Des Hannigan 1943-2024
Des was a wonderful writer, storyteller and adventurer. A man of great sensitivity and humour who graced all who met him with his wonderful spirit. Des Hannigan, journalist, travel writer, […]
Category Archives: poems
Bird Sea from the ‘Isolate’ series
Bird Sea breaks in the daylight sketch of handling the mental wear as the hedgerow balances between a robin and a wren how they swing their tongues […]
Isolate Self – a poem with sound
Isolate Self alone stroked pen blade of quiff face origami wire sculpture like Aunt Rose’s belly laugh blessing the soft cliff place air in swiped cloth armour loving the smell […]
Senora – a poem for National Poetry Day
Senora some brave step saluted the statue its engraved title its sharp polished stone the step from negative dancing around the issues held us the sweat the ultimate form […]
Live Poetry Soundscape
Laundry Poetry and the 7*s Group
The 7*s poetry group meets in the back room at the Seven Stars in Falmouth, every Monday evening from 8:15pm onwards. This laundry poet will be there too. […]
After the War by Jotamario Arbeláez
After the War by Jotamario Arbeláez a day after the war if there is a war if after the war there is a day I will hold you in my […]
A poem for Notre Dame
Candle yours is a heavenly fire a burning bush say an easter mad with premonition and disaster miracles while the dome crumbles microsecond tumble of hot ash in drone frame […]
Windrush Us – a sound poem
Windrush Us “This poem has the unfortunate inspiration of British Citizenship and migrant policy changes implemented by the current Prime Minister (Teresa May) when she was Home Secretary under the […]
a sonnet in situ
White Feather The mist envelope steamed open air turned tears unstuck the fold creased as a magpie’s cackle at dawn we house us at night them who do us harm […]
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