A big thanks to Jennifer Wong for including this pome of mine in the TORCH A Personal History of Home digital anthology:...

(Inspired by the Welsh Land of my fathers) O Land of my daughters, O zests of my soul, Dear children to cherish who gather me whole, And...

(Only uses the letters T, H, I, S, L, I, F, E) Flesh left filth. Thief fest. Lies set flies. Lest His flits fit. (Tiles). Shift files....

I see svelte squads, attachments, golden threads ascend from my youth. Herbaceous spirals go stretching out, to hook my ankles. Our...

Of course you would clean the carpets, buff all the silver, dust bookshelves But, would you look inside yourself? Would you start dusting...

(in honour of George Orwell) They are heard in alleyways. Tired, hoarse, and kicked in the teeth. The kittens, long forgotten, knackered,...

(For Sarah’s 53rd birthday) Deaths of loved ones, all the bones rattle and the hum of hope, bones in layers, buds open. Heaven’s eye...

Sneeze and the stars come out. Why do the stars blink? Weights are placed on the Earth’s eyes. A series of sparks can signal the end of...

A red deer panics at dawn. It trips the stiff, morning light. Air rattles down cracked loam lines. Bronchi spread like beaten wings....

Thank you to Green Ink Poetry for publishing my poem in their Luminescence collection: https://www.greeninkpoetry.co.uk/poetry-submission...

Your senses will fall down strange, steep cliffsides. Buried recalls will slip on fawning films. Life will be washed away, marking days...

A grassy climb confronts us. Lakeland but out on a limb. We pass brawny, parked heather and pick a purple flower to adorn your coral...

Next week, I'm involved in an event organised by Professor Alison Baverstock. This is her advert: This event on space is part of the...

I'm thrilled that Kathleen McPhilemy chose to feature this poem in the latest Poetry Worth Hearing episode. The podcast is now available...

Blood sugar, sex, magic (Sarah James) Verve Poetry Press 2022 Sarah James starts the book with an emotive quotation from the Merchant of...

Thanks to the Agape Review for publishing this short reflection: https://agapereview.com/2022/09/25/iris/ - Have a good day! Stephen

It borders liquids, so unreactive and shaped. Magic boils inside. Its transparent quality gives us a window to art. It is glass,...

Hiya! I'm doing a reading on West Wilts Radio! See below: Dominic Fisher, master of delicious phrases ('afternoon half-covers a table',...