A Sonnet for Gaza
Image by Maitane Azurmendi: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Hibu Abu Nada (1991-2023) was killed along with her son in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike on 20th October 2023.…
Instead of taking umbrage I take up my pen
Image by Maitane Azurmendi: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Hibu Abu Nada (1991-2023) was killed along with her son in Gaza by an Israeli airstrike on 20th October 2023.…
Cancer, creativity and a family finding itself as it transitions from grief to joy. Sounds like a mini series. But it's real.
A poem for Christmas written in my new notebook with my new pen.
I wrote this poem yesterday. Today I am seventy. It is never too late. The inspiration came from a poetry workshop at Manchester Maggies on Thursday. Our usual leader, Clare…
Why I write and why I hope. A short explanation and two poems about Christmas.