The Poetry Roundabout in cyberspace
The monthly Poetry Roundabout has gone into cyberspace during the C17 lockdown. You can read the latest number on the website of the...
Poetry is fun! [or can be]
The Poetry Roundabout meets on the first Friday of the month at 10.45 a.m in The Smith Art Gallery and Museum in Stirling Scotland....
Just Published!
The first volume of a bilingual edition of Alexander Pushkin's poetry has now been published - in Russian and English - in the Alma...
In praise of Scotland's 'worst poet.'
This is 'Thought for the Day' - my latest contribution to BBC Radio Scotland Good morning. I’ve got a soft spot for the great city of...
Where is she now?
This is ‘Thought for the Day’, broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland on April 19th,2016 When I was eight years old, a large Roman villa was...
FRIENDS IN SPACE!
This is THOUGHT FOR THE DAY , broadcast on 'Good Morning Scotland', [BBC Radio Scotland, on 19 January 2016 When I was a small boy I...
Hope
Hope is an unexpected letter. "Hey, we love you. Please get better." Hope is a voice from long ago Ringing up to say "Hello". Hope is a...
The Onomatopoeia Poem
Try this one if you want to interest children (or grownups) in the music of words Dong - ding - ding dong (Sounding words can sing a...
Collecting Old Clothes
COLLECTING OLD CLOTHES (While working for The Salvation Army in West London, I was often invited to collect 'jumble'. While some people...
Thought for the Day
Broadcast on ‘Good Morning Scotland'- January 19th, 2016 When I was a small boy I enjoyed reading a book called ‘Through Space and Time’...
