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Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Men
Dear Readers,It’s hard to celebrate Christmas this year, when there is so much wrong with the world.How can we celebrate the Christmas season, when we see and hear the sounds of war all around us, thr ........
THE END
Good Morning Readers: I hope you have been keeping well.I want to talk about the phrase, “The End”. This can mean so many things. The end of what?At the movies, “THE END”, would appear at the ........
ANZAC DAY REMEMBRANCE
Good Morning, Readers:Another year has passed since we remembered ANZAC day. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.The 25th of April was officially named Anzac Day in 1916.On the ........
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Good morning Readers: I thought I would re-introduce a well known Christmas Carol, written by Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, which you can hum to yourself, as you get into the Christmas spirit. ........
Magical India
Good Morning Readers,My trip to India was magical. New Delhi, The Imperial Hotel, a beautiful hotel where many a famous person has stayed. New Delhi was a surprise. A leafy avenue of palatial mans ........
Shakespeare’s Love of Italy
Good Morning Readers: William Shakespeare was born in 1564. He lived during the reign of the last Tudor monarch, Queen Elizabeth 1. Her reign was from 1558-1603. It was a time of exploration into ........
Poetry and Poets of Ukraine
Good morning, Readers: I want to draw your attention to the world of literature in Ukraine. I’ve been researching a little bit, but this is a huge field of information. Yes, poetry is bein ........
Poetry is About Life and Love
Good Morning Readers: Some of the poets I like to talk about, are from the Romantic period, 1750’s to 1820’s. When reference is made to Romantic verse, the poets who generally spring to m ........
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Good Morning Readers:What better way to start the New Year, than with a Shakespearean sonnet. I’m sure many of you know or are familiar with this sonnet.William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 is justifia ........
The Dawn of a New Year
Good Morning Readers:Embrace a New Year, with a new feeling. This is an opportunity to make changes to our lives, for the better. This is the time, when we hope a new year will bring us opportuniti ........
On a Festive Note
Good Morning Readers; At this festive season, I was looking back, and found my thoughts wondering to a special place near Tuscon, Arizona. A vision in the distance, of a white church rising up in t ........
POETRY IS A TONIC FOR OUR WORLD
Hello Readers:If we could scatter poetry books around the world, leave them on trains, on planes, in schools, and drop poems from planes throughout battlefields around the world in different languag ........
A SADDENED WORLD
Good Morning Readers:I haven’t written many poems this year. My mind has mostly turned towards the war in Ukraine. I think we have all been ‘taken over’, you might say, by the daily horrors we see o ........
RUPERT BROOKE, POET – A GENTLE SOUL
Hello Readers:I would like to introduce you to Rupert Brooke, an English poet. Born Aug. 3, 1887, Rugby, Warwickshire, Eng. and died April 23, 1915, Skyros, Greece. He was a well born, gifted, han ........
LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS
To the regular person in the street, doesn’t think about poetry. Yes, they may visit a bookshop, but they ’see’ novels, books about adventures, love stories, discovery, history, etc. etc. but th ........
POETRY IN MOTION
Hello Readers:I hope your summer has been enjoyable. Have you had time to read any poetry?The Olympic Games have finished, but what a show. Pure poetry in motion. What do I mean by this? It could me ........
SAVING THE FRANKLIN RIVER
Good Morning Readers,Tasmanian film-maker Oliver Cassidy reflects on his father’s journey down the Franklin River in Tasmania at Rock Island Bend. This is the story of Australia’s most significant e ........
‘WAKING UP TO BEAUTY’, MY 2ND POETRY BOOK EXPLAINED IN A NUTSHELL
Good morning Readers:My 2nd poetry book, ‘Waking Up to Beauty’, was published April 29, 2022 by Austin Macauley Publishers.The poetry in this book is for students who like reading poetry, or are st ........
OUR WORLD
Good morning Readers:It’s hard to know what subject to write about, in our world, today. Our minds are focused on the sadness of the war in Ukraine.We need to think about what we can do to help.Th ........
HAVE YOU WRITTEN YOUR FIRST NOVEL YET?
Good Morning Readers:Thank you for visiting my website.I wonder if you have been spending more time reading and going to your local library. So many people have become more creative during these pas ........
TALKING POETRY, WHAT ELSE?
Good morning Readers,It’s good to be back again, and bringing you news of my second poetry book, ‘Waking Up to Beauty.’ This was published by Austin Macauley Publishers, on April 29, 2022.I’m exc ........
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, THE BARD
Hello Readers:Happy New Year to you all.I think I am going to start my New Year’s Blog talking about The Bard. “Who is that”?, you might ask; well, it is England’s greatest playwright, poet, and son ........
HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND FESTIVE SEASON TO YOU ALL
Good Morning Readers:Yes, it is that special time of the year again, when many Faiths celebrate a special event during December. I hope that you and all of your families, whether near or across t ........
SHALL WE TAKE A WALK?
