Poetry

A poem based on Alexander Pope’s Epistle II, To a Lady, Of the Characters of Women. This week: Part I, Introduction. Forthcoming parts are: II, Bargirls; III, Freelancers; IV, Good Girls; V, Hi-So Girls and Conclusion.

Waiting in the departure lounge late at night, everything looks different somehow. This poem is based on a diary entry jotted down while waiting for the long flight back to the UK.

A poem for St Valentine’s day inspired by one of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s love poems.

A poem inspired by the launch of the Apple iPad, and by you, Namtai!

Let’s rock together just you and I In night’s restless cradle

As I strode along burrowing through the darkness, night’s cool breath licked my face.

This one was inspired by a poem by Dino Campana.

Writer's block gets us all at one time or another - especially poets, when they're stuck for a rhyme.

Another sonnet from the crow of Chao Phraya.

My version of the Parts of Speech Poem was inspired by the discussion between John Daysh and Dana following this article: http://www.thailandstories.com/article/non-fiction/essays/devolving.html

A sonnet describing my mistress - with thanks to the Swan of Avon from the Crow of Chao Phraya.

Enough! or Too much! – Concluding reflections.

Truth can never be told so as to be understood.

A poem for 5th November in Thailand: 'Those we once knew in the long-forgotten west remember us, not as lost Bohemian souls, but only as the hollow men, the stuffed men…'