Athropos and Mnemosyne
Short poem commenting on senility by reference to Greek mythology.
Articulations
Articulations: Examples of my creative writing: aphorisms, poems, short stories, humour (“humour”), (auto)biography, translations and more. Read Articulating myself for more details or scroll down.
If I Were Vociferous
Poem that recycles a verse from a lyric by Tanita Tikaram to illustrate the Twitter-based wordgame Artwiculate’s Word of the Day Vociferous.
Vociferous weather
Poem descriptive of the weather at the time it was composed.
Siggy Sought a Syzygy
Comic nonsense poem to illustrate the poetic term syzygy (a form of alliteration).
Lucia on the Morning Tram
Poem: 12 Dec, Lucia Eve. Celebrated in all-night parties by Swedish kids. Girls dress as Lucia in white dresses with candles in their hair.
The Bear’s Dream
Poem. Classic 5-7-5 haiku with a seasonal reference in the second line. What does the hibernating bear dream about?
Old Uncle Sam, his Wikileaks
Comic poem that references current events and the masses of classified US documents recently leaked through Wikileaks.
Together in Cordoba – the complete picture
Poem and illustration produced as my contribution to an Internet-based co-operative project.
Together in Cordoba
A poem and illustration (in four more detailed parts) produced as my contribution to an Internet-based co-operative project.
Disparate days in Leeds with Jonathan Kershaw
Disparate days as a student at Leeds with my housemate Jonathan Kershaw, bipolar (manic depressive) and certainly neither gay nor queer.