Glazing and glistening grey clouds clot and rust over the cityLike dreams pouring from the steel mills andSpilling their detritus.Red-black smoke thickens like scabs,Suffocating lives and dreams.This was where I worked one summer because my old manTold me to.Me, all … Continue reading
Ancient stump with brown pine needles sprinkled on the forest floor.No sign of the trunk and canopy that was once rootedThrough and by this humble stump.Further ahead, a hickory stands like granite.Around its crooked and askew trunk winds a vine,Embracing … Continue reading
Brian dug for victory. The lawns and flower borders disappeared. The invasion of potatoes, cabbages and onions began. ‘Soil for the stomach,’ became his mantra. It was in those lean times that he became a master at producing giant vegetables. … 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
Nappies Nappies. Knew nothing about nappiesin 1965, nor 1970.Nappies in 1980 meant:Big Sis with toddler under one arm,milk bottle in her mouthand my camera playing tricks. Yet in 1993 we bought full-size/boy/known brandand experts in disposableswithin a week.Tried pull-ups, swim … Continue reading
With a Word I adorn my mind each morning with a wordas a queen for her coronation is adorned with gold,with associations to combat the foul breath that is spewedfrom establishments,individuals,and the rituals of the modern world. Though sharing three … Continue reading
Mark my words, apart from being a seminal thinker & slimy foreign art monger, Vas Pretorius DeFerens was something of an enigma to friends, enemies, & medical science alike. Allegedly he was a proud possessor of either three or four … 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
On the 10th August 2017 you will be performing at The Edinburgh Fringe with Rosie Garland, Hannah Raymond Cox, Andromada Mystic, Rachel Plummer, Angie Strachan, Carla Woodburn, Rebecca Monks and Taylor Swift 666 in a show called Poetry Bordello: Where … Continue reading
You have written a fascinating book called Gifts of Rings and Gold. Can you please tell us about it? Gifts of Rings and Gold – the title is to do with the position of the letter G. It also refers … Continue reading