So you are ready to take your poetry to the next level but are pushed for time. In a search for a resolution, you begin to consider online poetry courses as a solution. But where do you begin? Online poetry courses offer something for everyone with various benefits to the novice, published or internationally recognised […]
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For those of us blessed with poetry in our lives, we know it is a beautiful and expressive art form that firmly places us at the centre of language abstraction and allows us to connect with our emotions and our world. However, achieving the beauty and expressiveness of this art form can be difficult for
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So you want to know more and get involved with poetry in Birmingham, but you are unsure where to start? Then read on; this is the article you have been looking for. When I started my poetry journey, one of the earliest challenges I faced was finding out about local events and knowing who to
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It’s all too easy to dismiss a person’s thoughts and desires on account of their age. As adults, we sometimes over-complicate life with false expectations over maturity. I was reminded of this fact the other day by my eldest son. Rather annoyingly, he summed up years of my learning with a throw-away remark. He was defending his
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A few weeks back, it happened. The thing most parents dread. That knock on the door asking for confirmation of your parentage and at the same time establishing responsibility for your son’s actions, “Are you xxx’s dad”, names withheld to protect the innocent. “Are you xxx’s dad” We thought we had brought up our son’s with the
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Oh Dear, secretly I have found myself loving the X-Factor! Last weekend after dinner, whilst clearing and washing the dishes my wife and I decided to tune in and watch the X-Factor. We were intrigued to see what would be different, who would provide our Saturday entertainment of delusional grandeur. From the shows early days, we
Yesterday August 25th was a momentous day, not only was it the live stream of KSI versus Logan Paul fight but it was the first day my son had invited a large group of friends over. For those of you wondering what the live stream means, it was the broadcasting of the first and largest paid boxing
For a long time, I have wrestled with the idea of writing, sharing thoughts and opinions with others but never had the confidence and I guess the full motivation to do so. I always found reasons why I couldn’t, not good enough, don’t have the time, what would I write etc… But as I get
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