Athropos and Mnemosyne
Short poem commenting on senility by reference to Greek mythology.
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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.
Pariah – an Artwiculate word of the day response
Photograph and memory of a roadside hoarding in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo taken in September 2009.
King Arthur’s Most Ignominious Moment
King Arthur’s Most Ignominious Moment: When he was stopped by the police for carrying a drawn sword down Kensington High Street.
Words of Confusion
Words of (possible) confusion between English and Swedish – an article inspired by Artwiculate, the Twitter-based word game.