Hello everyone, I hope you are doing well. It is time for me to post my monthly poem! Ideally, I would write more than just one poem in a month, but because I put very little time aside in my life for creativity at the moment (I am working on it), that is all I … Continue reading Poem – A Literary Ride
Hello everyone, I have a new poem that I would like to share. This time I have tried to describe how it feels to be in a writing slump, which is something many of us experience every now and then, and how demoralising it can feel. I thought of this poem while I was on … Continue reading Poem – The Missing Words
Hello everyone, I have written another poem that I would like to share with you. It is about having such a long TBR list and confronting the fact that I will probably never reach the end of it. I am sure many of you feel the same! It may seem fairly short, but it took … Continue reading Poem – To Be Read
Hello everyone, I have written another poem and would like to share it with you. Coming up with good poem ideas is really hard, so I hope you like this one! It is called 'Where Did The Time Go?' Where did the time go? Was it stolen away, Condemned to ruin and decay Never to … Continue reading Poem – Where Did The Time Go?
Hello everyone, Well, it is a long time since I last shared a poem with you on this blog, and there is a very simple (and complicated!) reason for that: The dreaded mental block 😦 . I first tried to write this poem a few weeks ago, but I just could not think of ONE … Continue reading Poetry – The Recital
How many drops of water are there in the ocean? How many stars are there in the sky? How many seconds of time are there in eternity? These are the questions asked by an Emperor to a shepherd boy in a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. In the story, the boy answers each of … Continue reading How Many Seconds In Eternity?
Write to Inspire, my latest poetry post: The shared desire to write To adopt the elegance of language as our mouthpiece A collective way to inspire the world Climbing aboard the publishing journey Aiming to make this one giant, daunting step As finished stories risk remaining unread Its an opportunity not to be missed Don't … Continue reading Write to Inspire
Hello, everyone! Tonight I got another poem for you all. Some weeks ago it was exam time at the University of Bristol, and I posted a poem about that. This week, all the students are getting their results, and it has been crazy busy! I have been almost constantly giving out results sheets to students, … Continue reading Results Release
Exactly two years ago, I began this blog, and I have to confess that I am surprised to still be writing regular posts on here! There have been times where I have felt that it was no longer worth it, or that I had nothing useful to contribute, but it is thanks to this community, … Continue reading Two Years
According to pretty much everybody, January 2018 seemed to last forever, so I have decided to write a poem that I hope captures those feelings. And for once, I actually thought of some adequate metaphors! Hope you like it! The sand sprinkles slowly downwards As if suspended in a tired hourglass The days sidle by … Continue reading Flickering Time
