please follow the site and read some of the other poems you... Continue Reading →
‘Manicure’ published at MasticadoresUSA!
In truth I’ve only done this once beforeten years ago, the day before my wedding perhaps I didn’t feel I deserved more:the colours fade, the skin around them shedding... Please visit MasticadoresUSA to continue reading. This is my first poem as a featured contributor to MasticadoresUSA. Thanks to the Editor, the wonderful Gabriela Marie Milton for... Continue Reading →
MasticadoresUSA: Monthly Contributors Announced!
MasticadoresUSA, edited by the bestselling poet Gabriela Marie Milton, announces its monthly contributors today, and I am honoured to be included amongst them. I am joined by other talented poets including Cindy Georgakas and Jeff Flesch, and our poetry will be featured regularly on the site every month. Follow the site for further updates, and... Continue Reading →
‘Beautiful Things’ published at MasticadoresUSA!
Thank you to editor Gabriela Marie Milton for publishing my poem at MasticadoresUSA today. I am truly grateful for the support and encouragement Gabriela has shown me during my time writing poetry on WordPress. I know that Gabriela is very busy professionally, but she always takes the time to offer kind words of support to... Continue Reading →