Welcome to another Crap Poem and once again I’m borrowing an incredibly successful, funny and heart-warming poem by Philip Larkin and amending the words to make another with a similar subject. This be the verse is a short 3 verse poem about the relationship between children and their parents. It’s kind hearted, but also sharpContinue reading “Crap Poem 21 – This be the verse by Philip Larkin…reimagined.”
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Haiku Hope 16 – Trust
Hello again, and welcome to another haiku hope. This time I’m using the 5, 7, 5 format to talk about trust (in a teeny tiny way!), and hopefully explain in a nutshell how easy it is to break my faith in someone. Trust is something earned and not necessarily over time. Often it’s about knowingContinue reading “Haiku Hope 16 – Trust”
Haiku Hope 15 – Long haul haiku
Welcome back to another haiku hope, this time focussing on life with Long Covid and the differences in my world since i started experiencing symptoms. The point of the haikus I write is supposed to be fun, so while LC is a massively miserable pain in the arse, I am still able to smile aboutContinue reading “Haiku Hope 15 – Long haul haiku”
Introducing the COPE Campaign!
I’ve made the decision to evolve my existing Creative Coping Strategies campaign and rename it to the COPE Campaign, which stands for Creativity Opposing Painful Existence. The reason was mainly because I felt creativity can support ANY pain, not just the turmoil and stress that exists in our heads. In recent months, although I’ve beenContinue reading “Introducing the COPE Campaign!”
Crap poem 20 – The Score
Welcome back to my blog and another crap poem, this time trying to focus on how we win when life feels like one massive loss. This was a 3am creation, and it’s filled with problems, but the message at the end is important. If you can bear it, try to get there! ********** The ScoreContinue reading “Crap poem 20 – The Score”
Long Covid in a poem – a re-enactment of ‘I wanna be yours’ by John Cooper Clarke.
I wrote this while struggling with debilitating symptoms, most of which have now been attributed to Long Covid. I wrote this while feeling low, but that’s no longer an unusual feeling. I wrote this while burning internally from self-loathing, also not unusual. I wrote this while feeling sorry for my partner, and wishing he hadContinue reading “Long Covid in a poem – a re-enactment of ‘I wanna be yours’ by John Cooper Clarke.”
Mental health and creativity – when inspiration runs dry.
I make no secret of the unique distraction that creativity gives me. The quiet around me as I concentrate on writing something new, drawing something pointless and trying to teach these things to our daughter is consuming and, sometimes, essential. As I’ve tried to explain through my creative coping strategies campaign, using ANYTHING you enjoyContinue reading “Mental health and creativity – when inspiration runs dry.”
Haiku Hope Part 14 – Degree
Welcome to another in my series of Haikus. This time I’m using my experiences as a student nearing the end of her degree (year 5 of 6 is now well underway) and the stresses of managing study with life in general. I’ve missed these Haikus – over the festive period I focussed on a seriesContinue reading “Haiku Hope Part 14 – Degree”
Crap Poems Part 18 – The Worried Parent
My poems usually try to be humourous in some way, but when the world isn’t a pleasant place to be, it’s hard to find any fun within. I wrote this poem in pieces as I watched on redundantly while my daughter was hospitalised throughout Christmas, and I saw it all through a window and myContinue reading “Crap Poems Part 18 – The Worried Parent”
Weird Words part 14 – Qualtagh
Merry Christmas! Welcome to another (the penultimate) edition of my festive weird words project. This time I’ve chosen a word believe to be derived from manx folklore. Qualtagh can also be spelt ‘Quaaltagh’, although I’m unsure of the reason why. It took a bit of digging to find the meaning, but it’s a great wordContinue reading “Weird Words part 14 – Qualtagh”
Creative Steph 