Have the bin men bin?They’ve bin and goneUp before the morning shoneSwift as swallows, rarely seenIn their ravenous machine Hauling out the tubs of grimeRancid contents oozing slimeGulping down the bursting bags,A metal mouth that never gags This shadow caste that never moanThey know it falls to them aloneTo deal with what we all ignoreLestContinue reading “A Rubbish Poem”
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The Cloud of Unknowing
The wonder of a sleeping park, enveloped in the mist Where space and time and matter amorphously exist The air has slowed to a halt and rests without a stir The trees have ceased their shimmying and quietly concur Disembodied voices, the barking of a dog Softened by the dampened air, a muffler of fogContinue reading “The Cloud of Unknowing”
The Friend Ship
Sailing in a friend ship This craft has brought us far Through waters ever-changeable We steered it by the stars The sails have been mended It leaks from time to time The wind is unpredictable And with that, we are fine This friend ship is a galleon With many decks and rooms An ocean’s worthContinue reading “The Friend Ship”
Book Out!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve published my first book! Here it is, a collection of poetry and prose, with illustrations by Jennie Wishart. It’s taken me a while to get it sorted, but it was worth it. The collection has 108 pages and a range of themes, including modern life, wellbeing and the naturalContinue reading “Book Out!”
The Write Sentiment
A few years ago I was doing a poetry performance at a bar on Lark Lane in Liverpool, and a couple came over to chat after my set. The man and woman were probably both post-50, and told me they were just coming up to their first year together. They had both finally found theirContinue reading “The Write Sentiment”
Love your Local Parks!
I was recently commissioned by the arts organisation Collective Encounters to write a poem celebrating parks and the role they have played during lockdown. I’m lucky to live near Sefton Park in Liverpool and have seen how vital a resource it has been. This poem captures how I feel about parks, the joy of natureContinue reading “Love your Local Parks!”
Finding Peace During this Crisis
Greetings, friends. As a follower of Eckhart Tolle I would say the best cure for anxiety is present-moment awareness. This poem came to me in response to the coronavirus crisis. Take care, Tom x At this moment The sun burns bright A cloud glows white The air holds light A bird makes flight AtContinue reading “Finding Peace During this Crisis”
Permission to Live – a poem of positivity
Hipsters: The Phantom Menace
To many, they are the scapegoats of the age, the visible minority it’s ok to hate. Not gypsies, junkies or chavs but HIPSTERS. Here they come with their beards and bobble hats, on rusty racers and skateboards, to take over derelict buildings, open coffee shops and artists’ studios. Uniformly non-conformist, they are the 21st centuryContinue reading “Hipsters: The Phantom Menace”
Paint, Protest and Putin: Liverpool’s New Radical Art
With revolution erupting in Ukraine, and Putin’s thugs whipping members of Pussy Riot at the Sochi games, an art show themed on protest could not have had a more fitting backdrop. Seventy people squeezed into Arena Gallery’s bijou central Liverpool space for the private view of “Objections”, the latest show by Not Just Collective, an artContinue reading “Paint, Protest and Putin: Liverpool’s New Radical Art”
Tom George 