My Journey in Poetry

I’m writing this way too early in the morning. My brain popped awake at 4.45, and try as I might — and I did for an hour and a half — I couldn’t fall back to sleep so I thought I’d use the time to tell you about my weekend at the...

Back to Blighty…Briefly

It’s pouring rain here today, which is making it psychologically easier to prepare for my trip off-Island. Tomorrow I head off for a quick trip back to England to attend the Polyverse Poetry Festival being held at the University Of Loughborough. I first blogged...

Plagiarism and Bernie Madoff

At the behest of Jane Smith at How Publishing Really Works , bloggers around the world are using today to bring attention to the problem of plagiarism. Although I have been lucky enough never to have been a victim of somebody stealing my work, I feel that it is...

Shameless Promotion: "Pedal Pusher"

Hi. Remember me? I feel like it’s been yonks since I last blogged, but I see that it’s been less than a week. I guess it is that strange phenomenon called “island time” finally creeping into my molecules. Everything takes longer, lasts longer,...

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I’ve always been a sucker for Disney movies. Long after the kids grew out of them, I insisted on keeping videos of “Beauty and the Beast” and “Lion King.” Actually, the Disney version of “Alice in Wonderland” remains one of my...