Fireflies Fireflies in jarsbecame night lightsin the summerof my memories. Endless Summer The summer was endlesson muggy nights,as a fan cooledmy thoughts. Lemonade on a Hot Day The lemonade tasted greatas my glass sweated drops of moisturerenewing my thirst. Parched … Continue reading
Leafy Acrobats My thoughts came together While strolling in the fall, As the leaves were tumbling. Acrobats soared through The sky with A coloured silhouette. Glorious colours were scattered At my feet. Tracker I saw footprints In the snow today. … Continue reading
Tertiary Privilege It is a marvellous Memphis eveningand as I get on the trolley,I catch an immediate glimpse of her.While I deposit my money,I find her fixing breakfastwith those soft blue eyes shining.During the day, I calljust to her the … Continue reading
Maybe it’s because October nights on the EastCoast can still be sultry; it was still reasonablyearly, 10:30; us three in our usual semi-stupefiedlethargy got a rush of energy, decided to take a walkover to Fresh Grocer at 40th & Walnut, … Continue reading
Golden Smock Vibrant colours and geometric printsburst from the curatedand manicured environment.Fanciful flower stemsand lucky turtleslovingly adorn a plain corner.Intricate patternsmade with mathematical formulas.A randomly placed,colourful floor tile,next to a gumball machinecatches her eye,and her mouth curls up on one … Continue reading
So Long So Long, Marianne, Leonard Cohen had sungwhen I was a thing of the future and still unborn,intuiting the ways of the world from an unhappy womb. My father died when I was six months old.My eyes cannot recall … Continue reading
In The Art of Memoir, Mary Karr describes memory as ‘a pinball in a machine – it messily ricochets around between image, fragments of scenes, stories you’ve heard. Then the machine goes tilt and snaps off.’ That’s what Filipino author … Continue reading
(Photo Credit: Frank Kennedy – Jan’s first public performance reading poetry – Cat Call Festival 2006) Tell us about your journey towards becoming a poet. It all started through my work in healthcare. I was supporting an Asian … Continue reading
Hilary Robinson (Photo Credit: Ben Robinson) Some Mother’s Do…..poems for (un) real people is on Weds 7th November 2018 @ 18:30 at the Portico Library event in Manchester. How wonderful! Can you tell us about it? Hilary Robinson: We felt the Portico … Continue reading
You were appointed Cheshire Poet Laureate in 2004, and Manchester Cathedral Poet of the Year in 2010. Congratulations! When did you first discover your passion for words? Almost as soon as I could speak it seems I was making up … Continue reading