Today Free Verse Revolution launches in its new Literary Magazine format. I am very excited to read it, and delighted to have a new poem of mine, 'Perspective on Youth' included in the publication. I am joined by many other talented writers including Gabriela Marie Milton and Ivor Stephen. It is sure to be a... Continue Reading →
True Poetic North #poetry #poem
The true poet does not look for fame orearthly glory, the true poet is not bound by fads orfashions, literary stylistics,editorial demands.The true poet seeks only the beauty in the everyday:the smallest thing the largest thingand the infinitesimal array of all things in between. The true poet is grateful for the mutability of life contrasted with the... Continue Reading →
Twitter Poetry Week 10
I have noticed after doing this for 10 weeks that the poems seem to fall into different patterns, or 'themes,' every week. This has not been deliberate on my part, but it is interesting to note. Looking back, it appears that this week's theme was self-analysis, appropriately enough: https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1367724220281724929 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1368145466135838722 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1368504281838592000 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1368877962670596096 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1369207238909394946 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1369574827980427266 https://twitter.com/Experimentsinfc/status/1370020031812100098... Continue Reading →
Remembering the tsunami #poem
Ten years since the tsunamibroke upon Japantearing apart familiesnot all saved, who ran: on this day a tearfor his daughter ten years gonewishing she was here. © Experimentsinfiction 2021, All Rights Reserved This morning I read about the ten-year anniversary of the tsunami which hit Japan costing 18,500 lives and triggering a nuclear meltdown at... Continue Reading →
The problem of Hollywood and #MeToo #IWD2021
Hollywood doesn’t love you for who you areHollywood only loves you for your youthHollywood isn’t interested in your character Hollywood will not let you speak your truth:that’s the whole problem with the #MeToo movement,a fundamental problem of society; we never see the fully-rounded persononly the person they have moulded us to be.Don’t think you can be like... Continue Reading →
How far we’ve come: Poems dedicated to Virginia Woolf No.3 #IWD2021
Dear Virginiathere’s a questionI would really like to asksince you first put pen to paperthrew your gauntlet downset us your taskand that is:'How far have we come?' Is Mary Beton grown now?Is she married?How many children does she have?Did she ever get to writethe words she longed to share with us?did she give her children... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: Don Matthews Trilogy #21
Don's mate Skip (pictured above) is refusing to speak to me after I featured Priscilla and Ralph in last week's post. He's gone to spend some quality time with this Kangaroo friends. Meanwhile Don continues working hard to bring you more Flippant, Comic, and Serious poetry. Enjoy this week's offering! I Am An Offbeat Poet... Continue Reading →
Emergence: Poems Dedicated to Virginia Woolf No.2 #IWD2021
Her head bobbed just beneath the surface of the waterhair spread out like a painting by John Everett Millaisandrogynous, amorphous:wide eyessevere jawbonesharp aquiline nose. She was afraid to break the surface;and to emergefrom the silence of her amniotic sac:‘Stay safe inside,'her inner critic counselled: 'Do not dream to give the world the words it does not lack.'... Continue Reading →
I cut a #fringe #poem
I cut a fringe to hide my frown linesI hate my frown lines but I love myself- no -I hate myself but love my frown-lines- no -I love my frown-lines and myself butI don't like how they look in the mirror- no -I cut a fringe because I cannot afford botox- no - I don't... Continue Reading →
Spillwords Author of the Month Jan/Feb 2021
I am thrilled to have been voted Author of the Month at Spillwords Press for Jan/Feb 2021! I wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone who voted for me: this means so much and I am so grateful for your time, kind words and support. Another heartfelt thank you to Dagmara and the... Continue Reading →