Good Morning Readers:I thought you might like to take a walk into the countryside. Just open the gate and see the vista before you. The beauty that you see is breathtaking. We are so blessed to h ........
PLEASE WRITE A BOOK REVIEW
Good Morning Readers:I want to thank you for visiting my website. I hope you are keeping well.Perhaps you have bought my poetry book, called ‘The Mists of Time’, or perhaps you have bought the e-book/ ........
THE ENJOYMENT OF POETRY
Good morning Readers:I know you visit my website to learn more about poetry; remember, poetry is to be enjoyed and embraced.I hope you have been enjoying reading poetry these past months, and that i ........
MUSIC AND REMEMBRANCE
Good Morning Readers,I was just thinking about what I would consider my favourite things. Then I thought, why not ask you to think about yours too.When I hear a piece of my favourite music, one is ........
WHEN YOU BUY A POETRY BOOK
When you buy a poetry book, don’t just hurry to read it all at once, and afterwards put in on the bookshelf at home and forget it is there. Read a little bit at a time, when you feel like it.It’s li ........
POETS’ CORNER, WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Good Morning Readers:I’ve been thinking about Poets’ Corner, in Westminster Abbey. I wonder if you may have visited Westminster Abbey, and walked around its magnificent interior.Many poets have been ........
WHAT INDUCES PEOPLE TO WRITE POETRY OR TO PAINT?
Good Morning Readers,This is a question that is asked quite often. Beauty induces us to want to write or paint because of the magnificence of nature which is before our eyes. This promotes emotiona ........
WHEN DID YOU LAST WRITE A POEM TO A LOVED ONE?
Good Morning Readers:I thought it would be interesting, if you could do a bit of investigating.It’s about including poetry in a relationship. It would be an interesting exercise if you could ask fa ........
DISCOVERING OLD AND NEW POETS
Hello Readers:I hope you are keeping well, and will enjoy this article.The other day, I was talking to a friend, about my poetry book, The Mists of Time, published April, 2021 by Austin Macauley Pu ........
READING POETRY AT IMPORTANT MOMENTS
Good Morning Readers:It’s good to be back again, and talking about poetry; it is so much a part of our lives.Have you noticed that at a memorial service, or funeral, someone will read a poem to fit ........
READING POETRY
Good Morning Readers:I hope you are well, and looking towards the autumn and winter months. Yes, it is a pity summer is over. Summer is when we feel free and not constrained by the cold. We want ........
THE MAGIC CARPET OF FLOWERS – CASTELLUCCIO DI NORCIA, IN ITALY
Good Morning Readers:I discovered this most beautiful and enchanting splash of nature’s colour and beauty. This is all about lentils and poetry!Each spring from May through July there is a colourful ........
LOST FOR WORDS
Good Morning Readers:I’m not sure where to start. There’s been so much happening lately, in the news, in our world. It’s hard to think about poetry, when it seems the world is so confused and hurti ........
EXPECTATIONS THROUGH LIFE
Hello Readers:Everything is so transient. Everyone is in such a hurry. There is just not enough time to pay attention to an issue; heavens knows we have enough issues.Yes, there are newspapers an ........
THE PERSONALITY OF POETRY
Good Morning Readers:Here’s a little bit of psychology. I’m thinking about poetry and a poet’s mood when they are writing. The mood dictates the outcome of the poem.Happiness is something we are al ........
READING POETRY CAN REDUCE STRESS IN YOUR LIVES
Dear Readers:I’ve been thinking about the fact that you are busy people. I have been wondering how you have found time to look at my website. You must be interested in reading poetry, or you would ........
CAN YOU TELL A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Good Morning Readers:Whether you read a lot or a little, it doesn’t matter. I’m glad that you have come to visit my website today.You don’t have to have read a lot of books, like novels, or poetr ........
HOLDING A POETRY BOOK IS SO PERSONAL
Hello Readers,It’s so nice to pick up a book at the library, a book you’ve been waiting for, for a while. Or perhaps you actually visit a bookstore in your lunch hour and peruse the bookshelves, to ........
CAPTURE A MOMENT OF TRANQUILITY
If you can capture a moment of tranquility in your busy life, then you may like to read a novel or some poetry, or even write some poetry.Writing poetry will bring a certain peace to your lives. H ........
DIP YOUR TOE INTO THE WATER
Hello Readers:I hope this finds you well, wherever you are in the world.Have you taken a peek at my website, recently. I try to write at least once a week, so please keep an eye on it. There cou ........
THE SUBTLETY OF POETRY, AND HOW IT CAN HELP US
Good Morning Readers: I trust you are well, and happy to think about poetry and its merits. I want to talk about poetry for a little, and how you can enjoy it. You may be new to poetry, and that is ........
SPRING IS A GREAT TIME FOR POETS AND POETRY
Hello Readers:I hope this finds you well.I don’t know if many of you who may be reading my notes/blog today, like writing poetry yourselves. Have you ever tried to write a poem? Poems to a loved ........