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I'm excited to announce the publication of my latest poetry collection, A Bracken Fern, a retrospective of some of my favourite poems from the last five years. A lot has changed in that time. The first poems in the collection were written during the first Covid lockdown, which I experienced in the south of Spain.... Continue Reading →
The forthcoming poetry collection, Life on the Blue Planet by Cheryl Batavia, is not just a book, but an experience. I must start by remarking how beautifully presented it is: I love the fonts, layouts and colourful photographs which adorn its pages. As for the poems, from the moment I started reading, they made me... Continue Reading →
As I prepare for launch day on 5th December, I bring you another reading from my forthcoming collection, A Bracken Fern: Selected Poems 2020-2025. I have chosen the poem 'Persephone' as it is well suited to the time of year. I know that many people enjoy the long, dark nights, but I am not one... Continue Reading →
I'm happy to announce that the Kindle version of A Bracken Fern, Selected Poems 2020-2025 is now available to pre-order from Amazon. If you want to pre-order the paperback, you can do so from Waterstones.com. The paperback version will also be on sale on Amazon from 5th December. More About the Book Me and my... Continue Reading →
As the publication date for A Bracken Fern draws nearer, I bring you a reading from the collection, a favourite poem of mine, 'Streets of Dreaming.' https://videopress.com/v/R6eJZcBn?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fexperimentsinfiction.wordpress.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F09%2Fabf-blog-post.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I hope this post finds you well as the nights draw in, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. I always find it a challenging time of year, but... Continue Reading →
I have put together a video of another seasonal poem from A Bracken Fern. I hope you enjoy this tour of a Northern Autumn! Ingrid https://videopress.com/v/N4sTZ5Xu?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Currently working on 2nd proof!
Cheryl Batavia, the talented author of Life in Inspiring Places and Earthly Days, has written a beautifully crafted and insightful review of A Bracken Fern. If you would like a taster of what the book is all about, do head over to gulfcoastpoet.com to read her review. A thousand thank yous to Cheryl for her... Continue Reading →
A poem best suited to this time of year, perhaps! From my forthcoming poetry collection, A Bracken Fern: Selected Poems 2020-2025.
I carry worries, fears and caresall through my day, and such employleaves little space to realisethat I should also carry joy. I carry weight from many years'sickness, responsibilities,yet, in the midst of all of these,know life is more than tears. The dancing of the sunlit waves,raindrops which wet the mouths of caves,such secrets as I... Continue Reading →
Swift as an arrow to the heart marking the start of a new adventure, cleft like a tree trunkdeft as a dartof pleasure, pain or censure. Soft as the rain at eventide,mists of the midnight massesgathering under the church to hideas the congregation passes.Feathered and framed in a picture booksky from the realms of storyread in some... Continue Reading →
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