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The theme of this International Women’s Day: Remember but Don’t Give Up!
I am pretty sure the unofficial theme of International Women’s Day 2016 is don’t give up. After all, we have got so far. Pity we have so much further to go. As this is a writing blog, I’m sharing a poem … Continue reading
Posted in Musings, poetry, secret history, WeWillRememberThem
Tagged gasworks, Lancashire, layards to catch meddlars, lipstick, poetry
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Legal deposit is forever
I have the phrase ‘legal deposit is for ever’ on my mind, but then wonder who on earth I think I am for even hoping that my writing will last. As Lorde says, ‘only bad people like to see their … Continue reading
Posted in Derbyshire Ripley, Musings, prose, Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Motion, copywriter, Creative writing, Lorde, poetry, UEA
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He loved one thing…
He loved one thing The smell of onion and garlic Cooking, leaking out Of her skin, branding her clothes. That promise of a meal, ready to turn With repetitive force. The comfort of nothingness Of whole countries debased with The … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, workshop pieces, writing
Tagged Anna Akhmatova, creative writing exercises, food, love poetry, poetry
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Love Song: not a sestina #amwriting #rhymingpoetry #new
I have been reading Elizabeth Bishop and playing with rhyming stanzas, but I think there is something missing here. I will have to look up a sestina again! Love Song I know you love me really You just … Continue reading
When Did You Stop Learning Baby? #amwriting #rhymingpoetry #poetry 1994 to 1996
I have been looking through my entire back catalogue and discovered I like at least 24 poems and found more I can’t even remember writing. It is, however, the rhyming ones I wrote early on, before the poetry classes, that … Continue reading
The poem about my grandma, knitting and Countdown
OK. So I just looked for my poem about my grandma and I have found loads of poetry that no one has ever read. Lots. And I’m not sure any of it is going to see the light of day … Continue reading
Remember – another poem written at a workshop about #WW1 #amwriting
I’m trying to forget the fear, the mud, the stench of bodies Blown away from themselves. The barbed wire scratching at my soul. Shuffling towards death, one by one in dirty uniforms Those hollowed out eyes reflecting back from … Continue reading
The Road
(c) Becky Deans 2012. I wrote this a couple of weeks ago! The Road We the undersigned Shall patiently wait For someone to die on this road. We may Check your speed in Florescent jackets. But you will … Continue reading
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